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@elenageorgieva4127 2 сағат бұрын
Thank you so much for this message! My mom died without repentance and I am so worried. This gives me courage! Thank you and God bless you ✝️
@brandenbarnett6093 4 сағат бұрын
Will God forgive years of addiction, even during the time i was saved? Its finally behind me but i feel i put separation between us w sin. Im always convicted and sought God until it was gone. Was filled w Holy Spirit often even while struggling
@Veretax 8 сағат бұрын
This is so simple it's crazy. Who was he talking to most likely at that moment. He was talking to people who were Pharisees or Sadducees a member of the religious leaders of the Jews. They clearly didn't recognize who Jesus was and he was warning them because they didn't know what they were doing. This analogy still applies in the church though because there are many who are few sitters and are not gospel winners. Not that I'm saying everybody is going to necessarily bring at least one person into the faith through evangelism however there are many who will go and outwardly appear to be conforming but inside they have not changed and they have not actually put their faith in christ. And I think this is a warning to us because we tend to think if you're in church you must be Christian and the true faith is not how one can forms outwardly it's how one is transformed inwardly
@Veretax 8 сағат бұрын
First off Rob what Grace really is and it is clearly defined in the Bible. Now as far as dispensationalism I don't think it's the kind of thing you can say is definitely right or wrong it is a systematic way of trying to unbox how things progressed and moved for God's plan in the bible. It is only one way of looking at it it is certainly not the only way and while the Bible gives some idea about some of the things God does there are many things that are still kept to his counsel
@commongrace 9 сағат бұрын
(Mat 6:14) “For if you forgive other people for their offenses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. (Mat 6:15) “But if you do not forgive other people, then your Father will not forgive your offenses. If you don't completely and fully forgive everyone then you have unforgiven sin and will go to hell. This is for the phony Pharisees who were under the law and forgive to be forgiven is law not gospel. The law does not provide righteousness or salvation. These verses are to the unbeliever to put the weight of the law on them so they will turn to the savior. The law does not save. Those who believe are not under the law. Those who don't believe are still under the law and will never be able to do Matt 6:14-15 and hopefully will turn to Christ who did the law for them. They go from not being able to do the law (forgive so you can be forgiven) to the gospel (forgive because you have been forgiven). For the believer is not under the law but in the gospel (in Christ) which is "forgive because you have been forgiven". (Eph 4:32) Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. All the ppl out there that are trying to forgive so they can be forgiven are doomed to failure and condemnation. They are being phony hypocrites because they are trying to earn righteousness thru the law which does not provide righteousness but does give self-righteousness. They need to turn to Christ and forgive because they have been forgiven much. The self-righteous is working and not resting in Christ. (Rom 4:5) But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness,
@warwickpayne3338 10 сағат бұрын
I think John MacArthur's explanation is how you would tell a non-believer of what repentance means.
@GESvids 9 сағат бұрын
Turn or Burn? - Do I Need to Repent of My Sins to Be Saved? - Bob Wilkin kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGjSm4Wvmqljeq8 Have you ever been told that you need to turn from your sins or you will burn in hell? Have you ever been told that you need to repent of your sins for salvation? Bob Wilkin looks at what one needs to do in order to receive everlasting life, and whether repentance is needed in in addition to believing in Jesus for everlasting life.
@user-qp8ln2yt8r 10 сағат бұрын
Anyone who returns to an unrighteous life, no longer believes in Jesus Christ and is no longer saved; Luke 11:24-26, Romans 11:18-22, 1 Corinthians 9:27, Galatians 5:1, Hebrews 6:4-6. Hebrews 10:26-27. Revelation 22:19.
@GESvids 10 сағат бұрын
Once Saved Always Saved" (Eternal Security): Is It True? - Bob Wilkin kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3TWpXSJZrZ-g80 Is "Once Saved Always Saved" (Eternal Security) True? Does the Bible Jesus teach "Once Saved Always Saved" (Eternal Security) Bob Wilkin of the Grace Evangelical Society demonstrates from the Bible why "Once Saved Always Saved" (Eternal Security) is true, since we have Jesus' word on it and Jesus never lies.
@user-qp8ln2yt8r 10 сағат бұрын
@@GESvids It’s not true and Jesus never said it was.
@darrengordon8221 12 сағат бұрын
This is a wicked , evil and sinfull message . Let's be absolutely clear on this . If the faith that you have in the Lord Jesus Christ does not lead you to living in obedience to both his teaching and his commandments, you can be 100% sure that the faith that you have in the Lord Jesus Christ is not , I repeat " NOT " saving faith .
@GESvids 11 сағат бұрын
How Can Lordship Salvation Be A False Gospel and Yet Some Lordship Salvation Teachers Still Be Born Again? - Bob Wilkin & Steve Elkins kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXOuYaiDgdqNpcU What Must I Do to be Saved? - Bob Wilkin kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2HXiGenoLKGj7c Have you ever wondered what you must do to be saved or have everlasting life? Throughout time and in the Bible, people have asked this important question. Bob Wilkin of the Grace Evangelical Society shares what the Bible has to say about this question, and what you should do if you want to know the answer.
@Liminalplace1 12 сағат бұрын
Depends on which Scripture. Id suggest Romans 6:8 is the strongest. Especially if baptism is seen as a literal water baptism which is objective. If you have been joined in baptism with Christ you will be resurrected.. end of story
@Liminalplace1 12 сағат бұрын
I love Scot McKnights writings. But he was a student of James Dunn who was a Methodist.
