Andrew, you are a true preacher of the Gospel. It is so sad that there are so few who preach the truth. I hope and pray that I can find church with a minister like you.
@@shawnsturgeon1014 I gotta tell you man, I was just like you a few years ago, I was really unsure of my salvation. I thought "I'm probably not repenting enough" or "As much as I don't want to sin, I still do." I was really confounded and perplexed. I prayed for some answers; for God to show me the truth; he did! So the first thing I think you should consider, is that God is not the author of confusion(1 Cor 14:33). So your/my confusion, is not from God. The first thing, I was taught, was nowhere ,in the Bible(KJV) is there a command or implication to "Repent from sin"; that's a made up phrase; made up by men. I also learned what the real meaning of the word "Repent" means; here is a good place for you to discover it too. www.biblelineministries.org/articles/basearch.php?action=full&mainkey=THE+INCOMPATIBILITY+OF+FALSE+TEACHING+ON+REPENTANCE+WITH+THE+GOSPEL+OF+GRACE. Bottom line, we are saved by grace through faith(Eph 2:8-9); if and when we sin, it grieves the HS(Eph 4). Sin does have consequences chastisement in the flesh (if you are saved, only in the flesh); you may go to jail, get shot by a jealous husband, destroy you health etc..., but has no consequence for salvation (Book of Heb, has details). I think if you watch Andrew a little more, you see he doesn't promote sin, but he does acknowledge, that it happens, regardless of how much we don't want it in our lives. Another preacher who has it down is Ralph Yankee Arnold.. BTW Billy Graham was a wolf in sheep's clothing; don't take my word for it, look it up. Anyway, I hope you find some clarity(you will if you seek it and pray for discernment). Take care brother.
Andrew I used to go to a church ( Assemblies of God affiliated ) which I was very much involved in. Active in different ministries at the same time; 4 to 5. The more ministries I got involved in the more I felt like I wasn't doing enough. Became such a burden. Always feeling guilty that I wasn't doing enough. Not only did they teach the prosperity gospel but they also taught that one can lose there salvation. I don't go to church any more but I do pray and study. I find good bible teachers to listen to so I can learn and grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus. I do miss the fellowship but not the false doctrine. I thank the Lord for your ministry. Come soon Lord Jesus !!!
This is So So So Perfectly Explained! 🥰 I have listened to Andrew quite a few times before, but haven't ever listened to this particular message before. I'm saving this message for a future witnessing tool. Thank you Andrew for articulating the True Gospel of grace alone through faith alone in trusting in Jesus Christ alone through his blood atonement alone for salvation ❤.
"Wow! 'Thank you!' I'm relaxing with God. I'm resting in Christ. I'm banking on all that He has done for me." I agree. Not because Andrew said it, but because Scripture says it. If our response to salvation is not one of peace and rest, we might have more learning to do to understand all that He has done for us. "Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." (Mat 11:28-30)
I learned the hard way, through much prayer and studying, that this is the TRUE GOSPEL. There are very few Preachers preaching truth. They have all went the way of Cain. This is why the Bible says the way is straight and narrow and few will find it. We should all thank God everyday that He delivered us from that false gospel of Lordship salvation, and gave us eyes to see and ears to hear. I have no doubt that everyone who has found the true way has a sincere heart that has seeked God and seeked truth. God bless you all!
An interesting analysis. I think more pastors are on the path to life than you think. But I do agree that MANY pastors are teaching falsely. But many do stumble along the way. And even get off track and go down a road that is not beneficial or not the Will of the Lord. But that's exactly WHY we NEED a savior! To show us the way to light. It's the pastors that neglect or ignore the conviction, discipline and correction of the Lord that I am most worried for and say are most in jeopardy of a great and terrible judgement!
the barganing many Christians do today, i feel this has an impact on how we relate to God, we can sometimes look at God as if He were santa claus. if we're good He will bless us with something we really want. so we try to 'behave' in a way to get something from God. could you speak to this topic someday Pastor? id love to hear Gods take on this.
I entered this state of grace by way of a cult. Let me explain. I was raised in a Jehovahs Witness home and for 40 years I believed that my salvation was linked to my performance. I lived in fear of messing up every minute of every day. I was a sinner who found my identity in Adam. I was lost. I came to Christ after a horrendous experience before what is called a judicial committee ( a star chamber of elders passing judgment on me) for the sin of challenging their authority. I was lost for some time after my disfellowshipping. The amazing thing is that all through my life God desired me to come to Christ and through absolutely miraculous events and God bringing into my life people to minister to me, I finally accepted Christ as my saviour. My identity is found in him. I am free of cult mentality. I am wholly loved and accepted. I am included in the trinitarian life of God. Amen Amen Amen.
Please Jesus forgive me for doubting and offering you my efforts please forgive me of my “ good works” please Deliver me from dead works and wash me in your precious blood
POINT OF CLARIFICATION REQUIRED. "Do you realize there are no sins in your account if you've trusted Jesus? There's no sins in your account." Your account never has personal sin in it. The opposite to righteousness and justification and reconciliation is NOT personal sin. The opposite to being justified is being condemned. Your account is either the condemnation or the righteousness of God. No one is condemned because of their personal sins. In fact, personal sin is not an issue in salvation. The issue is whether or not you will believe and trust in Jesus Christ for your salvation. Everyone sins, yet everyone can be saved if they believe and trust in Christ. Read Romans 5 carefully. Notice the polar opposites are the imputed nature of two persons, Adam and Jesus. You are either in Adam and remain condemned with a sinful nature, or you are in Christ and have died to that sinful nature and are made righteous. Personal sins are not the issue because Christ paid for ALL of them: past, present, and future, and for every lost person. Your personal sins do not keep you from being saved, never did, never will. Notice why one remains condemned. It is not because of personal sin... Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. (John 3:18) ALL personal sins have been paid for (but doesn't mean forgiveness until one believes)... He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. (1 John 2:2) All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, NOT COUNTING their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. (2 Cor 5:18-19) What it is your account is either what came from Adam or what comes from Christ... But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man's trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many. And the free gift is not like the result of that one man's sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification. For if, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ. Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous. (Rom 5:15-19)
AMEN Brother Dave I subbed to Andrew yesterday actually. And I unsubscribed to living waters. I thought Ray was the way 😁. He does make alot of sense. God Bless you Brother
Matthew 7:13-14 Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.
John 5:28-29 "Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear His voice and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil until the resurrection of judgment."
