Lordship Salvation & Free Grace - Charlie Bing 

Jesus Christ saves PERIOD BY BELIVING IN HIM ONLY PERIOD JOHN CH 3 VS 16

Love it brother. It's been less than a year, after 18 not knowing if OSAS is true or what my part was the Gregg Jackson's channel really helped me to see the simplicity of the gospel of salvation and grace!! But now I am tired of the 'brethren' around me giving me blank stairs are saying 'You're giving people a free pass to sin' when I present the gospel for our time.

@@JeremyThielmanThe Pharisees did the same thing to Paul as he preached free grace.

So we can inherit eternal life while living in unrepentant sin as long as we say we believe in Jesus?

​@2Chronicles714_ Put simply, yes. The way to know if you're saved and living in unrepentant sin is, how's life going? If you're getting punished by God, who's your heavenly Father, yes, you're saved. If you don't seem to be getting punished for your unrepentant sins, then you're not saved, and you're a bastard according to Hebrews 12!! You can sin all you want as a child of God, but NOT without consequences!! The bigger the sins, the bigger the punishment will be, especially if there's no repentance of them, not for salvation, but to maintain fellowship with God the Father, just like the prodigal son!!

@soulh4838 Not according to Jesus Himself. 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. 22Many 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 and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. These people obviously believed in Jesus to do the works he commands we do, so why does He say it. They were living in unrepentant sin [Ye who practice iniquity] He goes on. Matthew 7:24-27 Therefore 👉whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 25And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.👉 26And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: 27And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

I think God wants us to put Him first, but He does not want us to believe we are saved because we put Him first. I think this is an eternally damning issue. Grace + works does not equal grace. Romans 11:6. See Matthew 7:21-23.

Great reply. However, one thing Christians are not judged. They're evaluated. The unbeliever is judged. Foreign satin towards Christ and the believer is evaluated for the distribution of rewards. What the lack thereof

@@djaconetta Read Revelation chapters 2 & 3. John 14 & 15. James 5:20. Just to name a few. If Jesus isn't first in your life that's idolatry...Matthew 7:21 is also a warning to those that believe in Jesus but God see's the heart, He judges the

@@jeangreen432 Romans, 81. Therefore, there is no judgment to those who are in chrisys jesus

@@djaconetta Read what Jesus has to say about true disciples abiding in Him, John 14, 15; Rev 2 & 3; James 5:20. There's lots more. Don't let a commentator or founder of a doctrine blind you from the full counsel of Jesus Christ

Very well put and absolute truth.

Perfectly said 👏!!!

No Christian faithful or unfaithful will be left behind? Luke 13:23-30 kj Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them, 24Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. 25When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: 26Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. 27But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. 28There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out. 0:04 The gate is narrow because the process is hard, and the perspective we need to see the entrance to the narrow gate comes only through the Savior, Christ Jesus. We don’t do it on our own but operate by the power of Christ, in us, so God receives all the glory. The goal of the narrow gate starts with repentance followed by obedience to live a life that glorifies God. It may seem counterproductive to fight through the narrow gate of persecution and hardship by resting in Jesus. His burden is light, He promises. Putting it down all that entangles us is difficult! However,the possibility of missing our chance at eternity is extremely plausible if we clutch onto sinfull desires,lusts and pursuits of the world the wide gate.Destruction means a loss that produces utter ruin, perishing and here refers to loss of eternal life with God. Matthew 24:13 Matthew 24:13 The Greek says He who has endured till the end, this is the one that will be saved.

