Examples of the Four Soils in the Gospel of Mark
Kenneth W. Yates EDITOR I. INTRODUCTION The Parable of the Four Soils is found in Mark 4:3-8. The Lord interprets the parable in 4:15-20.1 At face value Jesus says that the Word concerning Him and His coming kingdom will go out through His teaching and the teaching of His disciples. People will respond to that […]
The Walls Have Ears
By Ken Yates See original blog post here.
Could You Repeat That? Four Lessons on Discipleship (Mark 9:33–10:45)
By Ken Yates Introduction Oftentimes, when we attempt to learn something new, we have to do it over and over again. We all remember when we were taught something new in math, such as our multiplication tables. We had to repeat the tables numerous times, write them out on sheets of paper, and our teachers […]
As paredes têm orelhas
Há uma frase que ouvi, mas não tenho certeza se todo mundo a usa. A frase é: “As paredes têm ouvidos”. O significado da frase é que os adultos precisam ter cuidado com o que dizem. As crianças não apenas podem ouvir o que os adultos dizem, mas estão ouvindo. Isso é verdade mesmo quando […]
Algebra 201 (Markos 9:9)
Matagal na rin nang huli kong aralin ang algebra sa kolehiyo. Gayon pa man naaalala ko pa na ang algebra ay natututunan sa pagsunod sa mga hakbangin. Kapag nakakakita ako ng mga x’s and y’s sa isang kumplikadong suliranin sa algebra, naalala ko na kailangan mong dumaan sa mga hakbangin upang ito ay masagutan. Hindi […]
Ang 33 Ay Mas Maigi Kaysa 1 (Efeso 1:3)
Maraming taon na ang nakalipas, sa seminaryo pinabasa sa amin ang Systematic Theology ni Lewis S. Chafer. Sa isang bahagi nito, nabanggit niya na kapag ang tao ay nanampalataya kay Jesu-Kristo siya ay tumanggap ng 33 pagpapala mula sa Panginoon. Nang tayo ay manampalataya, tumanggap tayo ng maraming bagay bukod pa sa buhay na walang […]
Kenya or Bust (The Second Time)
Last February, my daughter Kathryn and I were scheduled to go to Kenya to conduct a conference on the Gospel of John for pastors and their wives. We made it to the airport counter, with tickets and COVID tests in hand, but were denied boarding because of a new requirement on the COVID test we […]
Assurance Can Be an Elusive Thing (Mark 10:17)
You don’t have to talk to many people in churches today to soon discover that the majority of them do not know if they will “go to heaven” when they die. It is common to hear people say things like “I hope so,” or “I am trying.” GES has been in the forefront of the […]
Cuando la Transigencia es Destructiva
Para muchas personas, existe un fuerte deseo de llegar a acuerdos. Todos nos encontramos en situaciones en las que no coincidimos con otras personas de nuestro entorno. En muchos de estos casos, queremos tener algún tipo de relación con estas personas implicadas. La transigencia es la forma de conseguirlo. A todos nos han hablado de […]
Free Grace Theology: Standing in the Breach
Evangelical conservative Christians, and even just older conservative people, all understand that there is a cultural battle going on. The battle is often described as being against postmodernism. Whatever name it goes by, we see what is going on. We live in a day when many believe there is no ultimate source of truth. Things […]