"The God of the universe just told you to not work," says Andrew. A critical point here. What about all the verses that talk about works? Yes, we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works (Eph 2:10), but salvation that is NOT by works comes first (Eph 2:8-9). Salvation through the gospel, is on a "need to know basis." We must trust God's solution for us to go from condemnation to justification, from death to life, from lost to saved. He has done ALL the work required to solve every requirement to be saved. We can do nothing. In fact, we are told not to work for salvation. After salvation, which is absolutely secure and guaranteed, we have the opportunity to grow in grace and truth. The job of the Holy Spirit is to guide us into all truth (John 16:16). With our minds renewed by His truth, we will know what is God's perfect will. But we can grieve the Holy Spirit if we are arrogant or trying to perfect in the flesh what has been started by the Spirit. Therefore, this information, growing in grace and truth after salvation, is on a "want to know basis." This distinction must be clear in order to understand how salvation could be by grace and not by works. There is 1) Salvation by grace, and then 2) coming to the knowledge of the truth. They are two separate steps and step 1 is required before step 2. You work to grow in the knowledge of grace and truth, not to be saved, and certainly not to keep your salvation, which is never lost. [God] desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. (1 Tim 2:4) Saved by grace... (in addition to Romans 3-5) "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that WHOEVER believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16) Whoever believes in him is NOT condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. (John 3:18) For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. (Eph 2:8-9) No works are good before salvation (imputed with God's righteousness through Christ)... as it is written: "None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one." (Romans 3:10-12) Created for good works after salvation... For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. (Eph 2:10) All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work. (2 Tim 3:16-17) And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love. (Eph 4:11-16) Growing in truth and grace after salvation... When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. (John 16:13) Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. (John 17:17) How do we grow in truth and grace? Avail yourself to God's word with a humble heart... Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. (Rom 12:2) Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. (2 Tim 2:15) For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. (Col 2:1-3)
Luke shared with us that Jesus spoke of some Galileanswhodied very suddenly back then. Everyone thought at that time that they were great sinners because of their sudden deaths. This was a common belief among the people back then that if disease or sudden tragedy came upon someone, they were guilty of some great sin. However, Jesus said that we should be more mindful of our own lives, because we can die just as suddenly as did they! Therefore… we need to repent NOW and turn to the Saviour and not trample upon His grace that He is giving to us! We are in the hour of our Lord's grace, and now is the time to get right with God and turn from sinning against Him in breaking His law any longer. Today is the day of salvation! How often do we hear of strange accidents, earthquakes, or where large numbers of people die suddenly in one day like we all saw in 9/11? Do you suppose they KNEW they would die that day? Do you suppose that before they left their homes they decided to ask the wife or husband, mom or dad for their best clothes to be laid out for them because today is the day they shall die? NONE OF US can say we won’t die today! Life is fragile and the times that we are living in is short! So why chance it!?Time is running out and we all have a heaven to gain. With a reality check like this, some do finally come to the realization that salvation is NOT only for the old and sick like they always thought. Everyday, the fact of life is that many young people die too. We are all sinners, and we all need a Saviour! Sinners are destined to die as the cross says. Christ took the sins of the world and then died. As we will take our own sins if we don't turn to Christ in obedience in true faith and repent from sinning against Him who gave His life for us and who will free us from our bondage to sin and Satan. If we have no one that will take our place in death for us, then we will all perish in our own sins. If we have no Saviour, then they must be the ones to die because we have all fallen short (Romans 3:23), but if we turn to Christ, cry out to Him for mercy and forgiveness, confess our sins, forsake them, turn away from breaking the law then God is just to forgive us and we should stand forever in favor with God. Strive to obey the law, gain perfect faith in Him, overcome our defects of character, become Christlike and we shall do good. Revelation 22:14, "Blessed are they that do his commandments that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city." Do all that you can to strive for heaven in keeping the law of God, prove your love to Him as He has done for you. Walk as Christ walked, become Christlike and repent from sinning against God any longer. Love Him by obeying His law and you shall keep the faith of Jesus. Go the extra mile and don't even think about sinning, allow not a single thought. Strive and fight to do this and Christ will help you. If you don't fight, if you don't strive, then what reward will you receive? DEATH! Continue not in sin and overcoming daily. Die daily and give all to Christ. Go to Him in faith, obey, be sanctified through His Word and heaven shall be your reward at the second coming of Christ. If you willingly break the law of God that is of the enemy then you are working for a corruptible crown, but if you stumble into sin, fall into sin, get down and ask for forgiveness to fight again and overcome through the power of Christ provided for you then we shall all do well and gain heaven. You will be tested; you will have trials you will need to overcome and prove yourloyalty to God. You cannot serve two masters and think heaven is your gain. The road to heaven is not easy. It is the short and narrow road to victory. In short, in order to gain heaven, the Word of God says, "here are the patience of the saints here are they that keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus." Revelation 14:12.
Stop trying and start believing. If you are doing anything for salvation you are in danger of not receiving his gift of righteousness. He who worketh NOT it’s counted for righteousness. Stop working for salvation and stop any actions for salvation except placing your trust in HIM alone and his atonement. He was raised for your justification.
Then this issue of what needs to get done and you need to do this to be living survive and being saved etc... And seeing or testing us how far you will go or last doing the law/commands and also when not trying doing or living up to the standards etc 😔 and also get messed up from not listening/obeying right or out of harmony with the system/s etc... And where I have issues with the right timing or managing doing saying or shutting up at the "Right" time/s etc.