@daniilkhimochka9899 13 сағат бұрын
From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” -Matthew 4:17 No, I tell you; but unless you rrepent, you will all likewise perish.” -Luke 13:5 No, I tell you; but unless you rrepent, you will all likewise perish.”-Matthew 3:8 (Thus, also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without [f]your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.) - James: 2:17-18 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; -Philippians 2:12 Bob you cannot take one verse that you like out of the Bible and build your faith just on one verse, while ignoring the rest. I included enough verses that show a great importance of repentance, and a verse that tells you that you need to work out your salvation with obedience, fear and trembling. It sounds like a lot of effort, doesn't it? In regards to John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." Notice that it says "whoever believes" - This would be a good time to read James 2: 17-18. It will tell you that faith doesn't exist without works. Think about it this way. You wake up every day, and go about your day, and no matter how much you would try you cannot live even one day without works, (you are going to do something as long as you are a live - I hope) these actions will either reflect your faith or your actions will show that you do not believe in Jesus. Your daily actions will demonstrate your faith or show lack of faith. Anyone can say "I believe", but if actions don't reflect what they say, it proves otherwise. I am sure you know someone struggling financially, and if you ask them, if they tried to find a better job. They will say "yes, of course, I look all the time", but the moment you ask them something specific they did to land a better job, you begin to learn that they didn't send out even one resume, didn't decide what else they could be doing, and didn't make any commitment to change their situation. The same happens to a lot of Christians, who only say that they believe, but their actions don't reflect their faith. (Jesus *said, “Remove the stone.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, *said to Him, “Lord, by this time [m]there will be a stench, for he has been dead four days.” 40Jesus *said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?”) - John 11: 39-40 Martha is a perfect example of what I just described. In John 11:27 Martha stated what Jesus wanted to hear, and maybe to some degree Martha believed it, but not enough for Jesus to remove the stone where her brother was buried. In other words, she believed on the surface, but not deeply enough to put trust in Jesus. So, you want other people to have shallow faith in Jesus, oppose to what John MacArthur teaches. Although, I think it is not him, it is what the Bible teaches, and you are picking and choosing whatever is to your liking and setting aside whatever is not to your liking. Jesus asked Martha with intention to test her faith, and even though she knew exactly what to say, as a believer, her actions didn't reflect it.
@GESvids 11 сағат бұрын
Turn or Burn? - Do I Need to Repent of My Sins to Be Saved? - Bob Wilkin kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGjSm4Wvmqljeq8 Have you ever been told that you need to turn from your sins or you will burn in hell? Have you ever been told that you need to repent of your sins for salvation? Bob Wilkin looks at what one needs to do in order to receive everlasting life, and whether repentance is needed in in addition to believing in Jesus for everlasting life. Do You Fear a Dead Faith? - James 2:14-26 by Bob Wilkin kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2bTZpeMiqp9qbs Do you fear that a dead faith (faith without works) means that you do not have saving faith? In this video, Bob Wilkin of the Grace Evangelical Society explains what is a dead faith in James 2:14-26. What Did Paul Mean by "Work Out Your Own Salvation in Fear and Trembling"? - Phi 2:12 - Bob Wilkin kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZyoZYaPrLZ-i8U What did the Apostle Paul mean by the expression "work out your own salvation in fear and trembling" in Philippians 2:12? Does the word, "salvation" in this passage mean eternal salvation or salvation of another sort? Bob explains how the word, "salvation" is used in Philippians, and shows what kind of salvation needs to be worked out for believers.
@user-mn7fc6kg7l 13 сағат бұрын
Guys listen. Listen . What john MacArthur is saying is true if you believe in Jesus Christ you will repent you will do his will by his Grace. Jesus says those who love me are those who do my will (john 14 verse 23 to 24). And I say he agrees completely with john 3 verse 16 and all the other verses just pay more attention to what he is saying. God bless you all
@GESvids 11 сағат бұрын
Turn or Burn? - Do I Need to Repent of My Sins to Be Saved? - Bob Wilkin kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGjSm4Wvmqljeq8 Have you ever been told that you need to turn from your sins or you will burn in hell? Have you ever been told that you need to repent of your sins for salvation? Bob Wilkin looks at what one needs to do in order to receive everlasting life, and whether repentance is needed in in addition to believing in Jesus for everlasting life. How Can Lordship Salvation Be A False Gospel and Yet Some Lordship Salvation Teachers Still Be Born Again? - Bob Wilkin & Steve Elkins kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXOuYaiDgdqNpcU What Must I Do to be Saved? - Bob Wilkin kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2HXiGenoLKGj7c Have you ever wondered what you must do to be saved or have everlasting life? Throughout time and in the Bible, people have asked this important question. Bob Wilkin of the Grace Evangelical Society shares what the Bible has to say about this question, and what you should do if you want to know the answer.
@jl6220 15 сағат бұрын
You must be born again, which is only the work of God. Turning from your sins, surrendering your life to Christ, obedience to the Lord, is evidence of a saving faith. Please read 2 Corinthians 13:5. If you listen carefully to Pastor John preach, he makes it clear that you cannot earn salvation.
@GESvids 11 сағат бұрын
How Can Lordship Salvation Be A False Gospel and Yet Some Lordship Salvation Teachers Still Be Born Again? - Bob Wilkin & Steve Elkins kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXOuYaiDgdqNpcU What Must I Do to be Saved? - Bob Wilkin kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2HXiGenoLKGj7c Have you ever wondered what you must do to be saved or have everlasting life? Throughout time and in the Bible, people have asked this important question. Bob Wilkin of the Grace Evangelical Society shares what the Bible has to say about this question, and what you should do if you want to know the answer.