@@2Chronicles714_ Part 1 So many Christians in name only need to unlearn the lies they've been taught by the 99.9% of the false faith + works churches of the world. Don’t they realize the road to hell is paved with good intentions. There will be a lot of bad people (lairs, thieves, murderers, homosexuals) in heaven and a lot of good people (self righteous workers of iniquity, finger pointers, fruit inspectors, legalists, holy rollers) in hell. This is because the bad people came to the understanding they were bad (wretched sinners in need of a savior) but then had a change of mind (METANOIA) and believed in Jesus's finished work alone on the cross, according to the scriptures, to pay for all their badness (past and ongoing sins we ALL commit every single day of our lives till we die or are raptured) and that it was done on their behalf and without adding any of their own works or merit to what Jesus said he finished. The so-called good people, as it were, the (self righteous who add to what Jesus finished), who end up in hell, are those who trusted in their own works, ignoring or adding to what Jesus said he finished for them. Through their works they try to gain access to heaven. They never trusted fully in what Jesus did for them but pridefully added some sort of merit of their own (pointing to others sins and not realizing they are just as sinful) to the simple truth that Jesus paid it all for them. All Jesus wanted them to do is believe it. Jesus did the finishing, not us and our filthy rag obedience. Our only job is to believe (Metanoia = a change of mind) that he did it all for us. We add nothing more and take away nothing from that simple truth of OSAS. Metanoia is a Greek word that is translated to "repentance" in English. It means to change one's mind from once not believing that Jesus paid for all my sins in full, to now believing alone that Jesus paid for all my sins in full. A 180 degree turn from once not believing to believing. To be sure. If you are striving to not sin then you are relying on your own self righteousness apart from what Jesus said he finished. Don't get me wrong. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. We will never be immune to the temptations of the flesh. Both the flesh and the spirit are fighting for pole position within our members. Even Paul admitted to his knowing daily habitual sin and yet he was a man chosen by Jesus himself on the road to Damascus to deliver the gospel to the gentle nations. OSAS has nothing to do about it being okay to sin. Heaven forbid. But Jesus knew it wasn't possible to not sin. He was the only one who could be sinless. 1 CORINTHIANS 5:5 " deliver such a one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the Day of the Lord Jesus. Just so you know. 1Cor 5:5 even by today's standards is an egregious sin. That of sleeping with the wife of his father. This was a ongoing willing sin these two individuals were committing every day and yet Paul clearly shows in this verse that the only thing at risk for these two eternally born again believers was loss of their fleshly lives and maybe crowns and rewards at the bemma seat of Christ for unfaithfulness, but not salvation of the soul that was permanently sealed within these individuals, as a guarantee, until the day of redemption. It’s not, (we may ), its, (we do) all struggle with sins every day, even you out there in youtube land. If you say you don't sin then you are a liar and a sinner. 1 John 1:8-10 Just thinking out loud. Have you considered the thief on the cross? Or how about deathbed conversions. Or how about fox hole conversions. These are but a few examples of people who at the last moments of life, before they died, had ZERO opportunity to bear good fruit or to be obedient or faithful. All they had was belief ALONE. Would these people not be saved because they couldn't prove their conversion by showing fruit or proof of their conversion by obedience and faithfulness. I propose they are saved. If anything comes from us other than belief ALONE, then it is a work, even obedience. It must must must always be ALL about what Jesus finished for us. ABSOLUTELY ZERO merit or works of faithfulness are the prerequisite to gaining nor keeping salvation. We don't have to do anything to get or keep salvation other than belief ALONE. What I do or don't do after having that Metanoia (change of mind) moment in time matters NOT. Jesus finished it, not us. I always love the scripture below which proves salvation is a free gift without any work or merit (obedience) of our own to prove it. As an example. Have you ever given a small child something they desire and when you give it to them they happily say thank you and excitedly take it from you and begin to play or use it is such a way that is fitting for whatever you gave them. They don't even have the slightest concept that they owe you anything for the gift you just gave them. All they know is that you freely gave them what they wanted, end of story and now they are going to enjoy it. In their mind it is now theirs. They have not yet learned the concept that nothing in life is free. They only learn that later in life when they are grown up in the adult world and then start adding works to what is supposed to be a very simple and narrow path message of belief alone. But this verse is referring to a child that hasn't yet learned about the reality of life and all the many broad rules/paths that the churches seem to heap on their congregations. Jesus is saying that salvation must be RECEIVED like this innocent little child that doesn't have the knowledge or expectation of paying back (works of obedience) the person (Jesus) for the gift (salvation) that Jesus gives freely. Mark 10:15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not RECEIVE (freely take that which is offered without payment) the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. According to the false faith + works churches of the world salvation can be lost, and you can never really KNOW if you've been obedient enough or done enough to be saved or to be rapture worthy, which is contrary to what the bible has to say. "1 JOHN 5:13 These things I have written unto you that (BELIEVE) in the name of the Son of God, that ye may (KNOW) that ye have "ETERNAL LIFE" (OSAS), and that ye may believe in the name of the Son of God." This is called what many so vehemently, like these self-righteous preachers hate, OSAS, because of their PRIDE because the flesh loves to boast. I (KNOW) I'm saved and rapture worthy no matter what I do or don't do after having that Metanoia (change of mind) moment in time which is something many deny. It kind of sounds like some of you do out there in youtube land. Do they really think their false understanding of what eternal life really means will change the fact that it means what it says which is OSAS. Eternal means forever; without end, which means I will ALWAYS be saved. Are they really going to pridefully show Jesus how awesome they were and how obedient and how hard they toiled and worked for him like Cain did as a worker who toiled in the field (world) whom God rejected when he brought forth his WORK (fruit, merit, actions), unlike Abel who brought forth the blood of an innocent lamb (Jesus) which God accepted. Them and their filthy rag works of self righteous Pharisaical fruit inspecting legalistic finger pointing pathetic and pridefully obedient works will be rejected when Jesus says: 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. Man, those fools were sure obedient. They followed all the rules and look what it got them, damnation, when all along all Jesus wanted was for them to rest in him and believe. This scripture shows that these false christian literally thought they were saved but Jesus said he NEVER knew them. They were never saved. Yes, the name of Jesus is powerful. It’s so powerful that even a false professed christian can wield it and cast out demons in his name.

