But if God says believe Allen why are you changing that. Just stick to what the bible says. We cannot add works to salvation lest any man should boast. Salvation is the work of Jesus alone. You cannot add yourself. And yes it is that easy, that simple, period. Jesus came to save and not condemn. Stop preaching your preferences to people.
and also your problem is that you feel you need to transform people. That is the job of the holy spirit. You just preach the good news and leave the rest to God.
@@TamaraCanham Read Ephesians 2:10 which shows the good works that God has ordained since the beginning, that He put in us. If you don't do the works of God, you will do your works, which cannot save, as you freely admit. So, faith without works is dead, James 2:24,26. Then faith, which is found in Ephesians 2:8, is not faith that can save you you. James furthers knowledge on grace, strengthening Ephesians 2:10, which is right after Ephesians 2:8,9. We must combine them. Preachers are to preach the word of God. All of it. Allen is teaching, preaching all of it as he knows.
Great breakdown Allen. It’s fair to say that salvation is followed by a new heart / desire to obey God. I think the tough part is HOW we deal with brothers and sisters going through those dry seasons. The lordship salvation view jumps to questioning their salvation (see paul washer’s shocking youth message or MacArthur’s tone around this topic) Which I think is counter intuitive to stirring them to live God’s way. Perhaps it’s the mis application of the view. IMO the last thing someone who placed their faith in Jesus needs is to walk on egg shells regarding their eternity. I don’t think that’s what you’re doing in this video.
I hope this will help you brother. The bible does not say the Church has a new heart. In Ezekiel 36:26, this is a future event that has nothing to do with the Church.
Paul Washer means well but his is what I’d call a gospel of doubt. If you aren’t living right you then aren’t saved. It’s a twisted way of backloading works for salvation which takes the emphasis off of Christ and puts it on you.
Allen, you hit the ball out of the park. I do not do this well so forgive me if it don't make sense. I am part of a church that teaches exactly what you just covered here. I agree 100% that going too far on either position creates real problems. For me in regard to Lordship Salvation I became a believer when I was 10 years old. This was my understanding. I new I was sinner. I new I could do nothing about it. I understood that Jesus was the only one who could save me from my sin and a future in hell. That was it. I accepted Christ as my Saviour on that basis. Understanding his Lordship in my life has taken time. The works have followed. Not perfectly I might add. I have struggled terrible at various times in my life. The desire of my heart is to glorify God in everything. I fine often the flesh pops out. Alas 1John 1:9. What you shared was excellent commentary brother. On a note about the passage in Luke 14. I think where it broke down is it came off like a check list. If I am doing all this then I am a disciple. I will say I presented this to some of the men at my church and the discussion was fantastic. I could go on forever here so I will stop. Thanks brother. Carry on.
I’m there with you and lean more to the Grace after a lifetime of faith + works upbringing. There is no peace or joy in that camp because the fear of losing your salvation is always present. The problem is what other Christians see in another. The Bible says the Work of God is that you Believe in the one whom he has sent. Bearing fruit, love, joy, peace, Longsuffering etc sometimes is not so public. People unfortunately judge by your works of the law, not works of the spirit. A person who believes belief plus good conduct (works of the law) equals salvation may be just as lost as the one who believed in the savior when young but the seed never grew beyond that. I think the key is Trust. We are told not to even lean on our own understanding but acknowledge him in all we do in life.
I don't think its possible to truly be saved and not want to share Jesus with people. Every single day, even when I don't feel like it mentally, I have this fire in me that wants to share Christ Jesus and His Saving Grace that we recieve when we accept Him into our heart.
Believing in Jesus means believing everything He taught in the Gospels about Himself, about salvation and about being a disciple of Him. When we start to pick and choose aspects of His teaching that we like while ignoring or diminishing other aspects that make us feel uncomfortable or uneasy then what does that really tell us about our “faith” or lack of it? Yes we all fall short sometimes but God ultimately sees where our hearts are at through those struggles
@@wesfields9322 Galatians 2:20 - I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. Romans 12:2 - And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. 2 Corinthians 5:17 - Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. See also: John 3
People love to quote James on this. To me that reads that if you are truly saved, the good works will happen. You will do them as a result of your faith and not because you have to to establish your salvation.
James was written probably before Paul received the revelation of Jesus Christ and justification by faith alone. James and Peter had to be corrected in the Jerusalem conference.
@@maxxiong no it doesn’t. James was written to the 12 tribes scattered abroad. However I normally don’t like to use this point but it’s a logical idea. It doesn’t mean the Bible is inerrant. It’s just that not all scripture is for this dispensation. Paul is our apostle for the dispensation of the Grace of God.
@@maxxiong scripture is an ongoing revelation of the will of God. Paul wrote and received revelation the other 12 didn’t receive in Jesus earthly ministry. Paul himself said that when he said those in conference didn’t add anything to him but he did to them.
One more thing I want to add Brother Allen, I was struggling with walking with Jesus a little bit then that first video on this topic came out and I felt like, "man I might go to hell." But I knew in the scripture I was saved, for there was nothing I could do to be save but to accept the free gift that Jesus gave me. This video cleared things up a lot more for me, I was struggling but the holy spirit still had me and I can go on and try to make each day that God gives me better and get closer to God with the holy spirit guiding me. So thanks for the follow up video, makes things a lot clear for me. 😊
That's EXACTLY how I felt. I have anxeity issues (which I always pray to be freed from) and the previous video just made it worse...LOL. One day I wake up confident in my salvation, the next a voice in my head will ask me if I'm sure that I'm saved. Its the conflicting views we find on UA-cam that end up confusing a lot of people. This follow up video has really cleared things up a lot.
@@thebeatagp Why do you use black, red, and white as color combinations on a lot of your backgrounds? Why do you glow red on a lot of your thumbnails? Why are you using triangle / pryamids as you did in this video @ 8:06. Why do you seem very agitated when "believers in Jesus of Nazareth" respond with sound biblical rebuttals?
So any 8 year old that mama told them at the altar call if you go up front and get saved I'll buy that video game you wanted, is a true conversion is that what your saving?
“The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.” I saw the videos from YD, Jon McCray and others who jumped off a cliff with their conclusions of you. I was looking forward to your response and you nailed it! YD is a good example of what happens when you pigeonhole yourself into a particular theological camp, you begin to interpret the scriptures through your theological lens as opposed to the opposite… and become confused. Thank you for your clarity and decorum, Allen!
Great video. I believe the same. We are saved by grace, not works. We are led by the Spirit to produce good works. My heart aches for people who are led to believe in a works-based salvation because they don’t fully understand how good and merciful God is. They don’t fully understand Jesus’ finished work on the Cross.
I've had many conversations with people like this, many even believe in water baptism as necessary for salvation. So sad, we are baptised by the Holy Spirit and from that born again into new creatures in Christ. That's the true baptism for the church. God deserves all the glory, praise Jesus Christ our great God and Savior! Reality is way better than any fiction because of who God is and what He has done for us! Love you all.
I agree wholeheartedly, Allen. I don't always agree with everything you say 100% of the time, but I must say you knocked this one out of the park. Thanks for all you do for the body of Christ. You are a blessing! Maranatha!
You are missing the most important part here. First let's use the bible, romans 4:5 a man who worketh not his faith is counted as righteousness. And before that in romans 4:1 it tells you Abrahams faith was not justified to God in gen 22 more God merely made his faith known to the world in Gen 22. Known to Abraham and Isaac and everyone down the road. Abraham was justified in Gen 15. And romans 4 makes it clear his faith alone justified him to God. God is love. God does not show respect of person we are all judged the same. Acts 10:34. God never changes. The thief on the cross was saved by faith alone and him dying has nothing to do with it. We are all already dead in sin. God judges us all the same. Faith alone saves us. It's essential to understand you can do nothing and live anyway you want and God will still save you. Bc then your works means nothing. Then all you have is Jesus no more no less. It's just Jesus. When you understand you can do nothing to help your salavation and you can do nothing to loose it then you have real faith in Jesus Christ alone. Not your works. Then out of love if you serve God you are storing up treasure in heaven bc you really doing it for God not for atonement or justification to God. This is not a small point. Do not deny the power of God. The bible says you can do nothing but the holy spirit does his job too and God always gets his way. So I may never see it in you, but. God does not use the same eyes as man. God does not take back his gifts. Numbers 23:19 The galatians were not even in the faith anymore following a false gospel and Paul still calls them saved or beloved. What is in God's hands can never be taken away by anyone not even you. That's real faith Jesus did it all. I can't add to or take away from his perfection. John 3:16 is true bc gods word is true or Paul says the gospel is simple. The gospel is 1 cor 15:1-4. Anything else is accursed See revelation 3:19 Gal 2:16 Romans 4:5 Turning from sin is a work johna 3:10 The thief on the cross and God never changes. You may be the least in heaven, but you going and the least in heaven is still righteous above John the Baptist. Bc it's about Jesus, not us. It's his righteousness that clothes us thru our faith. Free ggift. Paid for by the blood of Jesus Christ in full it is finished. Lordship salavtion is accursed. Your faith makes you Christian not your works. You just show the world you Christian by your works see James 2 but that didn't justify Abraham see romans 4:1-5. Faith alone. Our god is so good he will save the guy who does nothing like the thief on the cross too. Love ya. Amen.
@briantrask8173 It really comes down to how you interpret the passage. I hear dispensationalists say that it refers to the judgment of nations based on how they treated Israel during the great tribulation, however that's not my view. The way I see it is if a person has truly been born again, then they will be inclined to love their neighbor and help those who are in need, whereas those who aren't truly saved will walk in self-centeredness. The evidence of regeneration is our good works, but our good works aren't what regenerates us. The Holy Spirit does that.
Great Video! I 100% agree with Works Produced Salvation. I think this video will help clear up a lot of confusion that people have in regard to free grace vs. lordship salvation.
Jesus gives us our salvation it is not of ourselves, it is from the work of Jesus on the cross when he died for our sins. Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast." Its not a reward its a gift when you start working it is no longer a gift. Also Romans 11:6 "And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work."
There is no single person on this earth that produces NO works. Even the most wicked sinner has done at least SOME works. If works was a requirement for our Salvation, how would you judge the threshold of how many works you need to be saved? Is it 50% of the time? 30%? It’s self-righteousness that makes us believe anything WE do can save us. If we are justified by the law, then we will be judged by it. And none of us keep the WHOLE law. Jesus’ standards for discipleship were UNATTAINABLE by humans. “Be perfect”, “Sin no more”, “Deny yourself” are all commandments Jesus gave that NO human being can do perfectly. And nowhere in the bible does it say to “give it your best effort” like some would say. The truth is this: you are saved by GOD’S grace and JESUS’ sacrifice on the cross. Although you should (as a Christian), strive to come as close to the standard of Christ as possible, it is NOT a necessity to receive salvation.
I can’t tell you how much this has helped me, Am I doing enough?, is God pleased with me?, am I going to be rapture with other Christians? Or am I going to be left behind to prove myself through the tribulation? , My heart has been lifted up through this video, thank you. Anyone who has self worth issues will always wonder am I really saved, so this has help me more than 20 years of wondering “does God really love me that much”? Answer yes he does, he loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, our Lord Jesus.
@@seraiahjames You needn't worry about all this anymore. By the antinomian teaching of Parrs you need not cease from any sin to be saved. As MacArthur says: if you should take the mark of the Beast God is still willing to forgive you
You are saved the Bible says GOD the FATHER loves you as much as he loves JESUS. You can do nothing to make him love you more or less. He chose you before he created the universe and he loved you even then. Just read your word, spend time with JESUS and do your best to practice righteousness. You can’t lose your salvation. You didn’t earn it and never can. Live a life in communion with him striving to be like him because you love him. That’s all you need. It’s not anything you do or did but what he did for you and does in and through you. People who aren’t saved don’t worry about their sin or salvation. Only Christian’s do that. The world hates JESUS and loves sin so they don’t care about sin. He doesn’t want you doubting. If you struggle read 1 John. It was written so that those in the church would know they are saved and draws a contrast between those who are and those who aren’t. Read it and measure it against your life. But I am certain you are saved if you are concerned about your salvation but know that you can’t ever earn it. It is only by faith through grace. You just need to make sure your faith is genuine. For that you can read James.
My favorite thing about your content (as someone who doesn’t always agree with you) is that you don’t speak from a emotional point of view but present the word of God in a way that allows any person the opportunity to study and make a decision for themselves. Love the tact of this video! Great work!
A. I disagree. Allen's motive for adopting OSAS is HIGHLY emotional. It is based on the emotion of FEAR. His fear is that if it is POSSIBLE to walk away from Christ and salvation, then a Christian would live in perpetual FEAR and insecurity. B. This fear is based on unbelief in the Holy Spirit's ability to empower us to overcome temptation and remain true to Jesus and to the faith. Yet Paul, in a chapter which speaks of all kinds of temptations says this: 12 Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation, but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. 13 For if you LIVE according to the flesh [CONTINUALLY - AS A LIFESTYLE], you WILL DIE; [FUTURE TENSE] but if BY THE SPIRIT [i.e., by depending on Him] you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live {FUTURE TENSE = ETERNAL LIFE]. 14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. C. On the other hand, perhaps Allen's fear is based on a notion that if we commit CERTAIN sins and come to Him for forgiveness He will no longer forgive us us. Does this sound like the One who instructed us to forgive "70 X 7?
I think you provided an extremely well-balanced explanation of what salvation is all about. Salvation is a gift. You don't work to earn a gift, you simply accept it, with gratitude. THEN, to demonstrate your gratefulness, through the power of the Holy Spirit, you're able to commit to living a holy life, pleasing to God. Like you said, works cannot earn salvation or maintain salvation. Thank you.
@@into-christ "abiding in love" isn't the same as being saved. Christ loves even those who don't obey him, that's why he died for everyone. It's like if you disobey your parents, they still love you, but they can't show their love and embrace you as much if you if you are always going against them and making your relationship with them difficult.
I would argue that it's impossible NOT to produce fruit (do good works) after believing on Jesus... it's the work of the Holy Spirit within us doing the work of sanctification! The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts (Romans 5:5). When God makes us new creations in Christ, we desire to obey the Lord and we genuinely love Him and want to do right by Him! The whole point of being saved is to be reconciled to God AND to be cleansed by Him in order to reflect His image in the way we were originally created to! That includes doing good works!
There’s people who have a way weaker faith than others and are in a season of struggle with sin and ect. So when they aren’t really producing much or nothing at all, I presume that you would say they aren’t saved or weren’t saved to being with?
@@Ruben27780 I'm not saying we always do everything perfectly, but over time, there should definitely be an increase in good works as we mature in the faith.
@@Ruben27780 Sometimes the only way to know if someone is truly saved is to talk to them and ask what exactly they believe. Then you can discern whether they are just struggling or outright rebelling.
@@albinosh4dow Yes, they do. That is because God has given us all a conscience, so everyone inherently knows right from wrong. But even one sin against God causes us to be guilty and worthy of death and Hell... that is why Jesus paid our fine so we can be saved from the wrath of God and restored in spirit. We have to believe on Jesus to be saved. Not our own good works. We can't measure us to God's perfection.
When you turn to Jesus, he creates a new heart for you, new desires, he delivers you from bondage, and you are now a slave to righteousness. We work BECAUSE we are saved, for we are forever grateful for this indescribable gift ! Thank you Jesus!🙏🏻❤️
Every Christian needs to read this as well Romans 4:5 but to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
No wonder you do such an excellent job with teaching the Bible; teaching is your profession. Looking at the feedback and reteaching accordingly (and with illustrations! That math example was spot on!) is definitely the mark of a great teacher. As for where I stand, I agree that saved people demonstrate it with our works. We love Jesus and so we obey Him. 🙏🏽❤️
To become like Christ is a process. Its not optional. Salvation is a free gift. Holiness is never a option... Salvation is not discipleship... Believe in Jesus and you will be saved. Now.... discipleship starts...
I completely agree with you Alan. Works don't create salvation, but salvation should create in us the desires to the works we're told to do in the Scriptures. Too many folks making this so much complicated than it needs to be!
@@mrmallard4600 We all have our ups and downs, but if you look at the long term, children of God either produce evidence of salvation or they get chastised, possibly to the point of sickness or death. Repentance motivates reform. Faith motivates good works. The fruits of the Spirit guide positive changes in behavior. In the Greek, John 3:16 says “whoever believing,” not “whoever once believed.”