GIFT..."For if by the one man's offense (Adam) death reigned through the one, MUCH MORE those who RECEIVE abundance of GRACE and the GIFT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS will reign in life through the ONE, JESUS CHRIST." Romans 5:17
SOME RELIGION TRY TO DO A WORK BASED SALVATION WHERE IF YOUR GOOD ENOUGH AND DO GOOD WORKS THEN YOU CAN EARN YOUR WAY TO HEAVEN BUT GOD DOES THE EXACT OPPOSITE HE DECLARES A PERSON RIGHTEOUS BEFORE HIM WHILE THERE A SINNER AND TURNS THEM INTO A SAINT SIMPLY BY HEARING THE GOOD NEWS OF SALVATION OF JESUS FINNISH WORK ON THE CROSS AND YOU BELIEVING THAT IN YOUR HEART FOR YOUR SALVATION. WHY DOES GOD DO THIS BECAUSE HE IS GOOD AND RICH IN MERCY AND ALSO SO NO ONE CAN BOAST BEFORE HIM. HE GIVES THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN JESUS FINNISH WORK ON THE CROSS A FREE GIFT OF SALVATION,A FREE GIFT OF RIGHTEOUNESS, FREE GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, FREE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT KNOW AS GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT. NOW ONCE YOU HEARD THE THE GOSPEL OF YOUR SALVATION OF JESUS FINNISH WORK ON THE CROSS AND BELIEVED IT IN YOUR HEART AND RECIEVED ALL THESE FREE GIFTS FROM GOD CAN YOU LOSE IT BY SOMETHING YOU SAID OR DID. WELL SOME PEOPLE TEACH YES THAT ONCE SAVED IS NOT ALWAYS SAVED AND THAT AT SOME POINT AFTER YOU GOT SAVED YOU CAN LOSE YOUR SALVATION. BUT THE WORD OF GOD SAYS THAT FOR THE GIFTS OF GOD ARE IRREVOCABLE. NOW IM NOT A SCHOLAR GENIUS WITH A HIGH I.Q. BUT WHAT I DO KNOW THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR GOD TO LIE WHY BECAUSE HIS WORD SAYS SO. SO IF ROMANS 11:29 SAYS THE GIFTS OF GOD ARE IRREVOCABLE IM GOING TO INTERPERT THAT AS GOD SAYING THAT ONCE HE GIVES YOU THESE GIFTS HE WILL NOT TAKE THEM BACK UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES. ALEAST THAT IS MY INTERPERTATION OF THE SCRIPTURE. I MEAN CAN YOU IMAGINE IF I GAVE SOMEONE I CARED ABOUT A FREE GIFT FOR THERE BIRHTDAY OR CHRISTMAS LAST YEAR AND THEN THEY DID SOMETHING THIS YEAR TO ME THAT HURT ME, I WOULD CERTAINLY NOT GO TO THEM AND SAY HEY REMEMBER THAT FREE GIFT I GAVE YOU LAST YEAR I WANT IT BACK BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU DID TO ME THIS YEAR. I MEAN IF PEOPLE DONT DO THAT AND THE BIBLE SAYS PEOPLE ARE BORN EVIL CAUSE OF SIN, WOULD GOD WHO IS GOOD DO THAT. I CAN QUOTE VERSE AFTER VERSE THAT SUPPORT ROMANS 11:29. EPHESIANS 1:13-14, ROMANS 8:30. THE BIBLE SAYS THAT THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL LIVE BY FAITH AND NOT BY SIGHT. BY SIGHT THE WORLD WILL TRY TO TELL ME A HUNDRED DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WILL TELL ME OTHER WISE, BUT I DONT LIVE BY WHAT THE WORLD TELLS ME OR SHOWS ME, I LIVE BY FAITH IN THE WORD OF GOD,THE PROMISES OF GOD. NOWING THAT HIS WORD,HIS TRUTH,HIS PROMISES HAVE FINAL SAY ON ALL MATTERS. I BELIEVED I WAS FILLED THE HOLYSPIRIT TO SAY ALL THIS.
"are you chasing God". "It's not about our chasing God". CAREFUL!!! Loving the Lord your God with all of your heart and mind and body and strength IS chasing God.
@@AsIAm3991 YES. YES we do. Paul affirms that when he explains in 1 Corinthians 9 the reality of this pursuit that we are in. "Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize." 1 Corinthians 9:24-27. Well what are runners doing? They are running towards a cause or a goal. For us, the race is leading souls to Christ because of the great commission entrusted to us in Matthew. Which also incorporates the 1st and 2nd great commandments that Jesus gave us. Doing the Lord Will IS "chasing Him". "Chasing God" meaning, walking by His commands, as we yearn to be in deepest relationship with Him. And do EXACTLY that.
Jesus shows that the true Christian will go far beyond the written letter of the law. Love will always raise the standard. The Christian not only keeps the Ten Commandments. He or she will also go so far as to not even THINK on those things within the heart that are against the Law of their God. We do this because we love Him and want to please Him with all our hearts! We don’t do this because we don't want to burn in Hell. Christianity isn’t fire insurance! Thoughts like this don't even come to the mind of the true child of God. It truly is a labor of love. So... you ask, how do I get saved? Many are asking this same question today as did the thousands on the day of Pentecost after they were convicted of sin by the sermons preached that day. They cried out loud; "What shall we do?" Peter answered and declared; "Repent" (Acts 2:37-38.) Repentance is a MUST for all of us to enter into the kingdom of God! If we choose to not turn from our sins and repent, strive to keep the law, your sins will never be forgiven, and then you must die for them since you won't trust Christ who paid the penalty of death for you at the cross. Proverbs 29:1 says, "He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy." If the human family keeps ignoring the Lord, hardens their heart, everyone who chooses to repent not will eventually die in the day of Judgment, in the flames of hell and be destroyed forever. Everyone needs to get serious about this topic because no one knows for sure when they shall die. So, I ask... are you POSITIVE you will not die in a car wreck, plain crash? Are you positive you will not have a heart attack tomorrow or a stroke next week? How about slip and hit your head? Get hit by a stray bullet? Are you 100% positive you WILL wake up tomorrow morning? Now be honest with yourself. It's your life we're talking about here. Your life can end at any given time, die just as suddenly and unexpectedly as many have died before. Your choices today will affect you tomorrow. Luke 13:2-5, "And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things? I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem? I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish."
When someone is saved it’s because they repented of their unbelief in the finished work of Jesus Christ. salvation is all Christ’s work, not a person’s lack of sin. After hearing the gospel mixed with faith/calling upon the name of the Lord, a person is born again immediately. God gives them a new, obedient heart and that is how they bear the fruit of the Spirit. Of course we turn from sin every time as believers. We hate sin. But our ceasing of sin is not what saves us. Crucifixion and resurrection of Christ alone is what saves. That’s why the thief on the cross next to Jesus joined Him in paradise.
Jammer45 they do. We all stumble in many ways! Thanks be to God that though we were slaves of sin, He made us into His very own children who are slaves of righteousness, and that we became obedient from the heart.
