No one in Heaven will be able to say “I’m here because I did x, y and z”. He will get all the glory. The torturous price He paid was for the debt I owed. No greater love nor gift. We are His sons, and as sons, we want to please our Father through LOVE! Thank you Loving Heavenly Father.
Sherri LBJ Alexander Ohhh my Sherri your statement just touched my soul!! For some reason it just nailed me between the eyes. You are so so SO correct and thank Jesus for your heart and mind. I could have not said that any better. I can’t wait to meet Jesus face to face and feel his strong arms holding me but I also can’t wait to meet brothers and sisters in Christ both the ones I personally know and the ones such as you that I only know through various platforms such as this. And that’s a part of the beauty of Jesus, I’ve never met you and probably never will on this side of heaven yet through the Holy Spirit I do know you because we share the same love and truth of the Gospel. God Bless you so much and one day we will meet.
Bry4•2ndA to sped eternity was Jesus and likeminded individuals is a dream that will come true. Virtual hugs untill we get Home and Home is looking better all the time. I want to sit at Jesus’ feet and hug His leg! 😊. That’s of course, after I look into those all loving and all knowing eyes. Blessings to you and yours.
Dr, Woods, you are a national treasure! Thx 4 exposing the false teachings of the titular head of the lordship salvation false gospel teachers, John MacArthur. He believes in and teaches a false gospel and according to the apostle Paul is accursed. I pray that some of the millions that he has deceived with his false teachings will stop listening to this man, repent and believe the one true gospel of grace.
@IYearn4HisReturn *Once Saved, Always Saved* is thee gospel for the current dispensation. We're born of Gods Seed, which cannot be corrupted (thus cannot fall)! 1 Peter 1:23 -- _"Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the Word of God, which Liveth and abideth for ever."_ If we (our new Heart) are Born of an Incorruptible Seed of God, how can it be corrupted? It cannot be corrupted, thus cannot be lost. It's impossible to be lost after being Born of Gods Seed. The flesh is not the New Heart. That's where many people mix things up and make a huge mistake on this issue. Paul wrote that we (who're born again) are *sealed* until the day of redemption: Ephesians 4:30 -- _"And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are _*_sealed_*_ unto the day of redemption."_ Notice how Paul *did not* write "...sealed until you turn away," or "...sealed until you screw up," or "...sealed until you sin too much," ? :) *Ephesians **1:10**-13* -- _"That in the dispensation of the fulness of times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in Him: In Whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of Him Who worketh all things after the counsel of His own will: That we should be to the praise of His glory, who first trusted in Christ. In Whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in Whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise,"_ Paul acknowledges the *DISPENSATION* there, and that we're already *PREDESTINED* (as in, all who are born again of the Holy Spirit of God now *were known by God to be His possessions* in eternity, before He even created the world!). Notice how Paul writes to the Ephesians that they were *SEALED* with the Holy Spirit more than once, yet Paul did not write that to the Hebrews? Clearly, two different groups here: one born again, the other not. And those who are not born again can truly fall, as they're not sealed by Gods Holy Spirit! They're not predestined to inherit the Kingdom of God! Colossians 3:3 -- _"For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God."_ Paul is saying our old flesh is dead (no threat to us anymore, it died on the cross with Jesus) and now our Life is hidden with Christ in God! Nothing can touch us (our new Heart) now! :) No losing salvation; no falling now: Jude 1:24 -- _"Now unto _*_Him that is able to KEEP YOU FROM FALLING,_*_ and to _*_present you FAULTLESS_*_ before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,"_ It is *JESUS* Who keeps us from falling and always (eternally) presents us faultless, for we are now *Born* of His own Holy Spirit! We're now saved in Eternity (outside of time). We're Spiritually One with God Almighty. To say we can fall would do a huge disservice to Who God is and His Power. John 10:27-30 -- _"My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me: And _*_I give unto them ETERNAL Life; and they shall NEVER perish,_*_ neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand. My Father, which gave them Me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of My Father's hand."_ Clearly, Jesus spoke of His "sheep" as those who are Born again of the Holy Spirit of God. Again, He spoke in the present tense for us having *ETERNAL* Life! And we will *NEVER* perish. I hope you can let this truth sink into your mind and give you comfort. Once you're born again of the Holy Spirit of God, you *cannot be lost!* That's a *GOOD* thing! :) John 5:24 -- _"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth My Word, and believeth on Him that sent me, hath _*_EVERLASTING Life,_*_ and _*_shall not_*_ come into condemnation; but _*_is_*_ passed from death _*_unto Life."_* Jesus says we *have* (present tense) *everlasting* Life and shall not be condemned, ever, but passed from death to Life. That means it's impossible to lose Life / Salvation. :) John 6:39-40 -- _"And this is the Will of Him Who sent Me, that I shall lose NONE of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day. For it is My Father’s Will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him _*_shall_*_ have eternal Life, and I Will raise him up at the last day.”_ Jesus is speaking about all those who are *born again* of the Holy Spirit of God - it's *they* who are the ones *given to Him* and *they* shall *NEVER* be lost! They shall *NEVER PERISH!* I'll take the words of Jesus! :) 1 John 5:4 -- _"For everyone who has been _*_born_*_ of God _*_overcomes the world._*_ And this is the victory that has overcome the world - our faith."_ John writes that all who are born of God *overcome* the world. Notice he does not write "most" who are born of God overcome the world? It's *ALL* who are born of God, of His Holy Spirit, they overcome the world because we're born of the incorruptible Holy Spirit Seed of God that Lives forever and is 100% sinless / perfect / blameless, no matter what the flesh stumbles into here or there; the flesh shall pass away, but the Holy Heart shall Live forever, no matter what. Once Saved (in our Heart), Always Saved (in our Heart). The flesh is not the new Heart. People need to stop mixing the two up. 1 John 5:11 -- _"And this is the testimony, that God _*_gave us ETERNAL Life,_*_ and this Life is in His Son."_ 1 John 5:13 -- _"I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life."