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I fell into lordship salvation and then quickly fell into madness by realizing I did not have the strength to follow Christ perfectly in my actions. I had a full blown mental breakdown and then I found you and through watching your videos consistently I have found assurance in my salvation bc of what Christ did for me. Christ chose to save me, and gave me the faith I needed to be saved when I asked Him. Amen amen amen, God is great!!

1. Salvation is a one time event 2. Discipleship is a daily thing

No Christian will ever know true rest,and have confidence that Heaven is his eternal home,until he understands eternal security.

Praise You Lord for bringing me out of this heresy.

I used to rely on Gotquestions a lot. I would even encourage new believers to download their app. But once I started to understand grace and the finished work of the cross. And once I begin to understand the dividing line of the cross, I begin to realize more and more that Gotquestions on various scripture passages are out right false teaching and out of context. I still check out their articles from time to time but thank God grace opened up my spiritual eyes and understanding to so much.

Salvation is the "FREE GIFT" from God. Hallelujah.

When I was following along the lines of Lordship Salvation, I was constantly feeling not enough, and that God was not pleased with me, like I was not doing enough. I used to cry out to God because I was afraid of going to hell. But when I came across here, the Gospel was clear and not confusing. And I am so grateful for that.

Onorato explains the Scriptures more plainly than anyone else, including pastors that I have ever heard!

I wonder if that guy understands the irony of him saying "give up everything you own." Did he do that? Did John MacArthur? It's so plain a little child could see it. At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.

Thank you for preaching the true gospel of grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone.

Your videos are clearing things up for me. And I've been reading the Bible for almost 40 years when I prayed to receive Jesus for who He is; God’s Son and the Savior of all who believe! God bless you!

We become disciples after we ae saved. Not a condition to be saved.

He who believes on me hath everlasting life John 6:47 PERIOD

To anyone that reads these words: Jesus Loves You. John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him, should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Brother, I love you! The Holy Spirit is using you to edify His saints in a huge way. Thank you so much for making His word so clear to understand!

The cross we all personally bear doesn't count for a whole lot compared to the cross of Christ. These men love twisting the scriptures to keep their flocks terrified and unsure of themselves and coming back for more. It's sad. God loves us immensely and he understands the human condition, which is why he sent His precious Son.

I cannot understate how grateful I am to hear the truth of salvation. God is truly the only way to heaven and there is no man on this earth who can live a sin free life other than our Lord and savior Jesus Christ! I have struggled all my life trying to be good for Jesus. Only to fail time and time again. Then I found people like you, who reaffirm the gospel of salvation. That being the mercy of God and the FREE GIFT OF JESUS. HIS death alone saves us! NOT our ability to resist temptation! THANK YOU FOR SPREADING THE TRUTH! Godspeed my brother!

For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not. Ecclesiastes 7: 20

Amen brother, Believers are born. Disciples are made. They are not the same. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved.

Amen. God Bless. Joh 19:30 “It is finished”

Salvation costs you nothing…Discipleship costs you everything

Keep preaching the truth brother! Salvation is by faith alone through Christ alone! If it was by our works then there would have been no point in Jesus coming to earth. Massive respect for preaching the real truth about salvation. So many christians have been preaching a false gospel.

When you are Christian you are a disciple of Christ. As you grow in your relationship with Him you will continue to surrender your old ways to Him. You are giving things up for your relationship with Him. Discipleship is your sanctification process. Being a disciple isn’t being saved, it’s what you become after you’re saved. You become a student of Christ. A follower of Jesus.

We need more people like you deciphering the word of God like this. I've been a believer for many years and sometimes struggle when hearing "faith cost's everything" type preaching.

Yes, 'salvation is free' & Amen

You have been on fire lately! Keep it up brother

Lordship Salvationists would make good politicians or used car salesmen. They definitely speak with forked tongues.

These people are diluting the simplicity of the Gospel. John MacArthur does not determine how a person can be saved, Christ determined how to be saved. The whole book of John explains that to us. John 20;30-31 Thanks for exposing these liars. Lots of people are following these people though, and even their website is full of much of this garbage ♻️ .