Andrew makes several "There's not a thing you can do..." statements starting at 13:38 but doesn't support it with Scripture. However, Scripture clearly makes that declaration. This idea that "there is nothing you can do" is not a human concept. It's biblical. It's God thoughts which are not our thoughts (Isa 55:8). What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin, as it is written: "None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one." (Romans 3:9-12)
1 Corinthians 6:20, "For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's." The only condition is that we believe in Him and what He has done for us. Understanding as well that we are now joined with Him, and that He is the controlling factor in our life from this day forward. And we gladly and gratefully allow Him to guide us to righteousness in keeping that very law He kept. He truly loved us and gave Himself for us and so,we should give our life to Him so He can work in us His loving Character that we find in the ten commandments! Every day is a battle and a march to the city of God. On every side, we are surrounded by invisible foes who work hard in trying to get the human family to commit sin against their Creator. They are leading the world down the same destructive path to hell in sinning against God as they are on. As Satan and his angels were cast out of heaven for rebelling against the law of God, no human family will enter there who chooseto continue in sin. Revelation 12:9; 22:14. "And for us we are either going to conquer through the grace of God (the time we have to repent and turn from our sins), or we are going to be conquered, overtaken by sin which has separate us from God. Isaiah 59:2, "But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear." Iniquity is sin, and sin is breaking the law of God. If we choose to not turn to the knowledge of truth, then the sacrifice that Christ left for us will be no more. Hebrews 10:26-27, "For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries." "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." Matthew 7:21-23. So then, how do we know that we are on the right path, following the right Jesus? We are in the latter times, the end of all things isat hand. The signs of the time are clear to most people that the world is coming to a close. The question now remains, which side are we on, which path are we headed on? Are we on the path to righteousness in obedience to the law and keeping the faith of Jesus (Revelation 14:12) or are we on the broad way to hell in disobedience while professing Christ Lord?We can surely know which way to heaven is, for the Word of God is true and faithful. Christ warns us of what will happen in the end times in Matthew 24:24, “For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.” How can we know of these great deceivers, teachers of Satan who are trying to stop us from gaining heaven? "We shall know them by their fruits." Matthew 7:16. There fruits will work against the law of God and faith in Jesus. "To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them." Isaiah 8:20. Those who preach against the law are preaching against the Lord who said, if you love me keep my commandments and live. John 14:15; Matthew 19:17. Those who claim the law is no longer needed are working for Satan who is the author and father of lies, "For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works. 2 Corinthians 11:13-15. One thing that we must understand is there are two roads in this world. The right one is the way to heaven; the other is the way to hell where “the soul that sinneth, it shall die". Ezekiel 18:4. What must we do in order to make it to heaven? What must we do to be saved? The answer is found in the Word of God and through our Lord Jesus Christ. John 14:6, “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” And anyone who tries to enter in through another way, through another gospel is a thief. John 10:1-5, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers." The way to heaven is through Christ who is the front door where He calls us to. Christ is righteous as we are to be.If we expect to enter in the straight way,thenwe should follow the Lord on the path He has set before us. The path of Christ is Righteousness which is found in the law. The law is true love. Christ said, "unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. (Jesus summarized the last six) On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." Matthew 22:37-40. Think about how we as humans show love to one another by keeping The Law of God (Exodus 20:1-17)… Do you show love when you don't honor your mother or father? Do you show love when you kill your fellow man? Do you show love when you commit adultery against your spouse? Do you show love when you steal from your fellow man? Do you show love when you bear false witness against your fellow man? Do you show love when you covet your neighbors wife or anything else that belongs to Him? If you as a Christian realize that in order to show love for your fellow man, you must keep all of the last six commandments that Jesus summarized as the "second commandment" in Matthew 22:39. Can you not also see as a Christian that to show love unto God is to keep the first four commandments that Jesus summarized in Matthew 22:37,38? So, I ask you, Do you show love for the Lord when you place another god before Him? Do you show love for the Lord when you bow down before an image? Do you show love for the Lord when you take His name in vain? Do you really love Him when you break His Sabbath that He specifically said was the seventh day (Friday sunset to Saturday sunset), and He specifically said to REMEMBER it? What we also need to understand about this is that when God blesses something like He did with His Seventh Day Sabbath, then no man can change it! Numbers 23:20. The Sabbath is not just for the Jews, it is not just for the physical nation Israel, but it is for ALL who profess and claim Jesus as Lord over their life. I ask those that break His law knowingly and choose to keep SUNday, hence the day of the SUN, Why is it that you can so easily show love for each other, but when you are asked to show love to God, it’s impossible? The REAL Christian will not only keep all ten of the commandments, including His Seventh Day Sabbath that the Vatican changed ("Sunday is our MARK of authority. . .the church is above the Bible, and this transference of Sabbath observance is proof of that fact" Catholic Record of London, Ontario Sept 1,1923. ), but the REAL Christian will go beyond keeping the 10 commandments because of their love for Jesus! Case in point, Jesus said in Matthew 5:40-41, "And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain." Love always gives more than whatis required without looking upon it as a burden. 1 John 5:3 said, "For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous." God is not FORCING us to love each other or Him. It's more like He is stating that we WILL love our fellow man more than the norm simply because Christ's love will be apparent within us. The true Christian will go the extra mile simply because their love compels them to do so. They do so with a joyful heart, a heart that won't grumble or complain while going the extra mile simply because they feel that their fellow man needs them to, and in Christian love, they are compelled to show this love. We should go far beyond that which is written. For example, the Law states thou shalt not commitadultery. But Jesus illustrates how much more the true Christian love will abound for Him and His truth by saying "...That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart." Matthew 5:28.
You are preaching a deceptive accursed gospel according to Paul. It’s a works salvation which will lead to hell. We are saved by faith alone in Christ alone and through the blood atonement.
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Andrew, you are a true preacher of the Gospel. It is so sad that there are so few who preach the truth. I hope and pray that I can find church with a minister like you.
agree , not many preachers today preach the true Gospel im afraid :(
I just catch him online
@@TheFathersLoveForYou Me too
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@@shawnsturgeon1014 I gotta tell you man, I was just like you a few years ago, I was really unsure of my salvation. I thought "I'm probably not repenting enough" or "As much as I don't want to sin, I still do." I was really confounded and perplexed. I prayed for some answers; for God to show me the truth; he did!
So the first thing I think you should consider, is that God is not the author of confusion(1 Cor 14:33). So your/my confusion, is not from God.
The first thing, I was taught, was nowhere ,in the Bible(KJV) is there a command or implication to "Repent from sin"; that's a made up phrase; made up by men. I also learned what the real meaning of the word "Repent" means; here is a good place for you to discover it too. www.biblelineministries.org/articles/basearch.php?action=full&mainkey=THE+INCOMPATIBILITY+OF+FALSE+TEACHING+ON+REPENTANCE+WITH+THE+GOSPEL+OF+GRACE.