_ 1 John 3:9 -- _"Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for His Seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God."_ So John is writing about that incorruptible Seed of God, as Peter also wrote about in 1 Peter 1:23. Now the wording seems a bit weird because we are used to saying that "we sin" all the time, right? But John is not talking about the flesh sinning. John means the Holy Spirit *HEART* within us, our *HEART* cannot sin, thus our heart can never be lost! Our flesh is already corrupted (has sin in it) and will fall away one day, but our flesh is not who we now are (in our Heart). Our flesh is not our identity anymore! We (our Hearts) are now born of Gods Holy Spirit and identify as Children of God, without sin forever! :) Once His Child, always His Child! :) John backs up the fact that we currently have *ETERNAL Life!* Eternal is forever. Eternal --> forever --> outside of time. That means there's no time to ever be lost! The moment we're born of the Holy Spirit of God in eternity, we're 100% safe forever. *Once Saved, Eternally Saved, indeed!* All of the verses people try to use to supposedly disprove OSAS are *always* taken out of context. Then they try to say we're supposedly looking for some "green light" to sin. This is so far from the truth! We're born of the Holy Spirit of God, our Hearts desire is to *NOT* sin. The flesh might stumble here or there but it's not like we seek to *practice* sin. It's literally impossible for a Child of God to practice sin, for our Heart within is Perfect now. There's a difference between [the flesh] stumbling here or there, as compared to the heart *practicing* sin. This is a concept they do not understand when they claim we're supposedly looking for some "green light" to sin. Their beliefs can lead them down the dangerous road of legalism, thinking that it's apart of their supposed will and works that also keep them saved, which is not good at all. The pharisees were self-righteous legalists, thinking it was by their works God supposedly looked upon them favorably. We're *saved* by grace and therefore *kept* by grace as well. It's not "saved by grace but kept by the power of our will." *"Not by power, nor by might, but by My Spirit,"* saith the LORD! :)
@Andreea Palici Who is to define what "works" is in one persons' life compared to another persons' life? Only God. That is where we leave it: In Jesus' hands to judge. :)
@IYearn4HisReturn I see no deception, especially in the most plain verse I quoted: Jude 1:24 -- _"Now unto _*_Him that is able to KEEP YOU FROM FALLING,_*_ and to _*_present you FAULTLESS_*_ before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,"_ There's literally no way to misinterpret that. It is 100% once saved, always saved, because Jesus / God Almighty *keeps us from falling* and *eternally presents us faultless.* To each their own view! We'll see when Jesus comes to rapture us! :)
@IYearn4HisReturn So you're saying all wives cheat? Interesting. :P One can only be born again when they *humbly* accept the *free* gift of God and then become born again, for we truly are saved by grace, not by works, just as Paul wrote. That means we're also kept by grace, not by works, forever. Our focus should be on intimacy with Jesus, and if you're born again of the Holy Spirit of God, *He* will work through you to perform *His* good pleasure and, most of the time, this is done subtly. Good works are performed, yes, but it is Jesus within us Who does the work, not us who puts pressure on ourselves to work out of fear, or for some type of 'rewards' in the future. We should already know that Jesus Himself is the Reward. :) Jesus said that Mary chose correctly, whereas Martha chose unwisely. But, one might say (if they didn't know better): "Martha was working so hard to do good for others! How is that wrong? Shouldn't *good works* be the sign of a good disciple?" Martha was so busy focusing on works, she missed the precious words, rest and love of Christ Jesus, God in flesh, right when He was sitting in their midst. The legalist' works mentality will blind them from experiencing the love of Jesus in their life. It'll keep them so busy, they'll not make time to *REST* in Jesus: simply be still and *know* Him.
@Andreea Palici That's a void argument towards proving that works contribute anything to salvation, which what Lordship Salvation resolves to. Straw-manning a position isn't going to help you.
Keep up the great work guys! I'm honestly at the point where I believe these reform, 5 point Calvinist teachings are absolutely some of the most destructive, deceitful and dangerous teachings and corruption of the gospel there is...
All of them. First John 2:2. First Timothy 2:4. John 6:40. John 6:47. Romans 4:5. Romans 6:23. First John 1:8. John 3:16. For God so loved the world, that HE gave His only begotten Son, Jesus, that WHOSOEVER, believeth on Him, should not perish, but HAVE everlasting life. God cannot lie. Jesus said it, we believe it, and that settles it. First Corinthians 1:18 and First Corinthians 1:21. John 3:18. Ephesians 1:13-14. Ephesians 4:30. The gospel. First Corinthians 15:3-4. Galatians 1:6-9.
@@jimkraft9445 Ah but like so many shallow minded types, you pick and choose which passages you want to twist to fit what you already want to believe, elevated MAN and thus lowering God and His Sovereignty to make yourself feel like YOU had a hand in your salvation. Learn "sound biblical exegesis". You've never even heard of that. Start here: “And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins,” Ephesians 2:1 -- "No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day." John 6:44 --- "just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love," Ephesians 1:4 --- "For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren." Romans 8:29 --- "Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified." Romans 8:30 --- "having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will," Ephesians 1:5 --- "In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will," Ephesians 1:11 --- “But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;” 1 Peter 2:9 -- You will say to me then, “Why does He still find fault? For who has resisted His will?” But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed say to him who formed it, “Why have you made me like this?” Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor? What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory, Romans 9: 19-23 --- It is GOD who draws people to Himself (John 6:44,65), creates a clean heart (Psalm 51:10), appoints people to believe (Acts 13:48), works faith in the believer (John 6:28-29), chooses who is to be holy and blameless (Eph. 1:4), chooses us for salvation (2 Thess. 2:13-14), grants the act of believing (Phil. 1:29), grants repentance (2 Tim. 2:24-26), calls according to His purpose (2 Tim. 1:9) causes us to be born again (1 Pet. 1:3), predestines us to salvation (Rom. 8:29-30), predestines us to adoption (Eph. 1:5), predestines us according to His purpose (Eph. 1:11), makes us born again not by our will but by His will (John 1:12-13).