@@ricksonora6656 no children of God will be in hell repentance means change of mind no of sin lol u only need to believe once to be saved but no one only believes once 90% of people who truly understand the Gospel never leave the faith but ones that do are still saved
@@ricksonora6656the thing is everyone will do prayer and reading the Bible is concerned as works or I would say constantly watching Christian content with the intention of learning or growing is works, which everyone who calls themselves Christians at least have done even once since calling themself a Christian…the issue is the ones who believe works is a “Must” can’t tell you how much works is sufficient to get you saved or how much stumbling makes you lose your salvation, then if they can’t tell anyone the details of what they are preaching why bother preach it?
Parr gets it screwd up when it comes to Must and Should, if you're looking to your performance to check if you're saved then you're doing it wrong. A person can truly believe in Christ and be saved but at the same time they can be walking in the flesh. Christians are commanded to Walk in the Spirit so that must mean they can also walk in the flesh, the saved corinthians were walking in the flesh and the paid for it by getting sick, weak and some died but they were saved.
In old modern English should means must. Romans 8:1,4,6-9,13 There is therefore now NO CONDEMNATION to them which are in Christ Jesus, WHO WALK NOT AFTER THE FLESH, BUT AFTER THE SPIRIT. 4That the RIGHTEOUSNESS of the law might be FULFILLED IN us,WHO WALK NOT AFTER THE BUT, AFTER THE SPIRIT. 6For TO BE CARNALLY MINDED IS DEATH; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.7Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 8So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God 9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. Without repenting of sins one cannot receive the Holy Spirit [Acts 2:38] 13For IF YE LIVE AFTER THE FLESH, YE SHALL DIE: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live
@@2Chronicles714_ Paul calls saved individuals carnal babes in Christ in 1st corinthians, carnal Christians are a biblical reality... if you want to try and get to heaven by your own work and effort be my guest but you'll find out. Lord Lord, have we not done many wonderful works in thy name?
My interpretation of this whole debate. Free Grace people: I hear people talking about works, so I assume they believe works are a requirement for grace. Works based grace people: I hear you talk about salvation by grace alone, so I assume that you want to live a guilt free, sinful life without consequences or guilt. 24/7 sin, sin, sin. The 3rd group you described are likely how both groups are actually living. Saved by grace, and works are the fruit of grace and the holy Spirit. Works=proof(fruit), not a fee requiring payment. This polarizing, in my opinion, is a distraction to divide and weaken the Christian community. I have never met a Christian that thinks grace is a free pass to do whatever you want, nor have I ever met a Christian that thinks they'll lose their salvation if they don't give x amount of money to charity on regular basis. Anyone existing on either extreme would appear to be a fringe number to me.
Works & Desires are Not Proof of Salvation The Fruits of the Spirit There is a significant contingent of preachers who teach that if you are saved, the Holy Spirit's indwelling will necessarily produce changed desires which will lead to a change in works. Therefore, your assurance of Salvation should be based on whether or not you see this happening in your life. I would like to point out a few major problems with this teaching. Number one, the fruits of the Spirit (Romans 5:12) will only manifest themselves if the believer cooperates with the Holy Spirit by walking in the New Man, hence the commandment given: Galatians 5:16 16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. If this were automatic and didn't require work on behalf of the believer, this commandment would be unnecessary. If the Holy Spirit ever usurped your will to make you do some amount of good works, He'd do so all the time, and you would be 100% perfect. He would not play a game where He sometimes, for some reason, allows you to sin, and then makes you do some unspecified amount of works to prove you are saved. If a believer couldn't choose to disobey the Holy Spirit's will for them, the following verses would make no sense either: Ephesians 4:30 30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. 1 Thessalonians 5:19 19 Quench not the Spirit. Since it does take effort on behalf of the believer to walk in the New Man in accordance with the will of the Holy Spirit, it's a faulty basis for assurance. You are basing your assurance on your own imperfect efforts to fight against the flesh and walk in the New Man, which even Paul himself failed at frequently and habitually - Romans 7:14-25. Therefore the idea that any "true believer" will have some undefined level of obedience due to the indwelling of the Holy Spirit is false, and implies a rejection of free will, which makes no sense unless the Holy Spirit is doing a lousy job or playing a game with our mental health by making us behave only partially for some unknown reason. This is nothing more than a pseudo-humble way to teach works Salvation. If all of the person's good works are attributed to the Spirit, they can deny that they are teaching works Salvation while doing the very same. In reality, if the Holy Spirit is the only factor in why you obey, then all of the Bible's commands against sin become utter nonsense. The limiting factor is you, because you have to put in work after Salvation to serve God, hence why you'll be rewarded for doing so (1 Corinthians 3:13-15). No Assurance Secondly, if my assurance of Salvation is based on what I see in my own life, I can never have full assurance. This is because I can't know at what point I can be certain that my desires have changed enough to prove my faith was genuine. Such a thing cannot be quantified - which is why proponents of this teaching never give a specific amount of works/desires that need to be performed. They just float out a hazy, undefined behavior or desire-based criteria for you to stake your assurance of your eternal fate on. If I look at my life and desires, I will always find imperfections, many of them. And so how can I be sure that I've had a sufficient change? How do I know that my change is the work of the Spirit, and not my own carnal mind fulfilling the desire for something religious that is innate in every human being? This is why this teaching is so dangerous. It sets people up for spiritual disaster by teaching them to put their assurance of where they will spend eternity in something as abstract and fickle as your desires, which are prone to corruption by the brain of flesh that processes them. Or, if works and obedience are emphasized, I again point out that this will depend on a believer's choice to walk in the Spirit. Since a believer will never be perfect, there is always room to question whether you have enough works, and if the works are a result of walking in the Spirit or just an unregenerate man being religious. This is usually "rectified" by some statement to the effect of "Well, you won't be perfect, but you will be able to see a change from before and after you were saved". This presents a myriad of problems: Anyone who put their faith in Christ as a child will see regression compared to before they were saved, as children don't commit nearly the amount or scope of sins as adults This is comparing yourself to yourself, which means nothing, as you are not a standard defined anywhere in the Bible - Jesus Christ is (Acts 17:31, Romans 2:16) This makes it so that it's easier to have "assurance" if you were a truly wicked, horrible person before you were saved. If you were mild before you believed in Christ, changes in your behavior, obedience, and desires will be less noticeable Therefore, comparing yourself to yourself is not a valid means of assurance, and comparing yourself to the perfect standard given by God (Matthew 5:48) will necessarily result in a lack of assurance for any honest person. Any Unsaved Person Can Reform Their Life Since this false doctrine compels someone to look to their lives for assurance of Salvation, I want to point out the obvious - any unsaved person can clean up their lives, and start living in a better way. There are millions of people who choose to stop various sins every day because of conviction of their God-given conscience (Romans 2:14-15), or otherwise realizing that sin has built-in consequences. There are people that become very wicked, wind up going to prison, then get out and reform their lives. The amount of people who have gotten over alcohol or drug addiction is innumerable. Secular people give lots of money to charity, and unsaved nurses volunteer to good humanitarian causes overseas. Many unsaved, works-trusting Christians decide to read the Bible more, or pray more, or go to church more often, or even become preachers for their false religions, feeling "led by God", they assure you. Therefore, faith in Jesus Christ is not required to reform your life to be less sinful, or want do something good, or feel some spiritual desire, and so basing assurance that you have "real" faith in Christ in such a thing means nothing, and is foolish. A More Sure Foundation So, if not our works and desires, what are we to use to gain assurance of Salvation? Well, obviously a basis that is much more solid: the promises of Jesus Christ in the Word of God. Here's one, for instance: John 6:47 47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. If I lack assurance, I can look at that verse and ask myself: "Have I ever trusted Jesus Christ to save me?" Yes. Therefore either I have eternal life, or the Bible is deceptive beyond comprehension. I can repeat this with any number of verses (John 3:18, 3:36, 5:24, Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 4:5, Acts 13:39, etc.). The evidence that my life bears is irrelevant because that had nothing to do with my Salvation in the first place. My Salvation is based on the finished work of my Savior Jesus Christ, and that alone. I am not so foolish as to put my assurance in my own imperfect attempts to put off the Old Man and walk in the New Man, for reasons I've already explained. Conclusion I want you to walk in the New Man. I wrote an article dealing with the topic in-depth. However it is a terrible mistake to use that as a basis for your assurance. If you make that mistake, you will never have peace, nor assurance.
This is a fantastic breakdown. For me the sign that you are saved is always when you feel conviction when you're not doing something right. It's just a natural effect you will always feel uncomfortable and you will always seek out God. If you don't feel any of this then it's time to question whether you are truly saved.
@@happyday2765 No not on a feeling. We definitely shouldn't base our assurance of Salvation on a feelings. The feeling is a side effect. Just like the side effect of loving someone is you will be compelled to do things for them.
@@wassamnessso if someone doesn’t feel convicted they don’t believe in Jesus? I thought we are saved by belief in Jesus alone. Sad seeing people who back works.
Using the word "feel" seems to be a trigger point. I agree that if someone who calls themselves a Christian who never have a sense of the conviction or leading or grieving of the Spirit, then just maybe they don't "have" the Spirit. It's just evidence of the work of God, the Spirit, in one's life. 🤔
Okay, now that I've finished watching the video, I've got a couple of points: 1. I'm not sure the math analogy you gave was sufficient to illustrate your point because if I prove my work on how 7 X 7 = 49, then great, well-done. But if I don't prove my work and only say that 7 X 7 = 49, it still remains true that 7 X 7 = 49. Whether I prove it or not, the equation isn't dependent upon my work. It's dependent upon the Creator of exponents. 2. I think you're representing free grace advocates in an extreme light. The way I was taught and the way I've studied free grace and eternal security doctrines, I've never seen/heard works presented as "optional" (your word) or haven't heard proponents explain "it doesn't really matter how you live." Now, I've heard dissenters try to rationalize those doctrines that way, but proponents have always presented works as a command, and an act of obedience. One of the Scriptures we often cite is Philippians 2:12, which encourages us to "work out our salvation with fear and trembling." So, I think free grace is more mixed with your exposition of "works produced salvation" than it is the extreme position you originally defined it from. God bless!
16:46 John 15:8 is talking about discipleship not about being accepted by Jesus. Also how much work is needed to prove that one is saved? You see salvation cant be proved through your works because unbelievers do good works too and our works are considered filthy rags to the Lord. “But we are all as an unclean thing , and our righteousness are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.” Isaiah 64:6 Free Grace Wins.
All the world religions teach their good works earns them their salvation. Christianity teaches that our LORD’s Salvation prompts us towards good works. With our good works we show the world and ourselves that our faith is from GOD, but those good works will never justify us before GOD. We’re confident in our LORD’s Salvation because the GOD that will Judge our works or lack of, is the same Man that offered HIS Life for the atonement of our sins!
One reason the Gospel of Jesus is offensive to the world is that there is no responsibility on the sinner for salvation. It was all and 100% Jesus' work. Man's pride hates this fact as man wants to naturally play some sort of selfish role in his own salvation. It us all and only belief in Jesus that saves
Great video Allen! You hit a “kill shot” with this video. I lost my wife a year ago of 42 years and I am so proud of myself for not being “angry” at the LORD for taking her from me. That to me showed me that the Holy Spirit is in me and guiding me. My life has actually gotten harder since then and with that doubts about my salvation due to so many unanswered prayers. But, I believe that as long as I remain faithful and keep my testimony in front of friends, relatives and strangers I will be blessed! It will be on the LORDS time and not mine! Thank you again for a very educating video! GOD bless and don’t give up on your racquetbal. You have really advanced your game before you left!
Believing in your heart of the gospel is faith. And then yes faith will lead people to do things but you do not have to do anything to be saved or keep your salavation but have faith. Let's look again at Abraham and I don't like commentary or interpretation. I use the bible. What does the word of God say? Romans 4 King James Version 4 What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? 2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. 3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. 4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. 5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. The bible says Abraham was not saved by works. He could a told God no and still gone to heaven. God keeps his promises even if we do not. Numbers 23:19 King James Version 19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. And what is the gospel we need to believe to be saved? 1 Corinthians 15 King James Version 15 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: Mark 1:15 King James Version 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel Repent is metanoia in greek. It means change your mind and believe the gospel. It's just faith. Your faith not works proves you are saved to God Romans 11:6 King James Version 6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work. I'll give you a great bible example. The thief on the cross. He had faith. Went to heaven. He had 0.00 works to support his faith. Now one may say well sure bc he was dying but that's not what the bible teaches. God does not change nor does God show respect of person so the guy dying is irrelevant Acts 10:34-35 King James Version 34 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: 35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. And how do we work righteousness biblically? Romans 5 King James Version 5 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; 4 And patience, experience; and experience, hope: 5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. 6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. 8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. 10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. 11 And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. We are made righteous thru the blood of Jesus Christ and our faith in his atonement for our sins. And God immediately awards us eternal life when he sees our faith. And God never takes it back. You can't pluck anyone out of Jesus hands. You can't even pluck yourself out of his hands. You can't walk away from God's perfect promise to you see the galatians who believed a false gospel. You cannot sin your way out of his hands see 2 cor 12 and Christians in unrepentant sin. Or pslams 106. Or numbers 23:19 and the story of isreal and balaam. God keeps his promises even if he kills you for disobedience. Revelation 3.19 (KJV) 19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. God chastening you doesn't mean you not saved. Again see numbers 23:19. Acts 10:34 Or here Matthew 7:21-23 King James Version 21 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. 22 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? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. And what is the will of the Father? John 6:39-40 King James Version 39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. 40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. You see in John 8 Jesus is talking to the pharasee. They kept the law in their own minds. Relied on their works. But they never had any faith. Nor did they understand they didn't keep the law either. The law is James 2:10 Break one law you break them all. Speeding is murder. Do you fast regularly? It's a command. Do you pray continuously for your enemies? It's a command. Did you help widows lately? Also a command. Have you given all that you own to the poor bc that's a command too. We all fall way way short. The truth is all Christians live in sin constantly. Unrepentant and repented sin. Constantly. The law will not save you. Galatians 2.16 (KJV) 16knowing 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. Doing good works is a command and we should but you don't have to to go to heaven bc Jesus does all that for you thru faith alone. Bible is clear. You free to be the least in heaven if you wish God is still good and keeps his promises. Matthew 20:15 “Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?” God is good. When you fall short. When you do nothing. God still saves you bc God is perfect. God is that good. It is essential to understand this bc people relying on their works to justify themselves to God are not saved. They are the lord lord Christians Bible says examine yourself to see if you in the faith. Do you understand like the thief on the cross people with faith alone are going to heaven bc Jesus did it all? If not you are not believing the gospel. You believe another gospel and that is accursed. Hope this helps and God bless.
@@chrisventura585it's interesting that you spent your long comment explaining why we don't need to keep the law and yet you posted Matthew 7:23 which coming straight from Yeshua's mouth says otherwise. Your point about it's the Father's will that Yeshua will not lose anyone proves once saved always saved will also prove that since it's the Father's will none will perish and all be saved means that no one will be cast into the lake of fire. I don't see your claim in 2 Cor 12. Why did Paul keep the law but teach others not to?
I'm so glad God is the Author and Finisher of my Faith. Nothing I do is worthy of my salvation. I'm glad we are saved by Grace through Faith and NOT of works. PTL!! 🙌
"Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves." Philippians 2:3 Humbly serve others following the perfect example of Jesus. He said that He came not to be served but to serve others and give His life for others. (Matthew 20:28). Let us be humbled by the awesomeness and greatness of God and the unworthiness of ourselves. As Rick Warren said true humility is not thinking less of yourselves but rather thinking of yourself less. Let us look each day for opportunities to serve God and thus others, and be empowered by the Spirit to do these things glorifying God. Hopefully this impacted you positively today. God bless you!
I don't think you will see those two words, "faith" and "alone" joined together in the Bible. But you will see this phrase: "Faith without works is dead."
@@murphcallahan5892 Thank you for sharing. You also will not see the word "trinity" in the Bible. So, is your position that it doesn't exist because it isn't specifically stated? Tell you what, you keep your works and I'll keep my faith and we'll see what grows.
