LORDSHIP Salvation VERSUS Easy Believism | Which Is Correct?

[@lionoffireministries]

Jesus IS Lord. To deny lordship salvation is to deny Jesus as Lord. That is “putting faith” in a DIFFERENT Jesus! That Jesus CANNOT save anyone!

[@iThinkBiblically]

I forgot to put that point of yours in the video so I’ll pin it here. Amen!

[@mikem3789]

Yes, my thoughts exactly. Jesus is already Lord and Savior. Whether you believe in Him or not. He changes not. Really, it seems the question is how much do we submit to Him in trust, faith and obedience as our Lord.

[@corinneperegrini6003]

Exactly🙏

[@scriptureplz9045]

You said......"Those that do put their faith in Christ, they will in fact be changed". The apostle Peter proves your statement false! He said the believer who neglects to "add" to their faith could become "barren" or "unfruitful" (verse 8). So to say those who have believed "will in fact be changed" is inaccurate to say the least. There are numerous examples of carnal believers in scripture. You have to ignore all that to believe what you teach in this video. 2 Peter 1 1 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: 2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, 3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: 4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. 5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

[@lionoffireministries]

@@scriptureplz9045 this lack of fruit could exist because a person’s “cleansing” was merely an external reformation that did not come from a truly changed heart. It could also describe a Christian who has fallen into serious error. This can happen. But it does not say that one can remain in this error! So the point stands entirely. Can you provide any Scripture that says that a professing Christian can remain completely unchanged for their whole life and be truly saved?

[@anthonygoodwin8499]

Salvation is a gift unconditional with no strings attached if you cannot except this you are not saved. Christ said it was finished and gave up the ghost. The Debt has been paid for me as far as i am concerned. Amen

[@Anonymous-uz4pg]

Thank you I’m glad to see one person here who knows the truth, never on the Bible does it ever say repent “of sin” if humans could do that Jesus wouldn’t have needed to die

[@Everykneebows]

Lordship is a lie. All these verses he uses is out of ignorance. These guys preach backloaded work salvation. It is by grace alone what Jesus did in full not what we can do. Sad

[@Mrfurball25]

@@Anonymous-uz4pgtrue. Repent means “change your mind “ more people need to understand what it means. “Repent of your sins “ isn’t in the Bible

[@stevehernandez1357]

Salvation is a gift that will cost you everything!

[@Everykneebows]

@@stevehernandez1357 I never heard of a gift that costs anything. The very definition of a gift is free. Salvation a one time event, free gift costs nothing. Discipleship a lifetime event, cost you everything

[@douglaspendergraft1055]

Adhering to the "Saved by grace alone" or "Just believe" doctrine while throwing all the other verses out the window is a pretty gutsy move. That would tell me that the apostle Paul was going around, preaching a gospel that goes beyond "faith alone". Paul said in Galatians 1:9 that everyone is accursed that preaches another gospel than the one he preached. Taking only Acts 16:30-31 as the entirety of the bible would tell us that no repentance of any kind is needed for salvation. Acts 16:30 Then he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” 31 And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” In addition, only the person asking what he needed to do to be saved would need to "believe". This infers that the rest of his household could be complete atheists, yet would be saved. Are we having a contest to water down the Word of God until it has absolutely no effect? If so, the entire population of earth should read ONLY Titus 3:5 and see that Jesus already saved us by His mercy and we don't have to do a single thing. Titus 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost If we take this one verse literally, without reading any other in the bible, one could come to the conclusion that: 1) They don't even need to "Believe in Jesus" to be saved, because this verse doesn't say anything about belief. 2) They don't need to hear the Word 3) They don't need to read the Word 3) No relationship with God/Jesus/Holy Spirit is needed. 4) Hell is completely empty because everyone already got saved by His "mercy". 5) Sin as much as you want to, because repentance (to turn away from sin) wasn't specifically mentioned in this verse, either. If this is the case, then ask yourself: Why is there even a judgment of man (Revelation 20:12-15)? Why is there a Gospel? And why is there even a Bible? It's as if we one has come to the point of saying, "Sorry God, but I'm not going to obey Your Gospel because, after all, obeying is a work." If one is going to take the "minimalist" doctrine to the nth degree, then you should end up with something similar to the above. Take this approach and you will eventually find out that God is NOT playing around. He will not be mocked and ignored. In flaming fire, God will take vengeance on those that do not know Him and do not obey the Gospel of Jesus Christ (2 Thessalonians 1:8-9). The Word of God commands us to make our calling and election "sure", not "minimal" (2 Peter 1:10). It also instructs us to study the word to show ourselves approved (2 Timothy 2:15). The best policy is to read the ENTIRE Word of God for yourself to find out what the TRUE DOCTRINE and TRUE GOSPEL really is and then OBEY that gospel. If you are genuinely seeking God on this topic, He will most definitely fill in the blanks on any questions you have. All you have to do is ask Him in sincerity. When the disciples preached the Gospel, what did the hearers of that Gospel actually do? 1) They repented. 2) They got baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of their sins. 3) They received the Promise of the Father - The baptism of the Holy Ghost. If a person truly BELIEVES the gospel, they will OBEY the gospel. In addition, once that individual experiences the grip of sin unravelling and being removed from their life and the POWER of the Holy Ghost living inside, they will NOT be ashamed of that gospel, even as Paul declared in Romans 1:16. God provided the plan of salvation for all men, women and children when He was under no obligation to do so. This is the very demonstration of His grace and mercy. Arguing against Lordship salvation is not the issue here. The real problem is that one can argue so hard against works that they take it over the edge and completely IGNORE and therefore REJECT the instructions given from the Gospel, stating that those are works as well. THIS IS DECEPTION OF THE HIGHEST ORDER. Do yourself a HUGE favor. Don't take reckless chances with your salvation. OBEY the TRUE GOSPEL.

[@maximusvonce1381]

Works salvation heretics like you who believe their personal righteousness saves and maintains salvation will be in hell like you. You are a pharisee and a scribe, and Jesus said people like you are twice the sons of hell because you not only dont get into heaven, but you dont want anyone else to get in either. Works salvation heretics like yourself believe your salvation is based on your own personal righteousness and works, not the blood of Christ..Have you ever been born again, have you ever led anyone to Christ? Probably not cause you are too busy turning them away.. " Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and pharisees you will not enter the Kingdom of God. For those who live by the law(you) will die by the law" Lord Jesus Christ. J Vernon Mcgee warned against religious zealots and hypocritea like yourself who dont know Jesus Christ and never did cause they want to believe their own personal performance saves them. You are the one going to hell cause you preach a false gospel. Oronato diamante would destroy you devils in a debate. Pharisee

[@maximusvonce1381]

Oronato diamante would destroy your false misinformed gospel in a debate. Self righteous pharisees

[@estefanosssalibi8844]

So were you saved by your own righteousness? Or by his mercy through faith in Jesus Christ?

[@marge3477]

This teaching is reminding me of the book " Pilgrims Progress" Christian was heavily burdened with his sin and followed the narrow path.

[@womanatthewell9603]

The thief on the cross was at deaths door and Jesus said he will be with Him in paradise. Their was no time for life changes. Jesus wants souls in heaven with Him so bad, that He give us up until our last breath to say “YES” to Jesus!

[@iThinkBiblically]

Hi sister, are you sure that’s a good argument? We all agree salvation is by faith alone. But, if you compare the gospel accounts he actually started out mocking Christ with the other thief. Then he stopped and rebuked the other thief and asked Christ to remembering him when he goes into his kingdom. It seems clear to me that if he had lived he would have lived differently because his heart had indeed been changed on the cross.

[@womanatthewell9603]

@@iThinkBiblically Hello, I’m saying maybe it isn’t always black and white. Jesus love for mankind is so great that mixing in our fragile human efforts really doesn’t hold a candle. We can’t impress Him, we are ragamuffins. He loves us Agape. We are His creation and I am convinced His love is far far more extravagant than we can humanly understand. May we never underestimate the Cross and it’s power even to the end for the lost sinner.

[@iThinkBiblically]

@@womanatthewell9603 I agree with that, but there is always a change when someone becomes born again. That change is ongoing but someone cannot live in continuous and unrepentant sin and still be a Christian.

