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Bob Wilkin and Shawn Lazar discuss the promise of everlasting life to all who simply believe in Jesus for it, and the related yet distinct message that all who faithfully follow Christ will receive eternal rewards. They do so from a Dispensational and Free Grace perspective. New episodes are added…

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    The Grace in Focus podcast is a phenomenal resource for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of God's Word and the free grace perspective. Bob and Shawn work together flawlessly, delving into complex topics with the guidance of scripture. The short lessons are jam-packed with content, making every episode informative and thought-provoking. One of the best aspects of this podcast is their willingness to tackle tough topics head-on and provide thorough explanations using biblical evidence. Their commitment to diligent study of the scripture is evident, and their deep knowledge shines through in every episode.

    One of the worst aspects of this podcast is that it may not appeal to everyone, as it specifically approaches topics from a free grace perspective. While this perspective can be enlightening for individuals seeking a different interpretation or understanding, it may not resonate with those who hold different theological beliefs. Additionally, the episodes can sometimes get quite technical or delve into specific Bible passages, which may be overwhelming for some listeners who prefer more general discussions.

    In conclusion, The Grace in Focus podcast is an invaluable resource for those interested in learning about God's Word from a free grace perspective. Bob and Shawn's solid biblical content and explanations make each episode engaging and informative. The series on different parts of the Bible, such as Job and Deuteronomy, offers a comprehensive exploration of these texts. The Q&A episodes also provide insightful answers to listener questions. Overall, this podcast offers a wealth of knowledge and understanding for anyone seeking to deepen their faith through the study of scripture.



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    Judgments and Eschatological Timelines Reconsidered

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and David Renfro are fielding a question about the Judgment of believers. When does it happen and why is it necessary? What is the eschatologicaltimeline according to the Bible? Thank you for listening and never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus Podcast!

    Do Free Grace Proponents Misuse John 20:31?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and David Renfro are answering a suggestion that perhaps free grace proponents use John 20:31 to prove that John is the only evangelistic book inthe Bible. How is proof texting used correctly and/or erroneously? What part does intent and context play in determining meaning? Thanks

    What Does it Mean to Partake in an Unworthy Manner?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and David Renfro are answering a question from 1 Corinthians 11 about communion. What is partaking in an “Unworthy manner?” Is this just aboutconfessing sins before communion? What was happening in Corinth that Paul is correcting here? Please listen today and each weekday, to the

    Why Does God Command All Men to Repent?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and David Renfro are answering a question from Acts 17:30. God “commands all men to repent.” Why is this? Is it so that all men can receiveeternal salvation? Why else would Paul say this? Thank you for listening and keep grace in focus!

    In Regard to Assurance of Eternal Salvation, How Can I Get Out of the Freak-Out Mode?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering a question about assurance. It seems, with the emphasis by some teachers on repentance, assurance and lordship, ourquestioner finds himself in what he calls, “The freak-out mode!” This kind of non-free grace teaching can be confusing and anxiety producing. How

    How Can An Anxious Person Remain Assured?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are fielding a question about anxiety and the assurance of salvation. How can an anxious person or one who struggles with anxiety dealwith the tendency to doubt and worry about the reality of Eternal Salvation? Thank you for listening and keep grace

    What Bob and Philippe Learned During DTS Years

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Phillippe Sterling are talking about things they learned while at Dallas Theological Seminary. Thanks for listening & never miss an episode of theGrace in Focus podcast!

    What Bob and Philippe Learned Through CRU – Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Phillippe Sterling are Continuing yesterday's topic, discussing some lessons learned as they served with Campus Crusade for Christ (CRU), especially the lessons learned from sharing the gospel through the CRU method. Please listen today and each weekday, to the Grace in Focus podcast!

    What Bob and Philippe Learned Through CRU – Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Phillippe Sterling are continuing yesterday's topic, discussing some lessons learned as they served with Campus Crusade for Christ (CRU), especially the lessons while sharing the gospel with others. Thank you for listening and stay tuned for part 2!

