If every proponent of the heresy
of Lordship Salvation truly understood the fundamental
doctrine of
IMPUTATION, then they would abandon the falsehood of Lordship Salvation
(which is rooted in the heresies of
John Calvin). There is plenty of Biblical evidence in support of what I
am teaching concerning why people get caught up into WORKS SALVATION.
Consider Matthew 7:21-23. ...
Matthew 7:21-23, “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. 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? And then
will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work
iniquity.”
They
stood before The Great White Throne Of Judgment (Revelation 20:12-15). Jesus said He never knew
them. He said “I NEVER KNEW KNEW”! They were dismayed, attempting to defend themselves. They foolishly
said in Matthew 7:22... have we not in thy name “DONE MANY WONDERFUL WORKS?”
Yes, they did many WORKS that were wonderful in their own eyes, but you
don't do works to get saved. YOU ARE A SINNER! Unless you receive Christ's
payment on the cross for your sins, you will spend eternity burning in the
Lake of Fire!!!
The Bible only presents one
Gospel; yet we see two very distinct plans of salvation being taught today
in America's churches:
-
Christ's righteousness alone
by faith (which is Biblical)
-
Lordship Salvation (partial
faith in Christ + self-righteousness)
Ray Comfort is an extremely popular evangelist,
with his ministries, THE WAY OF THE MASTER and LIVING WATERS.
I really admire and like Ray Comfort as a person. Unfortunately, Ray Comfort and
his sidekick Kirk Cameron teach the heresy of Lordship Salvation. Ray
Comfort errantly states on his website . . .
“Merely being sorry for
your sins, or confessing them to God won't help you. You must turn from
sin (repent).”
SOURCE: LIVING WATERS ministry,
SAVE YOURSELF SOME PAIN.
Heresy! That is total self-righteousness! Adding even
the slightest work of self-righteousness to the Gospel corrupts it into a
false way, a false plan, a road to damnation. As with the religious cults,
like Jehovah's Witnesses, supporters of the heresy of Lordship Salvation
speak with a forked-tongue. That is, they talk out of both sides of their
mouth. They profess that a person is saved by grace alone, through faith
alone, in Christ alone, but works are also required. Of course, they don't
consider giving up a lifestyle of sin a “work”; but it certainly is a work,
because it mandates personal effort.
Jesus plainly stated in John 6:29, “Jesus
answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that
ye believe on him whom he hath sent.” There you have it
directly from the Lord's mouth, that is, the WORK OF GOD is that we REST IN
CHRIST (Hebrews 4:1-11)! The false prophets in Matthew 7:21-23 were not
saved, because they had failed to REST IN JESUS CHRIST. Instead they said,
we have done “MANY WONDERFUL WORKS.” Well, God didn't think their works were
so wonderful. In fact, Isaiah 64:6 calls our own works “filthy rags”!
Be Very Leery Of Religious Radio
Teachers
There is another reason why so many religious
leaders (notice that I said “religious” and not “Christian”) have been
sucked into the Devil's lie of Lordship Salvation. That simple reason is
radio preachers. People go by what they hear. Sad to say, most churchgoers
spend a lot of time listening to radio ministers. So as religious radio
personalities become increasingly apostate, so also are the churches
becoming more apostate. I have visited Baptist churches where the pastor
continually made reference to Rick Warren, Max Lucado, Pat Robertson, John
MacArthur, Joel Osteen, T.D. Jakes and other heretics. The reason why is
because many pastors are tapped into the world's religious system. It is
really sad. As Edward M. Bounds (1835-1913) teaches in his classic book, “POWER
THROUGH PRAYER,” you'll never rise above the spirituality of the
Christian leaders that you follow.
If you want to hear real preaching with
substance, meat and not just milk,
listen to
Pastor Jack Hyles. One of the main reasons why Dr. Jack Hyles'
(1926-2001) preaching was (and still is) so effective, fresh and powerful is
because Brother Hyles walked with God, studying the Bible for himself,
rightly dividing the Word of truth. I want to hear a preacher who has spent
time with God, who is not just repeating something that he read or heard
some apostate radio or TV preacher say.
Thousands of pastors foolishly adore, idolize
and highly respect heretic John MacArthur, because he is a very suave radio
personality and a great Bible teacher in most areas (and because Moody
Ministries publishes all his books and promotes him at their annual
Founder's Week); HOWEVER, MacArthur teaches that Jesus' blood never made it
to the Mercy Seat in Heaven, and that it is “HARD
TO BELIEVE” (the name of one of his books). Jesus said that it is simple
to be saved, as simple as going through a door (John 10:9). Anyone who
teaches that salvation is difficult, hard and requires full surrender to
Christ is propagating a false gospel of works.
