Grace in Focus
In this unique 13-minute show, Bob Wilkin and guests discuss issues that are vital to justification and sanctification, while keeping those issues distinct. Topics discussed include assurance of salvation, evangelism, eternal rewards, problem passages, perseverance theology, Calvinism and Arminianism, how to interpret Scripture, eschatology, and current issues in Free Grace Theology.
What Is the Significance of the Genealogies in Genesis?
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and David Renfro are talking about genealogies in the Bible. Why does God include them in His word? What is so important about a family tree? What can we learn from the genealogies that are in Genesis and from the names that are included in the Genesis 5 list of generations? Please listen, and never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus Podcast!
Can the Creation Account Be Harmonized With Materialistic Evolution?
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and David Renfro continue yesterday’s discussion with a related question about Materialistic Evolution. Most are familiar with the term evolution. Why the adjective qualifier, Materialistic? Why do some maintain thoughts of Theistic Evolution? Thanks for listening & never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!
Can the Word “Day” in Genesis One Refer to an Indefinite Period of Time?
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and David Renfro will answer a question about the word “day” in Genesis chapter one. Is this a literal twenty-four hour day or could it refer to some other length of time? What is poetic history and could it be intended in the writing of Genesis? What are the implications if Genesis is written as allegory and not literal? An important discussion today. Thanks for listening & never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!
What Does it Mean That We Are Created in the Image Of God?
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Bob Wilkin and David Renfro are having a discussion about Genesis 1:26. It speaks of humans being made in God’s image. Is this referring to physical image or to something else? What does this mean theologically? How can we practically make the most of this truth? Please listen for an interesting discussion and never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus Podcast!
Will Some Believers Really Be Ashamed at the Bema?
Welcome to Grace in Focus radio / podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are answering a question about a believer at the Judgment Seat of Christ being ashamed. Why or how could there be shame if the believer is in a glorified body? Aren’t sorrow, tears and shame supposed to go away then? Please listen for some clarity on these things!
What Is the “Genesis of a Revival? Does a Revival Always Begin With Contrition Over Sin?
Welcome to Grace in Focus radio / podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are responding to a question about revival and revivals. How / Why do they start? What is the saving message of most revivals in history? What is the Free Grace position on revivals? Listen and learn about it on today’s episode of the Grace in Focus Podcast!
Does Romans 11:22 Teach That Salvation Can Be Lost?
Welcome to Grace in Focus radio / podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are answering a question about Romans 11:19-24. Romans 11:22 talks about being cut off. Is this about salvation? What does this mean? To whom does it refer? Please listen to this episode for the answer!
Shouldn’t the Four Gospels Really Be Considered Old Testament Literature?
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. On this episode, Bob Wilkin and David Renfro are discussing the four gospels as to the time of the events included in their narratives. Since they describe events that happen before the crucifixion and the beginning of the church age, should they be considered as Old Testament literature? Please listen today and each weekday, to the Grace in Focus podcast!
Was Jonah Really Swallowed By A Whale?
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Bob Wilkin and David Renfro are answering a question about Jonah. Was he really swallowed by a whale? For that matter, was Jonah an actual person and did the events of this book actually happen? Or is this account just a parable for teaching purposes only? Please listen for another interesting discussion and never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus Podcast!
Presenting Your Testimony – Conclusion
Welcome to Grace in Focus radio / podcast. Today, Kathryn Wright and Bob Wilkin bring a summary and conclusion to “testimonies,” the topic they have addressed here for the past few episodes. They review some pitfalls in the way Christians think about assurance & testimonies. What authority should emotion and experience have? Why is there a missing emphasis on truth today? Welcome and join us every weekday for the Grace in Focus Podcast!
Presenting Your Testimony – The Best Way to Give a Testimony
Welcome to Grace in Focus radio / podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Kathryn Wright conclude the thoughts of this week about giving a testimony. What is the most clear way to share a testimony? Kathryn outlines three steps that will help you give a clear testimony that will point those who hear it to Christ; to His promise of eternal salvation! If you’ve missed this series so far, we invite you to go back four days and listen to this whole series. Then listen to this Grace in Focus episode. We are looking forward to your company!
Presenting Your Testimony – Mixing Eternal Salvation and the Discipleship Test
Welcome to Grace in Focus radio / podcast. Today, Kathryn Wright and Bob Wilkin continue talking about giving a testimony. So often we end up with a false testimony because we mix our testimony about eternal salvation with our testimony about growth in sanctification. Some people think and even teach – if there is no testimony about growth in Christ, then there is no reality of eternal salvation in Christ. Why does this happen? Do Christians ever play the comparison game? Don’t miss this episode of the Grace in Focus Podcast!
