Understanding the False Convert (Matthew

[@zebra2346]

I used to be in the Lordship Salvation camp, more or less, and was confused about Soteriology for many many years until about 18 months ago when my theology on Salvation had begun a revolutionary change, by God's grace. But what is so astonishing to me is that the very verses that Lordship Salvation teachers and their adherents use to attack us who believe in free grace as damned to hell, is that those verses are actually speaking about them. “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’ Matthew 7:21‭-‬23 ESV I've heard John McArthur preach on this passage before, and i truly believed his teaching, that the passage was describing those who are Christians in name only, who profess to know the Lord, but were not actually Christians. It was only recently that I had a big "aha moment" and i understood that these verses are actually talking about false teachers like John McArthur and their Lordship Salvation nonsense. Lordship salvation is not the Gospel, it is filthy garbage dressed up in a fine suit and masquerading as Truth. McArthur and many other prominent teachers like Piper for example, are modern day Pharisees. They are blind guides caught in a delusion. These are extremely popular teachers and their false teachings are so subtle and convincing to their many followers. For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, 2 Timothy 4:3 ESV This is another passage I've heard McArthur preach attacking us who believe in free grace. But I think it aptly applies to McArthur and his many followers who would rather puff themselves up by their own righteous deeds instead of owning up to their own lawlessness. Wake up, preacher, it might be you who will be crying out "Lord Lord" on that fateful day. This is the only requirement to be saved. Pay attention if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9 ESV

[@rakuone101]

I don’t see anyone in his congregation knowing they have eternal life, the Word of God declares that you can know and how….. 1 John 5:13 (KJV) These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

[@According_To_Matt]

I would think that itching ears want to hear that it's easy and simple to get to Heaven, don't worry about.

[@zebra2346]

@@According_To_Matt its counterintuitive, but i think human pride gets it the way. Who would think that the simplicity and beauty of salvation by faith in Jesus Christ would be a stumbling block but it is.

[@matthewburns1012]

MacArthur and Piper are not wolves and unsaved, but they are teaching false things. They believe in faith alone, but they backload it by looking at yourself for assurance.

[@angierobinson1651]

When I became a Christian, I was 19. Back then, I thought everyone who went to church was a Christian...and that most churches were the same. I was watching a movie and saw a group of nuns walking across a parking lot and the thought entered into my heart, "I wish I could be like them and know that I had a close relationship with God...and that he loves me." I was really sad because I didn't know him. My baptist Pastor Uncle has taken me to church before, and I had said the sinners prayer and was baptized as a child... clearly I didn't understand it though.....but I remembered the sinner prayer. I said the sinners' prayer because I desired to really know God and to be pleasing to him. The next thing that happened was I began to do what I thought a Christian would, I started watching religious programs on tv and reading my tiny bible (one of those hand out bibles). A preacher said something on the show I was watching that caused me to see just how truly vile my sins were.... for 3 days I was in absolute distress over how wretched I was. When my husband came home from being offshore, I asked him to watch our daughter while I ran over to my uncles. I was already crying when he opened the door.... I spilled out all that had happened and finished with "I said the sinners prayers, but I'm not saved..." The weight of my sin was on me, I felt so sinful and unworthy and at the same time, I desperately wanted to know Jesus. My Aunt said, "Are you calling God a liar?" I said, "NO, NOPE.... I would never!" she said, "The word of God says if you ask Jesus to forgive you of your sins and accept him as your savior, you are saved." Something changed in me at the moment....43 years later, and it still moves me to tears... I was born again. My heart changed.... I had an incredible thirst for the word. Salvation through Jesus is life changing....the change inside makes a person desire to live a life that pleases God.... not to work for salvation, but because it becomes our new nature to do so. That's not to say we don't fall into sin from time to time.... but we will never be comfortable there. The grace of God CHANGES us, and that change is the evidence that Jesus is now at the center of our lives. Maranatha

[@juliewirch2992]

What an incredible and important message that we all need to hear and understand Pastor! The Lord bless you.