    Coming to Faith in Christ Through CRU

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Phillippe Sterling are talking about their own coming to Faith in Christ for Eternal Salvation. For both, it happened through the mission work ofCampus Crusade. Please listen to this and every episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!

    In 2 Corinthians 4:3-4, Is Paul Talking About the Gospel of Eternal Salvation or Some Other Gospel?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Ken Yates and Kathryn Wright are fielding a question about the “veiled gospel” in 2 Corinthians 4. Is this talking about the gospel of eternal salvation? What does the greater context of 2 Corinthians contribute to how this question should be handled? Please listen and never miss

    How Should We Think and Respond in Light of the Cultural Feminism of Today?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Ken Yates and Kathryn Wright are discussing a question about cultural feminism. If a person (even a Christian) is espousing the values of what is known as feminism today (i.e. anti-marriage, anti-men, anti-children), are they walking in darkness? In our dark political climate, how should we think,

    What Are Some General Principles for Christian Giving?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Ken Yates and Kathryn Wright are answering a question about giving. Obviously, God values a giving heart and a cheerful giver. His example to us is one of giving. But what are some principles we can follow as best stewardship practices and priorities? Please listen today and each

    GES 2025 Missions Update Part 02

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Ken Yates and Kathryn Wright are Continuing yesterday's topic, discussing some lessons learned on a recent GES sponsored mission trip. What are GES gospelefforts like in other countries? What about the most recent mission trip? Can others (like you & me) participate in these trips? Please listen

    GES 2025 Missions Update Part 01

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Ken Yates and Kathryn Wright are talking about some GES recent mission activities. The free-grace gospel is being taught and is triumphing! Please listen to this andevery episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!

    When is the Great White Throne Judgment? And When Does the Judgment Seat of Christ Take Place?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Steve Elkins are fielding a question on eschatological timing. When do certain judgment events happen? When is the “Great White Throne”judgment? When does the “Judgment Seat of Christ” take place? Thank you for listening and keep grace in focus!

    On the Day of Pentecost, Did Some Gentiles Receive the Holy Spirit?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Steve Elkins are discussing a question about Gentiles. Did any receive the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost as the believing Jews did? If previous gentile believers weren't present for that event, when did they receive the Holy Spirit, if at all? Thanks

    Are You a Professor or a Possessor? – Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Bob Wilkin and Steve Elkins are continuing with yesterday's topic, testing ourselves to see if we are born again. This discussion is based on a listener question and upon asermon preached by Marty Lyon. Does the Bible ask us to always be doubtfully focused on whether or not

    Are You a Professor or a Possessor? – Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Steve Elkins are discussing a sermon that as preached about a believer's essential necessity to examine the self to be assured of possessingeternal salvation. It seems that doubt is proposed as a beneficial thing. Could this be true according to the Bible? What about

    Do Jude 4 and Jude 19 Teach That Immorality Results in Eternal Condemnation?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are talking about the possibility of losing Eternal Salvation and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Does the book of Jude suggest this isprobable or even possible? Bob will be explaining especially verses 4 and 19. Please listen to this and every

    Do Calvinists and Arminians Both Teach Salvation by Works?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering if both Calvinists and Arminians teach a works salvation. Is one group more honest about their works gospel than the other? What are the distinguishing features of each? What does the Gospel of John say to each group? Thank you

    Angels in Eight Sections of the Bible

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Phillipe Sterling are continuing on the topic of angels. What parts of the Bible say the most about Angels? Just flipping through the Bible, in where would you stop to find information about angels? We will highlight eight stops. Obviously, Genesis is one. Which

    How Many Names Does Satan Have?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Bob Wilkin and Phillipe Sterling are talking about angels – today, one in particular. He is the antagonist in God's story. His primary name is Satan. But how many other names or descriptors do you think he has? Please listen each weekday, to the Grace in Focus podcast!