@@2Chronicles714_ PART 2 Sense we're on the subject, what is the will of the father. John 6:40 For this is the ( WILL ) of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and ( BELIEVES ) in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.” I see nothing about fruit bearing and obedience in this verse. And I'm not cherry picking this verse. There are so many that teach it is by belief alone and not by merit but I'm trying to keep this short, Lol. These false converts will be rejected because they were trying to add some sort of work (fruit of faithfulness) or merit of their own (pride) or denying themselves (self righteousness obedience) to what Jesus said he finished when he cried out on the cross "IT IS FINISHED!" Why are they trying to finish for him what he said he finished. Are they stupid or something? To the self-righteous it's always about how much how much how much, work work work blah blah blah. Let's play a game. What if they're just one work shy of me or slightly less of merit of what I achieved in this life according to the standards that are needed to be saved. Does that mean they're unsaved. What if I studied to show myself more approved just a bit more than them and because of this they would go to hell and I would go to heaven. Would they be okay with that based upon their own works and fruit inspecting and obedience standards. What is the measuring line that qualifies someone for salvation apart from what Jesus accomplished and finished in his own blood. How much striving to be good needs to take place. How obedient must we be. How faithful must we be (2 Tim 2:13). How much giving must we give. How many missions must we go on. How many people must we witness to. How much denying of ourselves and taking up our cross must we do. Do we take up our cross once a week. Or maybe once a day. How about ever hour or if someone takes up their cross every hour and another christian only does it when convenient. Who's the saved individual. Based on a worldly corrupted faith +works false gospel that 99.9% of the worlds churches are teaching the one doing it every hour has more merit involved (work/obedience) thus this is the one these false churches would say is saved. But salvation isn't based on work or merit is it. Where does it end. What is the standard or the threshold that we must live up to. I say it ends at the cross and in Jesus's finished work on our behalf and our acceptance of HIS work alone. The price for eternal salvation is impossibly costly and no one can afford it, not even those with all their filthy rag works. It's so costly that it took the most expensive fluid in the universe to pay for it. That fluid was the very precious blood of Jesus almighty. Why can't the faith + works false gospel preachers and their false converts see this. Salvation can never be based upon the merit system which would lead to boasting and there will be none of that in heaven when it comes to salvation. To all those that say they need to see Jesus or evidence (fruit inspecting) of the change, well all I can say is, start a farm, Lol. The back loading of works into salvation, no matter how good they think they are, will NEVER be good enough apart from what Jesus paid in full. Do they really think their stinking works are greater than that of the blood of God. The ignorant fools. Anything other than the truth of OSAS means they have to continually add their own works of obedience to keep or maintain salvation because they'll never know when enough is enough. They will always live in doubt on whether they've done enough or been obedient enough to merit salvation apart from what Jesus said he finished. They insult the blood of God and make it of no effect. Shame on them. ZERO merit of our own is added to what Jesus finished. Teaching the true eternal gospel of salvation is thee most important thing we can do in this life, which makes the faith + works, false churches, completely worthless to the kingdom of God because they can't even get the basic eternal gospel (Rev 14:6) correct. As a true Christian, I must be laser focused on being right on teaching it correctly. You're not useful to God if you can't at least get the gospel of salvation correct which is OSAS. HE DID IT ALL! It matters not, when it comes to salvation of the soul, what I do or don't do after the eternal indwelling of the Holy Spirit takes up permanent residence within the heart, as a guarantee, until the day of redemption. Even Paul confessed to daily habitual sin he was guilty of. Is Paul in hell? No, of course not. He was hand picked by Jesus himself on the road to Damascus. If a truly born again child of God decided to remain unfaithful and live the gay lifestyle for example, they will always remain saved. The only thing at risk for them is catching an STD and dying physically prematurely and the possible loss of crowns and rewards at the Bema Seat of Christ for those unfaithful things done while still in this fallen flesh. Yes, the consequences of knowingly living in sin in this fallen state have repercussions to our physical state. Clearly remaining in the gay lifestyle is a sin, but if someone has truly trusted Jesus to forgive them, then Jesus did, when all those sins were yet future 2000 years ago. There is no secret sin. Jesus has seen them all and forgave them ALL. This is why it is a total insult to continue to ask Jesus to forgive you of your daily sins that he's already seen and forgave 2000 years ago. Do you believe it or not that he paid for all of them, past tense. We ARE saved, not, we are being saved. For Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith, not the other way around. What Jesus started in us can never be undone, not even by ourselves by us walking away from the faith and back to the world. Jesus promised that ALL that the Father has given him, he would lose no not NONE.

Much, much closer. The early Lutherans had it nailed but went awry with Philip Melanchton and it was downhill from there. Melanchton tried to draw nearer to the Catholic view and the oft quoted phrase that 'we are justified by faith alone but not by a faith that is alone' I believe originated with him. Opened the door for a backloading and a looking to performance as a ground of assurance and it wasn't long before that backloading became a frontloading and a mutation into 'another gospel'. Much blessing to you.

@@bloodboughtbigphilr8266 I'm not sure I'd blame Melanchthon. Just human nature. You need remember Luther was a sacrementalist, but kept to the infant baptism practice where babies were passive in baptism and all had already been baptized.. (it wasn't a work or anything one did). So in his Small Catechism Luther said " Which are these words and promises of God? Christ our Lord says in the last chapter of Mark: “Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.” (Mark 16:16) So believing is the focus

Martin Luther believed in conditional security.

@@gregorylatta8159 also baptismal regeneration

I BELIVE IN JOHN Ch3 vs SALVATION Not by my filthy works Salvation

Well if you’ve ever believed in the gospel then you’re saved. If you believe that Jesus shed his blood and died on the cross for your sins, and that he rose from the dead then you’re saved.

@@HarpsDad22 These are very kind and uplifting words. And I know you can point to Scripture that supports your claim. The only problem is that Lordship salvation preachers and those who teach you can lose your salvation can also point to Scripture to support their claims. It's a paradox. Nevertheless, I greatly appreciate your message.

@@omartorrio1512 I get where you’re coming from. But one thing is important to note: We are supposed to use proper hermeneutical methods to interpret scripture. That’s just a fancy way of saying that the scriptures MUST always be interpreted in the correct CONTEXT. Scripture interprets scripture. So you have to take the scriptures that are unclear on the subject and compare it with crystal clear scripture. Example: Ephesians 2:8-9 NKJV For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, [9] not of works, lest anyone should boast. This is clear that salvation is achieved by grace through faith ALONE, not by works. James 2:14-26 NKJV What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? [15] If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, [16] and one of you says to them, "Depart in peace, be warmed and filled," but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? [17] Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. [18] But someone will say, "You have faith, and I have works." Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. [19] You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe-and tremble! [20] But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? [21] Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? [22] Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? [23] And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness." And he was called the friend of God. [24] You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only. [25] Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way? [26] For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. At first appearance one could assume that a person that doesn’t have works doesn’t have true saving faith at all. But that isn’t what this passage means. It means that a person’s dead faith is not profitable as a testimony to other people. He still HAS FAITH, because if it’s now dead that means it was once alive. So all it means is that good works show unbelievers that what we believe is true. But our works don’t save us or prove we’re saved. It’s just good to have a good testimony to lead others to Christ.