Bottom line, we are saved by grace through faith(Eph 2:8-9); if and when we sin, it grieves the HS(Eph 4). Sin does have consequences chastisement in the flesh (if you are saved, only in the flesh); you may go to jail, get shot by a jealous husband, destroy you health etc..., but has no consequence for salvation (Book of Heb, has details).
I think if you watch Andrew a little more, you see he doesn't promote sin, but he does acknowledge, that it happens, regardless of how much we don't want it in our lives. Another preacher who has it down is Ralph Yankee Arnold..
BTW Billy Graham was a wolf in sheep's clothing; don't take my word for it, look it up.
Anyway, I hope you find some clarity(you will if you seek it and pray for discernment).
Take care brother.
Andrew I used to go to a church ( Assemblies of God affiliated ) which I was very much involved in. Active in different ministries at the same time; 4 to 5. The more ministries I got involved in the more I felt like I wasn't doing enough. Became such a burden. Always feeling guilty that I wasn't doing enough. Not only did they teach the prosperity gospel but they also taught that one can lose there salvation. I don't go to church any more but I do pray and study. I find good bible teachers to listen to so I can learn and grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus. I do miss the fellowship but not the false doctrine. I thank the Lord for your ministry. Come soon Lord Jesus !!!
Same type of experience Brother
@@jeffallanday Peace be with you ! We'll be going home soon. We are just passing through. The days are evil. Life is hard, God is good !
If we had to keep ourself saved, then we were the savior, not Jesus
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Wish more preachers taught like this
This is So So So Perfectly Explained! 🥰
I have listened to Andrew quite a few times before, but haven't ever listened to this particular message before.
I'm saving this message for a future witnessing tool.
Thank you Andrew for articulating the True Gospel of grace alone through faith alone in trusting in Jesus Christ alone through his blood atonement alone for salvation ❤.
We have complete peace with God Amen!!!
"Wow! 'Thank you!' I'm relaxing with God. I'm resting in Christ. I'm banking on all that He has done for me." I agree. Not because Andrew said it, but because Scripture says it. If our response to salvation is not one of peace and rest, we might have more learning to do to understand all that He has done for us.
"Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." (Mat 11:28-30)
I learned the hard way, through much prayer and studying, that this is the TRUE GOSPEL. There are very few Preachers preaching truth. They have all went the way of Cain. This is why the Bible says the way is straight and narrow and few will find it. We should all thank God everyday that He delivered us from that false gospel of Lordship salvation, and gave us eyes to see and ears to hear. I have no doubt that everyone who has found the true way has a sincere heart that has seeked God and seeked truth. God bless you all!
Amen
Yes im thankful for God opening my eyes to truth
An interesting analysis. I think more pastors are on the path to life than you think. But I do agree that MANY pastors are teaching falsely. But many do stumble along the way. And even get off track and go down a road that is not beneficial or not the Will of the Lord. But that's exactly WHY we NEED a savior! To show us the way to light. It's the pastors that neglect or ignore the conviction, discipline and correction of the Lord that I am most worried for and say are most in jeopardy of a great and terrible judgement!
I agree completely. What an encouragement!!!
@@percyjohnsoniv1794 this is true. Many pastors are preaching falsehood without knowing it.. they still need to be corrected but God is merciful.
Please pray for me I’ve been suffering from trying
the barganing many Christians do today, i feel this has an impact on how we relate to God, we can sometimes look at God as if He were santa claus. if we're good He will bless us with something we really want. so we try to 'behave' in a way to get something from God. could you speak to this topic someday Pastor? id love to hear Gods take on this.
Andrew, you explain every so well. It feels great to hear someone who peaches the truth
I entered this state of grace by way of a cult. Let me explain. I was raised in a Jehovahs Witness home and for 40 years I believed that my salvation was linked to my performance. I lived in fear of messing up every minute of every day. I was a sinner who found my identity in Adam. I was lost. I came to Christ after a horrendous experience before what is called a judicial committee ( a star chamber of elders passing judgment on me) for the sin of challenging their authority.
I was lost for some time after my disfellowshipping. The amazing thing is that all through my life God desired me to come to Christ and through absolutely miraculous events and God bringing into my life people to minister to me, I finally accepted Christ as my saviour. My identity is found in him. I am free of cult mentality. I am wholly loved and accepted. I am included in the trinitarian life of God. Amen Amen Amen.
Please Jesus forgive me for doubting and offering you my efforts please forgive me of my “ good works” please Deliver me from dead works and wash me in your precious blood
Thank you for sharing this message.
I love this it's encouraging I really appreciate you Andrew bless the Lord for you
Am following from Zambia 🇿🇲
Thank you brother Farley.
I love this sermon!!!
Praise god
Great message
POINT OF CLARIFICATION REQUIRED. "Do you realize there are no sins in your account if you've trusted Jesus? There's no sins in your account." Your account never has personal sin in it. The opposite to righteousness and justification and reconciliation is NOT personal sin. The opposite to being justified is being condemned. Your account is either the condemnation or the righteousness of God. No one is condemned because of their personal sins. In fact, personal sin is not an issue in salvation. The issue is whether or not you will believe and trust in Jesus Christ for your salvation. Everyone sins, yet everyone can be saved if they believe and trust in Christ. Read Romans 5 carefully. Notice the polar opposites are the imputed nature of two persons, Adam and Jesus. You are either in Adam and remain condemned with a sinful nature, or you are in Christ and have died to that sinful nature and are made righteous. Personal sins are not the issue because Christ paid for ALL of them: past, present, and future, and for every lost person. Your personal sins do not keep you from being saved, never did, never will.
Notice why one remains condemned. It is not because of personal sin...
Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. (John 3:18)
ALL personal sins have been paid for (but doesn't mean forgiveness until one believes)...
He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. (1 John 2:2)
All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, NOT COUNTING their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. (2 Cor 5:18-19)
What it is your account is either what came from Adam or what comes from Christ...
But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man's trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many. And the free gift is not like the result of that one man's sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification. For if, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ. Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous. (Rom 5:15-19)
AMEN Brother Dave
I subbed to Andrew yesterday actually.
And I unsubscribed to living waters. I thought Ray was the way 😁.
He does make alot of sense. God Bless you Brother
Ray never said that he is the way, Jesus is the way, read the bible and you will see and experience the truth.