[@womanatthewell9603]

@@iThinkBiblically that’s true. For some, He will say depart I never knew you

[@iThinkBiblically]

@KTTGHMTJWYCBLAC In addition to that, when you compare the gospels he was actually mocking Christ with the other thief at first and then he stopped and rebuked the other thief before turning to Jesus and asking to be remembered when he entered his kingdom. We also do not know what else he and Jesus spoke about.

[@wib50]

When you lump salvation and disciplship together is where the confusion comes in. Discipleship is very important, and it is work, just not for salvation.

[@RevealingTruth911]

Great teaching Caleb! Blessings!

[@iThinkBiblically]

Thanks brother :)

[@UriYah_P]

God Bless You Sean! May The Lord Continue to Lead you to Bring Forth His Light and His Word to Expose the Apostacy in this World. May The Lord bring Forth Wisdom and Discernment, Courage and Boldness and Most Importantly His Truth. May His face of Compassion shine upon you. Shalom and God Bless you in The Name of The Lord. Yeshua Hamashiach, Amen and Amen

[@melvinpayne7005]

Act 2:37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? Act 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Act 2:39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

[@dulcetsimone1482]

For me, L. S. is summarized in Ezekiel 36:25-27 "Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put My Spirit within you and bring it about that you walk in My statutes, and are careful and follow My ordinances." His indwelt Spirit produces change/results/fruit. You're desires and repentance continuously grows. You grow in loving righteousness and hating sin. You are a new creation. You are reborn. Good works are not the root of our salvation, but it is the fruit of our salvation. But people also forget that it's a GROWTH process. "and like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may GROW in respect to salvation," - 1 Peter 2:2

[@scriptureplz9045]

This passage is about "the House of Israel" in the Millennium after the tribulation. This is *only* concerning the nation of Israel in *that* period of time after Israel has collectively said as a nation "Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord" (Matthew 23:39). Ezekiel 36 has nothing to do with the Church which was not yet born, nor even spoken of until Acts 2! For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Matthew 23:39 The Christian life *is* a "process", but receiving eternal life is isn't! It is a birth which happens at the point of faith. The "birth" is spiritual truth, not physical (John 6:3, 6:63).

[@mikem3789]

Good one Caleb! 100% in agreement on your teaching. Please pray about a follow-up (Part 2) regarding our own free will choice to believe or reject Christ, to trust or deny Him. You presented well, saying those that are ‘convicted, burdened and repentant of their sin’, will desire to be reconciled to a Holy God. Amen! Unfortunately there are Calvinists (such as John Mac) who preach the same thing, regarding Lordship Salvation vs. being a Easy Believer, however they don’t believe man is capable of making that choice, due to our utter depravity. Keep fighting the good fight! 🙏

[@Star-dj1kw]

Yes, I would like to have this explained (for a non-academic 😉 please).

[@2Chronicles714_]

Lordship Salvation, means that we by the anointing of the Holy Spirit recognize Jesus for who He is and give Him the honor that He is due by surrendering to Him in obedience. He has earned it; He is worthy of it. Ultimately, this is how our walk with Christ should begin, by recognizing and confessing sin and that He is Lord. It's not adding works as proof, its a unquenchable desire to love and please Jesus. It's loving Him because He first loved us and gave himself for us. This is how salvation is obtained, by this very recognition We all serve either God or the devil. Romans 6:16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

[@cbailey5232]

I can appreciate your passion for truth and your desire to see believers walk in the freedom of Christ. That being said, I believe your argument relies on a number of straw-men arguments and over generalizations that are extremely confusing, if not dangerous. First, the term "easy believism" is a pejorative label created in order to categorize all those who believe that man is saved by faith alone apart from works of righteousness. The same goes for the term "Lordship Salvation" when used pejoratively by those who disagree with your position. Regardless of what side of the fence one falls on, the moment pejorative terms are employed in an argument, you've come close to disqualifying yourself. Second, your over generalizations and use of straw-man arguments. *Some* individuals just say a prayer, yet not care about their sin, nor be burdened by their sin, nor have a conscious desire to be reconciled to God, but they're by far the minority. Having had a number of conversations with a number of these individuals myself, I can honestly say that you may have landed some theological punches against your own straw-man and won the votes of those in the choir, but you've done nothing to prove most of your theological talking points. Unless you have the opportunity to speak, listen, and hear the hearts of all who you claim to be true believers, it's impossible to tell where they spiritually stand. Where do I stand personally? I too believe that insincere prayer doesn't make one a believer. Those are the exception, not the majority. Like newborn babies, each true believer grows at a their own pace. Some move on into maturity quickly, while some fail to make very little progress at all. Regardless, man is saved by faith alone, apart from works of righteousness, or spiritual maturity.

[@BloodofYeshua]

Hooooold on now, I have heard a very different definition of what Lordship Salvation is. The definition provided here is very biblical. However, I heard people give a definition, (even whom believe in the definition given in this video), that Lordship Salvation is the belief that if you sin after you are saved, you will lose your salvation. Which is why I have rejected the idea of Lordship Salvation. However, I do not deny the definition given in this video, because like I said before, that definition is literally what it means to be born again.

[@cramptondj]

I have to respectfully disagree with your position on Lordship salvation. Throughout the gospels and the Pauline epistles there are a multitude of verses that show salvation is simply by believing on Jesus... Changing your mind from thinking you are a good person to believing what God says about you/what He did for you and asking Him for mercy. I think that is why there is so much attack on Paul's apostleship today. In the Old testament you were "saved" by putting blood on the door posts or by simply looking upon the bronze serpent. In the New testament you similarly are saved by looking to the Son and His shed blood. Salvation is a free gift and is not conditional upon one's performance. We are saved "unto good works" but some will be obedient children and some will be disobedient. If disobedient God will chastise, if obedient God will reward. I personally believe God made salvation easy not difficult. The reality is we All sin every day even after salvation as 1st John also says "if we claim to be without sin we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us" Finally just to be clear, I believe that God wants His children to live holy lives and not to use His free gift as an excuse to sin but we can make that choice even after salvation.

[@sneaksyranger]

If I may ask, why does what God wants matter in this scenario? If I have looked to the sacrifice of Christ as payment for my sins, and decide I will just get drunk, sleep around, hate people, etc. - it's all paid for, so why does it matter?

[@theouterplanet]

Right on. Christ alone saves. I will boast only in Him!

[@theouterplanet]

@@sneaksyranger I’m saved and have done those things. The Lord has always brought me back to Him and I have suffered greatly for my disobedience, but it never affected my salvation. He has taught me the emptiness and destruction of sin and I am growing every day. He will chastise you, teach you, but He will never leave you if you are truly saved.

[@cramptondj]

@@sneaksyranger If you are God's child and get drunk and sleep around you leave yourself open to attacks of the devil, God's discipline, destruction of the flesh etc etc.. There will be a price to pay on earth not to mention the dishonour you bring God. It makes logical sense to follow God's ways for your own protection. Nevertheless if you've genuinely trusted Christ for salvation it's a done deal. You can't add to what He paid for. You will lose rewards in heaven and will be ashamed that you let God down but you'll still be there because of His sacrifice. Just to add... You also become a vessel of dishonour not fit for the masters use. The unsaved will look at your life and your testimony will mean nothing to them and they will most likely not have an open ear to the gospel

[@sneaksyranger]

@@cramptondj Again, I would ask why it matters if the cause of the gospel was harmed? I believed and got in. Of note, there isn't shame in heaven, and I think an easy believer might not like that you said "genuinely trusted Christ". I think they tend to prefer intellectual assent. I appreciate your response, though.

[@seanmick3093]

The true definition of repentance, is unbelief, dead works, change of mind, thought, and action.

[@salvatorepacillo4557]

Thank you very much, it certainly wasn't easy to explain the differences between these two positions and you were able to do it with great practicality, I too am of the same opinion.

[@james7188]

Amen brother. It is my personal conviction that to deny Lordship salvation is in a sense blasphemy because what proponents are essentially saying is that you can be indwelt by the Holy Spirit & be unchanged & completely carnal. We all sin, but those who are saved will come to hate sin.

[@theouterplanet]

Does your flesh hate sin?

[@james7188]

@@theouterplanet The flesh loves sin, however, once you're saved you put off the old man & his desires. He may still rear his head from time to time but he is no longer in control.

[@iThinkBiblically]

They say "believe on the LORD Jesus Christ", but claim you can do that without believing that Jesus is LORD. How is that possible?