There are hardly any preachers anymore. I agree
with Brother Lester Roloff 100%... THE GREAT NEED OF THE HOUR IS PREACHING
PREACHERS!!! I would never recommend that any young man who wants to serve
God attend a Bible college that doesn't have preachers in the classroom.
Good luck finding one! Teachers cannot reproduce preachers! Only preachers
can produce preachers. Preaching is conveying convictions and truth with AN
ATTITUDE!!! Teaching is the transfer of knowledge; but preaching is the work
of the Holy Spirit in the hearer of the Word of God. Teaching is important,
but preaching is more important! Titus 1:3 says that God chose to “MANIFEST
HIS WORD THROUGH PREACHING”!!!
Don't Confuse The Purpose Of God's
Law With Sanctification
There are many preachers of the past whom I
admire, but they got caught up into the false idea that repentance means
more than merely admitting one's SINNERSHIP. However, Romans 3:19 plainly
teaches that the PURPOSE of God's law in the Old Testament is to to used as
a measuring stick to show men and women their GUILTY CONDITION. Romans
3:19, “Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them
who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and
all the world may become guilty before God.”
Please notice that the purpose of the law is not to compel and cause men
to stop sinning, make full surrender to Christ, forsake the world or turn
away from the awfulness of sin. These things are FRUITS of salvation, that
is, the FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT (Galatians 5:22-23) produced by being a new
creature in Christ as taught in 2nd Corinthians 5:17.
Most of the Charismatic televangelists (seen on
TV) are corrupt con-artists, begging for “seed money” to rip off naive and
gullible people (2nd Peter 2:1-3). A simple search of the internet reveals
the extravagant lifestyles, huge mansions and ridiculous waste of money by
televangelists. Due to the enormous cost of even a short spot on television,
only crooks and con-men can make it on television. Thus, most ministers are
found on local and national radio stations. You'll find some decent local
preachers in the Bible belt. However, most national radio preachers
are apostate—promoting corrupt Bible versions, promoting the heresy of
ecumenicalism, promoting religious rock music, promoting liberal ministers,
never criticizing the hellish Roman Catholic religion—inoculating their
listeners from actually walking with God in the King James Bible, praying
and fasting. No church will ever see revival until they are willing to pay
the price in prayer, fasting and hard work. As J. Vernon McGee says in his
commentary on Haggai from his THRU THE BIBLE series... “The farmer
who prays for a crop had better have a hoe in his hand.”
When the
rich young ruler came to
Jesus in Luke 18:18-24, he said “WHAT SHALL I DO TO INHERIT ETERNAL LIFE?”
Jesus perceived that he was self-righteous, trusting in his own WORKS. So
Jesus used the Old Testament law the way it was intended to be used, that
is, as a measuring stick. Jesus pointed out to the young man that he had
missed the commandment on covetousness. The Lord told him to go sell his
possessions and give the money away to the poor. The young man was very rich
the Bible says and his sorrow equaled his wealth when Jesus told him to part
with it.
John MacArthur and Ray Comfort foolishly teach
that this young man didn't get saved because he was unwilling to repent by
forsaking his covetousness. That is blatant false doctrine. Jesus wasn't
giving this young man a plan of salvation; but rather, as Dr. John R. Rice
(1895-1980) correctly teaches, He was using the law as it was intended to be
used, that is, to show this young man that he IS A SINNER AND CANNOT SAVE
HIMSELF! Galatians 3:24-26 confirms this truth, teaching us that the law is
our schoolmaster that BRINGS US to the Savior. We are saved by repenting
from DEAD WORKS (Hebrews 6:1) and RESTING COMPLETELY IN CHRIST (Hebrews
4:1-11). We cannot save ourselves (Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5). This is what
the law shows us. When we attempt to keep the law and fall flat on our face,
then the law points us to the cross of Calvary to be saved by faith in
Christ's death on the cross for our sins, His burial, and His miraculous
resurrection from the dead three days later (1st Corinthians 15:1-4).