Ray comfort has said MULTIPLE times “stop sinning”. 🤦🏻♂️
Ray teaches works based Salvation. You have to stop sinning to be saved. A subtle appeal to earn your righteousness. This never brings Salvation
23:00 “ok two of you” 😂
You are really a treasure
Matthew 7:13-14
Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.
Use a KJV to get the correct translation. The way is NOT hard. That’s a corrupt translation you are using.
John 5:28-29
"Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear His voice and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil until the resurrection of judgment."
Awesome
"The God of the universe just told you to not work," says Andrew. A critical point here. What about all the verses that talk about works? Yes, we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works (Eph 2:10), but salvation that is NOT by works comes first (Eph 2:8-9). Salvation through the gospel, is on a "need to know basis." We must trust God's solution for us to go from condemnation to justification, from death to life, from lost to saved. He has done ALL the work required to solve every requirement to be saved. We can do nothing. In fact, we are told not to work for salvation.
After salvation, which is absolutely secure and guaranteed, we have the opportunity to grow in grace and truth. The job of the Holy Spirit is to guide us into all truth (John 16:16). With our minds renewed by His truth, we will know what is God's perfect will. But we can grieve the Holy Spirit if we are arrogant or trying to perfect in the flesh what has been started by the Spirit. Therefore, this information, growing in grace and truth after salvation, is on a "want to know basis."
This distinction must be clear in order to understand how salvation could be by grace and not by works. There is 1) Salvation by grace, and then 2) coming to the knowledge of the truth. They are two separate steps and step 1 is required before step 2. You work to grow in the knowledge of grace and truth, not to be saved, and certainly not to keep your salvation, which is never lost.
[God] desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. (1 Tim 2:4)
Saved by grace... (in addition to Romans 3-5)
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that WHOEVER believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16)
Whoever believes in him is NOT condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. (John 3:18)
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. (Eph 2:8-9)
No works are good before salvation (imputed with God's righteousness through Christ)...
as it is written: "None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one." (Romans 3:10-12)
Created for good works after salvation...
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. (Eph 2:10)
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work. (2 Tim 3:16-17)
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.
(Eph 4:11-16)
Growing in truth and grace after salvation...
When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. (John 16:13)
Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. (John 17:17)
How do we grow in truth and grace? Avail yourself to God's word with a humble heart...
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. (Rom 12:2)
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. (2 Tim 2:15)
For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
(Col 2:1-3)
Another paradoxical question: can you start off by trusting then end with trying? Would you then in a sense “lose” your salvation and fall from grace?
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Andrew if the law was not given to gentles then why use it on gentles to bring them to salvation?
Luke shared with us that Jesus spoke of some Galileanswhodied very suddenly back then. Everyone thought at that time that they were great sinners because of their sudden deaths. This was a common belief among the people back then that if disease or sudden tragedy came upon someone, they were guilty of some great sin. However, Jesus said that we should be more mindful of our own lives, because we can die just as suddenly as did they! Therefore… we need to repent NOW and turn to the Saviour and not trample upon His grace that He is giving to us! We are in the hour of our Lord's grace, and now is the time to get right with God and turn from sinning against Him in breaking His law any longer. Today is the day of salvation!
How often do we hear of strange accidents, earthquakes, or where large numbers of people die suddenly in one day like we all saw in 9/11? Do you suppose they KNEW they would die that day? Do you suppose that before they left their homes they decided to ask the wife or husband, mom or dad for their best clothes to be laid out for them because today is the day they shall die? NONE OF US can say we won’t die today! Life is fragile and the times that we are living in is short! So why chance it!?Time is running out and we all have a heaven to gain.
With a reality check like this, some do finally come to the realization that salvation is NOT only for the old and sick like they always thought. Everyday, the fact of life is that many young people die too. We are all sinners, and we all need a Saviour! Sinners are destined to die as the cross says. Christ took the sins of the world and then died. As we will take our own sins if we don't turn to Christ in obedience in true faith and repent from sinning against Him who gave His life for us and who will free us from our bondage to sin and Satan. If we have no one that will take our place in death for us, then we will all perish in our own sins. If we have no Saviour, then they must be the ones to die because we have all fallen short (Romans 3:23), but if we turn to Christ, cry out to Him for mercy and forgiveness, confess our sins, forsake them, turn away from breaking the law then God is just to forgive us and we should stand forever in favor with God. Strive to obey the law, gain perfect faith in Him, overcome our defects of character, become Christlike and we shall do good. Revelation 22:14, "Blessed are they that do his commandments that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city." Do all that you can to strive for heaven in keeping the law of God, prove your love to Him as He has done for you. Walk as Christ walked, become Christlike and repent from sinning against God any longer. Love Him by obeying His law and you shall keep the faith of Jesus. Go the extra mile and don't even think about sinning, allow not a single thought. Strive and fight to do this and Christ will help you. If you don't fight, if you don't strive, then what reward will you receive? DEATH! Continue not in sin and overcoming daily. Die daily and give all to Christ. Go to Him in faith, obey, be sanctified through His Word and heaven shall be your reward at the second coming of Christ. If you willingly break the law of God that is of the enemy then you are working for a corruptible crown, but if you stumble into sin, fall into sin, get down and ask for forgiveness to fight again and overcome through the power of Christ provided for you then we shall all do well and gain heaven. You will be tested; you will have trials you will need to overcome and prove yourloyalty to God. You cannot serve two masters and think heaven is your gain. The road to heaven is not easy. It is the short and narrow road to victory. In short, in order to gain heaven, the Word of God says, "here are the patience of the saints here are they that keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus." Revelation 14:12.
Stop trying and start believing. If you are doing anything for salvation you are in danger of not receiving his gift of righteousness. He who worketh NOT it’s counted for righteousness. Stop working for salvation and stop any actions for salvation except placing your trust in HIM alone and his atonement. He was raised for your justification.
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Then this issue of what needs to get done and you need to do this to be living survive and being saved etc...
And seeing or testing us how far you will go or last doing the law/commands and also when not trying doing or living up to the standards etc 😔 and also get messed up from not listening/obeying right or out of harmony with the system/s etc...
And where I have issues with the right timing or managing doing saying or shutting up at the "Right" time/s etc.