[@scriptureplz9045]

@@james7188 To "put off the old man and his desires" is adding to our faith. Not every believer will according to the bible. what does the apostle Peter say about a believer who doesn't "add" to their faith? 2 Peter 1 1 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: 2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, 3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: 4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. 5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

[@james7188]

@@scriptureplz9045 It is not possible to add to our faith, as faith is a gift from God. Ephesians 2: 8-9: 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. The word "add" in 2 Peter 1 is an error traced from Geneva, rather the passage is commending us to supply virtue, which is done under the power of the Holy Spirit. We respond to His good works with devotion. There are believers with different levels of spiritual maturity (Romans 14-Strong & weak brother), but that is different from a Christian that hates sin & a carnal Christian (who is not a Christian at all, but an unbeliever, 1 John 3:10). Finally, of course Christians sin & can backslide, but that is different from someone who delights in sin & is unbothered.

[@nicholasahrendt9094]

Lordship salvation means your regenerative, or as Christ our Lord would say, "born again." If your still the same person after experiencing Jesus, then you have not met the Christ. But only a idol of your heart that is called god.

[@nicholasahrendt9094]

@KTTGHMTJWYCBLAC yes, well said. I have heard Paul Washer give a good example of what your saying. He said, imagine changing a tire on the freeway and one of the lug nuts rolls into the road and you go and pick it up, but a 40k log truck hits you. Then you go to preach a sermon and tell the church with all seriousness, "sorry I am late, but I got hit by a log truck on the way here." Then church would start looking at you weird and start calling you a liar saying, "no you didnt!" And you argue back, "YES I DID!" Then they say, "NO YOU DIDNT! For if you did, you would not be here alive!" This is a great example to how to explain what Jesus Christ does to each one of us. For when you meet the living Christ and he puts his Spirit in you, there is an obvious radical change in nature.

[@paulwiley777]

Great video, brother! I'm going to share this video on my Facebook feed to include the various theology groups I have on Facebook. Thanks much!

[@iThinkBiblically]

Thanks brother! Much appreciated!

[@NatalieJames-l8m]

This gentleman may have good intentions, but he is skewing and twisting the easy believeism aka free grace doctrine into something its not. Also, he has left a lot of things out about lordship salvation, which promotes works as a means of maintaining salvation or prooving salvation. I trust in Christ alone

[@travisshaffer552]

Yea he is using a straw man argument His version of lordship salvation is not what’s usually preached in some churches

[@Everykneebows]

@@NatalieJames-l8m yep…lordship is of works and self not giving Jesus 100% credit for the finished work at the cross. It will be their downfall, unfortunately.

[@SniffingOutPharisees-DanielP]

Turn from the sin of pornography (thou shalt not commit adultery) turn from the sin of homosexuality(thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind) turn from the sin of lying(thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor) notice how turning from sins is the works of the law? 4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. (‭‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5‬‬:‭4‬ ‭KJV‬‬) “For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.” ‭‭Galatians‬ ‭3‬:‭10‬ ‭KJV‬‬

[@iThinkBiblically]

How is that relevant to the position given and points made in the video?

[@SniffingOutPharisees-DanielP]

@@iThinkBiblically if turning from sins is literally following the works of the law, “repentance” cannot mean “turning from sin”.

[@iThinkBiblically]

@@SniffingOutPharisees-DanielP Where did I say turn from sin to be saved?

[@SniffingOutPharisees-DanielP]

@@iThinkBiblicallyIn this video you give your definition of repentance kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6qkgZRvgcppmLM

[@iThinkBiblically]

@@SniffingOutPharisees-DanielP I just watched it through and your putting words in my mouth that I never said. You are creating a straw man argument.

[@emilywalton2339]

Every free grace I’ve come across will not even repent. They think it’s a work and they also say it’s impossible to repent of your sin. It’s very false and dangerous Jesus gave us the power to overcome sin. God works on us removes things that are sinful. A true believer has a new heart he or she will began living like Christ living holy.

[@Beefcake1982]

Great video. Thank you. God bless.

[@eddiethegray1884]

Amen. Some of the last words of the resurrected Christ are found in Luke 24:47, “And that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name…” Repentance is not works but a change of heart toward sin. Grace does not give license to continue to live a sinful rebellious lifestyle but liberty to live a godly life. Paul said in Titus 2:11-12, “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age,”. NASB

[@n1ghtz84]

John 3:16(Lordship edition) For God so not loved the world and wanted to decieve all, that he gave his only begotten Son for nothing, because people were already able to save themselves by works, that whosoever was crying his eyes out, because of fear of going to hell should, if lucky and paying half his wage to the Catholic church, not perish, but have everlasting life.

[@theodoreritola7641]

So whets the difference between Grace Faith in Christ alone ....And Lord ship salvation Which one is biblical for salvation

[@n1ghtz84]

@@theodoreritola7641 When it comes to Free grace you rely only on Christ for salvation by simply believing in his finished work on the cross, that he is Christ, that he paid for your sins and rose on the third day. You acknowledge the fact that you sin daily, no matter whether you want it or not in action and thought and you need a savior, because it takes one sin for you to go to Hell(James 2:10; Galatians 3:10, etc.). On the other hand, you have the lordship blasphemation. Now, these guys refuse to accept they are sinners, they low-key say that Jesus is weak and a liar, because the bible says there's not a single one that is sinless(1 John 1:8; Romans 3:10, you got the point) and, if you think about it, they say that basically he either died for nothing, or that his death was not sufficient, which in my opinion is total blasphemy. All in all, they believe that they have to earn their way to Heaven by good works or that you have to cooperate with God to be saved, which implies that salvation is not a gift and is rejecting key verses like the one I mentioned or Ephesians 2:9 and so much more. Now, don't get me wrong we from the free grace by no means teach that you must ignore the law, because even tho there's no way you go to Hell once you believe(1 Corinthians 3:15), you will still get punished here, in this life(Hebrews 12:6-7), besides that, the law profits you(Titus 3:8). This is all in short, I might've missed something, but I tried to be as brief as possible, hope you understood! God bless you!

[@BbVzn661]

Thank you Caleb for this wonderful teaching. Much needed assurance!

[@frankrodriguez2332]

keep up the great work brother! GOD BLESS!

[@danieldiken2548]

Praise His Holy, Holy, Holy Name, Jesus Christ, King of Kings+ Lord of Lords! I just scrolled upon your channel, mate and so far, so good. Thanks for your ministry brother. PTL!

[@gilmorepaul10]

Okay, can someone answer these? How heavy does one have to be burdened or heavy ladened? How much sorrow do you have to have? How much do you have to repent? What sins do you have to repent off? What should that repentance look like? How do you know if you’ve repented enough? How right do you have to get your life before you can be saved? What does God need you to do to be saved? Christ died for my sins, paid for them all. I believed that and was saved through faith, not through any work I done or any commitment or promise or guarantee I made to God. Christ died for my sins and that was a gift, not earned or deserved. I don’t rely on me at all because I will fail

[@travisshaffer552]

Good points They can’t answer this

[@gilmorepaul10]

@@travisshaffer552 yep it’s all subjective. I got stuck in this not long after I first believed the gospel and it fills your head with doubt and trouble instead of the simplicity of grace

[@samuelflores1419]

Spot on brother! God bless you and your ministry!