Presenting Your Testimony – Objections to Paul’s Testimony
Welcome to Grace in Focus radio / podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Kathryn Wright come to a sensitive area regarding the giving of testimonies. Does your testimony talk mainly about your experience or mainly about Christ? How could your testimony be a better reflection of Christ? What does this include? What will it enable you to do? Listen and see!
Presenting Your Testimony – Misconceptions
Welcome to Grace in Focus radio / podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Kathryn Wright will continue this week’s topic of giving testimonies. They will zero in on some of the misconceptions about giving testimonies. They also will talk about the results of giving a testimony that do not reflect a free grace position. Does your testimony point to Christ or to yourself? This Grace in Focus episode is highly enlightening. We invite you to listen to it!
Presenting Your Testimony – Intro
Welcome to Grace in Focus radio / podcast. Today, Kathryn Wright and Bob Wilkin introduce our topic for this week. They will be talking about giving testimonies. Why is your testimony important? Why does what you believe about assurance and faith have such a great affect on your testimony? Does your testimony have to have a lot of drama (or at least some drama) for it to be a great testimony? Don’t miss this Episode and this week of the Grace in Focus Podcast!
Jesus’ Preincarnate Appearances – Gideon / Manoah – Pt 05
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and David Renfro are finishing up their talks about the appearances of Christ over many centuries in the Old Testament. There were some remarkable prehistoric appearances of Christ during the time period of the Judges. Let’s look at a couple of them today – Gideon and Manoah – and never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus Podcast!
Jesus’ Preincarnate Appearances – Moses – Pt 04
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and David Renfro will talk more about Moses’ meetings with the preincarnate Christ. Why was Moses’ face shining when he came down from Mt. Sinai the second time? What can we learn? – What does the New Testament teach us through this Christophany? Thanks for listening & never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!
Jesus’ Preincarnate Appearances – Moses – Pt 03
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. On this episode, Bob Wilkin and David Renfro continue their conversation about the Old Testament prehistoric appearances of Christ in bodily form. Moses is one to whom Christ appears many times — one most remarkable, at the burning bush. Also, there is the extraordinary appearance(s) at Mt Sinai for the giving of the Law. Please listen today and each weekday, to the Grace in Focus podcast!
Jesus’ Preincarnate Appearances – Abraham – Pt 02
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Bob Wilkin and David Renfro are continuing their journey talking about the prehistoric appearances of Christ in the Old Testament. They are mostly talking about appearances to Abraham in this episode. Please listen for another interesting discussion and never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus Podcast!
Jesus’ Preincarnate Appearances – Adam / Joshua / Abraham – Pt 01
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and David Renfro are commencing a number of episodes describing the Old Testament prehistoric, preincarnate appearances of Christ in bodily form. These are called by the terms Theophany or Christophany. How could a person appear before they were born? Please listen to this and every episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!
Can You Have Faith in Christ and Never be 100% Assured?
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering a question about assurance. Can a person have faith in Christ, be regenerate, and never have full assurance of everlasting life? What types of certainty do some people ascribe to the Bible? How can we know that the Bible is true? What does it mean to “believe in Jesus”? Please listen, and never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus Podcast!
Do Unbelievers Have a Spirit?
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr will answer a question about the different parts of a Human being. As relates to the immaterial parts, is there both a soul and a spirit or are they combined? Do unbelievers have a spirit, or do they only get one at regeneration? What are the implications? Thanks for listening & never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!
Does John 14:12 Mean Believers Will Do Good Works?
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering a common question these days. It seems most popular to believe that being regenerate will always result in good works. In essence, if no good works are present, then no regeneration has taken place. Is this a legitimate interpretation of this verse and is it supported by the balance of Scripture? Please listen today and each weekday, to the Grace in Focus podcast!
If We Don’t Forgive Others, Will We Go To Hell? – Pt 02
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are following up with additional discussion about Matthew 5:21-22. Is this a dispensational teaching about the millennial kingdom? If so, is there yet an application for Jesus’ immediate audience and for us today? How does this relate to anger, anger’s expression, and the just or unjust cause for it? Please listen for an interesting discussion and never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus Podcast!
If We Don’t Forgive Others, Will We Go To Hell? – Pt 01
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering about Matthew 5:22 and unforgiveness. If a person is unwilling to forgive another, will that person go to hell? What are the possibilities for the interpretation of this passage? Please listen to this and every episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!