@SEIGNREUR7 18 сағат бұрын
The Harvest The time of harvest has come, the wheat has been separated from the chaff, and the righteous by faith are secure in the kingdom. What my Father loves is justice (faith) and faith consists of believing in My Word, the Light and putting it into practice. It is faith founded on the rock, blind faith is not faith, believing without awareness is an illusion, one cannot base one's faith on emptiness. What my Father hates is evil, going against His Will. ( living love and divine truth ) I heard a voice speaking to me in my brain, I believed it was the archangel Saint Michel, because the latter had been united with me for several years, in order to keep the demons chained until the time of the preaching of the Antichrist. The son of perdition who had subjugated me by his words, came to sit as an angel, on my Father's person, who did not have a personal angel at that time, this is how he managed to seize royalty. The reign of the son of perdition lasted only a short time, just long enough for Lucifer to gather his chosen ones, so the tares were uprooted and thrown into the fire. Unmasked, the son of perdition has been removed from my flesh. Note: The demons have been released.
@wordoftruth1128 18 сағат бұрын
Good answer zane!!❤
@user-fc5jz5pb5h 18 сағат бұрын
There is only one truth, and is we are saved by grace through faith ALONE.
@tims.449 19 сағат бұрын
Yes but if you understood that when Jesus as a minister preached he was speaking to Jews only. The chosen nation for evangelizing the world at the end of days. All they had to to was keep the law and trust Jesus as the Christ. They were law keepers but did not believe. And you think trusting alone is easy believe-ism? Even after He rose from the dead. No faith. Ok so God called out Saul/Paul as a chosen vessel to bring the hope of salvation to all men. McArthur is teaching doctrine of devils.
@2Chronicles714_ 10 сағат бұрын
What was Jesus's final command after the resurrection for true repentant believers to preach? Luke 24:44-47 He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.” Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. 46He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, And REPENTANCE FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS will be preached in His name to ALL NATIONS Starting in Jerusalem. MacArthur agrees with Jesus ? Will you ?
@maxrockatanski9422 19 сағат бұрын
Lordship salvation is a twisted theology … it MESSED me up. He makes obedience a prerequisite to salvation instead of a natural byproduct of salvation.
@markrenton1093 20 сағат бұрын
some of these comments are off the rails , I disagree with John's lordship salvation , lordship is a matter of sanctification not salvation.
@Jesus_Saves_Believers 20 сағат бұрын
This is great!!
@Razmatazz522 20 сағат бұрын
What do the words "practice lawlessness" mean? Does it mean to disbelieve? NO! It means to live a sinful life. To do whatever you want. To lie, to steal, to love money, to be greedy, to sleep around, to be lazy, to drink, to overeat, to do drugs, to be full of pride, and on and on. God wants us to be mature, to be sanctified. It's far more than just believing Jesus died on a cross for us. Do not be deceived. We have to live holy lives, if we want to live with him in God's kingdom.
@wtom04 21 сағат бұрын
The true Gospel was under siege since the time of Jesus's earthly public ministry starting with the Pharisees, teachers of the law and all works based false doctrines. We see the exact same thing today. History keeps repeating itself.
@jamesmcallister9645 21 сағат бұрын
I use to listen to John mcarthur until he said the unthinkable in the following video ( John mcarthur makes shock claim, take the mark of the beast and still go to heaven. ) 😮 Mark and avoid after you have watched.
@terryburton6967 20 сағат бұрын
So you will throw everything out due to someone’s eschatological views? That’s a shame.
@2Chronicles714_ 19 сағат бұрын
So did Free grace movement teacher Ralph Yankee Arnold
@Razmatazz522 22 сағат бұрын
Matthew 7:21. Not everyone who says to me "Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only those who do the will of my father in heaven." Wait. Isn't doing the will of God a work? Also, isn't forsaking sin a work? Jesus said sin was so serious that a person would be better off to gouge out their eye or chop off their hand. But that's an action, it's a work. I think you better take the entire bible in context, especially the new testament. I think John MacArthur is correct. I'm not gambling my eternal life on easy believism.
@GESvids 22 сағат бұрын
Why will Jesus tell many Christians, "I never knew you; depart from Me"? - Matthew 7:21-23 - Bob Wilkin kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHOpoWRtqdlnbc0 Bob Wilkin examines Matthew 7:21-23 and answers the question, "Why will Jesus tell many Christians, "I never knew you; depart from Me."? Bob Wilkin will also answer the question, "How you can avoid hearing this response from the Lord Jesus Christ?
@GESvids 22 сағат бұрын
Is Lordship Salvation a Saving Message? - Bob Wilkin & Steve Elkins kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIq7mGCYncaoaZo
@SSNBN777 22 сағат бұрын
If one doesn't know how one is saved, can they actually be saved themselves? RC Sproul doubted his salvation mightily in a video at the end of his life. All that study and teaching and he still had no assurance - Calvinism is wicked.
@terryburton6967 20 сағат бұрын
Not a concern of mine how RC Sproul felt but him being really concerned he was doing what was right is great. Sucks he felt the need to doubt his salvation. Many people do weather they are Calvinist or not.
@ricsrecipe6530 Күн бұрын
John 14:6 King James Version 6 Jesus saith unto him, I AM THE WAY, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
@tonylarocca7826 Күн бұрын
Jesus said it this way, If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. For who ever wishes to save his life shall lose it, but who ever lose his life for my sake shall find it. Seems to me what Macarthur said is wrapped up in this verse, the death of self and your agenda , and embracing Christ"s life and His agenda.
@tims.449 18 сағат бұрын
If you are honest with the text of the Bible you’d see the agenda is being worked out differently. Like an all you can eat restaurant. Different platters but the agenda is that no one leaves hungry
@neckutter1125 Күн бұрын
If you believe that Jesus is Lord, then why would you not do what He commanded? This argument makes no sense to me when I think of it in the context of: If I believed that a dog was going to bite me so I kept away from his face. See? I acted out my belief. I know I am not self deceived. The guy missing two fingers answers, well I believed, but I didn't really take it all that serious so here I am. You see how belief turns into action when it's genuine? Easy believers do not know what real belief is, so some of them are either self deceived and not saved at all, or saved but now that they have tasted the spirit, they willfully go on sinning because their belief is also "I believed, but not enough to take it seriously" and who can guess what kind of loss they will suffer? Go and find the video called I have been saved, I am being saved and I will be saved" by Revealing Truth to find deep theology on this. Until then, don't poke the dog, you will lose your fingers.