[@douglaspendergraft1055]

Todays gospel message has been so watered down that it instructs us to only "believe" and then we are "good to go". But there is no POWER in this and it is NOT the gospel that the disciples of Christ obeyed in the book of Acts. "Believing" is the gateway to "Obeying" the TRUE GOSPEL. However, believing in and of itself is not a complete response to the entire GOSPEL. Jesus said "BELIEVE", yes that is true. But Jesus further expounds "BELIEVE AS THE SCRIPTURES CONTINUE TO SAY" (John 7:38) Jesus instructed His disciples to baptize. He didn't speak this directive just to give them "busy" work. In the scriptures below, we see example after example after example of what the listeners DID after HEARING the True Gospel. There is a pattern here. Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Why mention baptism in the scripture if baptism is irrelevant? Because it is relevant. Mar 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. Again, The disciples of Jesus Christ baptized. Joh 4:1 When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, Joh 4:2 (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,) Peter is preaching the Gospel. He doesn't say, "for the few of you that feel the need to get baptized, go for it!" No, he says, "Be baptized every one of you..." Acts 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Those that gladly received the Gospel that Peter preached got baptized. Those who rejected the Gospel he preached, didn't. Acts 2:41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: Philip is preaching the same Gospel. As a result, the people believed and as a result of that belief, they got baptized. Acts 8:12 But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. Simon heard the Gospel. He believed and as a result, he got baptized. Acts 8:13 Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done. Philip preached the Gospel to a eunuch. As a result, the eunuch does not say, "I believe in Jesus" and then go on his way. Instead, he wants to get baptized as soon as possible. Acts 8:36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? Act 8:38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. Peter preaches the Gospel. As the people heard, the Holy Ghost descended and filled them. Afterwards, Peter instructs them to get baptized in the Name of The Lord and is alluding that no man should get in the way of that process. He did not say, "It's optional" (Acts 10:37-48) Acts 10:47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? Paul and Silas preach to the keeper of the prison. Paul says, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ." but he does not stop there. He preached the word of the Lord and as a result, the keeper of the prison and his household were baptized. Acts 16:30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. 32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. 33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway. Act 10:48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days. Another instance where people heard the Gospel. They believed and as a result, those who believed were baptized. Act 18:8 And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized. In Acts 19:1-9, Paul is asking a "believer" if they have received the baptism of the Holy Ghost since they believed. They haven't heard about the Holy Ghost. So what does Paul start asking about? He asked how they were baptized. They had been baptized according to John's baptism of repentance. After Paul explained the gospel more clearly (since Jesus had since risen), they got Re-baptized. But this time, it was in the Name of The Lord. Because they repented and got baptized in the name of the Lord, God was obligated to baptize them in the Holy Ghost (Acts 2:38), because it is His Promise (Acts 2:39) If you read further in Acts 19:8-9, you will see that certain people BELIEVED NOT and started speaking evil of the gospel that Paul preached. 19 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples, 2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. 3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism. 4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. 5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied. 7 And all the men were about twelve. 8 And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God. 9 But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus. The response to the TRUE GOSPEL includes: 1) Repentance (acknowledging and turning away from sin) and 2) Baptism in the Name of Jesus and as a result, that individual shall 3) Receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Jesus tells what happens when we "BELIEVE AS THE SCRIPTURES CONTINUE TO SAY" John 7:38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. John 7:39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given ; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.) Which Gospel of Jesus Christ will you believe? The one that the early disciples of Jesus Christ preached as documented in the Bible? Or the modified/simplified/modernized version that would be considered "Another gospel" by Paul. Paul says the person that preaches "Another gospel" is accursed. Galatians 1:8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. Galatians 1:9 As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed. Do yourself a HUGE favor. Don't take reckless chances with your salvation. OBEY the TRUE GOSPEL. Acts 2:38 clearly tells us that if we will 1) repent of our sin and 2) get water baptized in the name of Jesus, 3) then God is OBLIGATED to baptize us with the Holy Spirit. Why? Because Acts 2:39 goes on to say that this promise is for every single one of us! So, the question is simple: Have we done steps 1 and 2 so that God can perform step 3 in our lives?

[@travisshaffer552]

You have zero proof of this. Show me where a gentile ever baptized anyone. Gentiles were never given authority to baptize or commanded to baptize. Baptism was a Jewish ritual

[@truthnow902]

Absolutely beautiful I couldn't say it any better myself I love this video there was more verses you could have used but it's okay everything you did was very good you got to the point you didn't add or take away any words from the word of God this is what I wish every KZbinr would do is read it for what it is and accept it if you can't accept it don't change the words and preach what you want to hear lots of people are doing that and they're deceiving people keep it real keep it the truth awesome video keep up the good work brother

[@jjjj-ss8dq]

He says God has changed their heart. I totally agree. The problem is a person can have a changed heart but can still have big struggles with the flesh. Poeple can be fooled by outward appearance. The tax collector vs the pharisee clearly shows this. By outward appearance the pharisee looked like the justified one, but we see it was the tax collector humbly admitting he was a sinner, was the one justified. What poeple do not understand is that it an insult to God to equate anything of our flesh with justification, because bible says flesh and blood do not go to heaven. Man looks at outward appearance God sees the heart. Also the bible says anyone born of God " cannot sin" not " won't practice sin"

[@2Chronicles714_]

1 John 3:9 niv No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God 1 John 3:9 kj Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. Before you say NIV is a false translation, that someone born of God literally cannot sin (we all know that's absurd) that would contradict 1John1:9 kj If we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 2:1-2 kj My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 2And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. Yankee Arnold is a false teacher that claims someone born of God cannot sin based on 1John 3:9.

[@jjjj-ss8dq]

@@2Chronicles714_ 1st john 3 9 kjv. Whosoever is born of God doth not committed sin. For his seed remains in him and he cannot sin because he is born of God.

[@2Chronicles714_]

@@jjjj-ss8dq You are mis interpreting that. 1 John 1:8-10 kj If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. Notice the IF's. Unless you think John changed his mind 2 chapters later.

[@jjjj-ss8dq]

@@2Chronicles714_ you not understanding what I saying. Of course we still sin in the flesh. It's our spiritual side that does not sin once we born of God.

[@2Chronicles714_]

@@jjjj-ss8dq Until heaven we can't separate them that's why Paul said in 1 Corinthians 9:27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. What Paul is saying even he must keep his flesh under control or he could loose his Salvation.

[@sagepeace9088]

Nothing can overcome the blood of his cross. You make his blood for your sin and you a clean. Paid in full. You can't wash it off. It is life.

[@zebra2346]

Lordship Salvation has been around since the Apostle Paul, which Paul addressed in the book of Galatians, hear the Apostle Paul speaking..... ‭Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith? Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh? Galatians‬ ‭3:2‭-‬3‬ ‭ Paul is calling out the heresy that was popular back then and is still popular in churches everywhere today. It is a serious error that false teachers everywhere espouse and it is largely accepted uncritically. I'm sure you've heard this before.... ....We are justified by faith alone, but not by a faith that is alone.... Let's unpack this profound theological statement and find the damning heresy imbedded in it. I will refer to Galatians 2:2-3 in parentheses, translating the statement above according the inspired Word of God.... ‭"We are justified by faith alone (recieved the Spirit by hearing with faith), but not by a faith that is alone ("Having begun in the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?".) Paul is basically saying that the Galatians who became Christians by faith in Jesus Christ, fell into the serious error that they must finish their salvation by works. This damning heresy is still around today, popularized by the notion that there must be works in the life of a professing Christian, they must persevere, they must be obedient, they must submit to the Lordship of Christ, they must do more and try harder, and if these works are not present in the life of a professing Christian then they are not really a Christian. This is no small matter. We are either justified by faith or justified by works, and the two can not be mixed. Its all or nothing. The Apostle Paul himself declared those who preach another gospel other than what he recieve to be accursed, damned.... I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel- not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed. Galatians 1:6‭-‬9

[@markgupton1313]

The sinner's prayer and the easy believeism doctrine is leading many through the wide gate of destruction. You can't pick, choose and isolate verses and build salvation around those. We must take Scriptire as a whole and all that God has asked us to do in order to be saved.

[@WendyRedeemed]

@@kM-ij2ly thank you for those verses. Wondering why did John the Baptist and Jesus Christ preach repentance? There are many scriptures speaking to repentance in the New Testament as well. Specifically, we can look at Mark 6:6-13 where Jesus sent the disciples out preaching they should repent. Repent of what? Their sins. Lordship Salvation is a phrase created to show biblically and scripturally that salvation is solely by faith (the Holy Spirit draws each person), by Grace alone in Jesus Christ alone - it is not of any works. Godly sorrow leads to repentance of the heart that the believer in Christ would seek His righteousness and thereby walk in faith denying self (the flesh) and taking up his cross daily to follow Jesus Christ. The fruit of repentance, the fruit of faith is worked out and produced in believers by the Holy Spirit as we walk after His commands and walk in faith.

[@thetruthshallmakeyoufree6122]

@@kM-ij2ly Sorry I respectfully disagree! There both wrong 😑

[@thetruthshallmakeyoufree6122]

@@TheRealRenn Go cook 👨🏽‍🍳 some spam if your hungry & stay out of grown peoples discussions. 😉

[@markgupton1313]

@@kM-ij2ly You've done what you shouldn't do. You leave out Jesus's words in many other Scriptures because it doesn't fit your narrative. Scripture does say we're saved by grace through faith but it never says alone. The only time faith and works are used together is to condemn the doctrine. Mark 16:16, Acts 2:38, Mark 13:12, Matthew 24:13, Revelation 2:10, 2:26, etc. Jesus said in John 14:15, " If you love keep my commandments." You keep cherry picking your verses I'm going to obey the whole of Scripture.