@HarpsDad22 Where in scripture does it say if you ever believed in the gospel then you are saved ? My Bible say believes or believeth. Present tense never said believed past tense.

Yeah, the false free grace gospel could have this effect

Actually, salvation comes from putting your faith in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ and his blood atonement for the remission of sins. 1 Corinthians 15:1-4. We are saved from eternity apart from God, in hell “Now brothers and sisters, let me remind you [once again] of the good news [of salvation] which I preached to you, which you welcomed and accepted and on which you stand [by faith]. By this faith you are saved [reborn from above-spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose], if you hold firmly to the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain [just superficially and without complete commitment]. For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to [that which] the Scriptures [foretold], and that He was buried, and that He was [bodily] raised on the third day according to [that which] the Scriptures [foretold],” ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭15‬:‭1‬-‭4‬ ‭AMP‬‬ bible.com/bible/1588/1co.15.1-4.AMP

Yes living a holy life is good to be blessed and to escape chastisement and to draw close to him who loves you as his son even when you stop trying to please him. That is Grace.

We are saved by believing in Jesus’ death, burial and ressurection to pay the debt for all of our sins.

We should live Holy as our reasonable service to God, not as a condition of Salvation.

Who would say that???

​@@jonathanjosiah4733Without faith it is impossible to please God 🙏

Lordship Damnation!!!

Jesus is Lord of Heaven and Hell.

LORDSHIP DAMNATION.

And what will happen if you don't ?

And are u as the Pharisees done watching a believer who does not work or act as you think a believer should? Lordship salvation is a total lie, and it is sin as you watch others to determine if you think they are actually saved. That is completely between a person and their Creator and His Son Christ Jesus.

The thief on the cross ACKNOWLEDGED he was guilty of his sins. HE FEARED GOD. If you refuse to acknowledge and change your mind (REPENT) about your sinfulled life you will not be forgiven, just as the thief if he wouldn't have admitted his sins, would not have believed or been forgiven.The thief on the other cross didn't admit he deserved to die he insulted Jesus, HE DID NOT FEAR GOD, he didn't acknowledge his sins he said: If he is who he claims he is let him save us and himself. He refused to REPENT that's why he couldn't have FAITH to BELIEVE. The thief, first repented then believed and is with Jesus.

Jesus also warned, "to whom more is given, more is required." You should not view God as a computer algorithm, but as a Father whose expectations are tailored to your particular situation and abilities.

Cut that out y’all always hollowing the thief on the cross yes cause he heard CHRIST voice if you not hearing CHRIST voice and being obedient to him you not saved are of him

​Scripture please proving he repented of his sins. If I remember correctly he asked Jesus to remember him. I think he acknowledged the innocence of Jesus.

@@gregorylatta8159 Its not mine to prove anyone repented. Repenting is changing one's mind. I cannot see the mind of anyone but myself- but Jesus' response was "today you will be with me in paradise"(the good side of the place for the dead). Only God has the ability to forgive sins, Jesus made the statement that this sinner, who at the current point and state of life (hanging on a cross, therefore unable to undo, change, rectify or correct any sin of his own doing) was going to be gathered with Jesus in paradise, a place for the righteous dead. Jesus could make such a claim for two reasons: 1, He was God (therefore able to forgive sin- God cannot tolerate sin, so a sinful, prideful person (like the other thief) would never be allowed into paradise- which until the moment of Jesus' death, all those residing in paradise did so with the grace that comes with having faith in the forthcoming savior- Jesus). 2, Jesus foreknew that he (Jesus) would die (therefore atone- take on the punishment for the thief) before the thief would die. The thief didn't have the grace of faith in the forthcoming savior, (Jesus) to rely on. He had the faith in the savior, Jesus, in his midst- both thieves had access to the same saving grace. Jesus was physically with both of them at the same time. One believed and was rewarded for his belief, one did not. Neither man hanging on the cross with Jesus that day could do anything other than believe or not believe. Neither could bargain, bet, or borrow their salvation. They could not earn it. At that point, Jesus wasn't even dead- let alone rose again. Yet, the thief believed. After Jesus' resurrection, certain disciples still weren't sure if they believed Jesus rose again. These are the same men who watched Jesus RAISE other people from the dead. Jesus' remark was you believe because you see, blessed are those who have not seen and still they believe.

That's for service, not salvation! Salvation is absolutely free and not conditional upon service.

Repentance is turning from sin, to change your mind, and turning towards Jesus. If belief is all it takes- demons believe too (and tremble).

@@PrisonPreacher James only says that demons believe that God exists. Demons don't believe that Jesus is their savior, for indeed they cannot, because Jesus only came to save mankind and he only died for the sins of humans in the likeness of man. Demons believe that Jesus is the Son of God but they don't believe in him for the gift of everlasting life, for indeed they cannot, because the promise is not given to them.

I have NEWS 4u Jesus Christ did not shed his precious BLOOD FOR FITHY DEMONS

@@Moshugaani Exactly! Jesus didn't die for demons. Besides, they have already been judged.

Nothing can take you out of the hand of the Father, not even YOU! When we believe on Jesus’s finished worked, we are born again in the spirit, you can’t be unborn and the Holy Spirit seals you until the day of redemption as a guarantee of God’s ownership on your soul.