@SSNBN777 22 сағат бұрын
The only loss a Believer will suffer is in the flesh, or rewards from God. Overeat, practice drunkenness, you'll reap what you sow and have illness or a shortened life. One's works may burn up in the end, but the Believer himself will still inherit eternal life. (1Cor 3:13-15). It's an irrevocable free gift. Why is it only Calvinists label people who don't blow trumpets about how many sins they repented of, or prefer not to let their left hand know what their right hand is doing, or want to be rewarded by God in secret, as debauched sinners. You'd think a Believer would be grieved in their heart for that man and want to help him, rather than rail judgment against him.
@sandragambrel9721 Күн бұрын
Between the ages of nine, and 12, I read enough of the Bible to understand that God sent Jesus to save us, to save me, and why I needed to be saved. For many years, I kept thinking I'd lost my salvation, or, never really believed, and had never been born again. Every Sunday, I'd be convicted of sin, feeling guilty, in need of being cleansed, and go to the Altar again, again, and again. I fell away from the Church, so embarrassed that I had not overcome sin, but, not the Word of God. I would go to special services. Like when the Missionaries we supported would be in the US, special singing groups coming in, Easter, Christmas, etc.. Then one Saturday night, I attended a singing service, and was strongly convicted from the first song they sang to the last. They had a long Alter call that night, I wasn't the only one convicted. And, many that knew me, stayed after the others had gone, and prayed for me. But, I held my ground, and refused to rededicate, as they called it. They had no idea what was going on in my head, and heart. But, God heard me. I quit that night. I quit trying to change myself, into a Christian. A "good" one, that is. I told Him, if He wanted me to be a perfect Christian, He was going to have to make me one. I was done. From then on, I had to shut out all the voices, and hear Him, and Him, alone. I had to listen to the Holy Spirit, who inspired men like me, to write the Word of God (don't be concerned, I'm not confused, I am a woman). I'm 68 now, and He has taught me how to abide in Him, while teaching me about Him. Hallelujah! 1 John 2:20,27. He leads me into all truth, and shows me things to come! We are blessed! Thank you, GES.
@SSNBN777 22 сағат бұрын
This post should be plastered on the wall of every church building. You described the condition of man, and the relationship our Lord desires with each of us, to a tee. God Bless you!
@FoxRunImages Күн бұрын
Pistis is allegiance
@ok-qt4kr Күн бұрын
The Free Gift has No Price Tag for US...He took care of ALL the Cost so that we can be like little children simply believing in Him for His free gift (John 3:16 & Ephesians 2:8-9) .
@DannyLoyd 22 сағат бұрын
John 3:16 is the believer who has been born of water and the Spirit, John 3:5 and why not read John 3:20-21? " For every one who does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light....But he who DOES WHAT IS TRUE comes to the light, that it may be clearly seen that his deeds have been wrought in God.....he who does not OBEY THE SON shall not see life, but the wrath of God rests on him." This explains what type of faith saves, a obedient faith, not a dead faith. Eph 2:8-9, we are saved by grace through faith when we are baptized into Christ, when we put Christ on.....
@timgrady4630 Күн бұрын
Well explained , gents . Undeniably , MacArthur's view of "faith" differs not in the least with Roman Catholicism , where it truly matters . Lordship Salvation reduces to working for a Free and Never Deserving Gift , collapsing distinct categories (Discipleship Sanctification into Regeneration/which gives the status of Justification before God) . One could never possibly have assurance of Everlasting Life based upon this Lordship Salvation teaching . Contradiction of John 3:16 & Ephesians 2:8-9 always disbelieves in Jesus fow what He actually Certifies .
@2Chronicles714_ Күн бұрын
You are saved by Faith,but it is a faith that works. It's not a static intellectual faith. It's a faith that motivates you. You start to do thing you'd never do before. The Apostle Paul says in Acts 26:18-20 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, SO THAT THEY MAY RECEIVE FORGIVENESS OF SINS and a place among those who are SANCTIFIED BY FAITH IN ME.’ 19“So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the vision from heaven. 20First to those in Damascus, then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I preached that they should REPENT AND TURN TO GOD (believe) and demonstrate their repentance by their deeds. (works/lifestyle).
@DannyLoyd 22 сағат бұрын
We become children of God by faith when we have been baptized into Christ, when we put Christ on. Gal 3:26-27 We are not saved at the point of faith .....there are unsaved believers in scripture, like John 12:42 " Many even the authorities BELIEVED IN HIM, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it......for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.." and in John 8:31 " Jesus then said to the Jews who had believed in him" and as you keep reading in v44 Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, " You are of your FATHER THE DEVIL, and your will is to do your fathers desire". But GES would have to say they are still saved!!! GES says that you do not have to confess and that you can love the praise of man more than the praise of God and heaven will still be your home. And after you have been saved, GES believes that your father can be the devil, and you will still be saved for they had believed......