I just broke down in tears listening to this because I had no idea I was deceived for so many years. I know I was saved but I let these outfits convinced me I wasn't. And now when I listen, there are three things that I've observed 1. Lordship salvation is a tiny bit of leaven (one grain of yeast in one measure of flour) 2. One grain will "contaminate" the entire measure of flour 3. My soul is grieved for the bait these teachers lay out. Bait is necessary to catch a fish. It is also a trick to the fish- come here for this lil tasty morsel....there's more where this came from. To expect everyone to be skilled fisherman to know which bait to reject and which bait to accept is like asking the fish if he knows which hook will get him thrown back into the sea for another swim or served as lunch later on that day. These outfits bait you with the Gospel...of false Jesus. A snare. An entrapment. Look around you. God is in Christ reconciling the world back to Himself, and they are arguing over Lordship Salvation, Calvanism and Armenism. Remember Satan gives you two choices and they're both wrong. That's how you know they're from him!! ( I know for allegory purposes there were three things mentioned, but I think you understand what I mean. Another example: I use "discipline" as God's middle ground, which is where truth rests. Satan gives you two choices: beat the crap out of your child, or let them run the house and do whatever they want.)

I'm generally not a fan of Johnny Mac or gotquestuions. But Pastor Nelson at the beginning of this video made a lot more sense than the other guy and was very biblical. I got saved as a boy watching Billy Graham on TV and he challenged people to repent of their sin and commit their lives to Christ. I'm so glad I had a mama who was raised in an old fashioned style, mourner's bench, Baptist church and showed me the right way. Sure no Christian is perfect. We still need to learn, grow, go on into sanctifaction and greater discipleship. How can one be born again, transformed by the power of God, made a new creature in Christ, a child of God, a citizen of Heaven and NOT be surrendered to the authority and Lordship of Jesus Christ. "God forbid. How shall we who are dead to sin, live any longer therein?" My high school pastor summed it up well, "works are the fruit of our salvation NOT the root of it." I have more respect for some Catholics than I do some of these anti repentance/Lordship folks.

"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." - Ephesians 2:8-10 NIV. I always hear the voice of Dr. Charles Stanley whenever I read that verse. Listening to his sermons years ago is partly what led me to put my faith in Christ.

Great video and so refreshing to know this truth. Lordship salvation is works and sounds dreadful. God' grace is amazing! Praise the Lord!

Amen! Good one Ono! Simple Gospel and simple explanation. God bless you bro!

I ❤️ Once Saved Always Saved.

Child like faith, It is finished.....lordship salvation is the Gospel plus... Thanks Onorato clear as day!

WOW!!! God has certainly touched you and your amazing understanding of his Word! Bless you, and please continue!! I pray for you and your ministry.

Thank you, Brother✝️ JESUS, our loving ABBA🌹🌹🌹~Galatians 4:6.

Excellent pointing out of the error of lordship(works) salvation. If anyone had an hour to ask all who believe in that false gospel certain questions, maybe they might see that they are way more sinful then they think. Especially if they would answer honestly about their thoughts which never seems to come up on works based gospels because all would rightfully fall on the sinful side. Salvation is totally free, serving Christ will demand sacrifice which is why the reward for service is so precious and amazing.

Yes! Justification happens once and sanctification is ongoing. Lordship salvation is works based and is front and back loading the pure Gospel message of faith alone in Christ alone.

Thank you Norm for rightly dividing the message of the gospel correctly. Grace and Peace to you Brother"

My brother, I'm enjoying these videos. Faith alone - Ephesians 2:8-9. Salvation - The debt has been paid. Discipleship - There's a cost. Paul said "I die daily".

I came up with a term "Anglicized misconception" after seeing your other video where you give many good cross references in answer to "repent of your sins to be saved".

I really like your approach on these videos Onorato, Good stuff 🙏🏾

Good job brother!

Love this! I needed this a long time ago. thank you again and again

First, you must be under conviction, drawn to Christ by the Holy Spirit. I felt as if I was being given a choice to choose Christ or to reject him after years of running from Him. I knew that if I turned away and rejected Him it might be my last opportunity. I asked Jesus to come in and change me and immediately the feelings of guilt and stress left me. I physically felt it. That was almost 20 years ago and I am still struggling to be a true disciple of Jesus Christ, and although I stumble and fall a lot, I have NEVER lost my salvation. Like the Johnny Cash song, "I was there when it Happened"!