    Are Aliens Angels?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Philippe Sterling are talking some questions about Aliens and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs). Are aliens angels? Is it possible? Please listen and keep grace in focus!

    What Are Demons and What Do They Do?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Philippe Sterling are talking demons. What are they? Where did they come from? Are they fallen angels? How many are there? Are there Biblical indications concerning this? Please listen to this and every episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!

    Did Fallen Angels Procreate With Women (Genesis 6:1-8)?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Phillipe Sterling are continuing about angels. How many angels are there? What actually happened in Genesis 6 that precipitated the flood? Who are the Nephilim in the Bible? What are demons? Are they simply fallen angels? Please listen and never miss an episode of

    Do Angels Have Real Physical Bodies?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Phillipe Sterling are continuing of the topic of angels, basically covering the nature of angels. Do angels have bodies? Do angels have wings? What are the categories or different types of angels? What are the roles angels play? How many angels are there and

    When Were Angels Created? Was it Before the Heavens and the Earth?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Bob Wilkin and Phillipe Sterling are beginning a short series about angelology; angels, demons and Satan. We know much about timing through the days of creation from Genesis 1-3, but when were angelic beings created? If you want to understand angels better, please listen to the next few

    What Is Conversion in Matthew 18:3-4 and How Does it Relate to Entering the Kingdom?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Kathryn Wright are answering a question about entering the Kingdom. The question comes from Matthew 18:3-4, especially the word “Converted,” a quite rare word in scripture. How about “Inheriting the kingdom”? Is this the same as “Entering”? Also, how many ways does scripture talk

    Is Demonic Activity More Prevalent Overseas?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Kathryn Wright are talking about contemporary demonic activity. Some say it is more prevalent in some countries than in the United States. Is this so? Why would this be? What are Biblical indications concerning this? Please listen to this and every episode of the

    In Matthew 25, Were the Goats Judged Before the Great White Throne Judgment?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Kathryn Wright are discussing the timing of the judgment of the goats mentioned in Matthew 25. Who are these goats, and why are they called goats? What is the judgment they receive and why? Please listen and never miss an episode of the Grace

    Is Discipleship an All or Nothing Deal? Are There Degrees of Discipleship?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Kathryn Wright are answering a question discipleship. Did Jesus present discipleship as an all or nothing deal – i.e. “You're all in or you're not at all a disciple”? What is the meaning of this verse? Thanks for listening and keep grace in focus!

    Does Revelation 20:4-6 Say that All Believers Will Reign During the Millennium?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Bob Wilkin and Kathryn Wright are answering a question about believers reigning in the Millennium. In light of Revelation 20, will this be true for all believers? Why does this passage sound like this could be the case? Please listen each weekday to the Grace in Focus podcast!

    Why Did Old Testament Believers Need to Offer Animal Sacrifices? Also: Is Jesus King Now?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering a question about Old Testament Believers. If Christ's sacrifice for sin on the cross was sufficient for all people for all time, why did believers in the Old Testament economy still have to make sacrifices to restore fellowship? Please listen

    How Could the Apostles Be So Blessed and Yet Suffer So Much?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are talking about a seeming paradox. Why were the apostles promised blessings and rewards by Christ for following Him, but they seemed to suffer so much? How did they maintain joy through this suffering? Please listen to this and every episode of

    What Is the Free Grace View of Election?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering a question about election. Obviously, the Bible does talk about election, but there are differing views of what it means. Is there a Biblically consistent view? As a free grace organization, where does the Grace Evangelical Society stand? Thank you

    Are Believers Ever in Danger of Hellfire? What it Matthew 5:22 Talking About?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering a question about Matthew 5:22 where it talks about being in danger of hellfire. If a believer calls someone else a fool, are they in this kind of danger? What is the meaning of this verse? Thanks for listening &

    How Can a Carnal Christian Be in Fellowship With God?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering a follow-up question about a carnal Christian. Can a carnal Christian be in fellowship with God? What is the difference between carnal, natural, and spiritual? Is there a distinction between ignorance and rebellion? What is the definition of being in fellowship

    When Was Abraham Justified? Also: Can Unbelievers Have Faith in God?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering a question about Abraham and the timing of his justification. What are the different views? Both Old Testament and New Testament passages shed light on this question. Keep grace in focus!

