What Do We Need to Believe about Jesus to Be Saved?
Alex asks: I know from the Bible that you must believe on the Lord Jesus Christ to be saved as mentioned in Acts 16:31 and John 6:47. However, what about Him do we need to believe in order to be saved? The is the $64,000 question, isn’t it? First, I commend Alex for recognizing that […]
When Will Non Church-Age Believers Be Judged?
Elwyn asks, Church age believers are to be rewarded at the Judgment Seat of Christ [the Bema] after the Rapture of the church at some point during the Tribulation, if I understand this issue correctly. My question is this. When in your opinion will believers of the Tribulation period and the Millennium be judged by […]
What Can Eternally Secure Believers Lose? Their Ministry
You’ve seen it happen often. A celebrity pastor has a dramatic moral fall and loses his ministry. It seems to happen several times a year. But it’s not just celebrity pastors. Local ministers are regularly involved in immorality. This one has had a long-running affair. That one is accused of theft. Another is guilty of […]
What Can Eternally Secure Believers Lose? Their Physical Lives
What can believers lose by sinning? People wrongly charge Free Grace of holding to eternal security at the expense of ignoring the warning passages of Scripture. Not true. On the contrary, we acknowledge those warnings and take them seriously. But more importantly, we take them in context. For example, as James says, sin brings forth […]
A Modern George Muller? Charles and Esther Mully
Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world (James 1:27). What does Jesus want you to focus on in your service to Him? We have enormous Christian liberty to serve God. But Jesus has also given […]
Could Everlasting Life in John 3:16 Refer to Life in Heaven after We Die?
A reader from Latvia, M. A., asks: Hello, friends! I understand your argument that a Christian could not possibly lose his/her salvation because “everlasting life” in John 3:16 by definition means a life that never ends—therefore a life that can’t be lost. But why couldn’t we see the “everlasting life” mentioned in the verse to […]
What Does the Bible Say about Getting Tattoos?
KK asks: I was wondering about Christians & tattoos. I know of the Old Testament verses talking about cutting the flesh & printing marks. Is that referring to tattoos? What about tattoos that have verses and the like vs other kinds of tattoos? Thank you all for your help & ministry. God bless. About 20 […]
What Is the Issue with the Lukewarm Christians in Laodicea?
PC asks: I know that Bob Wilkin wrote an article about lukewarm Christians, but I would appreciate some further comments, please. In Revelation 3, Jesus said He knows their (Laodiceans) deeds. Why was He so displeased with their deeds? Was it because they were relying on their own resources to do good deeds? Or is […]
What’s Unique about Psalm 119?
TH asks this excellent question: In Psalm 119, there are bold titles about every eight verses. What are these? Psalm 119 is an alphabet Psalm. There are 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet. Each letter gets eight verses in Ps 119. That is why this is the longest Psalm and the longest chapter in the Bible, […]
Do Universalists Have Saving Faith?
Q: If assurance is of the essence of saving faith, and universalists have assurance of their salvation through Jesus because they believe everyone will be saved in the end, do they have saving faith? A: That is an interesting question. If I remember correctly, Bob and I discussed either that question or something near to […]