A changed life, willingness to forsake sinful
living, surrendering to Christ, committing one's life to God, and giving up
sinful bad habits are part of SANCTIFICATION, which is an on-going process
which takes a lifetime. You are saved immediately when you receive Christ,
but it takes a lifetime to become Christlike. SONSHIP (John 1:12) is totally
separate from DISCIPLESHIP (1st Peter 2:2). Notice in 1st John 1:6 that when
the Bible speaks about WALKING IN THE LIGHT, the subject is FELLOWSHIP and
not SONSHIP. Much heresy is created by confusing the SAVED life with the
CRUCIFIED life. Dr. Jack Hyles explains this needful and awesome truth in
his timeless MP3 sermon,
STEPS TO SANCTIFICATION (or, the root of all heresy).
The Blessed Assurance Of Salvation
I thank God for giving me a clear understanding
of salvation, repentance and faith. I was saved at age 13, but doubted my
salvation for the next 7-years, to the point of crying regularly and
skipping meals in worry. That was decades ago and I haven't doubted my
salvation since. Just as 1st John 5:13 teaches, I KNOW that I am saved, and
you can also. We can know that we are saved because salvation is not
based upon how well we are doing; but rather, upon what Jesus Christ did at
Calvary and the sprinkling of His liquid blood upon the Mercy Seat in
Heaven. I am RESTING in Christ because of what HE DID to pay for my sins.
Salvation has nothing to do with me, except that I am RESTING in the blood
of Christ.
People who have problems settling the assurance
of their salvation do so because they're focusing on WHAT THEY DID. Did I
have enough faith? Did I miss something? Was I sincere enough? Did I realize
that I was a sinner? Is it bad that I can't remember the date I was saved?
My friend, I cannot remember the year, but I think I was 13 years old.
Albeit, I DO remember the place, the event and the Holy Spirit coming into
my life. I realized one day that it is humanly IMPOSSIBLE for me to remember
every detail of my salvation experience, although salvation itself is not an
experience. I KNOW I am saved because I am believing the gospel now,
presently.
The impossible matter of trying to remember
exactly WHEN I was saved is not an issue, because I DO remember calling upon
the Lord as simply as I knew how from my church pew. I am presently RESTING
in Christ. As I learned more about salvation, my fears went away and I
gained the blessed assurance of my salvation. You should remember a
time and place where you called upon the Lord Jesus to be saved, although
you may not be able to establish the exact date or words that were thought
or spoken. I know that I wasn't born RESTING upon the Lord for salvation,
but I am RESTING UPON CHRIST now, so I know that I was saved in the past. I
don't have the slightest doubt concerning when I was saved, because I
remember the Holy Spirit came to indwell me that day and has been with me
ever since. I cannot tell you the day, month or even year, and it is not
anything to worry about, because I know I am RESTING in Jesus Christ right
now.
The Purpose Of God's Law Is Not To
Compel People To Live Right
One person, upon hearing Ray Comfort's false
teachings, became scared that they weren't saved. So that person came to Ray
Comfort for some assurance. The question and Ray Comfort's answer are
presented on THE WAY OF
THE MASTER website, on their FAQ page, Frequently Asked Questions...
“I
have just read The Way of the Master — and I am scared that I'm not
saved.”
SOURCE:
The Way of the Master
Now here is Ray
Comfort's lame answer...
“It is healthy
to examine yourself and see if you are in the faith. Once you have
repented of all sin (see Psalm 51, 1John 1:9), don't doubt God's
promises. Doubt produces fear. It is also a great insult to God—if I
don't trust you, it means I think you are a liar.”
SOURCE:
The Way of the Master
Notice
that Ray Comfort focuses on self-righteousness here, telling this person to
repent of all sins (and as I just showed you, Comfort understands repentance
to mean ceasing from one's actual sins). No mention is made of the gift of
God, the imputed righteousness of Jesus Christ, or of God's unconditional
love for sinners. Ray Comfort's mind is stuck in reverse gear, respectfully.
Ray Comfort speaks of God's promises, but
doesn't mention what they are. Comfort's main focus is that a person cease
from all their sins. It is just a false, false, false Gospel. Lordship
Salvation may be shrouded in Biblical truth, but it is a malicious lie of
the Devil. This is the power of a lie. The most believable lie is one that
surrounds itself with the most truth.
Also, Psalm 51 has absolutely NOTHING to do
with salvation. David had committed adultery and murder (2nd Samuel 11-12)
and Psalm 51 records David's prayer of repentance. David was a Christian
believer who had backslidden into sin. David was in denial about his sins
for several months before Nathan the prophet eventually confronted king
David. Notice in Psalm 51:12 that David only asks God to restore “the joy
of Thy salvation.” David had only lost his joy as a Christian; but did
NOT lose his salvation. Notice that it was God's salvation and not
David's... THY SALVATION. Jonah also knew that
SALVATION IS OF THE LORD.