[@lionoffireministries]

Jesus IS Lord. To deny lordship salvation is to deny Jesus as Lord. That is “putting faith” in a DIFFERENT Jesus! That Jesus CANNOT save anyone!

[@s.m.3608]

This is AMAZING! Thank you!

[@BornAgain490]

Amen 🙏 When you are saved by God's grace through faith in Jesus, you will acknowledge Jesus as the Lord of your life. When you are regenerated, your desire will be to know and love and follow Jesus and do all that He commanded.

[@glang4657]

Excellent teaching!

[@robin-figtree]

AMEN BROTHER! This is a great video, in agreement in Jesus Name!

[@beckycamp2396]

Thank you so much for your videos, brother. I love your explanations and the scriptures to back them up. I always look forward to your videos and your explanations. Please keep doing what you are doing. Always, your sister in Christ Jesus.

[@iThinkBiblically]

Thanks Becky :) Glad they are helpful to you :)

[@robertj5208]

Well stated. It’s really not so complicated when one considers the whole counsel of God’s Word.

[@dimmandimberg680]

John is written to the believers all ready redeemed…. We must know to whom the letters was written to….to whom and when. Gospel to the unbelievers should be preach from acts…. That is the time AFTER when Christ was dead buried and risen…. And it tells repentance believing baptizing and receiving the Holy Spirit….. follow Christ…walking in Spirit keep on knocking believing and seeking. Be blessed

[@StefanReBorn]

Acts is the historie of the church revealed. If you want to learn about the Gospel, learn from Paul. The apostle to the gentiles. Acts is not a book to teach doctrine from.. We need to rightly devide the Word. Or we get fals teaching instead of Truth. Read romans, especially chp 5, 6, 7, 8... Also Galatians, it wil destroy every form of religiousity and grace+law teaching. Saved by Grace through faith, not of works (baptisme, following, and so on)Thats good news! Glory to Jesus Bless

[@ComeOutOfHerMyPeople]

@@StefanReBorn simply not true. Paul was baptised. Paul preached baptism to the gentiles at Ephesus in acts 19:1-6. He preached baptism to Lydia and he preached Baptism to the jailer and crispus. There are not two gospels.

[@StefanReBorn]

@@ComeOutOfHerMyPeople Jesus told the thief on the cross before you can be with me in paradise, go and get waterbaptised.. oow wait😅 What did Paul say in the corinthians letter, i was NOT send to baptise. I thank Jesus for the simplicity of the Gospel, by faith alone in Christ alone, not of works ( repenting of sin, baptism, quittime, bible reading...) Bless you❤

[@ComeOutOfHerMyPeople]

@@StefanReBorn the thief was saved under the old covenant.m Just becasue Paul wasn’t sent to baptise, doesn’t mean the people he preached to weren’t baptised. It just means he didn’t baptise them. Read Acts. He commanded and preached baptism

[@StefanReBorn]

@@ComeOutOfHerMyPeople you are contradicting your self dear one. Are there 2 ways to be saved? 2 Gospels... i say no! There was NO way to be saved under the old covenant 😘 Only by faith in Christ, and that was what the thief had.. faith in Christ, He was about to say, IT IS FINISHED ❤🎉🎉🎉 Whoehoe halleluja

[@busybody1474]

Lordship is a result of our salvation, not a requirement for obtaining salvation. It is our discipleship, our walk with Christ, our reasonable service as his followers..Any good fruit we bear is the result of the Holy Spirit working in our lives. Furthermore, once saved always saved is absolutely biblical.. the moment we surrender our lives to Jesus, the moment we are born again in spirit, God seals us with his Holy Spirit and we become a new creation.. we are eternally secure and bound for his kingdom, to doubt our salvation is to doubt our savior.. sin causes doubt, as King David illustrated when he sinned against God, and prayed restore to me the joy of thy salvation

[@Ancient-Paths]

I agree - right up until you said "once saved always saved is absolutely biblical." What about John 15:1-11? [1] Who is Jesus addressing - the saved or the lost? [2] What is His commandment to them? [3] Is there any chance they will fail? [4] What are the consequences of that failure?

[@Obrandoporlaverdad]

Great video brother. Keep doing God's work.

[@dashriprock5720]

The funny thing about using the jailer as an argument against Lordship salvation is they don't seem to hear what they are actually saying. They hear the first part "Paul said to believe" then finish the quote as if it means nothing, "in the >>LORD

[@gh3776]

You probably have heard of Ray Comfort. He holds to lordship salvation tightly. I have heard him in video say that if you don’t repent when saying the prayer of salvation the person is going to Hell. That is false doctrine. The Book of John talks about believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved. Ray Comfort’s other Gospel is conditional = Jesus + another action. John 3:16 is pretty straightforward. No one should add to it.

[@isaacthomas9279]

@@kM-ij2ly Repentance is not a work. It is a result of faith. And an essential part of accepting the Gospel.

[@WendyRedeemed]

Yes - as for the “prayer of salvation” I’m not convinced by scriptures or convicted by the Holy Spirit that saying this prayer ushers one from being a sinner to believer in Jesus Christ. Scriptures talk about repentance and belief on the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ - this can only be done by the workings of the Holy Spirit and not of any works of our own.

[@michaelpickens1662]

Many are perishing...

[@theouterplanet]

@@MysterioB right on. There is so much joy and peace resting in Christ’s finished work.

[@bryanlovesjesus2204]

Well John 3:16 actually refutes a one time belief, because the word for “believe” in the Greek is actually a present active belief, whosoever is believing on him will not perish but have eternal life.

[@fightthegoodfightoffaithmi8676]

Ezekiel 36:26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

[@robinette64]

I’m a bit confused… I thought Lordship Salvation was aligned with Calvinism, meaning that man cannot come to faith except those that are pre-destined by God to be saved.

[@thetruthshallmakeyoufree6122]

Right! Both are wrong 😑

[@ceegee777]

You’re correct, Calvinism.

[@jonmason9360]

I'd like to correct something in your statement. Calvinism maybe aligned with lordship salvation not the other way around Calvinism came as a result of interpreting things in a different fashion as have the Pentecostals the evangelicals the Baptists the methodists the congregationalists the Jehovah's Witnesses a Mormons and the rest of it. The key in most Paramount thing of anything and becoming a Christian is it hearing to The Words of Christ and setting scripture against scripture to be that Berean in His Truth.

[@robinette64]

@@MysterioB I’m in agreement. My question is related to the meaning of the term “Lordship Salvation “. This is now the 3rd different explanation I’ve heard.

[@jonmason9360]

@@kM-ij2ly I love the Word! HE keeps things plain . One thing I've learned is the purpose of parables. The Lord hopes that we have the diligence of kings! I believe it's in Proverbs. Peace to y'all.

[@truthwatch2858]

So glad I found your channel I’m learning so much

[@jonmason9360]

Amen & God Bless you and family!!!

[@paulvanderveen4309]

Lordship salvation is a false gospel. One needs to only believe in Jesus Christ's sacrifice on the cross for salvation (John 3:18). Lordship salvation mandates a desire to a changed life to be saved, when the bible says believe only. God wants all of us to be changed, but we can willfully resist that desire of God, and still be saved.

[@houstonevangelicalministries]

God bless you brother Caleb. You could have made this video 10x longer. Glory to God for the truth being preached.

[@blessedbeliever8725]

Awesome reasoning, Brother ❤

[@HerrKurt]

Reject lordship salvation doctrine

[@lionoffireministries]

That’s called rejecting the Lord Jesus Christ.

[@iThinkBiblically]

How can you reject Jesus as Lord and still "believe on the LORD Jesus Christ (Acts 16:31)" ? How can you "confess Jesus Christ is LORD (Rom 10:9)" and not believe he is your Lord? How can you call upon the name of the LORD (Romans 10:13) and not believe he is Lord? Makes no sense.

[@theodoreritola7641]

WHY Please explain the difference between Saved by grace and faith alone

[@Steve-og4ii]

I personally think that both " Lordship Salvation " and " Easy Believism" are inaccurate misnomers, and misleading.