@mrzee1958 Күн бұрын
then please explain James 2:14-26 "Faith without works is dead" and the surrounding verses!It all starts with faith for salvation, YES, but we are to continue and "walk out" that faith with works!! Either side can quote verses to gratify their beliefs in what the bible is teaching here! Why don't we all, as fellow believers and followers of Jesus, concentrate on the MANY more teachings of the Word, and learn to love each other, as we love ourselves! Which is the greatest commandment according to the word! Would you argue with yourself about this??????? Or just realize the sometimes we don't understand the same way, remembering, "My thoughts and ways are not the same as yours, they're much higher". Maybe the Word should have added, "so you ainta gonna understand everything in this life" especially with these human minds, brains and feelings! I do know this, that the enemy wants us "Christ followers" to be constantly arguing and fighting with each other. Let's not let him win!!!!!!!!!! Let's show more love for each other (even if we don't understand like each other)
@GESvids Күн бұрын
Do You Fear a Dead Faith? - James 2:14-26 by Bob Wilkin kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2bTZpeMiqp9qbs Do you fear that a dead faith (faith without works) means that you do not have saving faith? In this video, Bob Wilkin of the Grace Evangelical Society explains what is a dead faith in James 2:14-26. Is the Faith that Saves Ever Alone? - James 2 - Ken Yates kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5PQfnmfndeel9U A popular slogan for James 2 is "We are saved by faith alone, but the faith that saves is never alone!" Is this a biblical understanding of James 2? Ken Yates of the Grace Evangelical Society explains why this popular slogan explaining James 2 is wrong, and why a better slogan would be: "Works do not prove our faith! Works improve our faith!"
@mrzee1958 Күн бұрын
@@GESvids Your last line sums up my comment!! "Works do not prove our faith! Works improve our faith!" Faith is needed for salvation........but that is NOT the end of the story!!! Read up!!!! Do you deny scripture "faith without works is DEAD!!!!!!
@GESvids Күн бұрын
What Type of Salvation Is James Talking About? - Bob Wilkin - November 28, 2018 Earlier today I read a blog someone wrote criticizing GES and me for our stand on the Free Grace message. Among other things, the author said that our view that salvation in James refers to deliverance from temporal judgment is so ridiculous that by itself it repudiates our position. I’ve read books and articles which make the same point. Some refer to four of the fives uses of the verb sōzein (“save”) in James: 1:21; 2:14; 4:12; and 5:20. However, most simply talk about James 2:14 since they think it is obvious that salvation there refers to salvation from eternal condemnation. During my two years as a student leader with Cru and four years on campus staff (at Arkansas State and N. C. State), I thought that all the uses of sōzein in James, except 5:15, refer to eternal salvation. I was a Free Grace guy at the time, but I had many verses I could not explain well. It wasn’t until my second and third years at Dallas Theological Seminary that I came to see things differently. That is, it wasn’t until then that I came to see the truth. Today I find it hard to see how anyone can think that salvation in James refers to regeneration. I know the book too well now. So when people boldly proclaim that James 2:14 and the other uses of sōzein in James contradict the Free Grace position, I feel sorry for the person making that claim because they simply do not have all the facts. Fact 1: James 1:21, the first use of sōzein in James, refers to the salvation of people who are already born again. It does not refer to people who need to be born again. This is easily seen by looking at the context. In v 16 James refers to the readers as “my beloved brethren.” In v 19 he picks up that same designation for the readers. We know that the people of v16 are born again because James says so in v 18, “Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.” When James then repeats my beloved brethren in vv 19-20, he is still talking to these born again people. Verse 21 starts with “therefore.” Still addressing born again people, James says, “Therefore lay aside all filthiness…and receive the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.” This is the saving of the souls, or lives, of the born again readers. The point is that a failure to apply Scripture will result in temporal judgment and a shortening of one’s life. Did you notice the expression the implanted word? Unbelievers do not have the Word of God implanted in them. Only believers who have been in Christian instruction for some time have God’s Word implanted within. Fact 2: James 2:14, the second use of sōzein in James, also refers to the salvation of people who are already born again. James 2:14 is a continuation of a discussion started in James 2:1. In that first verse James says, “My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality.” The readers have faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Verse 5 continues the discussion to the believing readers. Notice that James says, “Listen, my beloved brethren.” Verse 14 continues the discussion to the same believing readers: “What does it profit, my brethren…” The brethren of James 2:14 are the same brethren of James 1:16, 19; 2:1, 5. The salvation of James 2:14 is the same type of salvation of believers as that of James 1:21. Faith alone cannot save a believer from temporal judgment from God. To obtain God’s blessings and avoid His judgment, we must apply our faith. Notice in James 2:12, “so speak and so do.” James 2:14 picks up on this: someone says what he believes but he does not do anything in way of application of what he believes. James 2:16 picks up on this again: “one of you says…but you do not give (i.e., you do not do). The point in James 2:14 is that born again people need to not only say what they believe, they need to apply what they believe. So say and so do. If they do not, then God will judge them. Fact 3: James 2:17, “faith without works is dead,” proves that the issue is productivity of faith, not the existence of faith. A car without gas is dead. That is, it is not profitable. No one would say, “A car without gas is not a car.” Yet people oddly claim that James is saying that faith without application is not faith. The first words in James 2:14 and the last words in James 2:16 are a question: “What does it profit?” The issue in this passage is profitability, productivity. A car without a battery is dead. That is, it is not profitable. It is a car. But it needs a battery to run. A Christian without application of God’s Word is dead. That is, he is not profitable. He needs to start applying God’s Word to become profitable to himself and the needy brothers and sisters in his church (James 2:14-16). Fact 4: James 4:12, “[God] is able to save and to destroy,” refers to the fact that God is able to extend or curtail the life of born again people. That is absolutely clear, for in vv 13-16 James makes it evident that the readers “do not know what will happen tomorrow.” “For what is your life? Is it even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away?” That same message is found in another wisdom literature book, Ecclesiastes. The issue is length of life, not eternal destiny in James 4:12-17. Fact 5: James 5:15, “the prayer of faith will save the sick,” obviously refers