GIFT..."For if by the one man's offense (Adam) death reigned through the one, MUCH MORE those who RECEIVE abundance of GRACE and the GIFT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS will reign in life through the ONE, JESUS CHRIST." Romans 5:17
SOME RELIGION TRY TO DO A WORK BASED SALVATION WHERE IF YOUR GOOD ENOUGH AND DO GOOD WORKS THEN YOU CAN EARN YOUR WAY TO HEAVEN BUT GOD DOES THE EXACT OPPOSITE HE DECLARES A PERSON RIGHTEOUS BEFORE HIM WHILE THERE A SINNER AND TURNS THEM INTO A SAINT SIMPLY BY HEARING THE GOOD NEWS OF SALVATION OF JESUS FINNISH WORK ON THE CROSS AND YOU BELIEVING THAT IN YOUR HEART FOR YOUR SALVATION. WHY DOES GOD DO THIS BECAUSE HE IS GOOD AND RICH IN MERCY AND ALSO SO NO ONE CAN BOAST BEFORE HIM. HE GIVES THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN JESUS FINNISH WORK ON THE CROSS A FREE GIFT OF SALVATION,A FREE GIFT OF RIGHTEOUNESS, FREE GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, FREE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT KNOW AS GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT. NOW ONCE YOU HEARD THE THE GOSPEL OF YOUR SALVATION OF JESUS FINNISH WORK ON THE CROSS AND BELIEVED IT IN YOUR HEART AND RECIEVED ALL THESE FREE GIFTS FROM GOD CAN YOU LOSE IT BY SOMETHING YOU SAID OR DID. WELL SOME PEOPLE TEACH YES THAT ONCE SAVED IS NOT ALWAYS SAVED AND THAT AT SOME POINT AFTER YOU GOT SAVED YOU CAN LOSE YOUR SALVATION. BUT THE WORD OF GOD SAYS THAT FOR THE GIFTS OF GOD ARE IRREVOCABLE. NOW IM NOT A SCHOLAR GENIUS WITH A HIGH I.Q. BUT WHAT I DO KNOW THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR GOD TO LIE WHY BECAUSE HIS WORD SAYS SO. SO IF ROMANS 11:29 SAYS THE GIFTS OF GOD ARE IRREVOCABLE IM GOING TO INTERPERT THAT AS GOD SAYING THAT ONCE HE GIVES YOU THESE GIFTS HE WILL NOT TAKE THEM BACK UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES. ALEAST THAT IS MY INTERPERTATION OF THE SCRIPTURE. I MEAN CAN YOU IMAGINE IF I GAVE SOMEONE I CARED ABOUT A FREE GIFT FOR THERE BIRHTDAY OR CHRISTMAS LAST YEAR AND THEN THEY DID SOMETHING THIS YEAR TO ME THAT HURT ME, I WOULD CERTAINLY NOT GO TO THEM AND SAY HEY REMEMBER THAT FREE GIFT I GAVE YOU LAST YEAR I WANT IT BACK BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU DID TO ME THIS YEAR. I MEAN IF PEOPLE DONT DO THAT AND THE BIBLE SAYS PEOPLE ARE BORN EVIL CAUSE OF SIN, WOULD GOD WHO IS GOOD DO THAT. I CAN QUOTE VERSE AFTER VERSE THAT SUPPORT ROMANS 11:29. EPHESIANS 1:13-14, ROMANS 8:30. THE BIBLE SAYS THAT THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL LIVE BY FAITH AND NOT BY SIGHT. BY SIGHT THE WORLD WILL TRY TO TELL ME A HUNDRED DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WILL TELL ME OTHER WISE, BUT I DONT LIVE BY WHAT THE WORLD TELLS ME OR SHOWS ME, I LIVE BY FAITH IN THE WORD OF GOD,THE PROMISES OF GOD. NOWING THAT HIS WORD,HIS TRUTH,HIS PROMISES HAVE FINAL SAY ON ALL MATTERS. I BELIEVED I WAS FILLED THE HOLYSPIRIT TO SAY ALL THIS.
"are you chasing God". "It's not about our chasing God". CAREFUL!!! Loving the Lord your God with all of your heart and mind and body and strength IS chasing God.
But...do we have to chase God when He promised to be with us always? Even until the end of the age?
@@AsIAm3991 YES. YES we do. Paul affirms that when he explains in 1 Corinthians 9 the reality of this pursuit that we are in. "Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize."
1 Corinthians 9:24-27.
Well what are runners doing? They are running towards a cause or a goal. For us, the race is leading souls to Christ because of the great commission entrusted to us in Matthew. Which also incorporates the 1st and 2nd great commandments that Jesus gave us. Doing the Lord Will IS "chasing Him". "Chasing God" meaning, walking by His commands, as we yearn to be in deepest relationship with Him. And do EXACTLY that.
Jesus shows that the true Christian will go far beyond the written letter of the law. Love will always raise the standard. The Christian not only keeps the Ten Commandments. He or she will also go so far as to not even THINK on those things within the heart that are against the Law of their God. We do this because we love Him and want to please Him with all our hearts! We don’t do this because we don't want to burn in Hell. Christianity isn’t fire insurance! Thoughts like this don't even come to the mind of the true child of God. It truly is a labor of love.
So... you ask, how do I get saved?
Many are asking this same question today as did the thousands on the day of Pentecost after they were convicted of sin by the sermons preached that day. They cried out loud; "What shall we do?" Peter answered and declared; "Repent" (Acts 2:37-38.)
Repentance is a MUST for all of us to enter into the kingdom of God! If we choose to not turn from our sins and repent, strive to keep the law, your sins will never be forgiven, and then you must die for them since you won't trust Christ who paid the penalty of death for you at the cross. Proverbs 29:1 says, "He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy."
If the human family keeps ignoring the Lord, hardens their heart, everyone who chooses to repent not will eventually die in the day of Judgment, in the flames of hell and be destroyed forever. Everyone needs to get serious about this topic because no one knows for sure when they shall die. So, I ask... are you POSITIVE you will not die in a car wreck, plain crash? Are you positive you will not have a heart attack tomorrow or a stroke next week? How about slip and hit your head? Get hit by a stray bullet? Are you 100% positive you WILL wake up tomorrow morning? Now be honest with yourself. It's your life we're talking about here. Your life can end at any given time, die just as suddenly and unexpectedly as many have died before. Your choices today will affect you tomorrow. Luke 13:2-5, "And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things? I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem? I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish."
Do you sin?