[@dimmandimberg680]

John 16:7-11 "Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: Of sin, because they believe not on me; Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged."

[@martingagnon7631]

Very good exposition. I was hoping you'd bring in 2 Corinthians 7:9-10.

[@joe_zeay]

A true Calvinist will never know if they are saved through lordship salvation. Everytime they sin say twice or a dozen times after they Thought they were regenerated.. they werent truly regenerated. What a mess of a heresy lorship regeneration

[@TheRDFloyd]

It sounds like you're preaching modern Pharisaism. Like it or not there are no pre-conditions to coming to Christ and being saved other than you hear the gospel message, consider the gospel message, and believe the gospel message. Simply discounting what scripture actually says because it doesn't fit your dogma, which it seems you've done in this video, does not make it untrue. When I became a believer over 5 decades ago, I heard the gospel for the first time, considered what I was hearing, and came to believe it was true. I prayed and was born again according to scripture. As I began to study the scripture, renewing my mind by the washing of the Word, I began to understand just how sinful sin is and my appreciation of and for God and His saving grace grew. As a result, I wanted to be more like Christ and to do things in a different way. His way. My way of life changed. After years as a street minister and pastor and later years working in industry, I can tell you that most people I saw come to Christ came in the same way. For most, not all, there was no overwhelming sense of guilt, no terrible emotional trauma, but for all there was just a conscious and thoughtful understanding of the validity of the message that God sent His son to save them and if they believe they will be saved and kept saved by God and God alone. Getting saved is meant to be "easy" for the sinner since Jesus did ALL of the hard stuff for us.

[@corinneperegrini6003]

Amen🙏 Thank you for this important clarification as many get confused. I can now direct them to this video👍

[@iThinkBiblically]

That’s great Corinne :) Thanks

[@corinneperegrini6003]

@@iThinkBiblically even so it is clear that Jesus is our Lord...but there are so many false doctrines/teaching in the church worldwide that some get confuse or got introduced to a false Jesus...

[@romans8385]

This is precisely what I am struggling with in my church. I try my best and still sin and am grief stricken with guilt for letting Him down. There are a few in my church who gossip, speak awful things, and yet our pastor says "once saved, always saved." That is his answer. I cannot believe this because it doesn't make sense, a Christian purposely and knowingly being hateful. This video calmed my heart, I can tell you. I was almost doubting myself. You've laid it out so clearly, and I thank you. ✝️

[@chrisanok9283]

Osas is truth. But many who claim to be saved, yet live in unrepentant sin are not saved

[@Ancient-Paths]

@@chrisanok9283 Nowhere in the Bible do we see OSAS. What about John 15:1-11? [1] Who is Jesus addressing - the saved or the lost? [2] What is His commandment to them? [3] Is there any chance they will fail? [4] What are the consequences?

[@chrisanok9283]

@@Ancient-Paths john 15 is Jesus distinguishing the false Christian from the true Christian. The false Christian won't be in Jesus to remain in him and as a result, he won't bear fruit. A true believer will continually bear fruit

[@Ancient-Paths]

​@@chrisanok9283 I do not think you have read the passage thoroughly. It is quite obvious that Jesus is only addressing true Christians: [1] They are ALL branches who are attached to the Vine (Jesus) receiving the life-giving sap. “I am the Vine, you are the branches” (v.5) Jesus is speaking to His disciples and all those “in Him” down through the ages. He is not speaking to false converts. [2] They are ALL "in Christ" (v.2) so they had to be saved. You cannot be "in Christ" and be a false Christian. [3] They were ALL (the 11) “clean” (v.3) or saved - Judas had already left. There are no false Christians in these verses. [4] They ALL possessed the Holy Spirit (see John 14:17, 26). Only those who are saved possess the Holy Spirit - not false Christians. [5] They are ALL “chosen” (v.16). If they were not saved - why did Jesus call them “chosen”? They were chosen to bear fruit. False converts are not chosen. [6] They were ALL capable of producing fruit (v.2) or Jesus would not have COMMANDED them to do so. The Vine sends its nutrients into the branch to produce fruit. Some of the branches (in the Vine = Jesus) produced fruit by continuing to “abide in the Vine.” These were pruned in order to produce more fruit. However, the fruitless branches (in the Vine) were those who refused to continue abiding “in Christ” and so failed to produce fruit (or stopped producing fruit). These “branches” were “cut off” from the Vine (Jesus) so they had to have been IN IT to start with, and thrown into the fire of hell (v.6). There are no false converts here - because false converts would not have been “IN the Vine” and so could not have been “cut off” FROM the Vine. [7] They were ALL commanded to abide in the Vine. Jesus would not have commanded false Christians to “abide in Me” - because they would not have been IN HIM in the first place. All true Christians need to continue to abide in Christ - or they will be “cut off” from the Vine (Jesus). You cannot CONTINUE in something or REMAIN in it - if you were never IN it in the first place. This teaching is also found in Romans 11:17-22. This is a very sombre warning - that I hope you will take heed of my friend.

[@chrisanok9283]

@SIOUXSIE7777 but of they were truly in Jesus, then they will remain in him and the will bear fruit. Yes, Jesus was speaking to His disciples. But this is for the reader to understand his duty as a Christian. Paul says we're sealed to the day of redemption with the Holy spirit.

[@michaelpack7591]

The people that believe in easy believeism are the same people that believe they won't be here for the tribulation. This is not what Jesus taught, but people seem to believe that thier doctrine overrules Jesus's doctrine.

[@gayleday100]

Another excellent video. Thank you.

[@iThinkBiblically]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@MelbaCox-x3t]

When God shines the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ in your heart,you will KNOW that he died for you, personally, and you will KNOW that he is Lord. SEE 2Cor4;6 ;Gal.1:15-16 God convicts you of sin-John16:8 God grants you repentance Acts11:18;2Tim2:25 God draws you to Christ John6:44,65 God reveals Christ in your heart.2Cor4:6;Gal.1:14-16 Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy and for thy truth's sake.Psa.115:1

[@marylamb6063]

When Paul was given sole revelation about the "gospel of the grace of God," he finally tells us: NO ONE seeks after God. We are saved by grace through faith in Christ, and nothing of this salvation is of our own efforts or intentions or promises or commitments. All have sinned. We couldn't keep the law. It was a tutor to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. God chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world. God through Christ has justified us, glorified us, and seated us with Christ in the heavenlies. And what about Israel? Hebrews quotes Jeremiah: A time will come when he will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and Judah. "I will write my laws in their hearts." God has shut up all men under sin, that he might have mercy on them all. No one is saved today except by simple faith that: Jesus died for our sins, was buried, and was raised from the dead. This is Paul's gospel, and the only gospel we must preach today.

[@dannodoesfunthings8100]

Why does mankind have to make doctrines out of anything/everything? How is it that, Jesus Christ isn't Lord of your life, as a result of believing in Him? Why is it either or? You don't even make Christ "your savior." He saves you as a result of trusting in His, finished work for us.

[@seanh6097]

This world is a dark old place & I'm still not fully understanding but, I feel the ring of truth here! 😇

[@biker38297]

People thinks just because they get saved they will never be tempted to sin. Let me say you will always be tempted to sin. Do you have to sin when tempted? No. Dont put your self in a place to where you are the one who cause's the temptation. No one makes us sin. No one. not even the devil can make you sin. If any Christian sins its because they want to sin. Its like someone who wants to take their life. Its up to them if they do it. Satan tells people you are no good you might as well take your life nobody cares about you anyway. In your mind it may make sense to you but you dont have to take your life satan cant make you no matter how bad you feel about your self. Its up to you if you do it. If satan can make you do it then satan owns you he tells you what to do. The bible says you are the servant to who you obey. its like people who slander and gossip. they think just because they are Christians they can go about slandering other people who has failed God. It doesnt matter if what someone does is the truth its still slander and that is a sin. Got it.

[@intro8172]

Amein! A true biblical teaching.

[@TheMistysFavs]

NO it isn't....LORDSHIP Salvation is heresy....Believe the Gospel, Paul is clear on the rest - repentance & a changed life. Reformed theology is heresy.

[@iThinkBiblically]

You say "believe on the LORD Jesus Christ", but claim you can do that without believing that Jesus is LORD. How is that possible?

[@intro8172]

@@iThinkBiblically Too true brother Caleb. "Lord of lords" is only one of His many righteous and true titles.