to the healing of born again people. By the way, no commentator disputes this. Fact 6: James 5:19-20, concerns born again people (“brethren”) who cause a straying fellow believer (“if anyone among you”) to turn back to the Lord; then they “will save a soul [= life] from death.” Believers cannot save fellow believers from the lake of fire. But believers can save fellow believers from temporal judgment by turning them back to the Lord from whom they had wandered away. Fact 7: the words, brethren, my brethren, and my beloved brethren are used by James fifteen times in the letter to refer to his believing readers. See James 1:2, 16, 19; 2:1, 5, 14; 3:1, 10, 12; 4:11; 5:7, 9, 10, 12, 19. Every single use of the word sōzein in James is preceded by a declaration that James is talking to and about brethren, believers in Christ. Fact 8: if we allow James to tell us what he means by salvation in his epistle, then we will easily see that he is speaking about the blessing and cursing motif (cf. Leviticus 26; Deuteronomy 28), not about how to be born again. Fact 9: if James is saying that to be saved from eternal condemnation we must have faith plus works, then he contradicts himself (James 1:18) and the Lord Jesus Christ (John 3:16; 5:24, 39-40; 6:28-29). But, of course, James is not contradicting himself or the Lord Jesus Christ. Fact 10: the idea that James 2:14 is referring to some special type of faith in Christ which is not saving is not only unsupported by the grammar, but it is absolutely contradicted by v 17. If v 14 means, “Can that kind of faith save him?” because the word faith, pistis, has the article (hē), then verse 17, which also reads hē pistis, means, “Thus also that kind of faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.” James would be saying that if you add works to that kind of faith, then that kind of faith would be saving faith. And, most likely he would be implying that there is another kind of faith which, all by itself, without works, is alive and saving. The bottom line is this: salvation in James refers to the deliverance of born again people from God’s wrath. James is not talking about what we do to be born again except for a brief reference in James 1:18. Regardless of one’s theological persuasion, anyone who reads James with eyes to see will discern that James is talking about blessings and curses in this life. The only way to miss that is to be blinded by one’s tradition. Compare John 5:39-40.
@DannyLoyd Күн бұрын
GES believes you are saved by a dead faith, not a saving, obedient faith. GES believes that once you are saved, you can have an evil and unbelieving heart and fall away from the living God, Heb 3:12 and you still would have a saving faith. GES believes that you can " Depart from the faith and give heed to doctrine of demons", 1Tim 4:1, and you would still have a saving faith. GES believes that once you have been saved, you can walk in darkness, walk after the flesh and disobey the Lord's commands, never repent or confess, and you still have a saving faith. But those of us who believe that after you have been saved, you must continue to believe, you have PUT ON CHRIST, must walk in the light, walk after the Spirit and obey the Lord' commands, we do not have a saving faith, we are trying to earn our salvation.
@DannyLoyd Күн бұрын
Why don't you debate John MacArthur? Whoever he is, GES could affirm that once you are saved, you could walk in darkness, walk after the flesh and disobey the Lord's commands and heaven will still be your home and then John MacArthur could deny that.
@markpaladiy5748 Күн бұрын
God is the Creator and Designer. Creatures are not. This is how being 'born again' works. For, a newborn human has no ability to 'do' for itself. It relies on its mother. I find an analogy to all this in Genesis 1, in the following way. Genesis 1 explicitly concerns only SOME of the many things that God created. God created matter, as such. But, does the account explicitly state as much? Some Christians think so. But I argue that this thinking is misguided. Specifically, I argue that this thinking is Secularly Reductive. God created DNA. But, Genesis 1 does NOT explicitly state as much. And, the issue here is this question: what is the value of the fact that Genesis 1 does not explicitly state that God created DNA? The answer to this last kind of question is demonstrated by the following facts about what the reports that God names. Genesis 1 reports on only FIVE things God names (vv. 5, 8, 10). Likewise, Genesis 2:7-22 REPORTS on ONLY TWO kinds of things, (X) and (Y), that Adam names: (X) a particular subset of kinds of land animals. (Y) Woman What, for us, as human beings, would be the most encouraging possible basic account of origins? Would it be one that begins explicitly of the creation only of mere 'space' and 'matter', as such? What about the fine-tuning of physics? What, indeed, about the very things for which actual physics is fine-tuned? If physics itself functionally knows what's most valuable, then shouldn't Genesis 1 itself be accorded the same wisdom? Does the account really begin only of a 'creationary' rebranding of an essentially blandly secular lesson in physics? Or, rather, does the account begin as a lover would begin an account of origins? Consider: 1.the general cosmos and its 'masculine' relation to its special,'feminine' Earth (Genesis 1:1) 2.The Earth, as its own general subject, implying that which we all intuit is most valuable about the Earth unto itself in all the cosmos: its abiding maximal abundance of open liquid water (v. 2) 3.that water, in general, and its special relation to the Sun's light,hence the water cycle (v. 3-10) 4.The water cycle, in general, and its special beneficiary and member,biology (vs. 11-12) 5.biology, in general, and its special category, animal biology(plant/animal/mineral = animal) (vs. 20-25) 6.Animal biology, in general, and its special category, human (vs.26-28) 7.The general man and the special woman (Genesis 2:7-25). Further,consider the possibility that what God names in Genesis 1 is the most valuable thing in item 3, above: the Earth's own factors of its water cycle. For, Genesis 1 reports only five names that God gives to things. And these five thing easily are the three of the Earth's own basic subsystems of the water cycle: 1.the thermally regulative day/night cycle ('day' and 'night', v. 5); 2.the thermally regulative atmosphere ('shamayim', v. 8); 3.the land/sea surface thermal exchange system ('earth' and 'seas', v.10). ...which identifies the most important thing about the physical Earth, in terms of physical dynamics in relation its wealth of liquid water. In other words, these three subsystems are all about how all that water is refreshed for plant and animal life. For, otherwise, all that wealth of water would quickly become a putrid swamp of the worst kind, a bit like a fish tank full of fish that never has had any kind of water filtration system. In contrast to the putrid state is a tank with a very good filtering action. So it is a most basic, everyday familiar kind of thing for a world to have a water cycle, not just a large amount of water. A mere greater amount of water of is not going to produce a good condition for the inhabitants. So God names the central system which supports life. He does NOT, HERE, name light. Nor does He, here, name mere gravity, or matter. Nor does He name water itself. Rather, in the Creation account, God's naming is about the Earth's own feminine dynamics with regard to that light and that water.