John 6:47. John 3:18. First John 2:2. First Timothy 2:4. Romans 1:16. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the POWER of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. Romans 3:26-28. The GIFT of God is eternal life. Not faith. And Faith is not a work. Romans 4:5. The bible says Jesus tasted death for every man. John 3:16. God hates our sin, but he loves sinners. That is why He went to the cross to take the punishment for our sin so we could never be condemned again. John 3:18. John 5:24. First Corinthians 1:18. First Corinthians 1:21. God does not give faith, He gives eternal life to them that BELIEVE on Jesus, apart from any works. God in His sovereignty gave man a free will. So man disobeyed God and brought ruin on the whole world. Romans 3:23. Romans 3:9-10. But what you are saying is a man can read John 3:16, but he cannot believe it unless God gives him the faith. So why do you believe God sent His only son to die for the sins of the whole world, if he has already chosen those to be saved? First John 2:2. Seems like if I repeat what the word of God says I get attacked as a shallow minded no nothing. That is OK. I believe in the simplicity of the gospel that Paul preached. First Corinthians 15:3-4. Galatians 1:6-9. That is the only gospel I know and the only gospel Paul preached. Romans 1:16. First John 5:13. Sorry if it offends you. Not my intension. I am sure you are way smarter than I am. I became a believer 76 years ago. I have a lot to learn. But I do believe the gospel. John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, Jesus, That WHOSOEVER, believeth in Him, should not perish, but HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE. John 6:47. Jesus said it, we believe it, and that settles it. That is what I believe. At least you know what I believe. John 6:40 is the will of God.
Same man who said you could take the mark of the beast and still repent/be saved. I’ve asked him to clarify his comments to no avail. I do believe many of these folks ARE saved but I’m always blown away with their lack of knowledge. I will say to those that may view this, keep on watch folk. I live in a smaller town and the next town over we now have a NAR church. The pastor and his PASTOR wife claim to raise people from the dead. Crazy days we live and crazier days ahead. Thanks for your dedication to the word you two! See ya in the air!!!
They are thinking now days that the mark of the beast might be DNA altering device. Just like the angels did in Genesis 6 days through mating with human woman. Alter the DNA is instantly no hope salvation
THERAPTURECOMES Regardless what they think, the issue is they don’t read and accept what GOD told us. Until anyone can take whatever this MARK is/will be an ANGLE will be flying around telling humanity NOT to take it. I don’t see or hear any angle flying around right now.
He is also a Calvinist, and doesn’t believe Jesus died for everyone, and the people going to hell don’t have a choice, their sole purpose in life is to burn in hell, that’s sad theology.
Lordship salvation in a nutshell: Front-loading the gospel by adding requirements other than faith to be saved and back-loading the gospel for believers in encouraging introspective "fruit" inspection to ensure ones salvation by anything other than faith. The 1st one is an attack on faith alone doctrine and the free grace purchased by the Cross and the 2nd one is an attack on eternal security for the believer.
My Christian journey began with the MacArthur Study Bible, grace to you radio and renewing your mind radio with RC Sproul. I was always questioning my salvation and had no understanding of the gospel of grace found in 1 Cor 15:1-4, Eph 2:8-9, eternal security or dispenstionalism. I'm so grateful that God rescued me out of so many false teachings. I'm always encouraged and edified by your teachings Pastor Woods. Keep up the great work brother!
@@SpotterVideo Once a Hebrew believes upon Christ as the Messiah they are a new creation and become a Christian. There are three groups of people on this earth. (1) Christian neither Greek of Hebrew Spiritually (2) Hebrews nonbelievers (3) Gentiles. The Hebrews have Daniels 70th week yet to go (Dan 9:27) and then Christs Jesus 1000 year Kingdom on this earth with Jesus on His throne in Jerusalem (Rev 20) Paul is a physical Jew You have no Idea what you are talking about. The only way to read and understand the scriptures is through a dispensational lens. There are saved (believers) physical Hebrews that are Christian that will be taken in the rapture. What denomination are you?
I am ETERNALLY grateful. I had come to some of these conclusions myself over the years of searching. It just cements and solidifies things so much. God bless. God bless. Praise God. It sincerely is good news.
I just love listening to Pastor Andy as he is so consume with the Word of God . He is a Jesus fanatic like myself. Always love when it’s both Pastor Andy and Pastor Jim sharing Pastors Point of View . God bless you both 🙏j
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. - Ephesians 2: 8-9
Thank God for American Christians who came to Eastern Europe and told us (back then teens and young students) back in 1990’s about Jesus Christ and the gospel of salvation: freely were we saved by Christ’s sacrifice once and for ever! It was the best, unspeakable gift that God did. for me and many Czechs, Poles, Hungarians and Slovaks, who were oppressed by atheist delusion and no hope under socialism and communism! No liberalism, no neoliberalism, no socialism, no ecological terrorism, no fascism, no globalism, no multiculturalism, no Trockism, no communism, no islamism, no Confucius, no deeds or acts, no natural human goodness, no Judaism, no billions of gods of Hinduism and its cults, no nothing can save a man’s or a woman’a life...but Jesus’ sacrifice - once and for all, forever and ever are we saved by Jesus Christ! God bless every American Christian that preaches the gospel of grace of God! God will keep you and guard you, dear Americans, dear USA, so long as you keep staying in the grace of God. Europe is collapsing under Satanists - please do pray for us, Christians, who now live in Europe. We need your support in prayers in and for this unbelievable, spiritual struggle of the 21st century A.D. Maranatha Jesus, please du come, Lord Jesus!
Wow that was such a succinct, clear teaching about dispensationalism, the gospel of the kingdom and the gospel of the grace of Christ! Good job. Andy and Jim.
Amen. You do not throw a life saver to a drowning man, and tell him to dry off first before he takes the life saver. Calvinism preaches against the grace of God. They believe faith is a work. Romans 4:5. It is faith apart from works. Then they say, faith is a gift. Romans 6:23 says eternal life is the gift that Jesus paid for with His own one blood sacrifice for the sins of the whole world. First John 2:2. Romans 1:16. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, (First Corinthians 15:3-4) For it is the POWER of God unto salvation to everyone that BELIEVETH, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. Man cannot earn eternal life. We can only receive it as a free GIFT from God. I really love you guys because you preach what the bible says. And I believe you are spot on with your understanding of what is going on in the world. I am 81 years old, and was led to the savior by my mother when I was 5 years old. I was around when if anyone taught evolution in the public school they were warned once, and then would lose their job if they ever taught it again. My how times have changed. And as you say, history is being rewritten to keep this generation from the truth. It only takes one generation not given the truth to believe the lies. Anyway, keep up the good work. The Lord must be coming soon. The deception is almost complete. Your prophesy updates keep us informed to what is going on in the world. Love you both in the Lord. Romans 11:6 AMAZING GRACE, JESUS PAID IT ALL AND WE PAID 0. You cannot boast in 0. Romans 3:26-28. Matthew 7:21-23. There will be no boasting in heaven. John 6:40 and John 6:29. John 3:18.