@@jabberwocky8021 James wrote, "But someone will say, 'You have faith and I have deeds.' Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that-and shudder. O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless? Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? You see that his faith was working with his actions, and his faith was perfected by what he did. And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, 'Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,' and he was called a friend of God. As you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone. "
Romans 4:5-6 "But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness," "just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works"
This makes the most sense to me after studying for myself. I have had the same issue of people telling me I believe in works-based salvation if I believe that works come with saving faith and I'm like...how are you misunderstanding me?
The issue comes when a saved person is living in adultery or other sins and people tend to judge someone because he’s not doing something to maintain his salvation by stopping sinning.
Jesus will turn many away because they didn't know Him, not because they didn't do enough works or sinned too much. I'm not saying u are doing this but there is such an emphasis on works, that false converts get comfortable checking boxes instead of trusting in God. It's not rocket science, a faithful child of God will produce good works and an unfaithful child of God will lack works, yet both are children of God and thus will go to heaven. The unbelieving will go to hell.
@arcguardian but it's a because I KNOW him and LOVE him, I work. It's the motivation. Are you working because "itsbwhat you're supposed to do" or because you love Him so you obey Him and His law is written on your heart.
If you are truly saved by grace through faith in the Person and finished work of Christ Jesus alone then good works or bearing good fruit will inevitably follow!
Oh Allen, I’ve been learning a lot from Young Don, Ruslan, WDYM, to you.. just dang lol😂 THANK THE LORD for His patience with me. Thanks for this video. It has cleared things up even more.🙏🏼
The Bible is clear we are saved apart from works for salvation (we couldn’t earn it). Works is opposite of grace , faith and Spirit. Justification . However as a saved person, we are expected to produce fruit for the kingdom. This is shown in Ephesians 2:8-10 and Phillipians 2:12-13 saved by grace but called to good works. Be transformed… this is sanctification and the part of our faith where we live most of our salvation . The NT letters are written to Christians -yet are filled with commands on how to live for God. So in Paul I can say justification by faith. But in James I also say that faith without works is dead. Saved by faith and faith alone but saving faith is never alone. We must get our practice to reflect our position in Christ.
@@Noah_G22 You who come against works being produced as a result of our faith do so because you work evil. "And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."
@@Noah_G22 This has nothing to do with the Scripture that I just gave you. Also, that's a bad interpretation. Jesus told the man who sell everything he had and to follow Him, and the man walked away sadly because he had many possessions. He did not put God first, which is why it's difficult for a rich man to enter heaven.
These two videos have been such a blessing, Im only a few years in on my journey and have been taking a class called “Men of the King” and my teacher has been telling us this all year! So awesome to see your videos align with what my teacher says! But most importantly with what God says!
You have a false teacher I believe and Allen is deceived as well. Until you understand the person w no works at all is going to heaven I can't see how you have faith in Jesus not your works and only Jesus saves you The bible says a man is saved who does absolutely 0 see romans 4:5 The thief on the cross. What were his works? He was dying? Then you don't understand God. See acts 10:34 and numbers 23:19. It's essential to understand your good deeds do not save you. You know you understand that when you know the person with 0 life change and 0 works is going to heaven too bc of his faith. See romans 4:5. Thief on cross. See romans 11:6. Gal 2:16. John 3:16. Rev 3:19. Numbers 23:19.
@@chrisventura585 Matthew 7: 15-20 15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. The word fruit or fruits is stated seven times in Matthew 7:15-20. Fruit=works. Allen is not saying that works saves anyone. He is saying there will be natural evidence in good works (fruit) over time IF given enough time. Yes the thief on the cross only believed in Jesus, and possibly didn't produce any works, although one could argue that he produced the fruit/work of love as he was talking to Jesus. He probably also felt the fruit/work of joy when Jesus replied to him "Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise."! Here are some more verses: * Galatians 5:22-23: "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law." * Ephesians 2:10: "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them." The fruits of the Spirit are considered works in the Bible. The word "fruit" in Galatians 5:22-23 is the Greek word karpos, which can mean both "fruit" and "work." So, when Paul says that the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control, he is essentially saying that these are the works that the Holy Spirit produces in the lives of believers. Let me finish by saying this: Faith alone, grace alone IS what saves you. Works do NOT save you initially, or keep you saved, or do ANYTHING whatsoever to save you. However, can a human believe in Jesus as both their Lord and Savior, be born again, and receive the Holy Spirit and NOT produce ANY fruits (works) of the Spirit if given enough time?
Idk who your teacher is but if what he is teaching you aligns with Parr's, they do not align with what God says. Learn to read the Bible for what it says and not what you are taught it says. Two good channels to watch are, unlearn the lies, and 119 ministries. At least listen to what they say and without listening with the mindset of what you have been taught. Read Matthew 5:17-18, 7:13-14, 7:21-23, and 1 John 3:4. Read them carefully and without any interpretation whatsoever or twisting to fit what you have been taught. The three in Matthew are Yeshua talking. Do you believe that Yeshua speaks the truth or do you think think He is a liar? What Allen teaches goes against the Scriptures I pointed out. Be very careful about what you believe is true because the deception is rampant. Salvation doesn't come by keeping the law because we have all broken them, salvation comes from grace. But grace doesn't mean that we can ignore the law. Once saved always saved and the sinner's prayer are not in Scripture. People will point out verses to prove it but if you add the rest of Scripture, their point fails.
@@robertschmidt9296salvation doesn't come from keeping the law, it is by grace. But grace doesn't mean we can ignore the law. Wait a second, isn't that what exactly Allen Parr teaches? You desire obey the law because you now have a new nature. That genuine faith changes us to a new creation, zealous for good works. If not, then, it's not genuine faith, bible said.
@@valkyrafe no, he doesn't. He teaches that the law has been done away with and Yeshua said that the law or the prophets will not be changed the slightest until heaven and earth pass away and all is fulfilled. Watch his videos about Seventh Day Adventist and also Hebrew Roots. Neither one of these two are works based salvation but both know that we are expected to keep the law. Both are faith based salvation. I encourage you to learn what both of them teach and compare it with what Mr. Parr teaches using Scripture in context as the standard. I don't follow the SDA denomination because there are a few things that don't line up with Scripture but for the most part, they are correct.
Obedience is not optional. 1 John 3:7-9 "Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God."
@EricSmyth14 💕 The passage is referring to a believer's and nonbeliever's physical and spiritual state of being now into eternity. Meaning a Christian can fall short of Christ's glory and mistakenly sin, however we desire and seek Christ to overcome, we're remorseful unlike nonbelievers it's their lifestyle. Matthew 6:33
Hebrews 10:14 KJV 14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. One offering. One time. Forever. Let us not frustrate the grace of God by acting as if the blood of Jesus is not sufficient enough to cover the sins of the world. Completely. 100%. To speak as if faith in Christ alone is insufficient is to say that the sacrifice of Christ alone was insufficient. Whoever is reading this, please do not think that you can add to the finished work of Jesus Christ, or that your salvation can have anything to do with you. The only thing you CAN do for salvation, is to believe that Jesus Christ did not fail. Believe that through His death, burial, and resurrection you are completely washed, forever. You must trust in Jesus Christ alone, and His finished work. Not your works, your good behavior, your righteousness, etc. Titus 3:5 KJV 5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
Plain and simple. A gift is FREE Eternal Life IS the FREE gift of God. A gift is free because it’s been FULLY PAID FOR BY THE GIVER. A gift is GIVEN By the One that has the authority to give the free gift. A gift is received BY BELIEF IN THE GIVER. If the intended receiver doesn’t believe the Giver…the intended receiver will not “accept” and receive His gift. If the receiver does BELIEVE the Giver…VUALA..the receiver has RECEIVED the gift of God. A gift is without requirements to have the gift…or else it’s not a gift. But a gift comes with possible blessing. Gods gift IS Eternal Life.. But it’s not experience in the present physical life unless You Follow His Teachings. You still have eternal life..but only experience the blessings of having it when you obey His teachings…Pray..Study His word..Serve in Church..Love other believers..Love your neighbor… All of the obedience is DISCIPLESHIP Belief IN Jesus is to receive Eternal Life.. Faith to Follow Jesus is to be His disciple.
God bless you Allen and thank you for this video! To me also it came at an amazing time! I have been a believer for just over a year and my church is more leaning towards Lordship Salvation. Verses like 1 Cor 15:2, Matt 24:13, John 15:6 etc comes up very frequently. As a fairly new Christian still struggling with repentance in some areas this is very stressful, and the doubt it created of even being saved in the first place has for sure made it even harder to grow in the faith. Lately, i have for sure tried to earn my way into heaven. Thank you for putting my mind at some much-needed ease!
You should not dismiss neither Matthew 24: 1-14. Remember the parable of the 10 virgins in Matthew 25; Matthew 24: 29-51; Heb. 10:31, For God is the same Yesterday, Today, and forevermore.
@@almaleticiaherrera1878 Thank you sister. I do not dismiss any of them. My problem was rather that I was more focused on myself rather than Jesus. “Have I done enough?”, “Do God listen to my prayers”, “Am I good enough in Gods eyes” Me, me, me. I, I, I. Instead of giving it all to the Lord and trusting him. So I got into a bad spiral. I was focused only on my own works and almost completely forgot about Gods grace. True faith is accompanied by good works, don’t get me wrong. Last thing I want is for Jesus to suffer more for my actions.
@@davidchupp4460 The timing, I don't know, I will study that. But it is a fact that we must be prepared for the day of the Lord. The Bible says He is coming like a theif in the night, for His church, right? So, the scriptures even though can be taken literaly, the are also taken spiritually. And the truth is, if we sleep we will miss Jesus' coming, oh, or miss the sound of the trumpet. When Jesus comes for His church, he will be the groom coming for His Bride... the 10 virgins. I believe we are already living Matthew chapter 24, some of it, though. There will only be one false prophet in Revelations. We have many False prophets now. I will study Matthew 24-25. I took theology, and graduated with honors, these two chapters weren't part of my studies, I guess.
@@almaleticiaherrera1878 the book of Matthew is written to dispensational tribulation Jews. Unless you think we live in Judea and will be fleeing to the mountains on a Sabbath day. I hope you aren’t a sabbath observer. All saved believes will leave in the rapture regardless if they are sleeping or not😊
I've seen strippers & prostitues pray before they "performed" praying for good tips. Ive seen porch pirates pray before opening your packages, praying for something valuable. Our Faith is NOT a glee club! CHRIST called us to be holy, as GOD is holy. We aren't living holy to be saved, but because we love GOD and are saved! (Ref: Num 6:5, Eph 1:4, Eph 5:27, Heb 12:14, 1 Peter 1:15-16) Stop stealing: Eph 4:28. Stop swearing: Lev 19:12, Matt 5:34-36, James 5:12) Stop sleeping around: Matt 5:32, Acts 21:25, Rom 1:29 several others. Stop sinning: John 5:14, John 8:11. Stop getting drunk: Eph 5:18.
It is IMPOSSIBLE for man to be saved by works. Our righteousness are but, FILTHY RAGS before GOD. JESUS CHRIST 🙏 DID ALL THE WORK & FINISHED IT ON THE CROSS. Just like one of the men that were on the cross with JESUS. Asked LORD remember me when you enter your Kingdom & what did JESUS Say, I tell you today you will be with me in Paradise. That man was a criminal on the cross & instantly was saved because, of his belief in CHRIST. 🙏 So works is good but, doesn’t get you saved.
"...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..." Eph 2 : 8,9.
@@JasonSchmidt-1979 "...For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them...."
Always interesting how experience informs us. I read your bio, and I see how you could be talking to yourself as a child. YD is talking to himself not understanding grace months earlier, and too dogmatic as a new believer. In my own experience, I went through a period of post-partum anxiety. I didn't see the fruit I thought should be there, and that led to depression. Sometimes those in a period of sin and self-absorption need to be pointed back to grace and Jesus, which is what I needed and came to realize. The beauty of the Bible is, there is always a verse that applies in different seasons, but we also need to look at the bigger picture. I would just advise to remind people to look at themselves how God views them. Grace is motivating.
I use to believe in God, but I was not saved and was living like a crazy heathen, but when I truly had faith in God I really changed a lot overnight, I am not perfect but I really changed even quit my job as a strip club DJ, and wanted to learn about God and read and study the Bible every day, and I am still feeling the same way and it has been two years. It is much more I received when I was truly saved, but I am keeping this short lol.
Free Grace Theology vs. Lordship Salvation | Which is Correct? BOTH!! There is no "One vs. the other" .. This is a fool's argument. Rom 10:9 includes BOTH and also includes FAITH. 1) Confess (Continually) Jesus is Lord (Lordship) 2) BELIEVE =FAITH 3) God Raised Jesus Out of the DEAD (the Gospel / Grace) BOTH views are incorrect without the other. It is misunderstood because the gospel part is hidden. God raised Jesus out of the Dead which He also raised. This part of the gospel is never taught. The perverted gospel which makes these foolish arguments claims Jesus only got up by Himself. They are willfully ignorant of Matthew 27:52-53 which fulfills Luke 2:34-35! These men have no clue what the gospel is. To teach it any other way than Rom 10:9 is damnable heresy.
I really appreciate this video, the first one had me feeling really really sad and depressed, like no matter how hard I tried to walk with God I still might not be able to be good enough because of all of my short failings and mistakes!! Thank you :)
I didn't even think a second video was necessary, your first one was clear. But, great follow-up video, and I hope it will be received well by those who pushed back before. God bless you brother.
Fantastic video, brother! Thanks for taking the time to clearly, calmly, and scripturally explain this topic. I too fall into the “works-produced salvation” line of thinking as you expressed it. Love your channel- it has been a great blessing to me over the years!
Free Grace theology is correct. You either work/ earn/merit your salvation, or you trust in the finished work of the Cross and simply believe. If it's by grace, then there is no works. If by works, then it's no longer grace. This is what it means to abide in Christ
Thank you for this video. It's something I've struggled with for years. I know that I'm saved by Grace through faith alone. But I was always TRYING to do good works to prove it. And doing things in my flesh WITHOUT the power and guidance of the Holy Spirit. As a result, I actually became a Slave to the ministry cos I could never say no to anything for fear of disappointing the leadership. And for years found myself serving the ministry and NOT serving God. I was then suddenly told after over 30 years in music ministry that my season was over and for almost a year, I suffered depression, felt worthless, had no purpose because I was no longer doing ANYTHING. I had reached my sell by date.. I was shattered... I felt like a nothing and nobody. But through God's grace and mercy, I came to realize that all the works I was doing, actually weren't FOR God, nor were they the evidence of what I believe, but they were to please people. It took a while to recover, but now, and as I listened to this, I have realised, that even going to the shop and being kind to the cashier is part of the evidence and work that results from being saved. Because I love the Lord, my desire to be like Him and let the Holy Spirit tell me daily what he requires of me, instead of doing works just to be a people pleaser...
Then you have Jesus + yourself = Heaven as your reward that you made it, bc you think He's unsufficient??? That is what this (new) heresy is, repackaged catholicism.. spread thru luther and calvin.