@@Jesusandcoffee3382 A true Christian has absolute assurance of their salvation in the fact that God will not take it away, no Demon or human can take it away! BUT if that free will christian, like Satan did, chooses to reject and turn away from God he would be rejecting, losing, forfeiting it. But it is his own doing. He Choose knowing full well what he is doing! That is the only unforgivable sin, that there is no forgiveness for. We must remain faithful to the end. To come back from that kind of rejection would be crucifying Christ all over again. The Bible tells us this. Hebrews 6:4-8 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, if they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open shame. Matthew 12:31 “Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men. 2 Peter 2:20-21 20 If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning. 21 It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them Pretty clear there. Truth in Love

@@truth7416 So you believe that everyone who has believed but then turn away have no hope anymore, even if they came back into faith? Or that they can't even believe ever again?

not rightly dividing the truth will put you in error every time!! Matthew10:5-6 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: 6But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Matthew 15:24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Romans15:8 Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers: James1:1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. rom 16 :25-26 Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations Galatians1:11-12 But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ. Galatians 1:17 Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days. so from the time of the ascension of Christ in early acts, up until 3 years after Sauls conversion in acts 9 , in this time what message was peter James and the others preaching if the mystery message hadn't been revealed to them yet,???? Answer= Galatians 2 :7-9 But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter; (For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:) And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision. Titus3:5 He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. acts 13:39 And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. Philippians 3:9 and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith. Romans1:17 For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “ The righteous will live by faith.” Romans 4:5 But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness, Romans 4:6 And David speaks likewise of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: Romans 5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: Romans 5:9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him… Romans 6:14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans8:1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus Romans 8:39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans10:4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. colossians1:20 and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross. psalm103:10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities. psalm 103:12 As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. 2 corrin 5:19 For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation.

What he is teaching is the ONLY true Gospel of Salvation.

Work out means to exercise!

The narrow gate is Jesus!!!

​@@gregorylatta8159In your mind it does, but there are others who think differently.

Matthew 19:16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, *Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?* Matthew 19:17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, *keep the commandments.* Matthew 19:18 He saith unto him, *Which?* Jesus said, *Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,* Matthew 19:19 *Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.* _In Matthew 19:16 a man asks, “Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?”_ _Matthew 19:17 Jesus replies, “... keep the commandments.”_ _Matthew 19:18 the man then asks, “Which?” (meaning “which” commandments)._ _Matthew 19:18-19 Jesus' replies by reciting from the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself._ _According to Exodus 34:28 the words of the covenant [are] the ten commandments._ Exodus 34:28 And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables *the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.* _Likewise in Deuteronomy 4:13._ Deuteronomy 4:13 And he declared unto you his covenant, which *he commanded you to perform, ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.*

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast.

@@evilpixiedance why did you ignore the next sentence?

There is no such thing as "luck." You are either covered in the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, or your are not. He who has the Son, has life.

@@evilpixiedance what had luck got to do with anything ?

@@thelogster you said "good luck," not I.

Satan believes in the deity of Jesus, but does not trust in Him for salvation. However, even if he did, salvation has not been extended to fallen angels, but only to humanity.

@@michellea6620 Satan believes, but he is darkness, and causes others to walk in the darkness of their flesh. He doesn’t bow to Christ, the King of the Kingdom of Heaven. He will not be in the Kingdom of Heaven, despite believing, but will be in the lake of fire. He is a pervert, and unfortunately has perverted many churches to shut their eyes to the whole of scripture to comfort them in the deadness of their vain, powerless religion/belief. Teaching people they can add God to their lives and not subtract sin isn’t Biblical, it’s cherry picking, which is something Satan does. We were once in our natural state, but God in His love raised us up in Christ, so that we could glorify God, not in vain, but in reality, bc He manifests Himself first in our hearts and then in our lives. Believing in Christ is the work of God. Repentance is a gift of God as well. Sanctification in us is God’s doing also. None of our works, and not because we were doing anything deserving while we lived according to Satan, but bc of God’s mercy, He turned our eyes towards Him. ALL glory to God, the author and finisher of our faith.

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Free grace is the only true gospel.

@@colonalklink14 We are either under the law or grace. The only way to obtain grace is to repent of sin then by doing so we show the fruit of being a true believer. To believe is faith produced by repentance. Only those who have repented and renounced sin are under Grace. Romans 6:14-16 For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace. Paul is saying sin shall no longer control you if you are under grace, otherwise you are still under the law. He does not say being under Grace we can continue in unrepentant sin. 6:15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? By no means! 6:16 Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey-whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness. Titus 2:11-12 For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. 12It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions

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@@2Chronicles714_ Acts 16 : 30 - 31 ....1 Corinthians 15 : 1 - 4 ....Romans 4 : 4 - 5 KJV Bible.

Acts 2:38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Acts 3:19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord. Acts 11:18 When they heard this, they had no further objections and praised God, saying, “So then, even to Gentiles God has granted repentance that leads to life.” Acts 16:32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. We can definitely know what they were telling the jailer about the Lord, Paul was saying that along with believing that he must repent of sin. How do we know that? By reading verse 33And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; AND WAS BAPTIZED, he and all his, straightway. No one was water baptized to affirm the death of the old man and the Spiritual birth of the new man until they repented of sin. Acts 17:30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth ALL MEN every where to REPENT. Acts 20:21 Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, REPENTANCE TOWARD God, and FAITH (believe) toward our Lord Jesus Christ. Acts 22:16 And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on his name.’ Acts 26:20 First to those in Damascus, then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I preached that they should repent and turn to God and demonstrate their repentance by their deeds. 2 Cor 7:9-10 Yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us. 10Godly sorrow brings repentance thatleads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. 1 Corinthians 15:2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. Scripture is clear Paul and Peter preached repentance, so if one rejects repenting of sin they aren't holding firm to what Paul taught not to mention Jesus Himself.