[@According_To_Matt]

I can't get past this verse. I never feel like I have enough faith. I have tried to be saved so many times, but I am not. I have convinced myself, I believe, but this verse just keeps telling me I haven't.

[@krisebbeler36]

I have a AV1611 Bible. That’s the year the 47 translators that King James gave the ok to put the English Bible completed. After he died there were some spelling corrections and punctuation corrections. The Received Text is what the New Testament Greek is called. They also put King James name or KJV to it in 1796. I also have a Cambridge KJB. What people don’t understand is when the Holy Spirit comes in to live in you you are also given Faith. One of the Fruit of the Spirit is Faith. God is also Love joy peace…see Galatians chapter 5. Paul said he lived by THE FAITH OF THE SON OF GOD. Paul never talks about his Faith but how FAITHFUL JESUS CHRIST IS. Living by the GRACE OF GOD MEANS 2 THINGS. UNMERITED FAVOR AND POWER. Jesus told Paul my GRACE IS SUFFICIENT FOR YOU. PAUL WAS NOT TRYING TO EARN IT OR OBEY THE MOSAIC LAW. THEY BOTH DEPEND ON THE ENERGY OF THE FLESH WHICH IS WEAK. REMEMBER JESUS CHRIST IS YOUR HIGH PRIEST ALWAYS INTERCEDING FOR YOU. YOU CANNOT SAVE YOURSELF. DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH YOUR NATURAL BIRTH? OF COURSE NOT. THE SECOND BIRTH IS DONE WITH OUT HUMAN HANDS. GOD WORKS A MIRACLE AND SO MANY THINGS HAPPENED ALL AT ONCE. A NEW HEART,A NEW NATURE,NEW DESIRES,THE MIND OF CHRIST,SEALED,ADOPTED AND MUCH MORE. YOU JUST NEED TO KNOW WHO THE NEW YOU IS AND GROW IN THE GRACE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE SON OF GOD. YOU ALSO HAVE TO HAVE EVERYTHING REVEALED TO YOU. THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL TEACH YOU AND LEAD YOU TO ALL TRUTH OR ABOUT JESUS. HE IS A WONDERFUL COUNSELOR. YOU ARE COMPLETE IN HIM. IT IS LIKE ASKING YOUR MOM OR DAD TO MAKE YOU SOMETHING TO EAT. JUST USING THAT AS A EXAMPLE. HERE I AM LORD TEACH ME SO I CAN KNOW YOU BETTER. JOHN 17:3 ETERNAL LIFE. I PRAY THIS HELPS YOU AND YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HELP GOD OUT. IF YOU USE ELECTRICAL TOOLS IT WOULD BE SILLY TO HELP THE TOOL DO WHAT IT WAS MADE TO DO RIGHT. PRAISE THE LORD ❤

[@vickimoran2314]

Preach Pastor Jacob! Spot on - thank you Lord!

[@jimkraft9445]

