The Infection Of The Churches With Lordship Salvation

Galatians 1:6-9, “I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.”

I have learned some very disturbing truths in my life, but none as disturbing as that of a heresy called “Lordship Salvation.” It is important to recognize that there is also a perversion of the Gospel that misunderstands the meaning of repentance. I have actually heard some Baptist pastors preach against Lordship Salvation, but then be guilty themselves of teaching that repentance means to “turn away from your sin” to be saved. They foolishly fail to realize that they are also preaching a form of Lordship Salvation. To “repent” does not mean to turn away from sin, because the Bible even says that God repented, and God cannot sin. Jonah 3:10, “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.” God simply changed His mind, which is the true meaning of Bible repentance.

What exactly is Lordship Salvation? First, what is the true Gospel? The Bible in 1st Corinthians 15:1-4 defines “the gospel” as Christ's death on the cross for our sins, His burial, and His subsequent bodily resurrection three days later. The word “Gospel” means “Good News” or “Glad Tidings.” It is the Good News oh sinner that Jesus is the Christ, the only begotten Son of God, Who died a sinner's death in your place and mine on the cross. Jesus paid a debt He did not owe, because we owed a debt we simply couldn't pay. JESUS PAID IT ALL. Anyone who receives Christ's sacrifice on the cross as payment for their sins, believing that God raised Him up from the dead three days later, is saved. All that is required for salvation is simple childlike faith. You don't have to stop living in sin to receive God's free gift of eternal life; but you do need to realize that you are a guilty sinner, otherwise why would you need a Savior?

Now, in sharp contrast, the Devil's lie of Lordship Salvation demands that you also turn away from your sinful behavior (a false understanding of the word repent), and that you surrender your will completely to Jesus as “Lord” (Boss) of your life, exchanging all that you are for all that Christ is, willing to follow Him no matter what. As you can quickly see, this is a drastically different and very demanding plan of salvation, not anywhere even close to a free grace Gospel. One of the biggest offenders of perverting the Gospel is Evangelist Ray Comfort (who by the way takes in about $4,000,000 per year from his sinister ministry). It is blood money! Ray Comfort horribly teaches people that to be saved they must LIVE A LIFESTYLE of turning away from their sins, for the rest of their life, to prove that their faith is genuine. 

Ladies and gentlemen, I sure hope you have enough spiritual discernment to see that Ray Comfort has been inspired by demons! Kindly said, what he is preaching is another gospel (2nd Corinthians 11:3-4). God's curse is upon anyone, even an angel (demons), who preach another gospel (Galatians 1:6-9). Sadly, the Devil's lies of Lordship Salvation and the related lie of Misunderstood Repentance have crept into millions of churches worldwide. 

I tried to search the internet for the total number of churches in the world, but couldn't find any legitimate number, only people wildly guessing. I've read that there are about 350,000 churches in the United States. So I figure it is safe to say that there are at least several million churches in the world. I am not talking about true Christian churches, I am referring to all recognized churches in general (including Mormons, Seventh-Day Adventists, Catholics, et cetera). I do not know the exact percentage, but from my own research I'd say that at least 90% of the world's so-called “Christian” religions teach some form of Lordship Salvation). For example: Mormons love and promote Pastor John MacArthur's books because they all preach the Devil's lie of Lordship Salvation. Mormons and John MacArthur are in bed together doctrinally. What is wrong with thousands of Baptist pastors; namely, Pastor' Marty Herron, Steve Pettit, Charles Phelps, and countless more, who follow and bid Godspeed to John MacArthur? Mr. MacArthur has been inspired by demons! MacArthur's plan of salvation is so complicated that he denies children can be saved.