John MacArthur as a Calvinist is a confused theologian who consistently contradicts himself since a liar needs a great memory recall to be consistent in his viewpoints. Sadly, his dogmatic position on perseverance of the saints may indicate he’s not even saved at all.
My favorite teaching team. You two shed a huge amount of light on tough scriptures. Thank you. 1Thess 5: 12But we request of you, brethren, that you appreciate those who diligently labor among you, and have charge over you in the Lord and give you instruction, 13 and that you esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Live in peace with one another.
So clarifying! Having spent years in Reformed Bible churches pastored by graduates of The Master's Seminary, this presentation resolves nagging half-formulated questions. (Actually I was introduced to a helpfully similar perspective by going through the homespun videos of the Oklahoma TV Bible teacher Les Feldick. He strongly emphasizes the fact that Paul's epistles were written as an unveiling of mysteries previously withheld and specifically for the Church Age.)
Amen, excellent teaching, and I 100% concur, and for sure, any time someone say's, "BUT" at the end of a sentence, it negates what was said prior. God bless you's.
Thank you, Dr. Woods, for your diligence in consistently presenting proper systematic theology. I’ve literally watched hours of your videos and I’m always edified, encouraged, and instructed by the teachings you present regardless of topic.
My brother and I listen to all of your teachings, and we both look forward to every Friday for PPOV with Pastor Jim! We are so grateful for all you do in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Im so thankful there are men of God who love the gospel of Jesus Christ and and are faithful proclaimers and teachers of the Truth!!! May God raise up more sound teachers like Andy woods and see more precious souls saved by the unadulterated gospel of the Grace God to glory of God and the exaltation of His dear son The spotless lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! Thank you Andy! All your teaching is received with much joy and is always founded on the very Truth of precious unfailing Gods word!!
The clearing of the waters on this issue is essential as the last thing people need is confusion on this score. How remarkable that the only thing that "progressive" academics contribute to the plain reading of the Word is confusion.
Amen! The correct Biblical order.Having received Jesus as Saviour, we are exhorted to walk in Him (Colossians 2:6). This is not to attain, maintain or prove salvation but because we are saved and secure in Him through believing.
It's so sad! I pray Jesus speaks to him! Jesus said my sheep know my voice and follow me... MacArthur needs to trust in Christ alone for his salvation. He doesn't have to add anything to it. For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. - Ephesians 2: 8-9 Thank you for saving me Lord.
@@lorilemmonsharvey3633 They are quoting directly and at length from John McArthur's own writings. This is no distortion but the stark reality. One who preaches salvation by faithfulness rather than faith alone, denies the saving efficacy of the actual Blood of Jesus and says you can take the mark of the Beast and still be saved, is not a great Bible teacher. They are causing divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine we have learned and are to be marked and avoided.
Thank you so much for this session! I have been so confused for many years. This clears up so much! I was a Sunday school teacher and ladies Bible study leader. Was always worried I had taught wrongly after reading kingdom passages when I had taught free grace. You have given great relief to a grandma!
I was wondering out of the 5000 people who listen to MacArthur's speech on The Parable of the Lost Son, actually went home and read the actual truth in Luke 15:11-32? Great program and very informative. Thank you and God Speed!
Blessings Pastor Woods and Pastor McGowan. Thanks so much for the messages of TRUTH that you bring to us. It is truly like a breath of fresh air. God’s believers need to know who is speaking TRUTH and who is not. I thank God for your God inspired teachings. Living here in China makes being a believer, amongst fellow believers, pretty much impossible. I rely on these UA-cam messages from you and Pastors like you, Pastor Mark Hitchcock, Pastor Barry Stanger and others for my Church fellowship. Primarily, I rely on my personal relationship with Jesus on a continual basis, but being able to listen to your messages are a true blessing! Praise God ALWAYS, for His loving gifts. Blessings
You two helped me greatly to understand the difference btwn what Dr MacAurthur teaches and how it corresponds to Biblical truth. What Dr. Woods said about confusing salvation with our sanctification made the light bulb go on and I “got it”. Thank you.
@ 17:35 comment by Bob Wilkin is hearsay. You are arguing against a position that someone told you he said, not what you heard him say yourself. Also only a small part of it, not complete message in context.
The leaders of Israel rejected the Lord Jesus and thereby rejected the Kingdom that was being offered... This then is why the Lord declared to them.. "I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.'" Mat 23 :39....The Kingdom they had long desired to see was now postponed and the great commission was given to preach the Gospel of Grace to the nations (Gentiles) ...Shalom and Maranatha !!
Thank you Andy. I'm so glad that I got the right teaching about dispensationalism and free grace from a year after I came to Christ, 32 years ago, and the following years. I regodnize what you teach as the right way to interprete Scripture. Or beter said: to let Scripture interprete it Self. Let us hold what we have, so that nobody takes our crown, Rev.3:11. God bless you and your family. Also very rich blessings in the new year, continuly watching for the coming of our Lord Jesus!
I’ve been a Christian for over 20 years and just this year learned about the hinge between the Kingdom Jesus offered and the good news of the church age....
Very good explanation why a person attempting to harmonize the gospels without a proper understanding of rightly dividing the Word can lead to a confusing message. There is a difference between the synoptic gospels and John. Outstanding! Kindergarten simple 👍🙂❤️🕊️
Pastor Andy, I recently viewed your presentation on the inconsistencies of preterism and the merits of futurism. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm a premillennial futurist myself and lately I've been struggling with systematizing my eschatological beliefs. My belief in futurism - and, by extension, my faith in Christ - has been strengthened tenfold after seeing your presentation. Glory to God! Hallelujah! That said, however, I disagree with you on free grace theology. I'm a Molinist Arminian in areas of soteriology, but I'm an advocate of the doctrine of lordship salvation. As I understand it, the core aspect of lordship salvation is that a believer must confess Jesus Christ as their Savior _and_ Lord. It's not that good works _must_ manifest in order for a believer to be saved or to maintain their salvation (that would be a works-based salvific system, which the Scripture doesn't teach), it's that, if a believer _truly_ has the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, the believer will naturally and inevitably perform good works. Of course, this doesn't discount the possibility of the existence of a backslidden believer. Backslidden believers will still have salvation, but they won't have many crowns to throw at Jesus's feet in Heaven. Moreover, I also disagree with you on dispensationalism. I'm not a dispensationalist, although I was raised in a dispensationalist environment, so I have respect for it. I'm an adherent of olive tree theology (which teaches that the New Testament Church has been grafted in to Old Testament Israel; it can be considered a "middle ground" between classical dispensationalism and covenant theology), but I see value in dispensationalism's understanding of the seven dispensations. Even though I'm not a dispensationalist myself, it's nice to hear scholarly support for it. In the last few years, there has been a vocal hostility toward dispensationalism, especially from the Reformed (Calvinist, historicist, supersessionist, amillennialist) community. There's a complete lack of charity when it comes to dispensationalism and its proponents. The constant negativity is draining.