Where in the bible can you find the words ..."Repent of your sins" ?

@@halcyon289 what is repentance? A change of mind. Sorrow. Turning. Those are words used throughout the Bible and translated as "repent" in English. Repentance is an act of contrition before God (like the tax collector in Luke 18) and describes recognition of sin, sorrow towards God for the offence and desperation at the realisation that one can do nothing to earn God's forgiveness. That desperation is what drives one to trust in Jesus as their only hope. So repentance and faith go together. What many people think repentance means is actually the fruit of repentance. If we sorrow for sin and it's offence to God then the simple conclusion is that we will seek to avoid sin. That follows repentance but it isn't repentance itself.

@@fractalcabbage You didn't answer my question.

@@halcyon289 I really did. Try reading it again. Let's try it this way. Jesus said, "Unless you repent you shall all likewise perish." Presumably you believe repentance just means to "change your mind about Jesus?" That's a very simple way of defining it but let's explore what that means. To change my mind about Jesus and trust/believe in Him as my Saviour from sin means I need to understand what sin is and why I need to be saved from the consequences of it. So... changing my mind about Jesus is changing my mind about sin. No one changes their mind and believes in Jesus without first changing their mind about sin. Sin goes from being pleasing to being something we hate (Romans 7:15).

@@fractalcabbage Matthew 7 : 21 - 23 Who are these people Jesus is describing ? What is the will of the Father ? Why does Jesus tell them...I never knew you , depart from me, ye that work iniquity ?

Matthew10:5-6 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: 6But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Matthew 15:24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Romans15:8 Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers: James1:1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. , James and peter taught the gospel of the circumcision to the circumcision only! (Gal2:7-9)kjv its not until Paul that the mystery kept secret that there is NOW neither jew or gentile but when Jesus James and peter were writing and preaching it was before the body of Christ where it was just Israel still!! Israel had different stipulations on salvation that the body of Christ after acts 9 doesn't have , this is where all the bickering and arguments come in because both sides have scriptures but if you divide the truth properly, only free grace apart from law, works and ourselves prevails!! we spend way to much time in matt luke mark and John and not enough time in the stuff for us today which is romans through Philemon!! and acts (9+)

@@wolfwatchers So nice to see someone who knows how to rightly divide the scriptures!

Then by your standard, we are all hypocrites. Because here’s the problem. Even born-again believers still sin even after they are saved because we still inhabit a fallen world. If you really want to stop sinning permanently, then you need your glorified body that comes after the Tribulation. To your point, good works are evidence of a changed life from being born again, but it’s not conclusive. Because an unbeliever can do the same good works as a believer and still end up in Hell (Matthew 7:21). Whether or not a person is truly saved is between them and the Lord.

@@classact9557 Not a fallen world, but a world that lost access to the tree of life, Paul agrees with you in Romans that not everyone has sinned but eternal life is now in heaven. As you say without being born again of the Spirit, unbelievers are a law unto themselves, we have to agree to be judged by God's laws is between those baptised and our Lord and Judge Jesus Christ. To stop sinning you can just change your outlook about others. I have a Ytube video series called 'Myths in so-called Christianity' exposing false teaching.

(Genesis 6:6 KJB) And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.(Genesis 6:7 KJB) And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. (Exodus 32:14 KJB) And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people. Your basically calling God a sinner by your definition of repentance

@robcrobert A common free strawman argument in defense of sin. 1 Samuel 15:29kj And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent. Read the last part again He is not a man that He should (modern English) repent.

@2Chronicles714_ you think you can be saved by turning from sin ( law keeping) (1 John 3:4 KJB) Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. (Galatians 2:16 KJB Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. (Jonah 3:8 KJB) But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands. (Jonah 3:9 KJB Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?(Jonah 3:10 KJB) 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. Prayer and turning from sin is a WORK. Who is repenting in Jonah? God is.

(2 Chronicles 7:14 KJB) If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. These are God's people that are saved in this verse and has nothing to do with eternal salvation. This is about staying in the land. I notice you use this verse in your username.

@robcrobert Malachi 3:6 I am the Lord your GOD I change not Hebrews13:8. Jesus Christ the same yesterday and today and forever. It is the exact formula for salvation today. God loves humility. Isaiah 59:1-2 Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: 2But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. [Humble yourself and turn away] Isaiah 57:15 The God who is highly honored lives forever. His name is holy. He says, “I live in a high and holy place. But I also live with anyone who turns away from their sins. I live with anyone who is not proud. I give new life to them. I give it to anyone who turns away from their sins. Isaiah 57:15 The God who is highly honored lives forever. His name is holy. He says, “I live in a high and holy place. But I also live with anyone who turns away from their sins. I live with anyone who is not proud. I give new life to them. I give it to anyone who turns away from their sins. Repent in Greek means to change your mind. In Hebrew it means turn away from. Put the two together for the full meaning Change your mind and turn away from sin. Luke5:32 I did not come to call the [self-proclaimed] righteous [who see no need to repent], but sinners to repentance [to change their old way of thinking, to turn from sin and to seek God and His righteousness].” Mark 2:17 When Jesus heard this, He said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need of a physician, but [only] those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners [who recognize their sin and humbly seek forgiveness] What God wants is for all people to produce fruit to demonstrate genuine repentance by a change in your life from sin. (Acts 26:20) Only a person who has been convicted of sin with Godly sorrow will repent and believe in the gospel.If they aren't broken and repentant over their sins they certainly won't believe,since they have no desire to be made right with God.Only people that are convicted and a desire to be right with God will come to Jesus acknowledge sin by repenting. Repentance is the consequence of faith. 2 Corinthians 7:9-10 Yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because YOUR SORROW LED YOU TO REPENTANCE. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us. 10 GODLY SORROW BRINGS REPENTANCE THAT LEADS TO SALVATION and leaves no regret, but WORLDLY SORROW BRINGS DEATH.

