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What Did Calvin Mean by Assurance Is of the Essence of Saving Faith?

June 25, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Assurance, assurance is of the essence of saving faith, Calvinism, Eternal Security, Eternal security and evangelism

A friend, HB, sent an exchange he had with someone online about Calvin’s famous saying. Here is what HB’s interlocutor wrote: “Assurance is of the essence” for the Reformers meant […]

No Root, No Fruit, No God

May 6, 2025 by Kathryn Wright in Blog - Calvinism, fruit, Isaiah 5, John MacArthur, Root, vineyard

Many catchphrases that get tossed around the church today have caused confusion. One such expression is, “No root, no fruit.” The idea is that if a person is not producing […]

Does Spiritual Death Mean Unbelievers Cannot Respond to God?

April 15, 2025 2 Corinthians 4:4-6, Acts 11:14, Acts 16:14, Acts 17:27, Blinding, Calvinism, Ephesians 2:1, Ephesians 2:5-8, Free-will, Hebrews 11:6, John 5:40, Matthew 7:7-11, Response, Romans 3:11, Romans 8:28-30, Spiritual Death, Unbelievers

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and David Renfro are answering a question about the being spiritually dead. Does this mean there is a complete inability […]

Theological Prison

March 19, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - Calvinism, Election, John 3:16, Lordship Salvation, Perseverance of the Saints

Most of us have met people who are prisoners in a theological prison. Calvinists believe that God chose those who would be in His kingdom before they were born. If […]

What Is the Golden Chain in Romans 8:28? Does God Elect People to Eternal Life?

October 24, 2024 1 Peter 1:2, Abiding, Assurance, Called, Calvinism, Election, foreknowledge, Glorified, Golden Chain, heir, Joint-heir, Justified, Romans 8:17-39, Romans 8:28

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Mike Lii are looking again at election, this time from Romans 8:28. What is the so-called “Golden Chain”? The word […]

When Theology Doesn’t Fit

October 8, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - Calvinism, Lordship Salvation, Luke 6:20-46, Sanctification

As a past military chaplain, as well as a civilian who currently spends a great deal of time discussing theology with others, I run into one system of theology more […]

Is Provisionism the Same as Free Grace? – Part 2

May 7, 2024 Assurance, Calvinism, Faith, Free Grace, Perseverance, Provisionism, Repentance, Security, Soteriology

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are continuing a discussion about Provisionism. What is it and how does it relate to Free Grace theology? […]

Why Am I a Zero-Point Calvinist?

May 6, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Calvinism

Today, I recorded a seven-minute YouTube video with this same title. It should go up on the Grace Evangelical Society YouTube channel around the time this blog posts. When I […]

Is Provisionism the Same as Free Grace? – Part 1

May 6, 2024 Armenian, Armenianism, Calvinism, Calvinistic, Free Grace, PROVIDE, Provisionism, TULIP

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are answering a question about Provisionism. What is Provisionism’s teachings? Is it like Free Grace? How does it […]

How Do We Explain Confusing Statements From Free Grace Pioneers?

April 23, 2024 Born Again, Calvinism, Faith, Pilgrim Bible, regeneration, Transformed

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are answering a question about Free Grace origins and Free Grace positions. What should we do with statements […]

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