@@phantombeary for every one Bible verse you have memorized, I have 15 “I store the Word of God on my heart so I will not sin against thee” -Psalm 119:11 “Study to show thyself approved, a worksman who needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth.” -2 Timothy 2:15
SATAN the DEVIL is a worthless, arrogant, cruel, and hateful heavenly being who is deceiving and misleading imperfect, suffering, and dying human beings to join him in mocking, defying, and opposing the authorities, teachings, and commandments of the Creator and his Christ. SATAN'S Atheism, Agnosticism, and Religious Fanaticism produce and breed worthless, arrogant, cruel, and hateful Atheists, Agnostics, Christians, Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus, and fanatics of all Religions who are being used by Satan the Devil to - 1. slander the Creator and degrade him as worthless, useless, and undeserving to be honored and respected as the Most High and Sovereign God 2. slander Jesus Christ and degrade his teachings about the "Kingdom of God" and "Resurrection of the Dead" as worthless and useless, no value whatsoever in the lives and existence of imperfect, suffering, and dying human beings ABOUT THE LIVES and EXISTENCE of ARROGANT, CRUEL, MERCILESS, and HATEFUL WORSHIPPERS of SATAN the DEVIL ON PLANET EARTH Worthless, arrogant, cruel, and hateful Christians, JWs, Catholics, Hindus, SDAs, Born Agains, Mormons, Muslims, Baptists, Pentecostals, all Religions, Atheists, and Agnostics are the shameless and merciless worshippers and servants of Satan the Devil on earth who - 1. don't care even if their Satanic lies, deceptions, and false teachings about "Armageddon", "Hellfire", "Trinity", "rapture", and "reincarnation" cause the sufferings, pains, griefs, sickness, and deaths of mankind including their own families, friends, and neighbors. 2. are just having fun in mocking, defying, and opposing the authorities, teachings, and commandments of the Creator and his Christ even if it result in their own disgrace, dishonor, downfall, shameful and ETERNAL DEATHS, just worthless and useless dusts on earth forever. ABOUT THE CREATOR and HIS CHRIST The Creator is the Most High and Sovereign God who authorized and sent Jesus Christ from heaven to earth to preach and teach the "Kingdom of God" and "Resurrection of the Dead" to imperfect, suffering, and dying human beings. The "Kingdom of God" is the Creator's Rulership through his Christ that will put an end to all the Satanic arrogance, hatred, lies, deceptions, hypocrisies, cruelties, and foolishness of Satan's Atheism, Agnosticism, and Religious Fanaticism and ensures planet earth is safe, secure, and peaceful for all loving, kind, respectful, and submissive human beings who will be rewarded and honored by the Creator with ETERNAL LIFE and existence without sufferings, pains, griefs, sickness, and deaths on a safe and peaceful earth without arrogant, cruel, merciless, and hateful atheists, agnostics, and fanatics of religions, without liars, slanderers, deceivers, criminals, terrorists, and murderers. The "Resurrection of the Dead" is the Creator's guarantee to all loving, kind, respectful, and submissive human beings that they will not remain as worthless and useless dusts on earth forever after their deaths, instead, in his own right time, he will let Jesus Christ resurrect them back to life together with all loving, kind, respectful, and submissive human beings who died even thousands of years ago like Abel, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, King David, the Christ's believers, and many others so they can live and exist again on a safe, secure, and peaceful earth as submissive and obedient subjects of the "Kingdom of God" or "His Kingdom" and fully enjoy his and his Christ's eternal love, kindness, goodness, generosities, compassions, favors, and blessings for eternity under the loving rulership, guidance, and protection of his Chosen King and Ruler of the heavens and the earth, his Christ.
You Allen fed the poor, so did a Mormon. You stayed faithful in thought and action to your wife, so did a Muslim. You give half your income to charity, so did a Hindu believer yet he gave 60% . I know a man that stopped doing drugs, stopped running around on his wife, works very hard to provide for his family and his mother, and denies Jesus altogether, is he saved? How do we know you or anyone for that matter is or isn't doing every single work you or they do, to get praise of Men, Matthew 6? A real child will................? A real child will obey or disobey, a real child will yield or rebel, a Real child will follow or veer off, that's what a Real child will do. Those who yield, receive blessings, those who don't, don't. Those who rebel will receive disciple, maybe even being physically killed , 1 Corin 10, those who obey, rewards. Which of you have proved you are saved by your works? You can tell when someone either never knew, or has forgotten the gospel when they make any part, before, during or after about them. They are preaching an accursed self centered man works based message Gal 1:8-9. Which, from Catholic, to Muslim, to Mormon, to Hindu, is the majority. Broad is the way because it is what most say,.. And Allen, when one really listens, you are among all those who preach self, not Jesus my friend. You and I will stand before Christ one day, either as a totally saved person by his free grace or a very nice, sweet, helpful, Hellbound person who refused to trust in Him alone, apart from self in any way which is also called, lordship (works based and focused) salvation...... Choose Jesus and stop looking at yourself, ever or at all.
He is just BACK-LOADING works into salvation, which is also works-based salvation. He is still preaching lordship salvation. This is a FALSE gospel. This is doctrine of the demons to induce fear and anxiety - PROOF with questions: Okay, so how much good works? What one needs to do? How much charity? How much money to give? How many homeless people to help? UNCLEAR and NOT stated anywhere in the bible. GOD is not the author of confusion. Lordship salvation is bullshit doctrine of confusion. Get saved today - BELIEVE that Jesus died on the cross for your sins, and you shall be saved, and have everlasting life. Also, guy confusing salvation with discipleship like it's the same thing. IT is NOT. Most Christians will not be disciples. These lordship salvation false prophets keep saying PROVE PROVE PROVE... There's nothing to prove. All the work is done on the cross by JESUS, you just believe him to save you. Can't prove a belief.
If you don't believe that Jesus' shed blood was enough, then you might believe in works salvation. We are saved by grace and mercy thru Jesus'shed blood. Any good works will be rewards for us later.
Nobody believes in work based only salvation. That is a lie that the devil is spreading by those who believes in Faith only. The people who believes in Works also believes in Faith also. They do not reject either. They believe both. The people who believes in Faith alone are the ones that are doomed. You cannot have one without the other. It’s a package deal. Stop separating Faith and Works. It was the work of Jesus that saved us and it’s the works that we do that we will be judged by on Judgement Day. We are not gonna be judged by Faith. Stop getting it twisted!!! 🙏🏽
Ive always believed that “works-produced salvation” is what the majority of the scriptures lead to. I don’t understand how we’re reading the heresies. I can’t stand these labels. What does the Word say! Lol 🤷🏽♂️
Awesome review of this. I to believe that salvation is free and all you need to do is believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. I also believe that your walk in life should reflect someone who is a believer in Christ-if your belief and desire is real! It is such a personal thing and every persons faith walk is unique. Some grow faster and others take more time. That's why people say, "thank God for another day to "get it right"! Its a life's work but you should always in someway show WHOSE YOU ARE!!! Bless you brother!
Sounds like a salvation (being washed in the blood of the Lamb) vs sanctification issue: Daniel 12:10 Many shall purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined, but the wicked shall act wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand. Revelation 21:7 The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son.
Galatians 3 New International Version Faith or Works of the Law 3 You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. 2 I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard? 3 Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh?[a] 4 Have you experienced[b] so much in vain-if it really was in vain? 5 So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard? 6 So also Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”[c] 7 Understand, then, that those who have faith are children of Abraham. 8 Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”[d] 9 So those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith. 10 For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, as it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”[e] 11 Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God, because “the righteous will live by faith.”[f] 12 The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says, “The person who does these things will live by them.”[g] 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.”[h] 14 He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit. The Law and the Promise 15 Brothers and sisters, let me take an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly established, so it is in this case. 16 The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. Scripture does not say “and to seeds,” meaning many people, but “and to your seed,”[i] meaning one person, who is Christ. 17 What I mean is this: The law, introduced 430 years later, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God and thus do away with the promise. 18 For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on the promise; but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise. 19 Why, then, was the law given at all? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. The law was given through angels and entrusted to a mediator. 20 A mediator, however, implies more than one party; but God is one. 21 Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law. 22 But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe. Children of God 23 Before the coming of this faith,[j] we were held in custody under the law, locked up until the faith that was to come would be revealed. 24 So the law was our guardian until Christ came that we might be justified by faith. 25 Now that this faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian. 26 So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, 27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Whats up Allen....this is what I think the scripture says about this issue. You know when Jesus talks about the people in heaven giving someone a drink or feeding the hungry and so on.....once you have the Holy Spirit in you it absolutely changes you. There is a reason it says "you become a new creature." That doesn't mean your going to be sinless but your nature definitely changes. I absolutely believe you can go through a season as a believer where you don't talk to God and even question His very existence. My testimony is kinda wild. I've been in and out of prison SEVERAL TIMES AS A CHRISTIAN!! however I have also started bible studies while in prison. These past 4 years have been some of the hardest 4 years in my entire life. I have had all kinds of medical issues and they just keep coming. However God took this time to show me who he is and I found it started slow with just watching some UA-cam and listing to a simple audio bible in the bathroom 🤷🤷 and I found the closer I and deeper I sought out the things of God the more I just did "works" so naturally. I fully believe that if you have the Holy Spirit and your living how the Lord says we should live the "works" just manifest in themselves and you start to want to die to self the more you read the word and the more you surrender.....I'm literally the last person who ever thought I would give up secular music, and ALOT of TV that never used to bother me 4 years ago. I'm no one special LOL. So far from it it's not even funny. However because I was drawing and continue by the grace and mercy of God to live for Him and die to self, now I can't even listen to a secular rap song. And even if there is a hint of people doing things they shouldn't on TV I definitely fast forward if not shut it off completely......now all of those things are works and really I never noticed when they started happening LOL. I know there definitely not because there is anything good in me that's for sure!!! Now that I have been a believer now since 1997 but actually God brought back a memory of me as a little kid going down to an alter call at a mylon LeFevre concert haaaa haaaa. I was probably 6 years old haaaa haaa. I have gone through so many times especially since I was 6 where I didn't even believe in Jesus at all. I thought my mom was in some weird cult haaa haaaa. Anyway now that I've been through soooooo many different seasons as a believer I definitely have come to believe there is just no way you can have the Sperit of the great I AM inside you and it NEVER ever showing....... Jesus 1 million percent will come meet you anytime right where your at, however no way you don't feel that tug to conform to His will and die to yours wich just by default will produce "good works." 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️✌️✌️
God bless you, my dear brother. May God strengthen your resolve to follow Him in purity and grant you a desire to suffer for His sake rather than to do anything that would drag His name through the courts. Have you watched Corey Minor’s ‘Smart Christian’ channel on UA-cam?
@@ricksonora6656 hey bro hope you are well. Thanks for the message. Some of it is kind of confusing to me too bro honest lol. What did you mean hope God would grant me the desire to suffer for Him and not bring His name through the courts....what does that mean? Ya I like some things about that other channel. But definitely things I don't agree with either haaa haaa
Consider this. The problem consistently seen in all of these manmade doctrines and terms is the misunderstanding and misrepresentation of the true meaning of 'believe' or 'faith' in Jesus Christ. People keep trapping themselves in man's doctrines, arguing and debating with other people, some even condemning others and calling their beliefs as heresy by using proof texting, and not trusting 100% in God. Only God is the righteous judge and knows our hearts. We don't have the final say on who is truly believed or not. If you call yourself a believer, then ask yourself what does 'believe" mean in the context of 'believe' in Jesus Christ, son of God, of the Bible - Word of God? The Bible defines and clarifies the Gospel of Christ as Jesus died for our sins, buried, and rose from the dead (1 Corinthians 15). James 2:19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. If we say that we believe in Jesus, then we believe Jesus died for our sins, buried, and rose from the dead. Thus, we are then saved. Nothing we can do or will do earns salvation, only what Jesus did, and so we believe. Okay now we are saved by grace through faith so what is next? Ephesians 2:10, For we are His creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time so that we should walk in them. If you claim to believe in Jesus, then listen to what Jesus said. How can you believe in Jesus and not listen to Him? Makes no sense! Jesus tells us, John 14, “Your heart must not be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in Me" Luke 6:46, “Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do the things I say?" John 14, 15 “If you love Me, you will keep My commands. 16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Counselor to be with you forever. 17 He is the Spirit of truth. The world is unable to receive Him because it doesn’t see Him or know Him. But you do know Him, because He remains with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you as orphans; I am coming to you."
Agreed! Works based salvation is not biblical at all..salvation is a FREE GIFT you don't pay for gifts for they are given without payment otherwise it would be a purchase not a gift.. now then however Christ said ' my sheep hear my voice and they follow me' so if we do not constantly struggle spirit against flesh as Paul did wanting to be rid of 'this body of death' and be more like Christ then we must question our belief at all.. In other words ONLY belief is necessary for salvation (1 JOHN 5:13) but believing will do nothing else but produce good works.. believers bare fruit..its what we do...it is our powerful spiritual inclination after being born of God..some bare countless more fruit than others.. some may only bare a miniscule amount.. some will only bare the fruit of the thief on the cross with only enough time to acknowledge their own sin.. acknowledge the impending condemnation.. acknowledge Christ as saviour.. and entering His rest because of that belief. Lordship salvation is guilt ridden finger pointing judgemental legalistic and still bound up in the law and under the curse causing man to believe he has a debt to pay when there is not... we are set free from the law. ..free indeed by Christ. Amen.
“Heresy” and “false doctrine” are different things You can be heretical and true, and you can be not heretical and not true Heresy is anything that is currently outside orthodox Christianity “The Trinity” for example used to be heretical, but now it’s not “Lordship Salvation” whether true or not, is not heresy
I'd hit the like button 20X if I could... Thank you for speaking on this. Now I realize I was correct in my thinking, understanding of what faith without works is dead means. You made it crystal clear. If you believe in Christ, you gotta do works to show/practice your faith. Produce fruit, share the good news. Great explanation as usual. May God bless you and your ministry, brother Allen!
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John 11:26 👑
"Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live."
Please discuss James2:14 -26
But if God says believe Allen why are you changing that. Just stick to what the bible says. We cannot add works to salvation lest any man should boast. Salvation is the work of Jesus alone. You cannot add yourself. And yes it is that easy, that simple, period. Jesus came to save and not condemn. Stop preaching your preferences to people.
and also your problem is that you feel you need to transform people. That is the job of the holy spirit. You just preach the good news and leave the rest to God.
@@TamaraCanham Read Ephesians 2:10 which shows the good works that God has ordained since the beginning, that He put in us.
If you don't do the works of God, you will do your works, which cannot save, as you freely admit.
So, faith without works is dead, James 2:24,26.
Then faith, which is found in Ephesians 2:8, is not faith that can save you you. James furthers knowledge on grace, strengthening Ephesians 2:10, which is right after Ephesians 2:8,9. We must combine them.
Preachers are to preach the word of God. All of it.
Allen is teaching, preaching all of it as he knows.
Great breakdown Allen. It’s fair to say that salvation is followed by a new heart / desire to obey God. I think the tough part is HOW we deal with brothers and sisters going through those dry seasons. The lordship salvation view jumps to questioning their salvation (see paul washer’s shocking youth message or MacArthur’s tone around this topic) Which I think is counter intuitive to stirring them to live God’s way. Perhaps it’s the mis application of the view. IMO the last thing someone who placed their faith in Jesus needs is to walk on egg shells regarding their eternity. I don’t think that’s what you’re doing in this video.
I hope this will help you brother.
The bible does not say the Church has a new heart.
In Ezekiel 36:26, this is a future event that has nothing to do with the Church.
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Paul Washer means well but his is what I’d call a gospel of doubt. If you aren’t living right you then aren’t saved. It’s a twisted way of backloading works for salvation which takes the emphasis off of Christ and puts it on you.
@@davidchupp4460 exactly
amen brother Ruslan
Allen, you hit the ball out of the park. I do not do this well so forgive me if it don't make sense. I am part of a church that teaches exactly what you just covered here. I agree 100% that going too far on either position creates real problems. For me in regard to Lordship Salvation I became a believer when I was 10 years old. This was my understanding. I new I was sinner. I new I could do nothing about it. I understood that Jesus was the only one who could save me from my sin and a future in hell. That was it. I accepted Christ as my Saviour on that basis. Understanding his Lordship in my life has taken time. The works have followed. Not perfectly I might add. I have struggled terrible at various times in my life. The desire of my heart is to glorify God in everything. I fine often the flesh pops out. Alas 1John 1:9. What you shared was excellent commentary brother. On a note about the passage in Luke 14. I think where it broke down is it came off like a check list. If I am doing all this then I am a disciple. I will say I presented this to some of the men at my church and the discussion was fantastic. I could go on forever here so I will stop. Thanks brother. Carry on.
I’m there with you and lean more to the Grace after a lifetime of faith + works upbringing. There is no peace or joy in that camp because the fear of losing your salvation is always present. The problem is what other Christians see in another. The Bible says the Work of God is that you Believe in the one whom he has sent. Bearing fruit, love, joy, peace,
Longsuffering etc sometimes is not so public. People unfortunately judge by your works of the law, not works of the spirit. A person who believes belief plus good conduct (works of the law) equals salvation may be just as lost as the one who believed in the savior when young but the seed never grew beyond that. I think the key is Trust. We are told not to even lean on our own understanding but acknowledge him in all we do in life.
Question is; what are the “works” that the Bible talks about?
I don't think its possible to truly be saved and not want to share Jesus with people. Every single day, even when I don't feel like it mentally, I have this fire in me that wants to share Christ Jesus and His Saving Grace that we recieve when we accept Him into our heart.