Holy Spirit fire. Praise God. Maranatha

Very simple and refreshing .

We are not perfect. But we no longer live for ourselves but for the one who bought us with His blood. We are new creations created in Christ Jesus for good works. He is the prime mover. We can't earn our salvation. We can't earn His favor. We obey Him because we love Him And His commands are not burdensome to us. Please read your Bibles. Salvation is the gift of God and comes with a brand new heart!

Thanks be unto God for his free gift. Praise Jesus!

Yeah, gotquestions is chalked with this. The gospel message is good news to believed as we are hopeless without christ.

No one gets saved without becoming a disciple. The great commission is to make disciples. Jesus is Lord. We don't make Him Lord. Which of His commands are burdensome to you? Salvation is not of works. It is by believing the Lord Jesus. No one says Jesus is Lord but by the Holy Spirit. If He is not your Lord He is not your savior and you are still in your sins. The religious leaders did not submit to Him Do not listen to this man. He is teaching lies. Read the sermon on the mount. Jesus said why do you call me Lord and do not the things I say? Those who keep willfully sinning will be rejected by Jesus on the last day. Salvation is a free gift. But his sheep DO here His voice. Jesus was not deceiving you. Salvation includes a change of heart. You have a new heart and new desires if you are born by the Spirit. Your acceptable act of worship is to be a living sacrifice. He who says I know Him but does not obey HIs commands is a liar. How can you say you love Him and hate His commands? His words. The words of life. Father help them see. Let one see. The one who needs repentance. Let them see!

Yes, John McAuthur that wise man who denies the blood atonement of Christ and says a Christian can take the mark and still be saved.......

Ps it's this confusion and double talk that troubles so many ppl. God bless you for helping distinguish the difference as there are few of us that do.

Amen brother!!! I’ve believed salvation was by faith in Christ alone but was very confused when I started hearing about LS salvation.

Thank you for the clear distinction between salvation and discipleship it’s a very clear message unlike the false prophets double talk causing more confusion instead of understanding. God bless ✝️🕊🙏🏽♥️

So thankful for Jesus and his free gift.

Gotquestions usually doesn't miss, but I found this video a couple weeks ago and I really got to rethink recommending this to people. This, and the fact they say that the Bible has errors and contradictions.

God bless you Brother 🙏🏼❤️

We're coming to Jesus in humility, contrite in spirit, with an empty hand that reaches out to Jesus with all of our heart and all our soul. We're coming to Jesus with nothing. Having nothing before Jesus, but a temporary life, knowing temporary pleasure, temporary relationships, false hope and false peace. We're trading a whole lot of nothing for a great big eternal Almighty God that changes our lives forever from the moment we meet and are set apart. If you think you have something holding onto worldly things, with the other hand dipped into a religion, you're a fool, worse than an unbeliever, that's the bottom line.

Very precise and biblically accurate! It's a very easy line to cross over. We also have to rightly divide the narrow meaning from the general meaning when our Lord Jesus is addressing certain groups. For instance; He often speaks to His disciples regarding their duties to Him as their lord in the flesh. We are not 1st century Jews walking and following Jesus literally. Certain cults like the JW's believe they have to go door to door and continue to do the work Jesus sent His disciples to do. This may sound silly but it's true! Rightfully dividing the Word is so important and this can not be done by human effort alone. We need the Holy Spirit to guide us in understanding😁 God Bless!

Excellent teaching

" The free gift that will cost you everything " ,is one of the worst oxymorons ever devised! No wonder so many are left in confusion and despair!

Thank you for making it so clear.

Justification is once off, Sanctification is a life long process of learning to love the lord, showing the fruit of the Spirit and the gifts of the Spirit in ones life

🔴⚠️When someone criticizes another believer or another's statement...be sure to go to the source being referenced and listen to the WHOLE message YOURSELF, before concluding anything. Even more so, get to know the Word yourself - study the Word, in faith believing, using spiritual discernment with prayer, asking God to lead you into His truth.

Your videos are very encouraging to me and a real blessing in my life. I am sure they have also been a blessing to so many others who have been deceived by the confusion caused by Lordship Salvation preachers.