It is God's Salvation. Our part is simply to come as guilty sinners (Romans
3:19) and to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ (Acts 16:31). God does the
rest.
Consider further the following excellent
words by
Dr.
Harry A. Ironside (1876-1951)...
“The
Gospel is not a call to repentance, or to amendment of our ways, to make
restitution for past sins, or to promise to do better in the future. These
things are proper in their place, but they do not constitute the Gospel; for
the Gospel is not good advice to be obeyed, it is good news to be believed. Do
not make the mistake then of thinking that the Gospel is a call to duty or a
call to reformation, a call to better your condition, to behave yourself in a
more perfect way than you have been doing in the past …
Nor
is the Gospel a demand that you give up the world, that you give up your sins,
that you break off bad habits, and try to cultivate good ones. You may do all
these things, and yet never believe the Gospel and consequently never be saved
at all.”
SOURCE:
Harry A. Ironside, from the sermon:
What
Is The Gospel?
Thank God for doctrinally sound men of God
like Pastor Ironside.
As with other false prophets, Ray Comfort leans heavily upon the quotes of
historically great men to support his unbiblical position. Ray Comfort's, THE EVIDENCE
BIBLE, quotes Spurgeon often.
Unfortunately, Ray Comfort (as does John MacArthur) horribly take Charles Spurgeon's words out of context, and
claim that Spurgeon taught Lordship Salvation. Nothing could be
further from the truth, as this quote by Spurgeon himself plainly reveals...
"You must not expect
that you will be perfect in 'repentance' before you are saved. No
Christian can be perfect. 'Repentance' is a grace. Some people preach it
as a condition of salvation. Condition of nonsense! There are no
conditions of salvation. God gives the salvation
himself..."
—Pastor Charles Spurgeon
SOURCE:
http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/0044.htm
(from
a sermon preached at the New Park Street Chapel, Southwark, on
September 23, 1855)
Amen! Why doesn't Ray Comfort quote those words by
Spurgeon? Ray Comfort is guilty of twisting the Scriptures around and
misrepresenting the beliefs of Spurgeon to support his unbiblical position.
If Ray Comfort ever stops preaching heresy, and
starts preaching the righteousness of Jesus Christ, then I will be his
biggest fan and promote his ministry; but until that time comes I must
contend for the Biblical faith, and so should you as a Christian, because
Satan is working relentlessly to corrupt the church through false Bibles,
false prophets and false doctrines.
As is customary with the Lordship Salvation crowd, they speak much
doubletalk. Ray Comfort says that he believes salvation is based solely upon
Christ's work of redemption; but then he contradicts himself when he
continually requires sinners to clean up their life in order to be saved.
And I'm not splitting hairs over semantics either, Ray Comfort is teaching a
false gospel when he mandates that sinners stop sinning as part of
saving-faith.
The Bible teaches in Romans 4:5-6 that we are saved by Jesus' righteousness,
without works, and not by anything we do. The Bible teaches that A MAN'S
FAITH IS COUNTED FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS!!! That means NO WORKS! That means you
don't have to stop living in sin to get saved; but rather, you are compelled
by the Holy Spirit to forsake the act of sin because YOU ARE SAVED! Do you
see the big difference? (Romans 3:31).
Ray Comfort says
it is NOT enough to confess one's sins to God to be saved, but that a person
must also stop committing those sins to be saved. This goes 100%
contrary to the plainest teachings of the Word of God! As believers, we must
take a Biblical stand against those who corrupt the simplicity which is in
Christ (2nd Corinthians 11:3-4). Ray Comfort's plan of salvation is
extremely HARD, because it requires a large amount of self-denial,
self-abandonment and self-righteousness. You are required to stop all sinful
activates if you want to be saved. That is a false Gospel.
Please don't misunderstand me, I'm not saying
that it's ok for anyone to commit sin; I'm simply saying that everyone sins,
and it is self-righteous hypocrisy to require people (many who've never even
been into a church building) to depart from all their sinful habits as a
prerequisite to be saved. That hellish doctrine is not taught in the Bible.