[@iThinkBiblically]

​@@intro8172 How can you "confess Jesus Christ is LORD (Rom 10:9)" and not believe he is your Lord? How can you call upon the name of the LORD (Romans 10:13) and not believe he is your Lord? Easy Believism makes no sense.

[@intro8172]

@@iThinkBiblically Agreed! I am not putting my God and Savior in a box of anyone's liking. Nor am I trying to be more creative than God. I'm just trusting/leaning on the Holy Book and not my own understanding; or else I may deceive myself from The Way, The Truth and The Life.

[@charlesgilbert5682]

I John 3:6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not... I John 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin...

[@bibletheology2889]

Paul is very clear that a sinner must belive that Jesus Christ is LORD, BEFORE they are saved! " 9 Because if you confess the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth one confesses unto salvation. 11 For the Scripture says, "Everyone believing on Him shall not be put to shame." 12 For there is no difference both of Jew and of Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call on Him. 13 For everyone, "whoever shall call on the name of the Lord will be saved." (Romans chapter 10) "29 Then asking for a light he rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. 30 And leading them outside, he said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved, and your household. 32 And they spoke the Word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his household" (Acts chapter 16) You CANNOT have Jesus Christ THE SAviour, without Jesus Christ THE LORD!

[@joeysoto8051]

I say that Lordship salvation is 100% biblical because it is the Holy Spirit that convicts a person of sin and can lead a person to repentance ( 2 Corinthians 7:10). I am in the godly sorrow not the sinner’s prayer because it is very misleading and unscriptural, nowhere in the Bible talks about that prayer. The Gospel is this, we are sinners deserving the wrath of God and that the only way to have that wrath removed is to repent of our sins and put our faith in Christ.

[@brandonjames6266]

Lordship salvation is a false doctrine, as someone said why call Jesus lord when Jesus makes its clear regardless of what you think or say Jesus is lord, our saviour, our redeemer etc, Roman's has the most clear explanation of the Gospel, if Jesus expected us to be perfect and follow every commandment as soon as we're saved then why did Jesus come to save us in the first place?, Jesus says also you must abide in me to bear much fruit, the question is how does one bear much fruit, be obedient and follow Jesus when you don't have the holy spirit?

[@iThinkBiblically]

Did you watch the video? Your comment seems to suggest that you did not watch it.

[@brandonjames6266]

@@iThinkBiblically does submission to Jesus and repentance come after believing in Jesus or before? If before when you don't have the holy spirit in you then how does one get saved that's the real question, I believe it is God who produces repentance and salvation not ourselves, something to possibly to make a video on.

[@brandonjames6266]

@KTTGHMTJWYCBLAC or we simply follow ehat the bible says and it call it salvation instead of all these weird terms that people make up based on taking scripture how they would like and I'm well aware of both LS and EB.

[@plowsharesintoswords2996]

@@brandonjames6266 Romans DEBUNKS all your false doctrines: **0SAS is a LIE** *Rom.11:**22* "Therefore, consider the goodness of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness ***IF*** you continue in His goodness, *otherwise YOU TOO WILL BE *CUT OFF."** (like the unbelieving branches of Israel that were ripped out to graft Gentiles in.) *1 Cor.15:2* "By this gospel you are saved **IF** you hold fast to the Word I preached to you. Otherwise you have believed IN VAIN." *1 Tim.**4:16* " Watch your life AND DOCTRINE closely. Persevere in them, because **IF** you do, you will SAVE both YOURSELF AND your hearers." *1 Cor.16:22 **"IF*** *anyone does not LOVE THE LORD, let them be ACCURSED."* *John 14:15 "*IF** *you Love Me, keep My Commandments."* *1 Cor. 13:2 *"IF** I have the gift of prophecy and all knowledge and **IF** *i have a FAITH that could move mountains but do not have *LOVE** *i am nothing."* *1 Tim.**2:15* "But women will be preserved through childbearing **IF** they continue in Faith, Love, AND *HOLINESS** * with propriety."* *Rev.22:18-19* "...and **IF** anyone takes away from the words of the prophecy, *God will take away his part from the Book of Life, from the Holy City and from the things that are written in this Book."* *Rev.3:3* to the CHURCH at Sardis, "But **IF** you do not wake up, I will come upon you as a THIEF and you will not know what HOUR i will come upon you."-Jesus *Rev.14:9-11 *IF** *John 15:6-7 *IF** *Heb.**10:26**-27 *IF** *2 Peter 2:20-21* ***IF*** **OSAS is a LIE**

[@tims.449]

The knowledge of sin comes from the law. To maintain that you have to keep the law that condemned you and flipping it around to say that keeping it now saves and keeps you saved is mixing freedom from the law with bondage to the law. You need to be saved because you failed to obey the law. You still sin because sin is dwelling in your flesh and to break one commandment even if you are not lusting as much is breaking the law. Christ died and rose again and the law which was blotted out blotted out all sin past present and future. While there is one gospel, that is that Jesus Christ came to give his life a ransom for the redemption of man there was/is a different means of doing so. The sin issue is dealt with the cross but Matt.20 [28] Even as the Son of man came to give his life a ransom for many. NOT ALL and the sin is blotted out in the future according to what Peter knew after spending 3 1/2 years with Christ. Peter preaches- Acts.3 [19] Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; WHEN? When the King comes and is presence is here and He is seated on the throne of David. It is a promise and prophecy of God's covenant to Israel. BLOTTED OUT NOW because sin is the transgression of the Law of Moses. Col. 2 [14] Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; THE CONTEXT IS [12] Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. [13] And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; [14] Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; THE LAW = DEATH, IT WAS WRITTEN ON STONES 2Cor.3 [7] But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away: [8] How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious? [9] For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory. 1Tim.2 [6] Christ gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. Romans 11 [25] For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. [26] And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: [27] For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins. WHEN? When the Deliverer or Redeemer comes to Mt Zion or Sion. WHY DID ISRAEL FALL AND THE RANSOM OF MANY CHANGE TO RANSOM OF ALL? Rom.11 [11] I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy. [12] Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness? GRACE IS HUGE BECAUSE IT IS A MATTER OF SALVATION Gal. 5 [4] Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. Verse 3 is simular to what James said -Jas.2 [10] For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. Gal. 3 [4] Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. The knowledge of sin comes from the law. To maintain that you have to keep the law that condemned you and flipping it around to say that keeping it now saves and keeps you saved is mixing freedom from the law with bondage to the law 2Tim.2 [15] Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. We are saved by believing in the shed blood for forgiveness of sin, Jesus dying, burial and resurrection. A free gift. We don't go around sinning because we can, we get saved and grow in knowledge of scripture. We find we are not our own we were bought with a price. If you put the cart in front of the horse you are fallen from grace according to Gal. 5 [4] Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.

[@nishalp1747]

Thank you May the Lord bless you

[@dimmandimberg680]

1st , second and third John is also written to those who all ready are believing. for men and women of different ages

[@Bushido1274]

James, Jude, Epistles of Peter and John (specifically 1 John 1:8-10) kill easy believism (or FreeGrace/Hypergrace).

[@iThinkBiblically]

Yeah and they start trying to say that those books were written for the future Messianic Jews during the tribulation. They literally just make stuff up to avoid the text.

[@Bushido1274]

@@iThinkBiblically Some will even abuse the semantic range of the exegetical languages to support their narrative. That right there is profanity of God's word. "Don't take your salvation for granted, folks!"

[@lkae4]

@@iThinkBiblically Please ask them, "One of the hallmarks of cults is that they pick and choose Bible verses. How do you differentiate your picking and choosing of verses from that of cults?"

[@janitor4jesus944]

Jesus said if you do not forgive those that trespassed against you,The Father in heaven will not forgive you of your trespasses against Him. Paul also said if we deny Jesus,He will deny us. These are just two verses that goes against unconditional OSAS.

[@lkae4]

@@janitor4jesus944 Have you forgiven absolutely everyone who has trespassed against you? Mean kids in school? Family members who mistreated and abused you?

[@bass305-HCCA]

The Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin. Jesus said in the book of John, "When I AM lifted up, I will draw ALL MEN unto myself." I don't understand why people don't understand the fact that people quench and resist the spirit daily.

[@dianeexley1709]

Thanks, Caleb!

