Below is a reply in a Paul Washer thread to those that were/are defending Washer's false gospel:
...where in scripture does it say we must live holy to keep our salvation??
That is a works based salvation. We should walk in the spirit as new
creatures born of God but we're still in the flesh and therefore can
fulfill the lusts thereof.
The holiness we need to enter the
kingdom of God is given to us by Christ. All believers will see the
kingdom because of what Christ did, not off of the fact we lived holy
lives.
Consider you may be confused because there is a
difference from what we should do and what we must do. Should we turn
from our sins? Yes. Must we turn from our sins in order to be saved? No.
Repenting of evil deeds or turning from sins is classified as a work...
"
10 And
God saw their WORKS, THAT THEY TURNED FROM THEIR EVIL WAY; and God
repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and
he did it not." Jonah 3
If turning from your sins is a work it
cannot precede believing on the Lord Jesus because that would be adding
to the gospel of the Lord Jesus.
(Every verse of the bible is true right??)...
"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." Acts 16
It's
fair to say that people add the whole "repent of your sins" (when the
bible never says that once) thing to make men accountable to each other
instead of believing the gospel of God.
The doctrine of
salvation has been under attack since the beginning. The apostle Paul
warned the brethren of those who would try to bring us back into the
bondage of the law.
The bible has always taught that salvation is by
grace through faith, NOT OF WORKS lest any man should boast. And we
know that salvation is a one time event where a person is made a new
creature...
"24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth
my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and
shall not come into condemnation; BUT IS PASSED FROM DEATH UNTO LIFE."
John 5 ~ ChiTownOnDeck
The Thread in question can be found HERE. BTW- I have received more page views on the previous Paul Washer post than any other.