To no surprise,
Kirk Cameron is a follower of the
Modernist John MacArthur! On
Kirk Cameroon's website, he voices praises
for the John MacArthur Study Bible. This explains where Mr. Cameron and
Ray Comfort get their Lordship
Salvation heresy from, because
Dr. John
MacArthur is Mr. Lordship Salvation himself.
Pastor John MacArthur stated...
“Don’t believe anyone who
says it’s easy to become a Christian. Salvation for sinners cost God His own
Son; it cost God’s Son His life, and it’ll cost you the same thing.”
[emphasis added]
SOURCE:
Dr. John MacArthur, Grace To You, an
updated quote from his book 'Hard To Believe', page 93.
MacArthur even titles his blasphemous book,
HARD TO BELIEVE. Oh, listen my friend, it is not hard to believe.
Salvation is as simple as walking through a Door (John 10:9). Salvation is
as simple as drinking a glass of water (John 4:14). Salvation is as simple
as getting on the ark. Even
the smallest person in the smallest family in the smallest place with the
smallest faith can be saved eternally if they'll simply come as a guilty
sinner and believe upon the Lord Jesus as the Christ for forgiveness.
Acts 10:43, “To Him give all the prophets witness, that through His name
whosoever believeth in Him shall receive remission of sins.” Amen!
Here is an excellent statement...
Anyone who
requires lost sinners to “make a commitment” to Christ to be saved is
teaching another
gospel of Lordship Salvation. The truth is that in salvation God has made a
commitment to us, “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord
shall be saved” (Romans 10:13). Salvation is receiving, not giving. Ray
Comfort's plan of salvation mandates that sinners give up the sinful world,
give up their sinful habits, give up their sinful relationships, et cetera;
but God gave up His dear Son to pay for our sin debt, so that we could be
freed from the curse of the Law. In salvation, it is God Who gives, not the
sinner.
“For there
are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers... Whose mouths must be
stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for
filthy lucre's sake” (Titus 1:10). Satan is a master deceiver. It is
what he does best. 2nd Corinthians 11:13-14 warns that Satan's ministers
will come to us disguised as minister's of righteousness. Yet, sadly, the
average professed Christian today is woefully ignorant of the Scriptures and
doesn't care.
Mr. Comfort has influence over tens-of-millions
of lost sinners, and is teaching them that they cannot be saved until they
clean up their life of sin, thus negating the gift of God. Eternal life is a
free gift (Romans 5:15; 6:23). A gift is freely given (John 3:16), freely
offered (Romans 10:13) and freely received (Revelation 22:17). Again, Ray
Comfort says...
“Merely being sorry for
your sins, or confessing them to God won't help you. You must turn from
sin (repent).”
SOURCE: LIVING WATERS ministry,
SAVE YOURSELF SOME PAIN.
Ray Comfort corrupts the Biblical message of
salvation. To no surprise, all Lordship Salvationists claim to believe in a
free grace Gospel, but they do not. To say that salvation is the free gift
of God, while simultaneously demanding that sinners stop living in sin to
get saved, is a major contradiction. The PURPOSE of the Old Testament law of
God (and I want to keep reiterating this truth) is to show us our GUILT OF
SIN. The law shows us our total inability to save our self, and then BRINGS
US TO CHRIST according to Galatians 3:24-26. CHRIST IS THE END OF THE LAW
(Romans 10:3-4). That is, when the law is finished doing it's job, you will
be brought to CHRIST TO BE SAVED. The law shows us that salvation is found
only by faith in the gospel of Jesus Christ!!!
Salvation is a Gift; Not a Reward
If I buy you a Christmas gift and offer it to
you on the condition that you stop getting drunk, then how can it be a gift?
It's not a gift; but rather, a reward.
Salvation is a Gift; NOT a reward. God's gift of Eternal Life is without
works, there's no strings attached, it's free to anyone who wants it, just
so long as you come as a guilty sinner by way of the Son of God, Jesus
Christ. Salvation is not a matter of sinners making a commitment to God, but
rather, of God's commitment to sinners who place their faith in His Son,
Jesus Christ, for forgiveness. Christ died upon THE CROSS for our sins, He
was buried, and then He miraculously raised up from the dead three days
later. Romans 10:11, “For the scripture saith,
Whosoever believeth on Him shall not be ashamed.” The word “ashamed”
means that Jesus won't let us down; we won't be disappointed; He won't fail
us; we won't regret putting our faith in Him.
Ray comfort and Kirk Cameron teach that lost sinners MUST
stop living in sin to be saved...