[@juan-carlosreyes3735]

Amen! Good stuff, brother. I love your presentation toward the end when you kept on adding verse after verse that proved the need for repentance. Every time you'd say, "let me give you one more passage", my thought was, "keep'em coming!". Excellent explanation. Thanks so much for these edifying videos. Greetings from Grace Community Church, Sun Valley California.

[@iThinkBiblically]

Thanks brother. That’s a great church to belong to. I kind of copied Tim Conway YT channel name “I’ll be honest, will you” and thought of “Ithinkbiblically, do you”. I used to listen to the sermon jams as a new believer, still do.

[@reo3x573]

Why do so many forget that King David is in heaven. Faith alone!

[@xaviermilbourne7754]

King David also was grieved over his sins, confessed them and asked for forgiveness..(repentance that leads to salvation 2 Corinthians 7: 10) He wrote Psalm 51 to show his remorse

[@markthomas36]

G’day Caleb, another great exposition mate. I don’t understand how you could possibly be saved and have the Holy Spirit within and not come to hate the fact that you are a sinner. I freely admit that that is what I am, and I truly hate the fact that, that is what I am. Obviously I don’t sin as often as I did before I was saved and I try very hard not to sin but a sinner none the less is what I am. If you were to remove The Holy Spirit and my God given faith in Jesus’s completed work from me, then In my opinion I would be absolutely and completely worthless, of no value whatsoever. The only value that I ascribe to myself is The Fathers gift of the scriptures, the skill set that he has graciously given me, the Lord Jesus’s immeasurably valuable spilt blood and the Holy spirits residence within me. Those are priceless to me, and I am very grateful for them. If you call yourself a Christian, but neither hate the sin you commit and aren’t at least trying to stop sinning, then I don’t think that you’re saved at all and you would be deceiving yourself. Thank you again mate. God bless.

[@iThinkBiblically]

Totally agree!!

[@sagepeace9088]

Its both once you see how easy it is to be forgiven and born again . you want to walk with him because you Love him and he is Lord of you're life.

[@SillyChickens222]

Yankee Arnold has great videos refuting Lordship salvation 😃 The gospel is so easy even a child can understand it!

[@2Chronicles714_]

Yankee Arnold is one of the Pioneers of the so called easy believism false gospel. Jude calls that perverted Grace. Yankee teaches a license to sin. He is a evil man. Jude 1:4 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.

[@chrisanok9283]

Too bad he's false

[@halcyon289]

@@chrisanok9283 Really ? do you have 100 % assurance that you will enter the kingdom when you die ?

[@chrisanok9283]

@@halcyon289 yes I do.

[@halcyon289]

@@chrisanok9283 Based on what ?

[@samsacco6979]

In all humility brother…your pejorative label “easy believism” totally misses the actual view. And also is not gracious. First, believing is NOT easy! It’s simple but not easy. There’s a difference. Second, Free Grace is the theological camp that you are attempting to discredit. No one that I have ever known or read who holds that view (myself included) would describe their view in such a way. It’s easy to create a straw man that doesn’t exist and knock him down. I appreciate your intended interest and clarification on the subject. However, I would suggest a better well rounded reading on the view before creating your next video.

[@samckwong]

“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. matt 6 24

[@michaeldenney5016]

Lordship salvation is work based.

[@2Chronicles714_]

It's obedience based. Jesus came to call a fallen sinfulled man to repentance. If we truly trust in Christ, then we will obey, and that starts with repenting of sin, which can only happen with Faith. Romans 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Mark 1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. Repent of sin and believe. Acts 3:19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, (believe) THAT YOUR SINS MAY BE BLOTTED OUT, when the times of refreshing shall come from the Paul repeats this Acts 20:21 Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith (believe) toward our Lord Jesus Christ. Acts 26:20 But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should REPENT and turn to God (believe), and do works meet for repentance. Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder (of eternal life) of them that diligently seek him. Show evidence of faith that you trust in Christ by acknowledging and changing your mind about your sinfulled life, a decision to turn away from sin and live for and serve Jesus. James echos Jesus and Paul James 2:17,26 Even so faith, if it hath not works, (evidence)is dead being alone. 26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead. (Meaningless) Not works for salvation but evidence,by a changed life. (2 Corinthians 5:15,17)

[@francesvincent793]

Yes I love lordship salvation

[@theodoreritola7641]

why?

[@elizabethl3323]

Lordship Salvation comes from Perseverance in Calvinism. They backload the Gospel with works

[@Romans8-9]

No, that's not how it works. The works come from God, its sanctification, you aren't relying on your good works to be saved because they never came from you in the first place.

[@wilmerpelletier5426]

name the denominations that believe in easy believism i have never heard any teaching from gospel believing preachers who just let someone believe on JESUS and go their own way without ever telling someone about repentance and changing their mind about sin and giving their life to JESUS as their LORD.therefore you name the gospel preachers who teach your so-called easy believism.

[@craigcrawford6595]

It is troubling when one ignores other verses on any subject that speak contrary to one's doctrine or beliefs. One's fruit will show Godly repentance and the stain of sin will still show that we who are saved still sin. One of the consequences of sin is not having assurance of salvation and that is a huge part of the problem with cheap grace and easy believism in my opinion. .I have always contended that if one has never questioned their own salvation (that we are to work out ourselves lest we fall short) then it seems they do not take repentance and sin against God seriously or simply think as a man does and not as God has commanded. .Oh, and I fully believe Lordship salvation. .

[@davidboehmer4359]

Ok. When Jesus saved me December 23,1973 at the age of 18. I had prayed and asked Jesus to come into my life a few times. But never had any conviction of sin until that afternoon. In fact I was so sick of my sin that I wanted no more to do with hurting God. It was then that I believed Jesus would save me, come into my life and change me. If I asked him to come into my life. He did just that like he said. He is still convicting me of sin and dealing with me and I'm 67 now. Can I say this? He has not proven he loves me by giving me much in the way of financial and material wealth and possessions. But. He has repeatedly opened up his Word to me. Especially here lately. Which gives me great joy. Knowing I have that which will endure and no one will take from me. But I can give to others.

[@hehs3469]

Deuteronomy 30 : 6 , Romans 2 : 29 , Jeremiah 4 : 4 , It Is Circumcision Of The Heart ❤️

[@Califgracer]

You confuse justification (a one -time act act of trusting in Christ alone for salvation, By grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone--Ephesians 2:8-9) with sanctification (a life-long process of serving God and growing in faith).

[@francesvincent793]

plus Jesus said unless you repent you will perish

[@slaugh77ify]

What kind of belief did the thieves on the other crosses have?

[@travisshaffer552]

Well, this is your version of lordship salvation. I’d agree 100% But this is not what most “lordship salvation” preachers say. What you presented would be called easy believeism in my circles. Only the most extreme hold the view of easy believeism you presented. This is why we can’t allow ourselves to be labeled. The labels don’t mean anything

[@yonathantsaghay6063]

I have a question about being born again I seen my ways were wrong I did some research about how to pray a sinner’s prayer and ask god for forgiveness and I said it I felt like it but I did it all at Home I didn’t visit a church did I do it right

[@travisshaffer552]

Yes you did. Get a Bible and read the book of John.

[@guiseppethegent]

How are you gonna bring up 1 John Chapter 1 and not continue from verse 6 to verse 8 and 9 brother??? Wow. “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭1‬:‭8‬-‭10‬ ‭ESV‬‬

[@holaamigo3084]

Amen, which entirely contradicts easy believism because the verse says to confess to God and He will forgive you while easy believism teaches just believe in Jesus and that anything other than that is works based salvation. This theology is flawed and a lot of holes can be poked through it. Ephesians 5:3-6 calls people who are sexually immoral, unclean, and idolaters children of disobedience and verse 7-8 says to not be partakers with them because you (the Ephesians) were sometimes DARKNESS, now are light in the Lord and says to walk as children of light. Matthew 3:8 says to bear fruits in keeping with repentance, and Romans 12:2 says “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” You have no excuse to sin, real Christians don’t boldly sin in front of God’s face and not even care they are grieving Him, knowing that He died a brutal death for them. That’s evil, don’t harden your heart and turn back

[@guiseppethegent]

@@holaamigo3084 True Christians hate sin. If it’s their own personal sin or sin in general. The true Christian loves the law. Now does that mean that we won’t break it? Of course not. That’s why we have the atonement. But our goal in all aspects of life is to please The God of Israel. Salvation is a work of God. Not of man.