@JPMartinezBlog Күн бұрын
In contrast with other GES videos, I see macarthurians specially angry with this one. Good job, Bob. The FG message is going on strong.
@krisjustin3884 Күн бұрын
Excellent discussion! You guys certainly showed up modern Calvinists as recycled Roman Catholics. The reformation continues with free grace theology!
@palmerther Күн бұрын
This starts off in the first couple of minutes running into problems, smack into Romans 10:9-11. Luke 6:46. Mat 7:23. Romans 6:1-2. Perhaps this recovered in the last 5 minutes, perhaps it went in a different direction. Correct, by the deeds of the law shall no flesh be justified. If a message from a pastor leads to the concept of a "carnal Christian", there is a deficiency in the message based on pretty much the entire Bible - Old and New Testaments. We are examine ourselves to see if we are in the faith. 2 Cor 13:5. We could move on the parables of the soils. There is no shortage... Has a persons profession of faith lead to a new creation or is that person still living in the flesh? As a watchman are we following through with what God wanted from Ezekiel in Ez chapter 3? How many professing Christians have never considered the cost? What does God think of backsliding? There is some truth, here, in that we can't lose the simplicity of the Gospel. However, we certainly can't water it down either. I will end with this..... "The sacrifices of God are a contrite spirit: a contrite and a broken heart, O God, thou wilt not despise". Ps 51:17
@GESvids Күн бұрын
What is the Best Way to Understand Romans 10:9-10? - Bob Wilkin & David Renfro kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZPGkn6wptmVjbM Bob Wilkin and David Renfro are answering questions about Romans 10:9-10 as it is used in Gospel presentations. Why in these verses, does it seem like there are things to do beyond just believing to be saved? Bob and Dave have some answers and an interesting discussion for you concerning Romans 10:9-10. What is the Will of the Father? (Matthew 7:21) - Bob Wilkin kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqPHh4iKat2Fpac Not everyone will enter the kingdom. Some will be excluded. So how do you enter? Jesus said it depends on doing "the will of the Father." What is that? Does that mean doing works, or something else? Romans 6 - Introduction - Ken & Kathryn Yates kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4i9nYtnrd2Vn6M Can a believer sin and still go to heaven? Does free-grace theology just give a license to sin, as many accuse? (Some might call it “hyper-grace”). God forbid - certainly not! Paul had an answer for this accusation. Examine Yourselves: 2 Corinthians 13:5 (Part 1) - Bob Wilkin kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnO6kGqdeLpnbZo Which of the Four Soils are Saved? - Bob Wilkin kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6fClIuhYpqWiZo
@palmerther 23 сағат бұрын
@@GESvids I appreciate the response, but these aren't new topics. Pastor McArthur is not saying that you need additional works to be saved, never has been. For example, this is not his version of the circumcision nor baptismal regeneration. Your description of Romain 10:9-10 point to something that wasn't stated by Pastor McArthur - an additional work in salvation. He affirms that salvation is by faith alone. If you goal is diminish repentance, we judge a tree by its fruit. I'll bow out of this, but I do encourage your ministry to seek clarification from Grace Community Church and/or Masters Seminary as what they are saying is not what was represented in that first couple of minutes.
@GESvids 23 сағат бұрын
John MacArthur's 6 Signs of Salvation - Bob Wilkin kzbin.info/www/bejne/aV6llmCjqLWFfbc John MacArthur gives the following 6 signs of salvation: 1. You’ve been taught the Word of God by the Holy Spirit. 2. You’ve been led by the Holy Spirit. 3. You’ve been comforted by the Holy Spirit. 4. You’ve been filled with the Holy Spirit. 5. You’ve been convicted by the Holy Spirit. 6. You cry out to God when you are in trouble. Are these really signs or proofs of one's salvation? Bob Wilkin of the Grace Evangelical Society examines each of these 6 signs, and tells one how can be sure that they have everlasting life and will be with Jesus forever in His kingdom.
@GESvids 23 сағат бұрын
James M. Boice, John Piper & John MacArthur - Everlasting Life - The Free Gift That Costs Everything - Bob Wilkin kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2OwgHR4gbdjrbM Is everlasting life a free gift that costs a person everything to obtain? James Montgomery Boice, John Piper, John MacArthur, and others who espouse Lordship Salvation say, "Yes". Bob Wilkin of the Grace Evangelical Society says, "No", and shows from Scripture why James Montgomery Boice's, John Piper's and John MacArthur's position is a contradiction. Everlasting life is a free gift received freely by believing in Jesus for the free gift of everlasting life. "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." - John 3:16
@DannyLoyd Күн бұрын
Well, just believe for about 3 seconds, and then you can live like you don't want to be saved. And GES says, heaven will be your home.