Believers have His perfect righteousness imputed to our account. Romans 4:5-8. Romans 3:26-28. Salvation is totally apart from any works. It is a free GIFT, so no man can boast. Second Corinthians 9:13 Thanks be to God for His UNSPEAKABLE GIFT, ETERNAL LIFE. What were those in Matthew 7 doing. They were boasting in what they did. Not what Jesus did for us. They never did the will of His Father in heaven. John 6:40. And this is the will of Him who sent me, that ALL that SEETH the Son, and believeth on Him, may HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE, AND I WILL RAISE HIM UP ON THE LAST DAY. Man can do nothing to save himself. We can only be saved by what Jesus did for us plus nothing. John 3:16-18. Jesus said it, we believe it, and that settles it. John 6:47. Gods word. People believe it is to simple. That we must have to do something. That is why most people are not saved. They are trusting in their own works, not the work of God. John 6:29. Jesus, answered, and said unto them, this is the work of God, that ye believe on the one He has sent plus nothing. Nothing else can save us, accept what He did. First John 2:2. And HE is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but for the sins of the WHOLE WORLD. But, John 3:18. Believers are no longer condemned, but UNBELIEVERS are condemned already because they have not believed on the name of the Son of God. Our works could never save a sinner which we all are. Romans 3:23. Romans 3:9-10. So God sent His only Son, Jesus, to die to take the punishment we deserve. He paid our sin debt in full when He was on the cross and said"IT IS FINISHED" That is an accounting term, meaning PAID IN FULL. John 3:18. Romans 6:23. For the penalty for sin is death, BUT, (the good news) THE GIFT OF GOD IS ETERNAL LIFE, THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD. He paid our sin debt in full, sealed us with the Holy Spirit of promise, unto the day of redemption. Ephesians 1:13-14. Ephesians 4:30. Our guarantee of eternal life. The gospel that saves. First Corinthians 15:1-4. That Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures, that HE was buried, and rose again on the third day, according to the scriptures. Romans 1:16. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the POWER of God unto salvation to everyone that BELIEVETH, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. Galatians 1:6-9 Though we or an angel from heaven preach any other gospel unto you than that we have preached unto you, LET HIM BE ACCURSED. As we said before, so say I again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received from us, LET HIM BE ACCURSED. Jesus paid it all and we paid 0. You cannot boast in 0. Ephesians 2:8-9. For by grace ye are saved, through FAITH, and that not of yourselves, IT IS THE GIFT OF GOD, NOT OF WORKS, LEST ANY MAN SHOULD BOAST. We only have to believe it one time to be saved forever.

[@jimkraft9445]

First John 1:8. IF we say we have no sin, we are DECEIVED and the TRUTH is not in us. Jesus died for sinners which we all are. Salvation by grace is apart from any works. Romans 11:6. Saved by a one time faith alone in Jesus alone apart from works. Romans 4:5. Colossians 2:13. He has forgiven us ALL trespasses. Romans 4:7-8. We can not earn it, and once we have it we can not lose it because it is ETERNAL LIFE. John 10:28-29. Hebrews 13:5 For He hath said, I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU OR FORSAKE YOU. I WILL NEVER CAST YOU OUT. Gods promises to us. Galatians 2:21. I do not void the grace of God, for if RIGHTEOUSNESS come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. Jesus fulfilled the law for us so He could give us His perfect righteousness. Romans 4:5-6. John 3:16. See all you WHOSOEVERS in heaven. We have Gods word on it.

[@According_To_Matt]

Why does 1 John 3 say: 1 John 3:7 ESV [7] Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. It seems we have to practice righteousness. We have to do something.

[@jimkraft9445]

@@According_To_Matt It is not our righteousness, it is His perfect righteousness. Romans 4:5. But to him that worketh not, but BELIEVETH on Him that justifieth the UNGODLY, his faith is counted for righteousness. Romans 4:6. Just as David describeth the blessedness of the man to whom the Lord IMPUTET righteousness, APART FROM WORKS. Romans 4:7-8. Blessed is the man whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not IMPUTE sin. Jesus paid our sin debt in full on the cross. He took the punishment we deserve. John 3:18. First John 5:13. These things have I written unto you that BELIEVE on the name of the Son of God, APART FROM ANY WORKS, THAT YE MAY KNOW YE HAVE ETERNAL LIFE. Romans 5:19-21 Where sin abounds, grace much more abounds. Colossians 2:13. He has forgiven us ALL trespasses. First John 2:2. Romans 1:16. Romans 11:6. Romans 6:23. The GIFT of God is ETERNAL LIFE. The Gospel. First Corinthians 15:1-4. Galatians 1:6-9. Ephesians 1:13-14. Ephesians 4:30. How we live after we are born again by the Spirit of God, is how we will be rewarded in heaven. First Corinthians 3:11-15. And we can be chastened by the Lord as a child of God, for living in sin. Colossians 3:5-6. But He will never leave us or forsake us. Hebrews 13:5. And be content with such things as ye have, for He hath said, I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU OR FORSAKE YOU. He will never cast us out. John 6:37. Second Timothy 2:13. If we believe not, after we have once believed, He abideth faithful, He cannot deny Himself. His Holy Spirit that seals us unto the day of redemption. The rapture of the church. First John 1:8. IF we say we have no sin, we are DECEIVED and the TRUTH is not in us. The new birth did nothing for our first birth. We still have our sinful nature till we die and receive our new sinless bodies at the resurrection. For now it is only our soul/spirit that is saved. Not the flesh. Romans 6:23. We all die because of sin, but the GIFT of God is eternal life, through Jesus finished work on the cross. He did not know them because they were trusting in what they did, instead of what Jesus did for us. They never did the will of His Father in Heaven. John 6:40 and John 6:29. They were never born again and did not have His Spirit in them. Romans 8:9. Without the Spirit of God, there is no salvation. With the Spirit we have eternal life. Ephesians 4:30. And grieve not the Holy Spirit in whom ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. John 3:18. John 6:47. First John 2:2. John 5:24. John 3:16-18. Romans 1:16. The gospel. First Corinthians 15:1-4. Paid in full. "IT IS FINISHED" I hope this makes sense.