When someone is saved it’s because they repented of their unbelief in the finished work of Jesus Christ. salvation is all Christ’s work, not a person’s lack of sin. After hearing the gospel mixed with faith/calling upon the name of the Lord, a person is born again immediately. God gives them a new, obedient heart and that is how they bear the fruit of the Spirit. Of course we turn from sin every time as believers. We hate sin. But our ceasing of sin is not what saves us. Crucifixion and resurrection of Christ alone is what saves. That’s why the thief on the cross next to Jesus joined Him in paradise.
Jammer45 they do. We all stumble in many ways! Thanks be to God that though we were slaves of sin, He made us into His very own children who are slaves of righteousness, and that we became obedient from the heart.
@@colton7373 777 says he keeps the letter and spirit of the 10 commandments..amen to all you said.
Andrew makes several "There's not a thing you can do..." statements starting at 13:38 but doesn't support it with Scripture. However, Scripture clearly makes that declaration. This idea that "there is nothing you can do" is not a human concept. It's biblical. It's God thoughts which are not our thoughts (Isa 55:8).
What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin, as it is written: "None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one." (Romans 3:9-12)
1 Corinthians 6:20, "For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's." The only condition is that we believe in Him and what He has done for us. Understanding as well that we are now joined with Him, and that He is the controlling factor in our life from this day forward. And we gladly and gratefully allow Him to guide us to righteousness in keeping that very law He kept. He truly loved us and gave Himself for us and so,we should give our life to Him so He can work in us His loving Character that we find in the ten commandments!
Every day is a battle and a march to the city of God. On every side, we are surrounded by invisible foes who work hard in trying to get the human family to commit sin against their Creator. They are leading the world down the same destructive path to hell in sinning against God as they are on. As Satan and his angels were cast out of heaven for rebelling against the law of God, no human family will enter there who chooseto continue in sin. Revelation 12:9; 22:14. "And for us we are either going to conquer through the grace of God (the time we have to repent and turn from our sins), or we are going to be conquered, overtaken by sin which has separate us from God. Isaiah 59:2, "But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear." Iniquity is sin, and sin is breaking the law of God. If we choose to not turn to the knowledge of truth, then the sacrifice that Christ left for us will be no more. Hebrews 10:26-27, "For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries." "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." Matthew 7:21-23.
So then, how do we know that we are on the right path, following the right Jesus? We are in the latter times, the end of all things isat hand. The signs of the time are clear to most people that the world is coming to a close. The question now remains, which side are we on, which path are we headed on? Are we on the path to righteousness in obedience to the law and keeping the faith of Jesus (Revelation 14:12) or are we on the broad way to hell in disobedience while professing Christ Lord?We can surely know which way to heaven is, for the Word of God is true and faithful. Christ warns us of what will happen in the end times in Matthew 24:24, “For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.” How can we know of these great deceivers, teachers of Satan who are trying to stop us from gaining heaven? "We shall know them by their fruits." Matthew 7:16. There fruits will work against the law of God and faith in Jesus. "To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them." Isaiah 8:20. Those who preach against the law are preaching against the Lord who said, if you love me keep my commandments and live. John 14:15; Matthew 19:17. Those who claim the law is no longer needed are working for Satan who is the author and father of lies, "For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works. 2 Corinthians 11:13-15.
One thing that we must understand is there are two roads in this world. The right one is the way to heaven; the other is the way to hell where “the soul that sinneth, it shall die". Ezekiel 18:4. What must we do in order to make it to heaven? What must we do to be saved? The answer is found in the Word of God and through our Lord Jesus Christ. John 14:6, “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” And anyone who tries to enter in through another way, through another gospel is a thief. John 10:1-5, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers."
The way to heaven is through Christ who is the front door where He calls us to. Christ is righteous as we are to be.If we expect to enter in the straight way,thenwe should follow the Lord on the path He has set before us. The path of Christ is Righteousness which is found in the law. The law is true love. Christ said, "unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. (Jesus summarized the last six) On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." Matthew 22:37-40.
Think about how we as humans show love to one another by keeping The Law of God (Exodus 20:1-17)…
Do you show love when you don't honor your mother or father?
Do you show love when you kill your fellow man?
Do you show love when you commit adultery against your spouse?
Do you show love when you steal from your fellow man?
Do you show love when you bear false witness against your fellow man?
Do you show love when you covet your neighbors wife or anything else that belongs to Him?
If you as a Christian realize that in order to show love for your fellow man, you must keep all of the last six commandments that Jesus summarized as the "second commandment" in Matthew 22:39. Can you not also see as a Christian that to show love unto God is to keep the first four commandments that Jesus summarized in Matthew 22:37,38?
So, I ask you,
Do you show love for the Lord when you place another god before Him?
Do you show love for the Lord when you bow down before an image?
Do you show love for the Lord when you take His name in vain?
Do you really love Him when you break His Sabbath that He specifically said was the seventh day (Friday sunset to Saturday sunset), and He specifically said to REMEMBER it? What we also need to understand about this is that when God blesses something like He did with His Seventh Day Sabbath, then no man can change it! Numbers 23:20. The Sabbath is not just for the Jews, it is not just for the physical nation Israel, but it is for ALL who profess and claim Jesus as Lord over their life.
I ask those that break His law knowingly and choose to keep SUNday, hence the day of the SUN, Why is it that you can so easily show love for each other, but when you are asked to show love to God, it’s impossible? The REAL Christian will not only keep all ten of the commandments, including His Seventh Day Sabbath that the Vatican changed ("Sunday is our MARK of authority. . .the church is above the Bible, and this transference of Sabbath observance is proof of that fact" Catholic Record of London, Ontario Sept 1,1923. ), but the REAL Christian will go beyond keeping the 10 commandments because of their love for Jesus! Case in point, Jesus said in Matthew 5:40-41, "And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain."
Love always gives more than whatis required without looking upon it as a burden. 1 John 5:3 said, "For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous." God is not FORCING us to love each other or Him. It's more like He is stating that we WILL love our fellow man more than the norm simply because Christ's love will be apparent within us.
The true Christian will go the extra mile simply because their love compels them to do so. They do so with a joyful heart, a heart that won't grumble or complain while going the extra mile simply because they feel that their fellow man needs them to, and in Christian love, they are compelled to show this love. We should go far beyond that which is written. For example, the Law states thou shalt not commitadultery. But Jesus illustrates how much more the true Christian love will abound for Him and His truth by saying "...That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart." Matthew 5:28.
You are preaching a deceptive accursed gospel according to Paul. It’s a works salvation which will lead to hell. We are saved by faith alone in Christ alone and through the blood atonement.