Matthew 7 : 21 - 23 KJV Bible. Your works will not save you. Only doing the will of God will John 6 : 40 KJV Bible.

@@halcyon289 Never said works will save you. We do works for Jesus after repentance not for salvation. Unless you think after repentance surrendering to Jesus in obedience Making Him Lord is works?

youre contradicting yourself

@@pkrockin3923 How so?

The greek word we translate as Repent, simply means in the greek "change your mind". Change your mind and believe the gospel, change your mind and believe that Jesus is the Christ. You will not find that phrase "repent of sin" anywhere in scripture related to getting eternal life and forgiveness of sins

@@isanyoneelseheretoday That's not what the word says. Jesus said in Mark 1:15 The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. REPENT and believe the good news!” It doesn't say repent of unbelief to belief and believe. That would make no sense because He's talking about sin. Luke 15:7 I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one SINNER WHO REPENTS than over NINETY-NINE RIGHTEOUS PERSONS WHO do NOT NEED to REPENT. Luke24:47 And REPENTANCE FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 2 Corinthians 7:10 Godly sorrow brings REPENTANCE THAT LEADS TO SALVATION and leaves no regret, but WORLDLY SORROW BRINGS DEATH. Luke 5:32 I came not to call the righteous, but SINNERS TO REPENTANCE. Psalms 32:5 Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess (REPENT) my transgressions to the Lord.” And YOU FORGAVE the GUILT OF MY SIN. Proverbs 28:13 WHOEVER CONCEALS THEIR SINS does not prosper, but the ONE WHO CONFESSES AND RENOUNCES THEM FINDS MERCY. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, NOT WANTING ANYONE TO PERISH, but EVERYONE TO COME TO REPENTANCE. Hope this helps.. I listed a few more in my earlier posting..

@@2Chronicles714_ in reference to mark 1:15 you claim He Jesus is talking about repenting of sin? But that's not true, read the chapter, it is listing events leading up to John the Baptist being put into prison and then it just says Jesus began to preach the gospel of the kingdom, He says repent and believe the gospel. Nothing in the context of that passage demands sorrow, guilt or sin as part of the interpretation. It is simply "change your mind and believe the gospel" Change your mind from what? Well in the context here these are Jews who were relying on sacrifices for the forgiveness of sins, they needed to change their thinking from trusting in the law and sacrifices to trust in the Christ. You're presupposing the sin in that passage

@@2Chronicles714_ Luke 15:7 yes they are celebrating a sinner repenting... Changing their mind from whatever they currently believe and believing in Christ would be consistent with all the rest of scripture, then that sinner is forgiven for all sins past present and future. Not because they felt bad for their sins but because they changed their mind who to trust in.

@@2Chronicles714_ Luke 24:47 is actually a counter argument to repenting of sins. Luke 24:47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name... Here one is repenting or changing their mind to trust in Jesus, for the purpose of receiving remission of sins. If you actually read the verse there is no repentance of sin

you didnt get it

Amen.

Repentance (metanoia in the greek) is simply defined as a change of mind, in ancient greek literature it is used as a common work for changing your mind, and unless the context demands it, there is no reason in scripture to believe that this always means to "turn from sin" in fact aside from the commonly quoted passage in 2 Corinthians which is dealing with saved believers reconciling with on another, I don't know of another place where sorrow is associated with repentance in the new testament, especially not in the areas where it is speaking on eternal life and forgiveness of sins. Your proof texts are all just taken out of their original context. Take Heb 6:1 for example "Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God," If you look at the context this is speaking about changing the minds of the reader from their dead religious works, speaking of the old jewish traditions and changing your mind to have faith toward God. We can go through each proof text if you want, but you are in effect adding a necessary work "penitent sorrow of sins" as a prerequisite to salvation, whereas Jesus said "whosoever beleiveth in me hath everlasting life." plain and simple. Also see 1 Cor 15:1-5

@@isanyoneelseheretoday My "proof-texting" came from Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, under the keyword - repentance. I suggest contacting the editors and telling them they defined the word repentance incorrectly. Oh, and while you are at it, contact all the publishers of Puritan writings and tell them the Puritans also took the word repentance out of context. Let us know how it turns out. Free Grace theology is another destructive heresy and we wonder why the Christian church is in such disarray today. It's because Christian denominations do not preach the entirety of Scripture and in the meaning, God intended. If anyone reading this thread performs a search for the term "free grace theology" they will see many call it heresy.

@@dennis69phd who cares what the Nelsons illustrated Bible dictionary defines repentance as if the actual Greek word means something else? Who cares what the puritans wrote on repentance if they didn't understand what was being said in the actual text There's nothing wrong about having contrition and sorrow over your sins, and that is a natural feeling to have when you realize the transaction that took place by Jesus on your behalf, but to call it necessary to receive eternal life and forgiveness of sins is not biblical. Jesus said believe on me, Peter said change your mind (metanoia) and believe, Paul said you must keep in memory unless you believed in vain that Christ died and rose again. None of them enforce a contrition or penitence over your sin to receive forgiveness of it.