Whereas the free grace Gospel simply teaches sinners to believe upon the Lord to be saved (Acts 16:30-31), proponents of Lordship Salvation complicated and pervert the Gospel by adding a bunch of requirements that God does not (Galatians 3:1-3). The heresy of Lordship Salvation is nothing more than Calvinism repackaged for modern times. These are doctrines of devils, which damn men's souls to Hell forever! Lordship Salvation is not the Gospel. To attack the grace of God is to attack the God of grace!!! Bob Jones University today is no friend of God, truth or the saving Gospel of free grace! If you don't believe me, take a look at what BJU's president, Dr. Steve Pettit, heretically preaches in chapel. 

Such deadly doctrinal poison is 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,00,000 times more deadly than the COVID-19 virus, because Wrong Repentance and Lordship Salvation will damn a persons body and soul to Hell for all eternity without hope, mercy nor relief. You'll be tormented in burning brimstone day and night forever (Revelation 14:11; 20:11-15; 21:8). All COVID-19 can do is kill your body. Matthew 10:28, “And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” If you don't fear God yet, you will...YOU WILL!!! Hebrews 10:31, “It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” Only a darn fool doesn't fear God (Romans 3:18).

Dear reader, I care about you. I am just a big redeemed sinner. I am a broken man in both body and soul, 54 years old, tired and ready a long time ago to leave this world to go be with my blessed Savior (2nd Corinthians 5:7-8). JESUS TAKE ME AWAY!!! The great joy each day in my soul, that gives me the strength to go on, is knowing that MY REDEEMER LIVETH! John 16:33, “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” Job 19:25, “For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:” Hebrews 12:2, “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.” 

Kindly said, nearly all of the miserable people who email me for help with their depression have one thing in common, they don't focus or think about the Bible verses I just shared with you. Folks, I don't know about you, but I get really happy and excited when I think about GOD'S PROMISES in the Bible. I have a new body coming (Philippians 3:21). I have a new home being prepared in Heaven for me by the Lord Himself (John 14:1-3). God is going to give me all things (Romans 8:32). The future time will come when God will forever put the past behind us, and our tears will be gone forever, and all things made new (Revelation 21:4). 

God will reward me for every second spent, every mouse click, every key stroke, spent labouring online for Jesus Christ to help others (1st Corinthians 3:8). God will reward me all the much more, because I labor night and day in tremendous agonizing and burning neck pain. Hebrews 6:10, “For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.” Dear friend, RUN away from any pastors, evangelist, church or Bible college which has been corrupted, who teach the Devil's lies of Wrong Repentance and Lordship Salvation. The famous preacher John Bunyan (1628-1688) said it exactly right:

“If you do not put a difference between justification wrought by the man Christ without and sanctification wrought by the Spirit of Christ within, you are not able to divide the Word aright; but contrariwise, you corrupt the Word of God, and cast stumbling blocks before the people.” [emphasis added] —Evangelist John Bunyan

It is these tares—false brethren crept in unawares like Marty Herron, Steve Pettit, Sam Horn, John MacArthur, Gary Walton, Unshackled, Moody Bible Institute, Bob Jones University, and thousands more damnable heretics—who are destroying God's soulwinning churches today:

“Brother, if we don't expose these reverends who are destroying the vineyards, we're not going to have a free country. Vineyards are the hope of this country. Soulwinning churches, vineyards, are the hope of this country.” —Pastor Jack Hyles, 'Many Pastors Have Destroyed My Vineyards'

I am doing just what Brother Hyles wisely said, I am exposing these phony reverends today—Marty Herron, Steve Pettit, the Charles Phelps, Ray Comfort, John Piper, Charles Lawson, Adrian Rogers, John Hagee, Joel Osteen, Rick Warren, Beth Moore, Billy Graham—who have crept damnable heresies into the churches, and have turned God's house into a place of worship instead of a soulwinning vineyard to help sinners. Good night, these devils on Guam at the Harvest Baptist Church won't even allow me to attend their weekly services (banned since 2014). And it's a good thing, lest I be corrupted by their Satanic religious cult. Bob Jones University is a religious cult today (false Bibles, false gospels, false repentance, bidding Godspeed to false prophets). Galatians 6:7, “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” Have you been infected?