This is a great video, praise the God and His Son Jesus for it.
Believing in Jesus means believing everything He taught in the Gospels about Himself, about salvation and about being a disciple of Him. When we start to pick and choose aspects of His teaching that we like while ignoring or diminishing other aspects that make us feel uncomfortable or uneasy then what does that really tell us about our “faith” or lack of it? Yes we all fall short sometimes but God ultimately sees where our hearts are at through those struggles
If there's no change, theres no JESUS in one's life.
Scripture that says that
@@wesfields9322 Galatians 2:20 - I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
Romans 12:2 - And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
2 Corinthians 5:17 - Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
See also: John 3
Very Good. Sometimes the Truth is between the two primary opposing views. Like I like to say the truth is in the verses - Bible verses. Blessings.
Actions speak louder than words. It is easy to say you have faith and that you believe in Jesus, but do your actions she it?
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People love to quote James on this. To me that reads that if you are truly saved, the good works will happen. You will do them as a result of your faith and not because you have to to establish your salvation.
James was written probably before Paul received the revelation of Jesus Christ and justification by faith alone. James and Peter had to be corrected in the Jerusalem conference.
@@davidchupp4460 I never saw what James wrote as contradictory to Paul. I know some do.
@@davidchupp4460 That attacks inerrancy
@@maxxiong no it doesn’t. James was written to the 12 tribes scattered abroad. However I normally don’t like to use this point but it’s a logical idea. It doesn’t mean the Bible is inerrant. It’s just that not all scripture is for this dispensation. Paul is our apostle for the dispensation of the Grace of God.
@@maxxiong scripture is an ongoing revelation of the will of God. Paul wrote and received revelation the other 12 didn’t receive in Jesus earthly ministry. Paul himself said that when he said those in conference didn’t add anything to him but he did to them.
One more thing I want to add Brother Allen, I was struggling with walking with Jesus a little bit then that first video on this topic came out and I felt like, "man I might go to hell." But I knew in the scripture I was saved, for there was nothing I could do to be save but to accept the free gift that Jesus gave me. This video cleared things up a lot more for me, I was struggling but the holy spirit still had me and I can go on and try to make each day that God gives me better and get closer to God with the holy spirit guiding me. So thanks for the follow up video, makes things a lot clear for me. 😊
Thank you so much for sharing that. I'm glad I made this video to clear things up. God bless sis,
That's EXACTLY how I felt. I have anxeity issues (which I always pray to be freed from) and the previous video just made it worse...LOL. One day I wake up confident in my salvation, the next a voice in my head will ask me if I'm sure that I'm saved. Its the conflicting views we find on UA-cam that end up confusing a lot of people. This follow up video has really cleared things up a lot.
@@thebeatagp Why do you use black, red, and white as color combinations on a lot of your backgrounds? Why do you glow red on a lot of your thumbnails? Why are you using triangle / pryamids as you did in this video @ 8:06. Why do you seem very agitated when "believers in Jesus of Nazareth" respond with sound biblical rebuttals?
@@antoniodalton9256 chill bro lol
@@BEABEREAN10 This is no laughing matter.
Preaching the freeness of salvation does not lead to false conversions, attempting to conflate man’s works with God’s grace does.
Lol
So any 8 year old that mama told them at the altar call if you go up front and get saved I'll buy that video game you wanted, is a true conversion is that what your saving?
@@timmysaxon-qe5of What are you even talking about? Talk about a STRAWMAN!
@@OnoDiamante No it's exactly what you cheap gracers teach.
@@OnoDiamante that's exactly what cheap grace teaches.
“The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.”
I saw the videos from YD, Jon McCray and others who jumped off a cliff with their conclusions of you. I was looking forward to your response and you nailed it! YD is a good example of what happens when you pigeonhole yourself into a particular theological camp, you begin to interpret the scriptures through your theological lens as opposed to the opposite… and become confused.
Thank you for your clarity and decorum, Allen!
Factssss Bro
Well stated pastor!
Facts pastor Fred.
Great video. I believe the same. We are saved by grace, not works. We are led by the Spirit to produce good works. My heart aches for people who are led to believe in a works-based salvation because they don’t fully understand how good and merciful God is. They don’t fully understand Jesus’ finished work on the Cross.
Then they need help understanding it
I've had many conversations with people like this, many even believe in water baptism as necessary for salvation. So sad, we are baptised by the Holy Spirit and from that born again into new creatures in Christ. That's the true baptism for the church. God deserves all the glory, praise Jesus Christ our great God and Savior! Reality is way better than any fiction because of who God is and what He has done for us! Love you all.
@@CalebA585 Amen!
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Ever get into an argument with someone, only to realize you're both saying the same thing? Kinda like that.
I agree wholeheartedly, Allen. I don't always agree with everything you say 100% of the time, but I must say you knocked this one out of the park. Thanks for all you do for the body of Christ. You are a blessing! Maranatha!
You are missing the most important part here. First let's use the bible, romans 4:5 a man who worketh not his faith is counted as righteousness. And before that in romans 4:1 it tells you Abrahams faith was not justified to God in gen 22 more God merely made his faith known to the world in Gen 22. Known to Abraham and Isaac and everyone down the road. Abraham was justified in Gen 15. And romans 4 makes it clear his faith alone justified him to God. God is love. God does not show respect of person we are all judged the same. Acts 10:34. God never changes. The thief on the cross was saved by faith alone and him dying has nothing to do with it. We are all already dead in sin. God judges us all the same. Faith alone saves us.
It's essential to understand you can do nothing and live anyway you want and God will still save you.
Bc then your works means nothing.
Then all you have is Jesus no more no less.
It's just Jesus.
When you understand you can do nothing to help your salavation and you can do nothing to loose it then you have real faith in Jesus Christ alone. Not your works.
Then out of love if you serve God you are storing up treasure in heaven bc you really doing it for God not for atonement or justification to God.
This is not a small point.
Do not deny the power of God.
The bible says you can do nothing but the holy spirit does his job too and God always gets his way.
So I may never see it in you, but. God does not use the same eyes as man.
God does not take back his gifts. Numbers 23:19
The galatians were not even in the faith anymore following a false gospel and Paul still calls them saved or beloved.
What is in God's hands can never be taken away by anyone not even you.
That's real faith
Jesus did it all. I can't add to or take away from his perfection.
John 3:16 is true bc gods word is true or Paul says the gospel is simple.
The gospel is 1 cor 15:1-4.
Anything else is accursed
See revelation 3:19
Gal 2:16
Romans 4:5
Turning from sin is a work johna 3:10
The thief on the cross and God never changes.
You may be the least in heaven, but you going and the least in heaven is still righteous above John the Baptist. Bc it's about Jesus, not us. It's his righteousness that clothes us thru our faith. Free ggift. Paid for by the blood of Jesus Christ in full it is finished.
Lordship salavtion is accursed.
Your faith makes you Christian not your works. You just show the world you Christian by your works see James 2 but that didn't justify Abraham see romans 4:1-5. Faith alone. Our god is so good he will save the guy who does nothing like the thief on the cross too.
Love ya. Amen.
What do you do with Matthew 25:31-46?
@briantrask8173 It really comes down to how you interpret the passage. I hear dispensationalists say that it refers to the judgment of nations based on how they treated Israel during the great tribulation, however that's not my view. The way I see it is if a person has truly been born again, then they will be inclined to love their neighbor and help those who are in need, whereas those who aren't truly saved will walk in self-centeredness. The evidence of regeneration is our good works, but our good works aren't what regenerates us. The Holy Spirit does that.
Great Video! I 100% agree with Works Produced Salvation. I think this video will help clear up a lot of confusion that people have in regard to free grace vs. lordship salvation.
Romans 4:5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
Thank you brother. Good to see you here! Take care and keep preaching the gospel!
@@TheJesuslover122 love how they just ignore you
Jesus gives us our salvation it is not of ourselves, it is from the work of Jesus on the cross when he died for our sins. Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast." Its not a reward its a gift when you start working it is no longer a gift. Also Romans 11:6 "And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work."
@@TheJesuslover122 it’s talking about works of the law I believe
There is no single person on this earth that produces NO works. Even the most wicked sinner has done at least SOME works. If works was a requirement for our Salvation, how would you judge the threshold of how many works you need to be saved? Is it 50% of the time? 30%? It’s self-righteousness that makes us believe anything WE do can save us. If we are justified by the law, then we will be judged by it. And none of us keep the WHOLE law.
Jesus’ standards for discipleship were UNATTAINABLE by humans. “Be perfect”, “Sin no more”, “Deny yourself” are all commandments Jesus gave that NO human being can do perfectly. And nowhere in the bible does it say to “give it your best effort” like some would say.
The truth is this: you are saved by GOD’S grace and JESUS’ sacrifice on the cross. Although you should (as a Christian), strive to come as close to the standard of Christ as possible, it is NOT a necessity to receive salvation.
I can’t tell you how much this has helped me, Am I doing enough?, is God pleased with me?, am I going to be rapture with other Christians? Or am I going to be left behind to prove myself through the tribulation? , My heart has been lifted up through this video, thank you. Anyone who has self worth issues will always wonder am I really saved, so this has help me more than 20 years of wondering “does God really love me that much”? Answer yes he does, he loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, our Lord Jesus.
Glory to God! That you were freed from this belief by the knowledge and biblical truth
@@seraiahjames You needn't worry about all this anymore. By the antinomian teaching of Parrs you need not cease from any sin to be saved. As MacArthur says: if you should take the mark of the Beast God is still willing to forgive you
You are saved the Bible says GOD the FATHER loves you as much as he loves JESUS. You can do nothing to make him love you more or less. He chose you before he created the universe and he loved you even then. Just read your word, spend time with JESUS and do your best to practice righteousness. You can’t lose your salvation. You didn’t earn it and never can. Live a life in communion with him striving to be like him because you love him. That’s all you need. It’s not anything you do or did but what he did for you and does in and through you. People who aren’t saved don’t worry about their sin or salvation. Only Christian’s do that. The world hates JESUS and loves sin so they don’t care about sin. He doesn’t want you doubting. If you struggle read 1 John. It was written so that those in the church would know they are saved and draws a contrast between those who are and those who aren’t. Read it and measure it against your life. But I am certain you are saved if you are concerned about your salvation but know that you can’t ever earn it. It is only by faith through grace. You just need to make sure your faith is genuine. For that you can read James.
There is NO PRETRIB RAPTURE.
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My favorite thing about your content (as someone who doesn’t always agree with you) is that you don’t speak from a emotional point of view but present the word of God in a way that allows any person the opportunity to study and make a decision for themselves. Love the tact of this video! Great work!
A. I disagree. Allen's motive for adopting OSAS is HIGHLY emotional. It is based on the emotion of FEAR. His fear is that if it is POSSIBLE to walk away from Christ and salvation, then a Christian would live in perpetual FEAR and insecurity.
B. This fear is based on unbelief in the Holy Spirit's ability to empower us to overcome temptation and remain true to Jesus and to the faith. Yet Paul, in a chapter which speaks of all kinds of temptations says this:
12 Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation, but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it.
13 For if you LIVE according to the flesh [CONTINUALLY - AS A LIFESTYLE],
you WILL DIE; [FUTURE TENSE]
but if BY THE SPIRIT [i.e., by depending on Him]
you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live {FUTURE TENSE = ETERNAL LIFE].
14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
C. On the other hand, perhaps Allen's fear is based on a notion that if we commit CERTAIN sins and come to Him for forgiveness He will no longer forgive us us. Does this sound like the One who instructed us to forgive "70 X 7?
I think you provided an extremely well-balanced explanation of what salvation is all about. Salvation is a gift. You don't work to earn a gift, you simply accept it, with gratitude. THEN, to demonstrate your gratefulness, through the power of the Holy Spirit, you're able to commit to living a holy life, pleasing to God. Like you said, works cannot earn salvation or maintain salvation. Thank you.
How will you explain John 15:10?
@@into-christ "abiding in love" isn't the same as being saved. Christ loves even those who don't obey him, that's why he died for everyone. It's like if you disobey your parents, they still love you, but they can't show their love and embrace you as much if you if you are always going against them and making your relationship with them difficult.
I would argue that it's impossible NOT to produce fruit (do good works) after believing on Jesus... it's the work of the Holy Spirit within us doing the work of sanctification! The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts (Romans 5:5). When God makes us new creations in Christ, we desire to obey the Lord and we genuinely love Him and want to do right by Him!
The whole point of being saved is to be reconciled to God AND to be cleansed by Him in order to reflect His image in the way we were originally created to! That includes doing good works!
There’s people who have a way weaker faith than others and are in a season of struggle with sin and ect. So when they aren’t really producing much or nothing at all, I presume that you would say they aren’t saved or weren’t saved to being with?
Non believers do good works as well.
@@Ruben27780 I'm not saying we always do everything perfectly, but over time, there should definitely be an increase in good works as we mature in the faith.
@@Ruben27780 Sometimes the only way to know if someone is truly saved is to talk to them and ask what exactly they believe. Then you can discern whether they are just struggling or outright rebelling.
@@albinosh4dow Yes, they do. That is because God has given us all a conscience, so everyone inherently knows right from wrong. But even one sin against God causes us to be guilty and worthy of death and Hell... that is why Jesus paid our fine so we can be saved from the wrath of God and restored in spirit. We have to believe on Jesus to be saved. Not our own good works. We can't measure us to God's perfection.
The math problem analogy really drove it home for me! Thanks for being such a great teacher!!
Time stamp it bro!
At 16:24
Thank you for letting the Holy Spirit work through you to make such a great video. The math problem analogy is so great!!!
When you turn to Jesus, he creates a new heart for you, new desires, he delivers you from bondage, and you are now a slave to righteousness. We work BECAUSE we are saved, for we are forever grateful for this indescribable gift ! Thank you Jesus!🙏🏻❤️
I see you 😂😅😂. Now you are really going to get attacked. Good video
Every christian on the internet needa see this video to clear the air … God bless you brother thank you for teaching ❤️
Every Christian needs to read this as well
Romans 4:5 but to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
@@Noah_G22 Absolutely! Why wouldnt we need the word of God!
@@nathanhopkins1388 exactly 😁God's grace is beautiful
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No wonder you do such an excellent job with teaching the Bible; teaching is your profession. Looking at the feedback and reteaching accordingly (and with illustrations! That math example was spot on!) is definitely the mark of a great teacher. As for where I stand, I agree that saved people demonstrate it with our works. We love Jesus and so we obey Him. 🙏🏽❤️
To become like Christ is a process. Its not optional. Salvation is a free gift. Holiness is never a option... Salvation is not discipleship... Believe in Jesus and you will be saved. Now.... discipleship starts...
JESUS basically suggested come as you are, NOT stay as you are.
I completely agree with you Alan. Works don't create salvation, but salvation should create in us the desires to the works we're told to do in the Scriptures.
Too many folks making this so much complicated than it needs to be!
not all the time not everyone is the same
@@mrmallard4600 We all have our ups and downs, but if you look at the long term, children of God either produce evidence of salvation or they get chastised, possibly to the point of sickness or death. Repentance motivates reform. Faith motivates good works. The fruits of the Spirit guide positive changes in behavior. In the Greek, John 3:16 says “whoever believing,” not “whoever once believed.”
@@ricksonora6656 no children of God will be in hell repentance means change of mind no of sin lol u only need to believe once to be saved but no one only believes once 90% of people who truly understand the Gospel never leave the faith but ones that do are still saved
Amen
Psalm 37: 4: Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
@@ricksonora6656the thing is everyone will do prayer and reading the Bible is concerned as works or I would say constantly watching Christian content with the intention of learning or growing is works, which everyone who calls themselves Christians at least have done even once since calling themself a Christian…the issue is the ones who believe works is a “Must” can’t tell you how much works is sufficient to get you saved or how much stumbling makes you lose your salvation, then if they can’t tell anyone the details of what they are preaching why bother preach it?
Grace through faith... works should be the fruit of what happens when you believe in Christ... 👍
Parr gets it screwd up when it comes to Must and Should, if you're looking to your performance to check if you're saved then you're doing it wrong.
A person can truly believe in Christ and be saved but at the same time they can be walking in the flesh. Christians are commanded to Walk in the Spirit so that must mean they can also walk in the flesh, the saved corinthians were walking in the flesh and the paid for it by getting sick, weak and some died but they were saved.