What Are Your Five Favorite Old Testament Books? – Pt 4
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and David Renfro are finishing up a short series about the importance of the Old Testament. They are also completing their personal lists of favorite Old Testament books and why. Bob’s final selections are Daniel and Jonah. Please listen, and never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus Podcast!
What Are Your Five Favorite Old Testament Books? – Pt 3
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and David Renfro are in a short series, letting us in on their favorite Old Testament books and why. In this episode, David highlights two of his favorites, Micah and Judges. Thanks for listening & never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!
What Are Your Five Favorite Old Testament Books? – Pt 2
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and David Renfro continue talking about their favorite five Old Testament books and why. On this episode, Bob picks Judges and 2 Samuel. Please listen today and each weekday, to the Grace in Focus podcast!
What Are Your Five Favorite Old Testament Books? – Pt 1
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Bob Wilkin and David Renfro for the rest of this week, are talking about their favorite Old Testament Books and why. For the first round, David picks Deuteronomy and Ecclesiastes. Bob picks Genesis. They will tell you why. Please listen for an interesting discussion and never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus Podcast!
Why Understanding the Old Testament Is so Important
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and David Renfro are discussing about the importance of the Old Testament. This will be our topic all week long. Why do some teachers not teach or preach from the Old Testament? What would it be like to only have the New Testament and not the Old Testament? Why is it so important to understand the Old Testament? Please listen to this and every episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!
Were Jonah and Job Real People and Why Does it Matter?
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and David Renfro are talking about a controversial issue. Were the Old Testament characters of Jonah and Job actual people? Why have some theologians stated that Jonah was a mere parable, and that the account of Job is a mere morality play? Why does this matter so much? Please listen, and never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus Podcast!
What Is Replacement Theology and How Does the Old Testament Disprove it?
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and David Renfro will answer a question about Replacement Theology. What is Replacement Theology? Has the church replaced God’s chosen people Israel? Why do some say this is so? How can this be refuted from the Bible and especially the Old Testament? Thanks for listening & never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!
In Colossians 1:4, How Are Redemption and Forgiveness Connected?
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Ken Yates and Kathryn Wright are answering a question from Colossians 1:14 about the connection between redemption and forgiveness. Are they the same? What is the distinction? What is Paul describing in this verse? Let’s have a discussion about it. Please listen today and each weekday, to the Grace in Focus podcast!
In Nahum 1:7, Is Trust Synonymous With Faith and Believing?
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Ken Yates and Kathryn Wright are answering a question from Nahum 1:7. Is this verse saying that trust and belief are the same? Can they be used as synonyms? What might be the difference? How is trust being used in Nahum 1:7? Please listen for an interesting discussion and never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus Podcast!
If Jesus Is Life and Gives Life, Why Did He Have to Die to Make Us Savable?
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Ken Yates and Kathryn Wright are answering a question about Jesus’ death and why it was necessary. Couldn’t He have imparted life to us without dying to make us savable? What do propitiation and atonement have to do with it? Please listen to this and every episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!
Can Believers Today Commit the Unpardonable Sin? Also: How Can I Be Sure My Faith in Christ Is the Right Kind of Faith?
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr have been discussing the unpardonable or unforgivable sin. Could a believer commit such a sin? Also, what kind of faith guarantees eternal salvation? Are there different Kinds of faith? Please listen, and never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus Podcast!
Why Are There Degrees of Torment in the Lake of Fire? Also: Can Saving Faith be Illustrated by Trusting in a Parachute?
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr will discuss a couple of questions. Why are there degrees of torment in the Lake of Fire? What is the book and what are the books in Revelation 20? What is the best way to illustrate saving faith? Thanks for listening & never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!
Do You Need to Know When You Were Born Again?
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering something about salvation that many bring up. Do you know when you were born again? Should anyone tell me that I am required to precisely know my spiritual birth date? Let’s have a discussion about it. Please listen today and each weekday, to the Grace in Focus podcast!
What Part Should Our Experience Play in Interpreting the Bible?
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering a question about experience and interpreting scripture. Are both able to play a part and if so, how should they work together? What determines a proper interpretation of Scripture? Please listen for an interesting discussion and never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus Podcast!
Do Southern Baptists Believe That Assurance Is of the Essence of Saving Faith?
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are concluding a short series about a critique of Calvinism. They are focusing in this episode on assurance and perseverance of the saints. What is the essence of saving faith? Is assurance ever absolute? Please listen to this and every episode of this series on the Grace in Focus podcast!