It is interesting (in a bad way) how macarthur claims everything is soteriological, yet I heard him say, when discussing those who are decreed for hell, that God's choice on who He sends to hell is "driven by His Glory". Like a good Calvinist when pressed he punted to a doxological explanation. This reminds me how calvinists often punt to mystery. This is bc they start with a doctrine and have to shoe horn it in somewhere.
This subject can be simply summarized accordingly:we are gentiles, we are on the dispensation of grace ,Paul is our apostle .If you want to be flawless in your theology, then follow paul and his epistles PERIOD, you don't need a seminary degree to discern that
I was fooled by MacArthur's 'confidence' in preaching from the Bible, until I realized that it was 'pride & arrogance'! I never knew what Calvinism was until I decided to study it for myself. I now listen to the Holy Spirit when reading and discerning what the Word says instead of men. John 16:13 & 1 John 2:27 have been my guide through my walk with Jesus. Reformers are heretics that must confronted at every turn because they are teaching doctrines of demons by telling the lost and passive Christians (like I was) that GOD DOES NOT LOVE EVERYONE!!!!!
In all this "hero worship" of the open/closed churches, I cannot count how many have compared that man to the Apostle Paul...and every time I want to cry. "JMac" is a "hero" being open 3 weeks. What about Pastors (also in CA) who never closed their churches? Or opened them at Pentecost? Yet who is making the talk show circuit? What's Jesus say again about "being loved by the world"?
For many years I watched (and still do) an old country bible teacher named Les Feldick, and the Bible opened up to me as it never did before. Only since discovering your wonderful ministry have I been able to understand the actual theology behind those teachings. Dispensationalism has gotten me into trouble on more than one occasion due to the fact that very few people have been taught this way. Most people believe in kingdom now theology and you can't tell them any different. I cringe whenever I hear pastors teaching that way and are leading so many astray. I actually had a Pastor tell me once that the term 'dispensation ' is a two hundred year old term that isn't even in the bible. I really believe that many pastors don't read nor acknowledge the writings of Paul. How else could you make a statement like that?! Please keep up the great work and never forget that there are people who desperately need to hear the truth, and who need encouragement that we're not crazy. Thanks guys, so much.
Amen. I also have learned so much from Les Feldick. He helped clear up a lot of confusing questions with which I struggled. Some of the confusion comes from not carefully reading the Bible. He finished well.
thank you, Lord for dispensationalism! The alternate is a life of anxiety that God never intended for us. Because we will never feel like we arrived to be acceptable. The gospel is called the good news for a reason!
MacArthur' TEACHES that a person CAN receive the mark of the beast and STILL be saved? Really? JESUS SAID THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE. He no doubt has fallen away and is walking in his own lusts, HE IS responsible for ALL that he draws away from the truth
Dr Woods, could you please comment John 3:5 in the context of this dispensational topic? Why does John bring "Kingdom" in his writings of "Personal Gospel"?
THANK YOU for releasing me from that bondage of "your not a true christian if" you still sin, you have not given your life over to Christ 100%, you have no works, etc, basically making one to question their own salvation because "WE" didn't do anything to make it whole WHEN salvation IS through FAITH alone, Though Christ Alone, period, Of course we need to work on becoming more like Christ but we will NEVER reach that this side of heaven, SO MUCH SECURITY NOW..... THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS AND KEEP YOU, Now concentrating on sharing the free gift of Jesus and Waiting for the RAPTURE with JOY in my heart
Your comment at 14:10 - Funny, I was a trained, dyed-in-the-wool dispensationalist until I realized I had to apply an inconsistent hermeneutic to the contexts of the passages concerning the rapture. I had to interpret and understand the passages concerning the coming of the Lord differently than the process of interpreting and understanding the rest of Scripture. Don’t make your dispensationalism the metric by which you interpret Scripture. (That produces eisegesis.)
This has helped me greatly but I still do not understand what the Gospel of the kingdom is/was. I understand the personal but not the kingdom. Please help
Poppy Ozark If first century Israel’s had embraced Christ the millennial kingdom would’ve come to the earth and Rome would’ve been toppled and Israel would’ve been elevated over the nations.
I'm up to 6:52. This has been a point of mystery for me that I thought I had kind of settled. There seems a disconnect between verses like John 3:16 and books like James and 1 John, what show your faith by your works (the works don't save but show that you are saved). I'd settled it as a parallel truth, like one God who is 3, and like faith is a gift of God, yet we are to blame if we lack faith. Oh, and like God chooses us, but we are to choose God.
Phenomenal clarity in preaching God's word!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU Lord, for YOUR truth and leading me to Pastors Andy for Jim to clear up what I wrongly learned from previous Pastors. After listening to your vid, I do wonder how to explain these 3 verses on repentance fits in: Acts 17:30 “… he commands all people everywhere to repent…”, Acts 20:21 “…Greeks of repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.”, and Acts 26:20 “Gentiles… repent and turn to God, performing deeds in keeping with their repentance.” Stay blessed you two and thank you for blessing so many of us!!
I would recommend reading The Gospel According to Jesus before judging John Macarthur’s view of salvation. Works will be the fruit of salvation. If someone doesn’t show fruit or hasn’t changed, you have to question whether they are truly saved. Following Jesus requires obedience, he is our Lord and Master when we are saved. We will sin and fall short at times requiring repentance because we are human with a sin nature. There is the constant battle between our flesh and the spirit.