In old modern English should means must.
Romans 8:1,4,6-9,13
There is therefore now NO CONDEMNATION to them which are in Christ Jesus, WHO WALK NOT AFTER THE FLESH, BUT AFTER THE SPIRIT. 4That the RIGHTEOUSNESS of the law might be FULFILLED IN us,WHO WALK NOT AFTER THE BUT, AFTER THE SPIRIT. 6For TO BE CARNALLY MINDED IS DEATH; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.7Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 8So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God
9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
Without repenting of sins one cannot receive the Holy Spirit
[Acts 2:38]
13For IF YE LIVE AFTER THE FLESH, YE SHALL DIE: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live
@@2Chronicles714_ Paul calls saved individuals carnal babes in Christ in 1st corinthians, carnal Christians are a biblical reality...
if you want to try and get to heaven by your own work and effort be my guest but you'll find out. Lord Lord, have we not done many wonderful works in thy name?
My interpretation of this whole debate.
Free Grace people: I hear people talking about works, so I assume they believe works are a requirement for grace.
Works based grace people: I hear you talk about salvation by grace alone, so I assume that you want to live a guilt free, sinful life without consequences or guilt. 24/7 sin, sin, sin.
The 3rd group you described are likely how both groups are actually living. Saved by grace, and works are the fruit of grace and the holy Spirit. Works=proof(fruit), not a fee requiring payment.
This polarizing, in my opinion, is a distraction to divide and weaken the Christian community. I have never met a Christian that thinks grace is a free pass to do whatever you want, nor have I ever met a Christian that thinks they'll lose their salvation if they don't give x amount of money to charity on regular basis. Anyone existing on either extreme would appear to be a fringe number to me.
Works & Desires are Not Proof of Salvation
The Fruits of the Spirit
There is a significant contingent of preachers who teach that if you are saved, the Holy Spirit's indwelling will necessarily produce changed desires which will lead to a change in works. Therefore, your assurance of Salvation should be based on whether or not you see this happening in your life.
I would like to point out a few major problems with this teaching. Number one, the fruits of the Spirit (Romans 5:12) will only manifest themselves if the believer cooperates with the Holy Spirit by walking in the New Man, hence the commandment given:
Galatians 5:16
16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
If this were automatic and didn't require work on behalf of the believer, this commandment would be unnecessary.
If the Holy Spirit ever usurped your will to make you do some amount of good works, He'd do so all the time, and you would be 100% perfect. He would not play a game where He sometimes, for some reason, allows you to sin, and then makes you do some unspecified amount of works to prove you are saved.
If a believer couldn't choose to disobey the Holy Spirit's will for them, the following verses would make no sense either:
Ephesians 4:30
30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
1 Thessalonians 5:19
19 Quench not the Spirit.
Since it does take effort on behalf of the believer to walk in the New Man in accordance with the will of the Holy Spirit, it's a faulty basis for assurance. You are basing your assurance on your own imperfect efforts to fight against the flesh and walk in the New Man, which even Paul himself failed at frequently and habitually - Romans 7:14-25.
Therefore the idea that any "true believer" will have some undefined level of obedience due to the indwelling of the Holy Spirit is false, and implies a rejection of free will, which makes no sense unless the Holy Spirit is doing a lousy job or playing a game with our mental health by making us behave only partially for some unknown reason.
This is nothing more than a pseudo-humble way to teach works Salvation. If all of the person's good works are attributed to the Spirit, they can deny that they are teaching works Salvation while doing the very same. In reality, if the Holy Spirit is the only factor in why you obey, then all of the Bible's commands against sin become utter nonsense. The limiting factor is you, because you have to put in work after Salvation to serve God, hence why you'll be rewarded for doing so (1 Corinthians 3:13-15).
No Assurance
Secondly, if my assurance of Salvation is based on what I see in my own life, I can never have full assurance. This is because I can't know at what point I can be certain that my desires have changed enough to prove my faith was genuine.
Such a thing cannot be quantified - which is why proponents of this teaching never give a specific amount of works/desires that need to be performed. They just float out a hazy, undefined behavior or desire-based criteria for you to stake your assurance of your eternal fate on.
If I look at my life and desires, I will always find imperfections, many of them. And so how can I be sure that I've had a sufficient change? How do I know that my change is the work of the Spirit, and not my own carnal mind fulfilling the desire for something religious that is innate in every human being?
This is why this teaching is so dangerous. It sets people up for spiritual disaster by teaching them to put their assurance of where they will spend eternity in something as abstract and fickle as your desires, which are prone to corruption by the brain of flesh that processes them.
Or, if works and obedience are emphasized, I again point out that this will depend on a believer's choice to walk in the Spirit. Since a believer will never be perfect, there is always room to question whether you have enough works, and if the works are a result of walking in the Spirit or just an unregenerate man being religious.
This is usually "rectified" by some statement to the effect of "Well, you won't be perfect, but you will be able to see a change from before and after you were saved".
This presents a myriad of problems:
Anyone who put their faith in Christ as a child will see regression compared to before they were saved, as children don't commit nearly the amount or scope of sins as adults
This is comparing yourself to yourself, which means nothing, as you are not a standard defined anywhere in the Bible - Jesus Christ is (Acts 17:31, Romans 2:16)
This makes it so that it's easier to have "assurance" if you were a truly wicked, horrible person before you were saved. If you were mild before you believed in Christ, changes in your behavior, obedience, and desires will be less noticeable
Therefore, comparing yourself to yourself is not a valid means of assurance, and comparing yourself to the perfect standard given by God (Matthew 5:48) will necessarily result in a lack of assurance for any honest person.
Any Unsaved Person Can Reform Their Life
Since this false doctrine compels someone to look to their lives for assurance of Salvation, I want to point out the obvious - any unsaved person can clean up their lives, and start living in a better way.
There are millions of people who choose to stop various sins every day because of conviction of their God-given conscience (Romans 2:14-15), or otherwise realizing that sin has built-in consequences.
There are people that become very wicked, wind up going to prison, then get out and reform their lives. The amount of people who have gotten over alcohol or drug addiction is innumerable. Secular people give lots of money to charity, and unsaved nurses volunteer to good humanitarian causes overseas.
Many unsaved, works-trusting Christians decide to read the Bible more, or pray more, or go to church more often, or even become preachers for their false religions, feeling "led by God", they assure you.
Therefore, faith in Jesus Christ is not required to reform your life to be less sinful, or want do something good, or feel some spiritual desire, and so basing assurance that you have "real" faith in Christ in such a thing means nothing, and is foolish.
A More Sure Foundation
So, if not our works and desires, what are we to use to gain assurance of Salvation? Well, obviously a basis that is much more solid: the promises of Jesus Christ in the Word of God.
Here's one, for instance:
John 6:47
47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
If I lack assurance, I can look at that verse and ask myself:
"Have I ever trusted Jesus Christ to save me?"
Yes. Therefore either I have eternal life, or the Bible is deceptive beyond comprehension. I can repeat this with any number of verses (John 3:18, 3:36, 5:24, Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 4:5, Acts 13:39, etc.).
The evidence that my life bears is irrelevant because that had nothing to do with my Salvation in the first place. My Salvation is based on the finished work of my Savior Jesus Christ, and that alone. I am not so foolish as to put my assurance in my own imperfect attempts to put off the Old Man and walk in the New Man, for reasons I've already explained.
Conclusion
I want you to walk in the New Man. I wrote an article dealing with the topic in-depth. However it is a terrible mistake to use that as a basis for your assurance. If you make that mistake, you will never have peace, nor assurance.
This is a fantastic breakdown. For me the sign that you are saved is always when you feel conviction when you're not doing something right. It's just a natural effect you will always feel uncomfortable and you will always seek out God. If you don't feel any of this then it's time to question whether you are truly saved.
So now we're basing our assurance of salvation on a feeling? Might want to rethink this.
@@happyday2765 No not on a feeling. We definitely shouldn't base our assurance of Salvation on a feelings. The feeling is a side effect. Just like the side effect of loving someone is you will be compelled to do things for them.
@@wassamnessso if someone doesn’t feel convicted they don’t believe in Jesus? I thought we are saved by belief in Jesus alone. Sad seeing people who back works.
@@wassamnessI’m basing my salvation on Jesus Christ.
Using the word "feel" seems to be a trigger point. I agree that if someone who calls themselves a Christian who never have a sense of the conviction or leading or grieving of the Spirit, then just maybe they don't "have" the Spirit. It's just evidence of the work of God, the Spirit, in one's life. 🤔
Okay, now that I've finished watching the video, I've got a couple of points:
1. I'm not sure the math analogy you gave was sufficient to illustrate your point because if I prove my work on how 7 X 7 = 49, then great, well-done. But if I don't prove my work and only say that 7 X 7 = 49, it still remains true that 7 X 7 = 49. Whether I prove it or not, the equation isn't dependent upon my work. It's dependent upon the Creator of exponents.
2. I think you're representing free grace advocates in an extreme light. The way I was taught and the way I've studied free grace and eternal security doctrines, I've never seen/heard works presented as "optional" (your word) or haven't heard proponents explain "it doesn't really matter how you live." Now, I've heard dissenters try to rationalize those doctrines that way, but proponents have always presented works as a command, and an act of obedience. One of the Scriptures we often cite is Philippians 2:12, which encourages us to "work out our salvation with fear and trembling."
So, I think free grace is more mixed with your exposition of "works produced salvation" than it is the extreme position you originally defined it from. God bless!
16:46 John 15:8 is talking about discipleship not about being accepted by Jesus. Also how much work is needed to prove that one is saved? You see salvation cant be proved through your works because unbelievers do good works too and our works are considered filthy rags to the Lord. “But we are all as an unclean thing , and our righteousness are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.” Isaiah 64:6
Free Grace Wins.
All the world religions teach their good works earns them their salvation.
Christianity teaches that our LORD’s Salvation prompts us towards good works.
With our good works we show the world and ourselves that our faith is from GOD, but those good works will never justify us before GOD.
We’re confident in our LORD’s Salvation because the GOD that will Judge our works or lack of, is the same Man that offered HIS Life for the atonement of our sins!
One reason the Gospel of Jesus is offensive to the world is that there is no responsibility on the sinner for salvation. It was all and 100% Jesus' work. Man's pride hates this fact as man wants to naturally play some sort of selfish role in his own salvation. It us all and only belief in Jesus that saves
Dude your videos get my very unrighteous mind in a better place. Thank you!
Great video Allen! You hit a “kill shot” with this video. I lost my wife a year ago of 42 years and I am so proud of myself for not being “angry” at the LORD for taking her from me. That to me showed me that the Holy Spirit is in me and guiding me. My life has actually gotten harder since then and with that doubts about my salvation due to so many unanswered prayers. But, I believe that as long as I remain faithful and keep my testimony in front of friends, relatives and strangers I will be blessed! It will be on the LORDS time and not mine! Thank you again for a very educating video! GOD bless and don’t give up on your racquetbal. You have really advanced your game before you left!
Believing in your heart of the gospel is faith. And then yes faith will lead people to do things but you do not have to do anything to be saved or keep your salavation but have faith.
Let's look again at Abraham and I don't like commentary or interpretation. I use the bible. What does the word of God say?
Romans 4
King James Version
4 What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?
2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.
3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
The bible says Abraham was not saved by works. He could a told God no and still gone to heaven. God keeps his promises even if we do not.
Numbers 23:19
King James Version
19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Romans 1:16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
And what is the gospel we need to believe to be saved?
1 Corinthians 15
King James Version
15 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Mark 1:15
King James Version
15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel
Repent is metanoia in greek.
It means change your mind and believe the gospel.
It's just faith.
Your faith not works proves you are saved to God
Romans 11:6
King James Version
6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
I'll give you a great bible example. The thief on the cross. He had faith. Went to heaven. He had 0.00 works to support his faith. Now one may say well sure bc he was dying but that's not what the bible teaches.
God does not change nor does God show respect of person so the guy dying is irrelevant
Acts 10:34-35
King James Version
34 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
And how do we work righteousness biblically?
Romans 5
King James Version
5 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
3 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
4 And patience, experience; and experience, hope:
5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
11 And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.
We are made righteous thru the blood of Jesus Christ and our faith in his atonement for our sins. And God immediately awards us eternal life when he sees our faith. And God never takes it back. You can't pluck anyone out of Jesus hands. You can't even pluck yourself out of his hands. You can't walk away from God's perfect promise to you see the galatians who believed a false gospel. You cannot sin your way out of his hands see 2 cor 12 and Christians in unrepentant sin. Or pslams 106. Or numbers 23:19 and the story of isreal and balaam. God keeps his promises even if he kills you for disobedience.
Revelation 3.19 (KJV)
19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
God chastening you doesn't mean you not saved. Again see numbers 23:19. Acts 10:34
Or here
Matthew 7:21-23
King James Version
21 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.
22 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?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
And what is the will of the Father?
John 6:39-40
King James Version
39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
You see in John 8 Jesus is talking to the pharasee. They kept the law in their own minds. Relied on their works. But they never had any faith. Nor did they understand they didn't keep the law either.
The law is James 2:10
Break one law you break them all.
Speeding is murder.
Do you fast regularly? It's a command.
Do you pray continuously for your enemies? It's a command.
Did you help widows lately? Also a command.
Have you given all that you own to the poor bc that's a command too.
We all fall way way short. The truth is all Christians live in sin constantly. Unrepentant and repented sin. Constantly. The law will not save you.
Galatians 2.16 (KJV)
16knowing 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.
Doing good works is a command and we should but you don't have to to go to heaven bc Jesus does all that for you thru faith alone. Bible is clear. You free to be the least in heaven if you wish God is still good and keeps his promises.
Matthew 20:15
“Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?”
God is good. When you fall short. When you do nothing. God still saves you bc God is perfect. God is that good.
It is essential to understand this bc people relying on their works to justify themselves to God are not saved. They are the lord lord Christians
Bible says examine yourself to see if you in the faith.
Do you understand like the thief on the cross people with faith alone are going to heaven bc Jesus did it all? If not you are not believing the gospel. You believe another gospel and that is accursed.
Hope this helps and God bless.
@@chrisventura585it's interesting that you spent your long comment explaining why we don't need to keep the law and yet you posted Matthew 7:23 which coming straight from Yeshua's mouth says otherwise.
Your point about it's the Father's will that Yeshua will not lose anyone proves once saved always saved will also prove that since it's the Father's will none will perish and all be saved means that no one will be cast into the lake of fire.
I don't see your claim in 2 Cor 12.
Why did Paul keep the law but teach others not to?
I'm so glad God is the Author and Finisher of my Faith. Nothing I do is worthy of my salvation. I'm glad we are saved by Grace through Faith and NOT of works. PTL!! 🙌
"Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves." Philippians 2:3
Humbly serve others following the perfect example of Jesus. He said that He came not to be served but to serve others and give His life for others. (Matthew 20:28). Let us be humbled by the awesomeness and greatness of God and the unworthiness of ourselves. As Rick Warren said true humility is not thinking less of yourselves but rather thinking of yourself less. Let us look each day for opportunities to serve God and thus others, and be empowered by the Spirit to do these things glorifying God. Hopefully this impacted you positively today. God bless you!
By Grace alone through Faith alone in Christ alone. This is what I believe. Always a pleasure watching your videos.
I don't think you will see those two words, "faith" and "alone" joined together in the Bible. But you will see this phrase: "Faith without works is dead."
@@murphcallahan5892 Thank you for sharing. You also will not see the word "trinity" in the Bible. So, is your position that it doesn't exist because it isn't specifically stated? Tell you what, you keep your works and I'll keep my faith and we'll see what grows.
@@jabberwocky8021 James wrote, "But someone will say, 'You have faith and I have deeds.' Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that-and shudder.
O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless? Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? You see that his faith was working with his actions, and his faith was perfected by what he did. And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, 'Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,' and he was called a friend of God. As you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone.
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@@murphcallahan5892 Thank you for clearing that right up. God bless.
@@jabberwocky8021 It clears up the whole issue if you believe what James said.
Romans 4 Abraham was counted righteous by his FAITH!! Not by his works! Sounds like Paul and James had 2 different messages.
James is talking about works of Faith and Romans is talking about works of the law
Sounds like James contradicted both Old and New Testament in chapter 2, verse 21.
Romans 4:5-6
"But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness,"
"just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works"
Romans 2:6-11.