    In John 20:23, What Kind of Forgiveness Is Being Talked About? What Is Retaining Sins About?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Kathryn Wright and Ken Yates are talking about John 20:23. This is a curious verse in which disciples are given the ability both to forgive and to retain sins. What in the world does this retaining refer to? Please listen to this and every episode of the

    What Are the Benefits of the Resurrection for Believers?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Kathryn Wright and Ken Yates are discussing Easter, Resurrection and related topics. Christ's resurrection means that believers will also rise into glorified bodies someday, but what are some practical benefits of Christ's resurrection in our daily here and now? How does it relate for instance, to discipleship

    In Acts 8, Was Simon Born Again, and if so, Why Was He so Confused?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Kathryn Wright and Ken Yates are answering a question about Colossians 1:15. What are the meanings of “Redemption” and “Forgiveness” in Colossians 1:15? Thank you for listening and keep grace in focus!

    Are Forgiveness of Sin and Redemption for Sin the Same Thing, Similar Things, or Different Things?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Kathryn Wright and Ken Yates are answering a question about Colossians 1:15. What are the meanings of “Redemption” and “Forgiveness” in Colossians 1:15? Tune in each weekday to the Grace in Focus podcast!

    In John 3:36, If the Wrath of God Is God's Temporal Punishment, Why Does John Contrast Believing in the Son for Everlasting Life, with “Not Seeing Life” and With the “Wrath of God Abiding on the Unbeliever”?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Kathryn Wright and Ken Yates are discussing John 3:36. In the Bible, does the wrath of God usually refer to the Lake of Fire? What are the options? Thank you for listening and keep grace in focus!

    Which Is the Priority in Relation to Jesus – Service or Worship?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Kathryn Wright and Ken Yates are talking about Luke 10 and the visit that Jesus made to Mary and Martha's house. Which is most important, serving God, or worshipping Him? Is it possible to overdo our good works of service? How can women (and men) learn balance

    What Is the Difference Between Believing and Faith?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are entertaining a question about belief and faith. What are the definitions? Is there really any difference between these two English words? Why do translations of the Bible use one word or the other? Also, what if you believe something based on

    Does 2 Peter 2:1-3 Refer to Born Again False Teachers?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are answering a question based on 2 Peter 2:1 about false teachers and whether as false teachers, they can be born again. What about these teachers that Peter is talking about? Where do they stand? Thanks for listening and keep grace in

    Does Galatians 1:15 Teach Predestination and Election to Eternal Life?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are answering a question about Galatians 1:15. Is this a verse teaching election and/or predestination? If so, what kind of predestination is it talking about? Is this about eternal life, service, task or purpose? Please listen each weekday to the Grace in Focus

    What Is the Difference Between Forgiveness and Letting Go?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are discussing the nature of forgiveness. Some say that it is simply letting go of offenses, that forgiveness is a one-way street, that reconciliation or restoration is a something else. Maybe a rethink is in order. What are the parameters of true

    What Is the Law of Liberty in James 1:25 and 2:12?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are dealing with a question about “The law of liberty,” a phrase seen twice in the New Testament book of James. What is the definition of this term? How is it applied in the Christian's life or to the Church. Keep grace

    Can Teaching on Contrition or Repentance Lead to a Loss of Assurance?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 13:50


    Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are responding to a question about conditions to be born again. Is there more than one condition as some teach, to acquire eternal salvation? Are contrition of heart, repentance, or obedience included conditions? Will they contribute to or subtract from the ongoing

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