One of the main problems here is “you have to question whether they are truly saved”. The fact is you don’t. It’s not your place to judge salvation, period. Your place is to love God and Love others. Profess and believe on Jesus and you shall be saved. I don’t think God forgot to include “ and show appropriate amount of change”.
KS, I agree, it only took one sin to separate us from our Creator. He is perfectly holy, righteous and just. Thankfully, He provides grace, love and mercy also for those who trust in Jesus.
BREAKS MY HEART ❤ SINCE MACARTHUR HAS BEEN A BIG PART IN LEARNING THE BIBLE. BUT ON THE OTHER HAND ✋ DR. WOODS YOU HAVE REALLY HELPED ME WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BIBLE STUDY I HAD NOT HEARD, THANKS.
I also am a follower of John MacArthur..I dearly love his teaching on everything except the birth of the church...and Calvinism...oh by the way I am a ABA MISSIONARY BAPTIST WHO ARE STILL STANDING ALONE ON THESE FUNDAMENTAL TRUTHS I HAVE SHARED WITH YOU BOTH...
Amen, great job brothers! Great video exposing John McArthur's leaky dispensationalism. He doesn't deserve the title of a dispensationalist, since he attacks traditional dispensationalism. The man is very confused and doesn't understand basics of dispensationalism.
Thanks gentlemen. One question I still have is what kingdom was Jesus referring to when He said that this gospel of the kingdom will first be preached to all nations and then the end will come? Was He referring to a message about the Millennial kingdom that would first be preached? Which kingdom did He mean? Thanks again!
What they failed to mention was in Mt 21.43 where Jesus took the kingdom from Israel and gave it to the church of which Paul consistently preached counting the kingdom as salvation and rebirth as the first step.
John 3:36 does say obey Christ to be saved. It says this numerous times. Thoughts? This is a response in the beginning of the video when you said you don't need to change.
Thank you. There are so, so many verses that [seem to] put clauses alongside "just believe." Those who call "Lord, Lord," in heaven surely believed in him - they did things in his name, yet they were evildoers. "If you love me, you will obey me." The whole books of 1 John and James come to mind, because I freshly read them, and they're all about "You are true followers if you believe AND obey (love, forgive, give, help, etc, etc, etc)."
So what about those who believe and never repent of their sin and see no problem with carrying on the their homosexual lifestyle? Saved or unsaved? When we are saved we have the Holy Spirit indwelling and He convicts us of sin. If we never repent then did we truly believe? Were we truly saved?
My sister really looks up to John MacArthur and uses his Study Bible on a regular basis. Thankfully she doesn't fully agree with everything he says, particularly when it comes to restrictions on women (she's a libber). I have been vacillating for months as to whether buy his NASB Study Bible for myself, but I haven't been able to "get into" his teachings from his pulpit. I know there is no one man with all of the right answers. But I honestly have been hearing more reasons to save my money and instead take my time and research a different Study and Reference Bible. Thank you for this segment, gentlemen. God bless you.
Just want to check myself - if the Jews accepted Jesus as their king then, there would never have been a rapture or a tribulation? Straight ahead to the Kingdom?! If they accepted Jesus and the Kingdom arrived, would it have been for the whole world to enjoy or only for Israel? I watched this for the second time now and these questions didn't appear the first time. (Maybe it was too late the first time or that English isn't my native language?)
MacArthur- conveniently holds to pre-trib rapture doctrine because if he doesn't, his hungry congregation will leave by the droves seeking this truth, thus annihilating his church's growth and income.
Andy: At the 20 minute mark did you say in your reading of Wilkins statements on MacArthur that "the father is Jesus and that's debatable"? Maybe this was just an off the cuff remark, but I find it strange that you would say this is debatable, given your knowledge of the trinity and explicit scripture passages that quell any points of contentions that assert that God the Father is Jesus.
I'm really disappointed with you and this video. I've read The Gospel According To Jesus and you are picking it apart and out of context. I wonder if you've even read the book you are critiquing. I do know you are coming at it with a definite bias. Why don't you call up McArthur and ask him directly what he believes rather than belittle and mock him through others who you quote then add your biting commentary on what you assume McArthur believes?
Ah. I'm making my way through the video, trying to be open to learning something new if I've been mislead, and I was also trying to dismiss my suspicion that they would not represent McAurthur's belief's properly. It must be very hard for us to be balanced if we're already strongly convinced one way or the other. The fact I just read a woman above saying that J.Mac has "no doubt has fallen away and is walking in his own lusts, HE IS responsible for ALL that he draws away from the truth." I'm dismayed by the slander ... that God hates.
I haven’t watched the video yet but I am currently reading the Gospel according to Jesus. The book is very good. For true salvation, Jesus must be Savior and Lord. Minus the Lord, I think salvation is in question or not truly there.
Works are the fruit of salvation. Salvation is by faith alone in the finished work of Christ. However, a true believer will be changed. We see that throughout scripture. The Holy Spirit convicts of sin. We will never be perfect but we should want to live and Serve the Lord. When we turn to Christ, we turn from sin. Paul is a prime example, after his experience he no longer persecuted Christians.
McCarthy may be popular in this world but I wonder what the Lord will say to him when judgement comes? He might say leave me for I never knew you. Sounds like he's adding to and taking away from God's word. A big no no
What about these scriptures? “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,” 1 Corinthians 6:9 KJV And this one? “Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.” Galatians 5:19-21 KJV He mentioned the kingdom of God, and this is the grace age - he’s talking to the people of the church age. A little confused here. Help!
Why does nobody go confront the actual person? Namely John MacArthur. Are we hoping he would sit through this video? I’m sure he would also love to feel the freedom that Christ died for🤗
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No one in Heaven will be able to say “I’m here because I did x, y and z”. He will get all the glory. The torturous price He paid was for the debt I owed. No greater love nor gift. We are His sons, and as sons, we want to please our Father through LOVE! Thank you Loving Heavenly Father.