I always get confused with the “work out your salvation with fear and trembling” line though.
Thank you for this breakdown. I've never heard it broken down that decisively before. Continued Blessings Bro. Allen🙏🏾
Thank you Allen for clearing this up and for not being afraid to speak the truth, may God bless you and your family ! ❤
This makes the most sense to me after studying for myself. I have had the same issue of people telling me I believe in works-based salvation if I believe that works come with saving faith and I'm like...how are you misunderstanding me?
The issue comes when a saved person is living in adultery or other sins and people tend to judge someone because he’s not doing something to maintain his salvation by stopping sinning.
@@davidchupp4460 exactly.
Jesus will turn many away because they didn't know Him, not because they didn't do enough works or sinned too much.
I'm not saying u are doing this but there is such an emphasis on works, that false converts get comfortable checking boxes instead of trusting in God. It's not rocket science, a faithful child of God will produce good works and an unfaithful child of God will lack works, yet both are children of God and thus will go to heaven. The unbelieving will go to hell.
@David Chupp but the Lord will discipline His children.
@arcguardian but it's a because I KNOW him and LOVE him, I work. It's the motivation. Are you working because "itsbwhat you're supposed to do" or because you love Him so you obey Him and His law is written on your heart.
I think a big problem is that works has not been defined.
If you are truly saved by grace through faith in the Person and finished work of Christ Jesus alone then good works or bearing good fruit will inevitably follow!
Oh Allen, I’ve been learning a lot from Young Don, Ruslan, WDYM, to you.. just dang lol😂 THANK THE LORD for His patience with me. Thanks for this video. It has cleared things up even more.🙏🏼
Haha yeah, same here.
Just one question: What fruit did the thief on the cross produce?
A LOT
Look up “abide in the Word” on UA-cam
He has a video on it
The Bible is clear we are saved apart from works for salvation (we couldn’t earn it). Works is opposite of grace , faith and Spirit. Justification . However as a saved person, we are expected to produce fruit for the kingdom. This is shown in Ephesians 2:8-10 and Phillipians 2:12-13 saved by grace but called to good works. Be transformed… this is sanctification and the part of our faith where we live most of our salvation . The NT letters are written to Christians -yet are filled with commands on how to live for God. So in Paul I can say justification by faith. But in James I also say that faith without works is dead. Saved by faith and faith alone but saving faith is never alone. We must get our practice to reflect our position in Christ.
Beautiful
Your idea of works-produced salvation is my understanding of lordship salvation.
Exactly.
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Romans 4:5 but to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
@@Noah_G22 You who come against works being produced as a result of our faith do so because you work evil.
"And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."
@@gtg7913 what did the person in that story tell god, he told god about all the good works he did, he trusted his works to save him
@@Noah_G22 This has nothing to do with the Scripture that I just gave you.
Also, that's a bad interpretation. Jesus told the man who sell everything he had and to follow Him, and the man walked away sadly because he had many possessions. He did not put God first, which is why it's difficult for a rich man to enter heaven.
These two videos have been such a blessing, Im only a few years in on my journey and have been taking a class called “Men of the King” and my teacher has been telling us this all year! So awesome to see your videos align with what my teacher says! But most importantly with what God says!
You have a false teacher I believe and Allen is deceived as well.
Until you understand the person w no works at all is going to heaven I can't see how you have faith in Jesus not your works and only Jesus saves you
The bible says a man is saved who does absolutely 0 see romans 4:5
The thief on the cross. What were his works? He was dying? Then you don't understand God. See acts 10:34 and numbers 23:19.
It's essential to understand your good deeds do not save you.
You know you understand that when you know the person with 0 life change and 0 works is going to heaven too bc of his faith. See romans 4:5. Thief on cross. See romans 11:6. Gal 2:16. John 3:16. Rev 3:19. Numbers 23:19.
@@chrisventura585 Matthew 7: 15-20
15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
The word fruit or fruits is stated seven times in Matthew 7:15-20. Fruit=works. Allen is not saying that works saves anyone. He is saying there will be natural evidence in good works (fruit) over time IF given enough time. Yes the thief on the cross only believed in Jesus, and possibly didn't produce any works, although one could argue that he produced the fruit/work of love as he was talking to Jesus. He probably also felt the fruit/work of joy when Jesus replied to him "Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise."!
Here are some more verses:
* Galatians 5:22-23: "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law."
* Ephesians 2:10: "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."
The fruits of the Spirit are considered works in the Bible. The word "fruit" in Galatians 5:22-23 is the Greek word karpos, which can mean both "fruit" and "work." So, when Paul says that the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control, he is essentially saying that these are the works that the Holy Spirit produces in the lives of believers.
Let me finish by saying this: Faith alone, grace alone IS what saves you. Works do NOT save you initially, or keep you saved, or do ANYTHING whatsoever to save you. However, can a human believe in Jesus as both their Lord and Savior, be born again, and receive the Holy Spirit and NOT produce ANY fruits (works) of the Spirit if given enough time?
Idk who your teacher is but if what he is teaching you aligns with Parr's, they do not align with what God says. Learn to read the Bible for what it says and not what you are taught it says. Two good channels to watch are, unlearn the lies, and 119 ministries. At least listen to what they say and without listening with the mindset of what you have been taught.
Read Matthew 5:17-18, 7:13-14, 7:21-23, and 1 John 3:4. Read them carefully and without any interpretation whatsoever or twisting to fit what you have been taught. The three in Matthew are Yeshua talking. Do you believe that Yeshua speaks the truth or do you think think He is a liar? What Allen teaches goes against the Scriptures I pointed out. Be very careful about what you believe is true because the deception is rampant.
Salvation doesn't come by keeping the law because we have all broken them, salvation comes from grace. But grace doesn't mean that we can ignore the law.
Once saved always saved and the sinner's prayer are not in Scripture. People will point out verses to prove it but if you add the rest of Scripture, their point fails.
@@robertschmidt9296salvation doesn't come from keeping the law, it is by grace. But grace doesn't mean we can ignore the law.
Wait a second, isn't that what exactly Allen Parr teaches? You desire obey the law because you now have a new nature. That genuine faith changes us to a new creation, zealous for good works. If not, then, it's not genuine faith, bible said.
@@valkyrafe no, he doesn't. He teaches that the law has been done away with and Yeshua said that the law or the prophets will not be changed the slightest until heaven and earth pass away and all is fulfilled.
Watch his videos about Seventh Day Adventist and also Hebrew Roots. Neither one of these two are works based salvation but both know that we are expected to keep the law. Both are faith based salvation. I encourage you to learn what both of them teach and compare it with what Mr. Parr teaches using Scripture in context as the standard. I don't follow the SDA denomination because there are a few things that don't line up with Scripture but for the most part, they are correct.
Obedience is not optional.
1 John 3:7-9
"Little children, let no one deceive you. He who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous. He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God."
That’s definitely an anti-Protestant Bible passage haha
@EricSmyth14 💕
The passage is referring to a believer's and nonbeliever's physical and spiritual state of being now into eternity. Meaning a Christian can fall short of Christ's glory and mistakenly sin, however we desire and seek Christ to overcome, we're remorseful unlike nonbelievers it's their lifestyle.
Matthew 6:33
@@EricSmyth4ChristChristians must adjust to God's word not the other way around.
Hebrews 10:14 KJV
14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
One offering. One time. Forever.
Let us not frustrate the grace of God by acting as if the blood of Jesus is not sufficient enough to cover the sins of the world. Completely. 100%.
To speak as if faith in Christ alone is insufficient is to say that the sacrifice of Christ alone was insufficient.
Whoever is reading this, please do not think that you can add to the finished work of Jesus Christ, or that your salvation can have anything to do with you. The only thing you CAN do for salvation, is to believe that Jesus Christ did not fail. Believe that through His death, burial, and resurrection you are completely washed, forever. You must trust in Jesus Christ alone, and His finished work. Not your works, your good behavior, your righteousness, etc.
Titus 3:5 KJV
5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
Plain and simple.
A gift is FREE
Eternal Life IS the FREE gift of God.
A gift is free because it’s been FULLY PAID FOR BY THE GIVER.
A gift is GIVEN By the One that has the authority to give the free gift.
A gift is received BY BELIEF IN THE GIVER.
If the intended receiver doesn’t believe the Giver…the intended receiver will not “accept” and receive His gift.
If the receiver does BELIEVE the Giver…VUALA..the receiver has RECEIVED the gift of God.
A gift is without requirements to have the gift…or else it’s not a gift.
But a gift comes with possible blessing.
Gods gift IS Eternal Life.. But it’s not experience in the present physical life unless You Follow His Teachings.
You still have eternal life..but only experience the blessings of having it when you obey His teachings…Pray..Study His word..Serve in Church..Love other believers..Love your neighbor…
All of the obedience is DISCIPLESHIP
Belief IN Jesus is to receive Eternal Life.. Faith to Follow Jesus is to be His disciple.
God bless you Allen and thank you for this video! To me also it came at an amazing time! I have been a believer for just over a year and my church is more leaning towards Lordship Salvation. Verses like 1 Cor 15:2, Matt 24:13, John 15:6 etc comes up very frequently. As a fairly new Christian still struggling with repentance in some areas this is very stressful, and the doubt it created of even being saved in the first place has for sure made it even harder to grow in the faith. Lately, i have for sure tried to earn my way into heaven. Thank you for putting my mind at some much-needed ease!
You should not dismiss neither Matthew 24: 1-14. Remember the parable of the 10 virgins in Matthew 25; Matthew 24: 29-51; Heb. 10:31,
For God is the same Yesterday, Today, and forevermore.
@@almaleticiaherrera1878 Thank you sister. I do not dismiss any of them. My problem was rather that I was more focused on myself rather than Jesus. “Have I done enough?”, “Do God listen to my prayers”, “Am I good enough in Gods eyes”
Me, me, me. I, I, I. Instead of giving it all to the Lord and trusting him. So I got into a bad spiral. I was focused only on my own works and almost completely forgot about Gods grace.
True faith is accompanied by good works, don’t get me wrong. Last thing I want is for Jesus to suffer more for my actions.
@@almaleticiaherrera1878 Matthew 24-25 happens after the rapture and doesn’t apply to the body of Christ.
@@davidchupp4460 The timing, I don't know, I will study that. But it is a fact that we must be prepared for the day of the Lord. The Bible says He is coming like a theif in the night, for His church, right? So, the scriptures even though can be taken literaly, the are also taken spiritually. And the truth is, if we sleep we will miss Jesus' coming, oh, or miss the sound of the trumpet. When Jesus comes for His church, he will be the groom coming for His Bride... the 10 virgins. I believe we are already living Matthew chapter 24, some of it, though. There will only be one false prophet in Revelations. We have many False prophets now. I will study Matthew 24-25. I took theology, and graduated with honors, these two chapters weren't part of my studies, I guess.
@@almaleticiaherrera1878 the book of Matthew is written to dispensational tribulation Jews. Unless you think we live in Judea and will be fleeing to the mountains on a Sabbath day. I hope you aren’t a sabbath observer. All saved believes will leave in the rapture regardless if they are sleeping or not😊
back loading works
Only if you take the Holy Bible seriously
It’s superficial belief vs faith
I've seen strippers & prostitues pray before they "performed" praying for good tips. Ive seen porch pirates pray before opening your packages, praying for something valuable. Our Faith is NOT a glee club! CHRIST called us to be holy, as GOD is holy. We aren't living holy to be saved, but because we love GOD and are saved! (Ref: Num 6:5, Eph 1:4, Eph 5:27, Heb 12:14, 1 Peter 1:15-16) Stop stealing: Eph 4:28. Stop swearing: Lev 19:12, Matt 5:34-36, James 5:12) Stop sleeping around: Matt 5:32, Acts 21:25, Rom 1:29 several others. Stop sinning: John 5:14, John 8:11. Stop getting drunk: Eph 5:18.
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So many false teachers try to muddle the waters. Allen Parr does a great job at debunking the lies and the misinterpretations of the word of God
It is IMPOSSIBLE for man to be saved by works. Our righteousness are but, FILTHY RAGS before GOD. JESUS CHRIST 🙏 DID ALL THE WORK & FINISHED IT ON THE CROSS. Just like one of the men that were on the cross with JESUS. Asked LORD remember me when you enter your Kingdom & what did JESUS Say, I tell you today you will be with me in Paradise. That man was a criminal on the cross & instantly was saved because, of his belief in CHRIST. 🙏 So works is good but, doesn’t get you saved.
"...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..."
Eph 2 : 8,9.
Verse 10?
@@JasonSchmidt-1979
"...For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them...."
@@hwd71 Amen!
Always interesting how experience informs us. I read your bio, and I see how you could be talking to yourself as a child. YD is talking to himself not understanding grace months earlier, and too dogmatic as a new believer. In my own experience, I went through a period of post-partum anxiety. I didn't see the fruit I thought should be there, and that led to depression. Sometimes those in a period of sin and self-absorption need to be pointed back to grace and Jesus, which is what I needed and came to realize. The beauty of the Bible is, there is always a verse that applies in different seasons, but we also need to look at the bigger picture. I would just advise to remind people to look at themselves how God views them. Grace is motivating.
I use to believe in God, but I was not saved and was living like a crazy heathen, but when I truly had faith in God I really changed a lot overnight, I am not perfect but I really changed even quit my job as a strip club DJ, and wanted to learn about God and read and study the Bible every day, and I am still feeling the same way and it has been two years. It is much more I received when I was truly saved, but I am keeping this short lol.
Same. Unfortunately so many people are deceived. “Even the demons believe.”
Free Grace Theology vs. Lordship Salvation | Which is Correct? BOTH!! There is no "One vs. the other" .. This is a fool's argument. Rom 10:9 includes BOTH and also includes FAITH. 1) Confess (Continually) Jesus is Lord (Lordship) 2) BELIEVE =FAITH 3) God Raised Jesus Out of the DEAD (the Gospel / Grace) BOTH views are incorrect without the other. It is misunderstood because the gospel part is hidden. God raised Jesus out of the Dead which He also raised. This part of the gospel is never taught. The perverted gospel which makes these foolish arguments claims Jesus only got up by Himself. They are willfully ignorant of Matthew 27:52-53 which fulfills Luke 2:34-35! These men have no clue what the gospel is. To teach it any other way than Rom 10:9 is damnable heresy.
I really appreciate this video, the first one had me feeling really really sad and depressed, like no matter how hard I tried to walk with God I still might not be able to be good enough because of all of my short failings and mistakes!! Thank you :)
I didn't even think a second video was necessary, your first one was clear.
But, great follow-up video, and I hope it will be received well by those who pushed back before.
God bless you brother.
Not to alot of people lol i hear things in the free grace like HeReTic FAlse Teacher esp "backloading works salvationist"
@@icic6936 ah man. That's sad tho.
Fantastic video, brother! Thanks for taking the time to clearly, calmly, and scripturally explain this topic. I too fall into the “works-produced salvation” line of thinking as you expressed it. Love your channel- it has been a great blessing to me over the years!
Faith in Christ for everlasting life proves SALVATION; Faith that works in Christ proves that you are a disciple. Distinction is important.
Jesus never said becoming a disciple is optional.
Free Grace theology is correct. You either work/ earn/merit your salvation, or you trust in the finished work of the Cross and simply believe. If it's by grace, then there is no works. If by works, then it's no longer grace.
This is what it means to abide in Christ
Thank you for this video. It's something I've struggled with for years. I know that I'm saved by Grace through faith alone. But I was always TRYING to do good works to prove it. And doing things in my flesh WITHOUT the power and guidance of the Holy Spirit. As a result, I actually became a Slave to the ministry cos I could never say no to anything for fear of disappointing the leadership. And for years found myself serving the ministry and NOT serving God. I was then suddenly told after over 30 years in music ministry that my season was over and for almost a year, I suffered depression, felt worthless, had no purpose because I was no longer doing ANYTHING. I had reached my sell by date.. I was shattered... I felt like a nothing and nobody. But through God's grace and mercy, I came to realize that all the works I was doing, actually weren't FOR God, nor were they the evidence of what I believe, but they were to please people. It took a while to recover, but now, and as I listened to this, I have realised, that even going to the shop and being kind to the cashier is part of the evidence and work that results from being saved. Because I love the Lord, my desire to be like Him and let the Holy Spirit tell me daily what he requires of me, instead of doing works just to be a people pleaser...