[@hebrewmayne3995]

Moral of the story: the heart is deceitful and wicked

[@et5265]

if a none chistian accepted christ jesus as the lord 1 week before death , will he enter the kingdom

[@gilbertcarrasco5737]

The Thief on the cross said to Jesus remember when you go into your kingdom and Jesus replied surely today you will be with me in paradise. That thief only had faith that's it.

[@rachealivyvlogs]

Yes, for obedience is better than sacrifice! Proverbs 21:3

[@charlie4christ536]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5LXeq2nrKdlmqM Christ died for your sins and rose on the third day, showing that anyone who trusts in him for salvation, will have everlasting life. (John 11:25-26) "Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?" (John 3:16) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

[@1920s]

Jesus is talking about false prophets that are also trusting in their works.

[@jjjj-ss8dq]

Self rightiosness equals lawlessnes

[@allisonwalker984]

calvinism is wicked! This is a works salvation presented here.

[@kilobyte7814]

No sir u r deceived

[@tkervinph]

Agreed

[@chrisdavidson3827]

John 6:28-29 KJV [28] Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? [29] Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. This man preaches work salvation. Jesus preached BELIEVE! Matthew 7:21-23 KJV [21] Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. [22] Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? [23] And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. All these people done wonderful WORKS why didn’t they get to enter the kingdom? Because they wasn’t doing the will of the father! What’s the will of the father?? John 6:39-40 KJV [39] And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. [40] And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. They we’re focusing on what THEY were doing, not what the LORD did for them. They were relying on their own righteousness instead of the righteousness of of christ! You can’t work your way to heaven and you dang sure can’t stop sinning! You will sin less but you won’t be sinless! Until you get your glorified body!

[@2009hawks1]

@@chrisdavidson3827 you are completely wrong. John 2:23-25. Repentance and God regenerating you is evidence that Jesus dwells inside of you produces works (fruit) a radical change of behavior. The works are not yours but made possible by the triune God living inside you. Doings works on your strength is worthless. You say these professing Christians were going to hell because they were focused on what they were doing. Wrong, Jesus says they were sent to hell because of sin,"get away from me you practice lawlessness.

[@chrisdavidson3827]

@@2009hawks1 no these people were sent to hell because they were not doing the will of the father! He said only those who do the will of my father will enter the kingdom. What’s the will of the father?

[@rakuone101]

Matthew 7 in context is about “False teachers” who teach a false gospel of works salvation. Jesus said is the door. Straight is the gate and narrow is the way ( it through faith in Christ alone, not by works of righteousness which we have done Titus 3:5.) Note Jesus said I never knew you…… because their focus was on what they had done for The Lord, not what The Lord requires, which is to believe. John 6:28-29 (KJV) 28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. Matthew 7:13-23 (KJV) 13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide [is] the gate, and broad [is] the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. 15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither [can] a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. 21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

[@johnmullins4386]

Amen

[@Huero87]

This passage has nothing to do with false converts. If you read the entire sermon on the mount, in it's context, Jesus is condemning people who refuse to follow him. They don't need him because of their own righteousness.