To repent is to change one’s mind. It can be about anything. What the Lordship crowd is doing is incorporating sin in the word repentance. Sin is not embedded in the word repentance. You have to get the context what the person is repenting from. Sin can be one of the objects of repentance but not always. Example: Mango is a fruit, but not all fruits are mangoes. What the Lordship crowd is saying is, fruits are mangoes only, repentance refers to sin only. They are embedding sin into the word repent. Sin is not embedded in the word repent.

repent does mean change your mind to christ but does not mean change your mind ''about your sins '' unless it says repent ''of your sins' not just repent alone , which the kjv never says repent OF YOUR SINS regarding salvation !! repent AND believe the gospel is not repent of your sins and believe the gospel, , its change your mind about christ and believe what he did for us nothing to do with sin or behavior!!

@wolfwatchers What is the one thing that God wants you to change your mind about? The only thing that will keep you eternally separated from Him. Sin. Up until a few decades ago every preacher preached that it meant of sins. Even though kj doesn't say of sins its impossible to not understand that ot means of sin. If all we had to do is make a claim of belief then no reason for Jesus,John the Baptist Peter and Paul to ever say repent. They would've said believe instead. Whenever forgiveness of sin is mentioned repent precedes it not believe. Jesus told us to preach repentance to the world. Unbelief is a sin but not the only one.

@wolfwatchers Repentance means that you realize that you are a guilty vile sinner in the presence of God,that you deserve the wrath and punishment of God. That you are hell bound. It means that you begin to realize that this thing called sin is in you and that you long to get rid of it,and that you turn your back on it in every shape and form you renounce the world,whatever the cost,the world in its mind and outlook as well as its practices and you deny yourself and take up your cross and go after Christ. Your nearest and dearest and the whole world may call you a fool or say you have religious mania. You may have to suffer financially, but it makes no difference. That is repentance. It becomes an ongoing way of life. The repentance that starts at salvation starts a progressive lifelong process of confessing sin. 1 John 1:9 we go on confessing our sin. The active continuous attitude of repentance produces the poverty of the spirit,the mourning, the meekness that characterizes true believers in the Beatitudes of Matthew 5. Repentance produces a new way of life,not just a different opinion of Christ,a new way of life. Those who heard Jesus preach knew what He was calling for. He wasn't asking them just to change their opinion about Him. They knew what Isaiah said when Isaiah preached. This is what Isaiah 1:16 says:wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight,stop doing wrong.17 Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.18 "Come now, let us settle the matter", says the Lord."Though your sins are like scarlet,they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson,they shall be like wool. If you wash yourselves,if you make yourselves clean the progression begins internally and then manifests itself in attitudes and actions. Isaiah 55:6-7 Seek the Lord while He may be found,call ye upon him while He is near: 7 Let the wicked forsake his way,and the unrighteous man his thought:and let him return unto the Lord,and he will have mercy on him;and to our God,for He will abundantly pardon. He'll pardon when the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man forsakes his thoughts and turns to the Lord. 2 Chronicles 7:14 IF my people which are called by my name shall humble themselves and pray and seek my face and TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS then I will hear from heaven and FORGIVE THEIR SINS and heal their land. call ye upon him while He is near: 7 Let the wicked forsake his way,and the unrighteous man his thought:and let him return unto the Lord,and he will have mercy on him;and to our God,for He will abundantly pardon. He'll pardon when the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man forsakes his thoughts and turns to the Lord. 2 Chronicles 7:14 IF my people which are called by my name shall humble themselves and pray and seek my face and TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS then I will hear from heaven and FORGIVE THEIR SINS and heal their land.

@@2Chronicles714_ change your mind about him silly!!!! christ blood and my faith dealt with the sin that separated us now by faith we are imputed the righteousness of christ not of our own , they say repent because everyone they come across including you and me before they trusted/ believed in christ trusted in something else first Wrather that's our selves or a whole myriad of false gods or our own ability's to follow law, etc we turn from that (repent )and believe in Christ! you must first turn from whatever to christ, nothing to do with sins friend , our belief in christ and what he did for us Justifies us imputes Christs righteousness to us seals us and puts us in the family fully right with a holy God by his stripes not mine!!

@@wolfwatchers Makes you feel good about yourself. Jesus didn't die a horrible death on the cross to give us a license to continue in unrepentant sin.

Correct, 1 John is a test of fellowship, not of salvation.

@@golightly5121 how so? You appear not to have read 1 John 5:13

@@fractalcabbage : It is important for correct interpretation to understand why a Bible book has been written and to whom it has been written to. 1 John is written to eternally saved people, the purpose is not knowing how to have eternal life, that is the purpose of the gospel of John. The purpose of 1 John is to know if you are in fellowship with God or not,and how to regain fellowship.

@@golightly5121 I never said it was a book about knowing how to be saved. 🤷🏼‍♂️ I questioned why the guy in the video was confused at someone describing 1 John as a test of salvation, which is essentially what it is. John describes truths and errors pertinent to assessing one's spiritual state. They're akin, although far less detailed, to the attributes of the "blessed" that Jesus describes in the Beatitudes.

@@fractalcabbage : 1 John is not a test of salvation. The only requirement for having eternal life is a one moment in time belief in/trust in Jesus to give the free gift of eternal life. 1 John is a test of fellowship and how to regain it if it was lost.

It's not.