Sherri LBJ Alexander Ohhh my Sherri your statement just touched my soul!! For some reason it just nailed me between the eyes. You are so so SO correct and thank Jesus for your heart and mind. I could have not said that any better. I can’t wait to meet Jesus face to face and feel his strong arms holding me but I also can’t wait to meet brothers and sisters in Christ both the ones I personally know and the ones such as you that I only know through various platforms such as this. And that’s a part of the beauty of Jesus, I’ve never met you and probably never will on this side of heaven yet through the Holy Spirit I do know you because we share the same love and truth of the Gospel. God Bless you so much and one day we will meet.
Bry4•2ndA to sped eternity was Jesus and likeminded individuals is a dream that will come true. Virtual hugs untill we get Home and Home is looking better all the time. I want to sit at Jesus’ feet and hug His leg! 😊. That’s of course, after I look into those all loving and all knowing eyes. Blessings to you and yours.
Sherri LBJ Alexander Ohhhh I can’t wait
Sherri LBJ Alexander I love this comment so much I screenshot it 🙏🏼
so I have it in my phone .
This comment touched my soul ❤️
Joanne M that is so sweet. Virtual hugs until we get Home.
The 4 thumbs down are from John MacArthur, Paul Washer, Ray Comfort and Todd Friel...LOL
Gregg Jackson , hillarious!
You think like me!
A bit late but AMEN!
Dr, Woods, you are a national treasure! Thx 4 exposing the false teachings of the titular head of the lordship salvation false gospel teachers, John MacArthur. He believes in and teaches a false gospel and according to the apostle Paul is accursed. I pray that some of the millions that he has deceived with his false teachings will stop listening to this man, repent and believe the one true gospel of grace.
I always appreciate your encouragement Gregg! You are definitely an exhorter on this very important issue.
@@AndyWoodsBibleStudy love and appreciate u brother:-)
Ryan Menold Iron sharpens Iron ! I never got concerned about the heresy of Calvinism 'till I read " What Love is this?" by Dave Hunt.
Ryan Menold not true
Teaching Lordship salvation is another gospel period. If you think works saves you in any manner then you believe another gospel (Gal 1:8-9)
@IYearn4HisReturn *Once Saved, Always Saved* is thee gospel for the current dispensation.
We're born of Gods Seed, which cannot be corrupted (thus cannot fall)!
1 Peter 1:23 -- _"Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the Word of God, which Liveth and abideth for ever."_
If we (our new Heart) are Born of an Incorruptible Seed of God, how can it be corrupted? It cannot be corrupted, thus cannot be lost. It's impossible to be lost after being Born of Gods Seed. The flesh is not the New Heart. That's where many people mix things up and make a huge mistake on this issue.
Paul wrote that we (who're born again) are *sealed* until the day of redemption:
Ephesians 4:30 -- _"And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are _*_sealed_*_ unto the day of redemption."_
Notice how Paul *did not* write "...sealed until you turn away," or "...sealed until you screw up," or "...sealed until you sin too much," ? :)
*Ephesians **1:10**-13* -- _"That in the dispensation of the fulness of times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in Him: In Whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of Him Who worketh all things after the counsel of His own will: That we should be to the praise of His glory, who first trusted in Christ. In Whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in Whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise,"_
Paul acknowledges the *DISPENSATION* there, and that we're already *PREDESTINED* (as in, all who are born again of the Holy Spirit of God now *were known by God to be His possessions* in eternity, before He even created the world!). Notice how Paul writes to the Ephesians that they were *SEALED* with the Holy Spirit more than once, yet Paul did not write that to the Hebrews? Clearly, two different groups here: one born again, the other not. And those who are not born again can truly fall, as they're not sealed by Gods Holy Spirit! They're not predestined to inherit the Kingdom of God!
Colossians 3:3 -- _"For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God."_
Paul is saying our old flesh is dead (no threat to us anymore, it died on the cross with Jesus) and now our Life is hidden with Christ in God! Nothing can touch us (our new Heart) now! :)
No losing salvation; no falling now:
Jude 1:24 -- _"Now unto _*_Him that is able to KEEP YOU FROM FALLING,_*_ and to _*_present you FAULTLESS_*_ before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,"_
It is *JESUS* Who keeps us from falling and always (eternally) presents us faultless, for we are now *Born* of His own Holy Spirit! We're now saved in Eternity (outside of time). We're Spiritually One with God Almighty. To say we can fall would do a huge disservice to Who God is and His Power.
John 10:27-30 -- _"My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me: And _*_I give unto them ETERNAL Life; and they shall NEVER perish,_*_ neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand. My Father, which gave them Me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of My Father's hand."_
Clearly, Jesus spoke of His "sheep" as those who are Born again of the Holy Spirit of God. Again, He spoke in the present tense for us having *ETERNAL* Life! And we will *NEVER* perish. I hope you can let this truth sink into your mind and give you comfort. Once you're born again of the Holy Spirit of God, you *cannot be lost!* That's a *GOOD* thing! :)
John 5:24 -- _"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth My Word, and believeth on Him that sent me, hath _*_EVERLASTING Life,_*_ and _*_shall not_*_ come into condemnation; but _*_is_*_ passed from death _*_unto Life."_*
Jesus says we *have* (present tense) *everlasting* Life and shall not be condemned, ever, but passed from death to Life. That means it's impossible to lose Life / Salvation. :)
John 6:39-40 -- _"And this is the Will of Him Who sent Me, that I shall lose NONE of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day. For it is My Father’s Will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him _*_shall_*_ have eternal Life, and I Will raise him up at the last day.”_
Jesus is speaking about all those who are *born again* of the Holy Spirit of God - it's *they* who are the ones *given to Him* and *they* shall *NEVER* be lost! They shall *NEVER PERISH!* I'll take the words of Jesus! :)
1 John 5:4 -- _"For everyone who has been _*_born_*_ of God _*_overcomes the world._*_ And this is the victory that has overcome the world - our faith."_
John writes that all who are born of God *overcome* the world. Notice he does not write "most" who are born of God overcome the world? It's *ALL* who are born of God, of His Holy Spirit, they overcome the world because we're born of the incorruptible Holy Spirit Seed of God that Lives forever and is 100% sinless / perfect / blameless, no matter what the flesh stumbles into here or there; the flesh shall pass away, but the Holy Heart shall Live forever, no matter what. Once Saved (in our Heart), Always Saved (in our Heart). The flesh is not the new Heart. People need to stop mixing the two up.