“You must turn away from sin and turn to
God. Desire to have NOTHING to do with sin, and
surrender your life to the One who can
save you... If you will confess and forsake your sins...”
SOURCE:
http://www.livingwaters.com/good/022.shtml
Again, nothing in the Old Testament law tells
anyone to cease from worldly living as a prerequisite to be saved. The
PURPOSE of the law is to be used as a measuring stick, to show men their
SINNERSHIP. This is confirmed in Romans 3:19-20 and Galatians 3:24-26. The
law shuts our mouth, preventing us from boasting of our own goodness, our
many wonderful works, our religious devotion, or anything we have done in
self-righteousness to impress God. The only thing that impresses God the
Father is our total dependence upon His only begotten Son, Jesus, the
Christ.
In sharp contrast to Ray Comfort's heresy,
Dr. Harry Ironside
(1876-1951) is 100% correct on repentance. He says in his gospel
tract, ANOTHER GOSPEL? ...
“When
anyone comes promising salvation to those ‘who make full surrender' of all that
they have to God, and who 'pay the price of full salvation' he is preaching
another gospel, for the price was paid on Calvary's cross and the work that
saves is finished. It was Christ Jesus who made the full surrender when He
yielded His life on
Calvary that saves us, not our
surrender in any way to Him.”
SOURCE: Harry
A. Ironside, from the Gospel tract,
Another
Gospel.
Dr. Ironside is Biblically correct!
All Christian
Believers Are Soundly Saved
Ray Comfort teaches that professed
Christians who deliberately lie, lust and openly allow sin in their life
were never saved to begin with...
“When someone is soundly
saved, God says I'll take my Law and I'll write it on their hearts, and
cause them to walk in my statutes. That's what happens when someone is
soundly saved, they have regard to the divine Law. No longer are they
workers of iniquity. They don't lie, they don't steal, they don't kill.
They don't commit adultery. They don't lust. They don't hate. They don't
get angry without cause. They don't covet. It's those we erroneously
call backsliders, who fall away, because they have never slid forward in
the first place.” [emphasis added]
SOURCE: Ray Comfort,
audio sermon,
TRUE
& FALSE
CONVERSION
King David was a "man after God's
own heart" (1st Samuel 13:14); yet he commit adultery with Bathsheba,
impregnated her, and then murdered her husband to hide the sin (2nd Samuel
11,12). Abraham laughed in God's face because he lacked faith (Genesis
17:17). Noah got drunk (Genesis 9:21). Samson had sex with a prostitute
(Judges 16:1). Isaiah was a man of unclean lips (Isaiah 6:5). Jonah ran from God (Jonah 1:3). Peter cursed the name of
Jesus and used profanity (Mark 14:71). Peter went publicly naked (John
21:7). One-third of the Bible was written
by murderers: Moses, David and Paul (formerly Saul of Tarsus). With the
exception of Paul, Moses and David were already saved when they commit
murder.
Yet, Ray Comfort errantly
teaches...
“If someone is
soundly saved, then he will never fall away.”
SOURCE:
Evangelist Ray Comfort, audio sermon,
TRUE
& FALSE
CONVERSION
My friend, there is NO SUCH THING
as someone who is UNSOUNDLY SAVED. You're either saved or you're not. IF
SAVED, ALWAYS SAVED. God can do anything but fail. When a believer sins, it
is IN GRACE, never FROM GRACE! It is clear that the
proponents of Lordship Salvation do not view salvation as an immediate new birth (a
second, spiritual, irreversible, birth by the Holy Spirit of God. The new
(spiritual) birth is just as irreversible as the first (physical) birth. You
cannot be born again twice into God's Kingdom, for no child of God has ever
fallen away to be unborn, anymore than a human child could fall away to
being unborn. The new birth is radical, permanent, irreversible, eternal and
a done deal by a supernatural miracle of God in response to each person's faith in the
Gospel (John 1:13-14).
We are saved by simply RESTING in
THE GOSPEL [Good News] Jesus Christ,
Who paid the full price for my sins and
yours with His precious blood. THE PRICE HAS BEEN PAID!
The
biggest lie of Satan in churches today is the demonic doctrine of
Lordship
Salvation. The Bible warns us that Satan is a master deceiver and liar (2nd
Corinthians 11:13-14; Matthew 7:15; John 8:44). Satan doesn't work in the
tavern, for he is the owner of such places. Satan owns all the gambling
casinos, nightclubs and movie-houses. The Devil owns Hollywood and “SIN
CITY” Las Vegas.