Also even when Jesus talks about people not being worthy of being his disciple it doesn't mean one should give up on descipleship. People can get discouraged with dicipleship, because the cost is high, but even Peter wasn't worthy when he denied Christ 3 times, but he grew stronger later on. That also shows that salvation is different from discipleship, as Christ didn't abandon Peter when he failed as a disciple. Not only was there no loss of salation, but there was no loss of discipleship either. When Jesus scorns people who put their hand to the plou and look back he's not saying they can't be a disciple, only that they're not worthy to be one. He's just encouraging them to practice not looking back, and to get worthy as a disciple. It takes time to get that spiritually mature, which is why it's daily. No one is worthy as a disiple from day 1.

1 John 2:3 And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments. 4 Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, 5 but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him: 6 whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.

Salvation and discipleship are not dichotomous. You’re saved to be a disciple of Christ. Discipleship must follow salvation in order for good fruit to be borne; any tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and burned. Who you find in heaven, are disciples of Christ , not those who just drew near to God with their lips.

Great exposure onorato God bless you so much

MacArthur's "Gospel According Jesus" is a very misguided book. Check out Robert Wilkin's "Gospel of Doubt" refuting his book.

Salvation is free. Discipleship is costly.

“Whoever says, “I know him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person. But if anyone obeys his word, love for God is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him MUST live as Jesus did.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭2‬:‭4‬-‭6‬ ‭

I’m disappointed in that website!! I used them many times in the past. I guess the bigger the website or presence online, the more Satan will try to corrupt the message.

Thank you so much for this! Your channel is now my favorite on RU-vid now.

I like to explain it in this simple manner: Salvation is easy. Being a good Christian is difficult.

Your telling me,the free gift that has truly cost me everything,it seems the closer I try to get to him the more I lose,I'm very confused and afraid being I'm disabled and can only trust but it seems the more I try to believe the more that is taken,I have nothing left and it's making me fear him badly to the point that I think he's doing this for some reason,I don't want to think this way but I feel that I've been rejected by him which makes me panic,Lord I have nothing left to give,I love him and just feel he is no longer there,I still praise Jesus but am now deathly afraid of what's next

Matthew 7:21-23 21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’

So they said to him, “What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?” He answered them, “I told you already and you did not listen; why do you want to hear it again? You do not want to become His disciples too, do you?” They reviled him and said, “You are His disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where He is from.” The man answered and said to them, “Well, here is an amazing thing, that you do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes. We know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He hears him. Since the beginning of time it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind. If this man were not from God, He could do nothing.” They answered him, “You were born entirely in sins, and are you teaching us?” So they put him out. - John 9:26-34

Amen! Keep preaching truth!

Thank you Onorato Diamante, you ARE SO RIGHT! MacArthur and Got Questions are both WRONG! I will never use Got Questions ever again. God bless you sir!

Wouldn't discipleship go hand in hand with sanctification? Your justified thru faith in Christ and then a lifelong process of sanctification takes place until you are put in a glorified body.

I have been loving thees videos. I would love for you to go over the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Aka Mormons . One day !

The title is well put and true. Cheers

Love your channel....Just a question about the verse...If you right arm causes you to sin, it is better to cut it off than than not entering heaven...or something to that effect, Does this mean that believers who enter heaven, must cut of their sin before they enter heaven? Thank you!!!!

Works can't save us, but Christians in the West often greatly minimize the importance of works. Well done (works) my good (works) and faithful (works) servant (works). Faith without works (works) is dead. Ye shall know them by their fruits (works).

So sad they just refuse to believe Jesus is the only way. Can't have it both ways. Either Jesus or your works. I choose Jesus. So easy and so simple.

Make it plain and simple 💪🏾

It is only a high cost to someone who desires to live in sin/follow their own heart more than they desire to live in Christ. The rich young ruler proves this.

I thank thee holy Spirit helping us thru you

Amen brother.

Brother Diamante kudos to you stay the course and don't ever waver

I find better theology in my newborns diaper. Awesome video brother🎯 spot on.

The truth is like balm for your soul.

I swear people treat John Macarthur like he's the pope.

Amen bro, Lordship salvation is rank heresy, nigh Roman Catholicism, and front or backloads the Gospel. Typical Lordship salvation can not distinguish betwixt salvation and service. God bless.

Brother Onorato please do a video to help us understand the meaning of the word “save” in 1 Timothy 4:16. Thank you.

100% correct

God have mercy on this terrifying eisegesis.