@GESvids Күн бұрын
If I Believe in Jesus for Eternal Life, Can I Live However I Want? - Zane Hodges kzbin.infolB37Uv1GJSs
@Liminalplace1 Күн бұрын
The case is circular.. The issue really is what the Greek word "Pistis" meant in its Greo-Roman world. I don't think the NT is a dictionary on Koine Greek alone.. comparing scriptures to find the meaning of a word is only relevant if there aren't other sources that use the word. The scholar Teresa Morgan from Yale Dibinity School has in fact done that
@polskigirl8547 Күн бұрын
Romans 10:9-10 …that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth and BELIEVE in thine heart that God hath raised his son from the dead, thou shalt be saved…for with the heart man believeth unto righteousness and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation…. One must only BELIEVE to receive the gift of salvation….not repenting of your sins….donyou see repenting of sins in the verse??
@GESvids Күн бұрын
What is the Best Way to Understand Romans 10:9-10? - Bob Wilkin & David Renfro kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZPGkn6wptmVjbM Bob Wilkin and David Renfro are answering questions about Romans 10:9-10 as it is used in Gospel presentations. Why in these verses, does it seem like there are things to do beyond just believing to be saved? Bob and Dave have some answers and an interesting discussion for you concerning Romans 10:9-10. Turn or Burn? - Do I Need to Repent of My Sins to Be Saved? - Bob Wilkin kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGjSm4Wvmqljeq8 Have you ever been told that you need to turn from your sins or you will burn in hell? Have you ever been told that you need to repent of your sins for salvation? Bob Wilkin looks at what one needs to do in order to receive everlasting life, and whether repentance is needed in in addition to believing in Jesus for everlasting life.
@Be_An_Esther 20 сағат бұрын
Jesus said to report first. Anyone can say I believe but only someone who repents to God shows Him they truly believe. Acts 20:21 I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus
@GESvids 11 сағат бұрын
Does Belief Require Outward Expression or Articulation? - Zane C. Hodges kzbin.infoovFdpf9fXus
@mervynsykes3482 Күн бұрын
The word says Therefore being justified by (through or upon faith) we have peace with God.Rom., ch 5 .
@robertmog4336 Күн бұрын
There's a world of difference between "believing THAT Jesus IS Lord" and "believing IN Jesus AS Lord." Even the demons know THAT Jesus IS Lord. And they shudder. Mere intellectual belief is insufficient to regenerate.
@GESvids Күн бұрын
Is "Saving Faith" More Than "Mental Assent"? - Bob Wilkin kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZPGdJJqopegpac What is "Saving Faith"? Is Saving Faith simply a persuasion, mental assent or conviction of the truth of the saving message, whoever believes in Jesus has everlasting life? Does Saving Faith require more than mental assent? Does Saving Faith require an additional step of commitment, obedience, or decision? Bob Wilkin of the Grace Evangelical Society answers these questions and clears up the confusion regarding what is "Saving Faith". Why Aren't Demons Saved If They Believe the Gospel? - Zane C. Hodges kzbin.infoDwJceWGMg9U Do Demons Believe the Gospel? - James 2:19 - Bob Wilkin kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4CTi32dn6eZb5Y Does James 2:19 say that demons believe the gospel? Bob Wilkin of the Grace Evangelical Society looks at what demons believe. Is the faith of demons some how different from faith in other parts of the Bible?
@robertmog4336 23 сағат бұрын
@@GESvids "Ye must be born again." - Jesus. If there's not a fundamental transformation in the life of the believer, then the conversion was false. I know this well as a former atheist. Multitudes of false "converts" running around the West. I can spot them a mile away as "atheists with one fewer hour on Sunday mornings."
@ADIOLAGLORIA Күн бұрын
According to MacArthur " easy bielievism " Is very hard to believe!
@2Chronicles714_ Күн бұрын
Easy believism is a perversion of God's grace. This twisting of His Precious Grace was predicted in scripture. Jude 4 For certain individuals whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are ungodly people, who PERVERT THE GRACE of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord Galatians1:6-8 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you,let them be under God’s curse. 2 Timothy 4:3-4 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
@servenet299 Күн бұрын
You did well until you _repeatedly_ ...said MacArthur was "well intentioned." So is "teaching" a works-righteous "gospel" something that is "well intentioned"...or is it simply teaching a _false gospel_ ? Clearly...it is teaching a false gospel. And while his error is fatal, your error is very blameworthy. A shame, really. But there are many, _many_ damning issues surrounding MacArthur. Not only should he not have been receiving all this esteem so broadly all these years, he should have been condemned long ago. Do your homework and tighten up your message.
@terryburton6967 20 сағат бұрын
You must be a catholic or some variation
@ddzl6209 Күн бұрын
It takes a great deal of dishonesty hypocrisy and crookedness for every protestant idiots to defend their satanic cult of sola scriptura a man made tradition invented by a devil possessed man which keeps them all contradicting each other all the time
@papoo9517 Күн бұрын
The real question is, “Is Gods will always done?”. God”s Will is that everyone be saved. We know that doesn’t happen. It’s Gods will that we love our neighbor as ourself. That definable doesn’t happen. It”s Gods will that we don’t murder, commit adultery, etc.
@davidtaylor7928 Күн бұрын
My only disagreement with free grace is they believe God created a globe earth in outer space. Where there is not a single verse in The Bible supporting this (like repentance in The Gospel of John). I support Free Grace and their teaching on how to receive God's free gift of Eternal Life salvation by belief in Jesus. But completely disagree with the creation museum and any theology that teaches God created a globe earth floating in an outer space where the sun, moon and stars are thousand to millions to billions of mile and light years away. God's creation heaven and earth is described in Genesis chapter 1 as a single circular piece of land. Surrounded by the seas with a raqia (dome, expanse, sky) created to separate the waters. The seas and the water above the raqia, with the sun, moon and stars,( lights) created by God and placed in the raqia. To give light to the earth and not lighting up a solar system which does not exist.