Then you have Jesus + yourself = Heaven as your reward that you made it, bc you think He's unsufficient??? That is what this (new) heresy is, repackaged catholicism.. spread thru luther and calvin.
Completely nonsense you’re preaching. Very sad to see most of the comments are not spiritually discerned enough to understand…
So are you left leaning or right leaning? Lol
@@EricSmyth4Christ HARD Right
@@phantombeary left is free grace right is repent+believe
@@EricSmyth4Christ you’re just slow and don’t actually read the Bible.
@@phantombeary for every one Bible verse you have memorized, I have 15
“I store the Word of God on my heart so I will not sin against thee” -Psalm 119:11
“Study to show thyself approved, a worksman who needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth.” -2 Timothy 2:15
Amen!!! A genuine believer will make Jesus not only Savior but Lord
& they will produce fruit!!!
SATAN the DEVIL is a worthless, arrogant, cruel, and hateful heavenly being who is deceiving and misleading imperfect, suffering, and dying human beings to join him in mocking, defying, and opposing the authorities, teachings, and commandments of the Creator and his Christ.
SATAN'S Atheism, Agnosticism, and Religious Fanaticism produce and breed worthless, arrogant, cruel, and hateful Atheists, Agnostics, Christians, Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus, and fanatics of all Religions who are being used by Satan the Devil to -
1. slander the Creator and degrade him as worthless, useless, and undeserving to be honored and respected as the Most High and Sovereign God
2. slander Jesus Christ and degrade his teachings about the "Kingdom of God" and "Resurrection of the Dead" as worthless and useless, no value whatsoever in the lives and existence of imperfect, suffering, and dying human beings
ABOUT THE LIVES and EXISTENCE of ARROGANT, CRUEL, MERCILESS, and HATEFUL WORSHIPPERS of SATAN the DEVIL ON PLANET EARTH
Worthless, arrogant, cruel, and hateful Christians, JWs, Catholics, Hindus, SDAs, Born Agains, Mormons, Muslims, Baptists, Pentecostals, all Religions, Atheists, and Agnostics are the shameless and merciless worshippers and servants of Satan the Devil on earth who -
1. don't care even if their Satanic lies, deceptions, and false teachings about "Armageddon", "Hellfire", "Trinity", "rapture", and "reincarnation" cause the sufferings, pains, griefs, sickness, and deaths of mankind including their own families, friends, and neighbors.
2. are just having fun in mocking, defying, and opposing the authorities, teachings, and commandments of the Creator and his Christ even if it result in their own disgrace, dishonor, downfall, shameful and ETERNAL DEATHS, just worthless and useless dusts on earth forever.
ABOUT THE CREATOR and HIS CHRIST
The Creator is the Most High and Sovereign God who authorized and sent Jesus Christ from heaven to earth to preach and teach the "Kingdom of God" and "Resurrection of the Dead" to imperfect, suffering, and dying human beings.
The "Kingdom of God" is the Creator's Rulership through his Christ that will put an end to all the Satanic arrogance, hatred, lies, deceptions, hypocrisies, cruelties, and foolishness of Satan's Atheism, Agnosticism, and Religious Fanaticism and ensures planet earth is safe, secure, and peaceful for all loving, kind, respectful, and submissive human beings who will be rewarded and honored by the Creator with ETERNAL LIFE and existence without sufferings, pains, griefs, sickness, and deaths on a safe and peaceful earth without arrogant, cruel, merciless, and hateful atheists, agnostics, and fanatics of religions, without liars, slanderers, deceivers, criminals, terrorists, and murderers.
The "Resurrection of the Dead" is the Creator's guarantee to all loving, kind, respectful, and submissive human beings that they will not remain as worthless and useless dusts on earth forever after their deaths, instead, in his own right time, he will let Jesus Christ resurrect them back to life together with all loving, kind, respectful, and submissive human beings who died even thousands of years ago like Abel, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, King David, the Christ's believers, and many others so they can live and exist again on a safe, secure, and peaceful earth as submissive and obedient subjects of the "Kingdom of God" or "His Kingdom" and fully enjoy his and his Christ's eternal love, kindness, goodness, generosities, compassions, favors, and blessings for eternity under the loving rulership, guidance, and protection of his Chosen King and Ruler of the heavens and the earth, his Christ.
You Allen fed the poor, so did a Mormon.
You stayed faithful in thought and action to your wife, so did a Muslim.
You give half your income to charity, so did a Hindu believer yet he gave 60% .
I know a man that stopped doing drugs, stopped running around on his wife, works very hard to provide for his family and his mother, and denies Jesus altogether, is he saved?
How do we know you or anyone for that matter is or isn't doing every single work you or they do, to get praise of Men, Matthew 6?
A real child will................? A real child will obey or disobey, a real child will yield or rebel, a Real child will follow or veer off, that's what a Real child will do. Those who yield, receive blessings, those who don't, don't. Those who rebel will receive disciple, maybe even being physically killed , 1 Corin 10, those who obey, rewards.
Which of you have proved you are saved by your works?
You can tell when someone either never knew, or has forgotten the gospel when they make any part, before, during or after about them. They are preaching an accursed self centered man works based message Gal 1:8-9. Which, from Catholic, to Muslim, to Mormon, to Hindu, is the majority. Broad is the way because it is what most say,.. And Allen, when one really listens, you are among all those who preach self, not Jesus my friend. You and I will stand before Christ one day, either as a totally saved person by his free grace or a very nice, sweet, helpful, Hellbound person who refused to trust in Him alone, apart from self in any way which is also called, lordship (works based and focused) salvation...... Choose Jesus and stop looking at yourself, ever or at all.
He is just BACK-LOADING works into salvation, which is also works-based salvation. He is still preaching lordship salvation. This is a FALSE gospel.
This is doctrine of the demons to induce fear and anxiety - PROOF with questions:
Okay, so how much good works?
What one needs to do?
How much charity?
How much money to give?
How many homeless people to help?
UNCLEAR and NOT stated anywhere in the bible.
GOD is not the author of confusion.
Lordship salvation is bullshit doctrine of confusion.
Get saved today - BELIEVE that Jesus died on the cross for your sins, and you shall be saved, and have everlasting life.
Also, guy confusing salvation with discipleship like it's the same thing. IT is NOT. Most Christians will not be disciples.
These lordship salvation false prophets keep saying PROVE PROVE PROVE...
There's nothing to prove.
All the work is done on the cross by JESUS, you just believe him to save you.
Can't prove a belief.
Amen Bro!!.,I've just comfirmed what God revealed to me today.Halleluiah!!
About time u addressed it 💪 been holding them off for u😂
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For real😂
Thank you for your service!
hes a heretic your defending a heretic
Romans 4:5 but to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
If you don't believe that Jesus' shed blood was enough, then you might believe in works salvation. We are saved by grace and mercy thru Jesus'shed blood. Any good works will be rewards for us later.
Nobody believes in work based only salvation. That is a lie that the devil is spreading by those who believes in Faith only. The people who believes in Works also believes in Faith also. They do not reject either. They believe both. The people who believes in Faith alone are the ones that are doomed.
You cannot have one without the other. It’s a package deal. Stop separating Faith and Works.
It was the work of Jesus that saved us and it’s the works that we do that we will be judged by on Judgement Day. We are not gonna be judged by Faith. Stop getting it twisted!!! 🙏🏽
@@RealLadyG false. It’s by grace alone through Christ alone.
@@RealLadyG Jesus plus nothing is the gospel.
@@davidchupp4460 Stay deceived and in darkness with your ignorance my brother. All will not make it to Heaven. 🙏🏽
@@davidchupp4460 🤣🤣🤣 your ignorance is shining brightly. Come out of the camp of Satan. Praying for you!!!🙏🏽
Ive always believed that “works-produced salvation” is what the majority of the scriptures lead to. I don’t understand how we’re reading the heresies. I can’t stand these labels. What does the Word say! Lol 🤷🏽♂️
Free Grace 💯 ONLY Jesus Christ!!
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1 Corinthians 15:1-4
John 3:16
Ephesians 2:8-9
Galatians 1:8
ECT! :3
Awesome review of this. I to believe that salvation is free and all you need to do is believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. I also believe that your walk in life should reflect someone who is a believer in Christ-if your belief and desire is real! It is such a personal thing and every persons faith walk is unique. Some grow faster and others take more time. That's why people say, "thank God for another day to "get it right"! Its a life's work but you should always in someway show WHOSE YOU ARE!!! Bless you brother!
Maybe use a real Bible KJV
So basically lordship doesn’t believe in John 3:16 and free grace does.
Sounds like a salvation (being washed in the blood of the Lamb) vs sanctification issue:
Daniel 12:10
Many shall purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined, but the wicked shall act wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand.
Revelation 21:7
The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son.
Galatians 3
New International Version
Faith or Works of the Law
3 You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. 2 I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard? 3 Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh?[a] 4 Have you experienced[b] so much in vain-if it really was in vain? 5 So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard? 6 So also Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”[c]
7 Understand, then, that those who have faith are children of Abraham. 8 Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”[d] 9 So those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
10 For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, as it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”[e] 11 Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God, because “the righteous will live by faith.”[f] 12 The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says, “The person who does these things will live by them.”[g] 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.”[h] 14 He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
The Law and the Promise
15 Brothers and sisters, let me take an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly established, so it is in this case. 16 The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. Scripture does not say “and to seeds,” meaning many people, but “and to your seed,”[i] meaning one person, who is Christ. 17 What I mean is this: The law, introduced 430 years later, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God and thus do away with the promise. 18 For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on the promise; but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise.
19 Why, then, was the law given at all? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. The law was given through angels and entrusted to a mediator. 20 A mediator, however, implies more than one party; but God is one.
21 Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law. 22 But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.
Children of God
23 Before the coming of this faith,[j] we were held in custody under the law, locked up until the faith that was to come would be revealed. 24 So the law was our guardian until Christ came that we might be justified by faith. 25 Now that this faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.
26 So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, 27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Whats up Allen....this is what I think the scripture says about this issue. You know when Jesus talks about the people in heaven giving someone a drink or feeding the hungry and so on.....once you have the Holy Spirit in you it absolutely changes you. There is a reason it says "you become a new creature." That doesn't mean your going to be sinless but your nature definitely changes. I absolutely believe you can go through a season as a believer where you don't talk to God and even question His very existence. My testimony is kinda wild. I've been in and out of prison SEVERAL TIMES AS A CHRISTIAN!! however I have also started bible studies while in prison. These past 4 years have been some of the hardest 4 years in my entire life. I have had all kinds of medical issues and they just keep coming. However God took this time to show me who he is and I found it started slow with just watching some UA-cam and listing to a simple audio bible in the bathroom 🤷🤷 and I found the closer I and deeper I sought out the things of God the more I just did "works" so naturally. I fully believe that if you have the Holy Spirit and your living how the Lord says we should live the "works" just manifest in themselves and you start to want to die to self the more you read the word and the more you surrender.....I'm literally the last person who ever thought I would give up secular music, and ALOT of TV that never used to bother me 4 years ago. I'm no one special LOL. So far from it it's not even funny. However because I was drawing and continue by the grace and mercy of God to live for Him and die to self, now I can't even listen to a secular rap song. And even if there is a hint of people doing things they shouldn't on TV I definitely fast forward if not shut it off completely......now all of those things are works and really I never noticed when they started happening LOL. I know there definitely not because there is anything good in me that's for sure!!! Now that I have been a believer now since 1997 but actually God brought back a memory of me as a little kid going down to an alter call at a mylon LeFevre concert haaaa haaaa. I was probably 6 years old haaaa haaa. I have gone through so many times especially since I was 6 where I didn't even believe in Jesus at all. I thought my mom was in some weird cult haaa haaaa. Anyway now that I've been through soooooo many different seasons as a believer I definitely have come to believe there is just no way you can have the Sperit of the great I AM inside you and it NEVER ever showing....... Jesus 1 million percent will come meet you anytime right where your at, however no way you don't feel that tug to conform to His will and die to yours wich just by default will produce "good works." 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️✌️✌️
God bless you, my dear brother. May God strengthen your resolve to follow Him in purity and grant you a desire to suffer for His sake rather than to do anything that would drag His name through the courts.
Have you watched Corey Minor’s ‘Smart Christian’ channel on UA-cam?
@@ricksonora6656 hey bro hope you are well. Thanks for the message. Some of it is kind of confusing to me too bro honest lol. What did you mean hope God would grant me the desire to suffer for Him and not bring His name through the courts....what does that mean?
Ya I like some things about that other channel. But definitely things I don't agree with either haaa haaa
Great and beautiful testimony you are encouraging me. Thank you for sharing.
Mr. Allen your thumbnails are always 🔥🔥🔥
Love your videos and creativity Brother Allen. 💪🏼🙏🏻🕊
Consider this. The problem consistently seen in all of these manmade doctrines and terms is the misunderstanding and misrepresentation of the true meaning of 'believe' or 'faith' in Jesus Christ. People keep trapping themselves in man's doctrines, arguing and debating with other people, some even condemning others and calling their beliefs as heresy by using proof texting, and not trusting 100% in God. Only God is the righteous judge and knows our hearts. We don't have the final say on who is truly believed or not. If you call yourself a believer, then ask yourself what does 'believe" mean in the context of 'believe' in Jesus Christ, son of God, of the Bible - Word of God? The Bible defines and clarifies the Gospel of Christ as Jesus died for our sins, buried, and rose from the dead (1 Corinthians 15). James 2:19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. If we say that we believe in Jesus, then we believe Jesus died for our sins, buried, and rose from the dead. Thus, we are then saved. Nothing we can do or will do earns salvation, only what Jesus did, and so we believe. Okay now we are saved by grace through faith so what is next? Ephesians 2:10, For we are His creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time so that we should walk in them.
If you claim to believe in Jesus, then listen to what Jesus said. How can you believe in Jesus and not listen to Him? Makes no sense!
Jesus tells us,
John 14, “Your heart must not be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in Me"
Luke 6:46, “Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do the things I say?"
John 14, 15 “If you love Me, you will keep My commands. 16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Counselor to be with you forever. 17 He is the Spirit of truth. The world is unable to receive Him because it doesn’t see Him or know Him. But you do know Him, because He remains with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you as orphans; I am coming to you."
Agreed! Works based salvation is not biblical at all..salvation is a FREE GIFT you don't pay for gifts for they are given without payment otherwise it would be a purchase not a gift.. now then however Christ said ' my sheep hear my voice and they follow me' so if we do not constantly struggle spirit against flesh as Paul did wanting to be rid of 'this body of death' and be more like Christ then we must question our belief at all..
In other words ONLY belief is necessary for salvation (1 JOHN 5:13) but believing will do nothing else but produce good works.. believers bare fruit..its what we do...it is our powerful spiritual inclination after being born of God..some bare countless more fruit than others.. some may only bare a miniscule amount.. some will only bare the fruit of the thief on the cross with only enough time to acknowledge their own sin.. acknowledge the impending condemnation.. acknowledge Christ as saviour.. and entering His rest because of that belief.
Lordship salvation is guilt ridden finger pointing judgemental legalistic and still bound up in the law and under the curse causing man to believe he has a debt to pay when there is not... we are set free from the law. ..free indeed by Christ. Amen.
Lordship salvation is complete heresy. Jesus Christ paid for alll sins.
Exactly
Romans 4:5 but to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
“Heresy” and “false doctrine” are different things
You can be heretical and true, and you can be not heretical and not true
Heresy is anything that is currently outside orthodox Christianity
“The Trinity” for example used to be heretical, but now it’s not
“Lordship Salvation” whether true or not, is not heresy
@@EricSmyth4Christblinded and decieved. Jesus either paid for all of your sins or he didnt. Repent and believe the CORRECT gospel.
@@sonandheir13 lol
I’m sure I’m just oblivious to that …
I'd hit the like button 20X if I could... Thank you for speaking on this. Now I realize I was correct in my thinking, understanding of what faith without works is dead means. You made it crystal clear. If you believe in Christ, you gotta do works to show/practice your faith. Produce fruit, share the good news.
Great explanation as usual. May God bless you and your ministry, brother Allen!
but remember, it's jesus that produces the fruits and works in you
I am certain you were having mad fun making your intro 😂😂😂