[@dwaynethomas4622]

they called him lord lord so no it’s not people who knowingly chose to refuse him. Imposing guesses in the text is unproductive

[@jan-peterschuring88]

It’s not about what YOU DO by your own will but rather how you become by resting in the bestowed glorious gift of faith in Christ giving us freedom from the law. By following this misreading of this passage you are not doing God's will in relation to Jesus Christ, because you are misinterpreting the law as the Scribes and Pharisees did (5:21-7:6), using it to establish your own righteousness instead of looking to the exceeding righteousness of Christ (5:20). Self-righteousness cannot save a person. Those in the passage are not claiming to have believed in Christ for His righteousness. Unsaved people need a righteousness outside of themselves and their own good works, which can never meet God's perfect standard. Only Christ's righteousness obtained through faith in Jesus Christ satisfies God's righteous requirements. This passage cannot be used to say that those who believe in Jesus Christ as Savior are not saved unless they also submit to His lordship. That is exactly what the passage is NOT saying. There is no indication that this group has believed in Jesus as their Savior from sin, yet there is every indication that they have believed and submitted to Him as Lord of their lives. The reason they are not saved is that they have not done the Father's will - believed in the Lord Jesus Christ as their Savior from sin who imputes His righteousness. Many professors of Christianity have a false security because they are looking at and trusting in their submission and their works instead of resting fully in the merit of Christ and His work on their behalf. You cannot not trust in our own conscience led “works of righteousness” to do the will of the Father ....only Jesus as the Narrow Way can fulfill the will of His Father. We must only fully receive and truly trust Christ’s gift of bestowed righteousness...only the authentic fruit of a joyfully free servant will act without sin consciousness and authenticity...thereby falling into harmonious obedience. If you are driven by fear to “manage your sin”...like this “lordship preacher” is imploring you to do here....then you are in fact being lawless and apart from Christ as you are trusting in your own fear driven efforts and not His finished work. Joyful alignment to Christ who is alive in our hearts will keep us on the narrow path...fear does not dwell where there is Light.

[@karleeknockle1325]

Thank you for this! Im glad I didn’t watch this video, and your comment helped me reinforce what I’ve been trying to understand as a baby Christian! Its not me, its Jesus!

[@socalfisherman6531]

I guess it’s just a roll of the dice 😂 good luck pastor

[@According_To_Matt]

Right? You can believe, but did you REALLY believe? There are false Christians, to be sure, but this sermon makes it seem like it doesn't matter how sincerely you believe, in the end, it's up to Jesus, and you'll never know until you get there.

[@Liminalplace1]

Such a misinterpretation of that passage. 100% flunck on Bible Interpretation. Interpret Mathew by Mathew,assume Mathew knew how to communicate to his audience. Track with author because that is where God communicated his authority and don't try interpret what he said by looking at John (which wasn't written when Mathew was first read). Also don't assume it's talking about what Paul was teaching in Romans and Galatians. Fortunately the whole of Mathew 5-7 is a unified sermon and the context tells us what it means. The passage of the video is the conclusion of the sermon. It's NOT about assurance.

[@ReligiouslyIncorrect]

This pastor is the one who’s going to be saying Lord Lord. Who does this man think he is? Another self righteous Pharisee. Let him be accursed.

[@BarbershopReviews]

And why do you say that?

[@According_To_Matt]

At the beginning of the sermon, he describes someone who confesses they believe, live out their faith, and sincerely believes in his confession and yet gets sent to hell because they didn't get converted, despite all that. At the end, he quotes the verses that all you have to do is believe, and those who sincerely seek will not be turned away. Calvanism makes 0 sense.

[@ReligiouslyIncorrect]

@@BarbershopReviews because instead of pointing you to Christ and his work for you, he tells you to look at yourself and your “fruit” or “changed life” which is pretty subjective and causes people to doubt their salvation.

[@FindRestNow]

@@ReligiouslyIncorrectPaul literally tells us to analyze ourselves lest we be reprobates

[@frankw.1721]

another lordship salvation promoter. another false teacher. he doesn’t understand Matthew 7:15-23 is about guys like him and the people that adhere to lordship salvation teaching.