1 John 5:11 -- _"And this is the testimony, that God _*_gave us ETERNAL Life,_*_ and this Life is in His Son."_
1 John 5:13 -- _"I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life."_
1 John 3:9 -- _"Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for His Seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God."_
So John is writing about that incorruptible Seed of God, as Peter also wrote about in 1 Peter 1:23. Now the wording seems a bit weird because we are used to saying that "we sin" all the time, right? But John is not talking about the flesh sinning. John means the Holy Spirit *HEART* within us, our *HEART* cannot sin, thus our heart can never be lost! Our flesh is already corrupted (has sin in it) and will fall away one day, but our flesh is not who we now are (in our Heart). Our flesh is not our identity anymore! We (our Hearts) are now born of Gods Holy Spirit and identify as Children of God, without sin forever! :) Once His Child, always His Child! :)
John backs up the fact that we currently have *ETERNAL Life!* Eternal is forever. Eternal --> forever --> outside of time. That means there's no time to ever be lost! The moment we're born of the Holy Spirit of God in eternity, we're 100% safe forever. *Once Saved, Eternally Saved, indeed!*
All of the verses people try to use to supposedly disprove OSAS are *always* taken out of context.
Then they try to say we're supposedly looking for some "green light" to sin. This is so far from the truth! We're born of the Holy Spirit of God, our Hearts desire is to *NOT* sin. The flesh might stumble here or there but it's not like we seek to *practice* sin. It's literally impossible for a Child of God to practice sin, for our Heart within is Perfect now. There's a difference between [the flesh] stumbling here or there, as compared to the heart *practicing* sin. This is a concept they do not understand when they claim we're supposedly looking for some "green light" to sin. Their beliefs can lead them down the dangerous road of legalism, thinking that it's apart of their supposed will and works that also keep them saved, which is not good at all. The pharisees were self-righteous legalists, thinking it was by their works God supposedly looked upon them favorably.
We're *saved* by grace and therefore *kept* by grace as well. It's not "saved by grace but kept by the power of our will."
*"Not by power, nor by might, but by My Spirit,"* saith the LORD! :)
@Andreea Palici Who is to define what "works" is in one persons' life compared to another persons' life? Only God. That is where we leave it: In Jesus' hands to judge. :)
@IYearn4HisReturn I see no deception, especially in the most plain verse I quoted: Jude 1:24 -- _"Now unto _*_Him that is able to KEEP YOU FROM FALLING,_*_ and to _*_present you FAULTLESS_*_ before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,"_
There's literally no way to misinterpret that. It is 100% once saved, always saved, because Jesus / God Almighty *keeps us from falling* and *eternally presents us faultless.* To each their own view! We'll see when Jesus comes to rapture us! :)
@IYearn4HisReturn So you're saying all wives cheat? Interesting. :P
One can only be born again when they *humbly* accept the *free* gift of God and then become born again, for we truly are saved by grace, not by works, just as Paul wrote. That means we're also kept by grace, not by works, forever. Our focus should be on intimacy with Jesus, and if you're born again of the Holy Spirit of God, *He* will work through you to perform *His* good pleasure and, most of the time, this is done subtly. Good works are performed, yes, but it is Jesus within us Who does the work, not us who puts pressure on ourselves to work out of fear, or for some type of 'rewards' in the future. We should already know that Jesus Himself is the Reward. :) Jesus said that Mary chose correctly, whereas Martha chose unwisely. But, one might say (if they didn't know better): "Martha was working so hard to do good for others! How is that wrong? Shouldn't *good works* be the sign of a good disciple?"
Martha was so busy focusing on works, she missed the precious words, rest and love of Christ Jesus, God in flesh, right when He was sitting in their midst. The legalist' works mentality will blind them from experiencing the love of Jesus in their life. It'll keep them so busy, they'll not make time to *REST* in Jesus: simply be still and *know* Him.
@Andreea Palici That's a void argument towards proving that works contribute anything to salvation, which what Lordship Salvation resolves to. Straw-manning a position isn't going to help you.
Keep up the great work guys! I'm honestly at the point where I believe these reform, 5 point Calvinist teachings are absolutely some of the most destructive, deceitful and dangerous teachings and corruption of the gospel there is...
amen
Really? So which point specifically do you disagree with and why according to scripture?
All of them. First John 2:2. First Timothy 2:4. John 6:40. John 6:47. Romans 4:5. Romans 6:23. First John 1:8. John 3:16. For God so loved the world, that HE gave His only begotten Son, Jesus, that WHOSOEVER, believeth on Him, should not perish, but HAVE everlasting life. God cannot lie. Jesus said it, we believe it, and that settles it.
First Corinthians 1:18 and First Corinthians 1:21. John 3:18. Ephesians 1:13-14. Ephesians 4:30. The gospel. First Corinthians 15:3-4. Galatians 1:6-9.
@@jimkraft9445 Ah but like so many shallow minded types, you pick and choose which passages you want to twist to fit what you already want to believe, elevated MAN and thus lowering God and His Sovereignty to make yourself feel like YOU had a hand in your salvation.
Learn "sound biblical exegesis". You've never even heard of that.
Start here:
“And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins,” Ephesians 2:1
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"No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day." John 6:44
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"just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love," Ephesians 1:4
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"For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren." Romans 8:29
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"Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified." Romans 8:30
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"having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will," Ephesians 1:5
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"In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will," Ephesians 1:11
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“But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;” 1 Peter 2:9
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You will say to me then, “Why does He still find fault? For who has resisted His will?” But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed say to him who formed it, “Why have you made me like this?” Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?
What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory,
Romans 9: 19-23
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It is GOD who draws people to Himself (John 6:44,65), creates a clean heart (Psalm 51:10), appoints people to believe (Acts 13:48), works faith in the believer (John 6:28-29), chooses who is to be holy and blameless (Eph. 1:4), chooses us for salvation (2 Thess. 2:13-14), grants the act of believing (Phil. 1:29), grants repentance (2 Tim. 2:24-26), calls according to His purpose (2 Tim. 1:9) causes us to be born again (1 Pet. 1:3), predestines us to salvation (Rom. 8:29-30), predestines us to adoption (Eph. 1:5), predestines us according to His purpose (Eph. 1:11), makes us born again not by our will but by His will (John 1:12-13).
John 6:47. John 3:18. First John 2:2. First Timothy 2:4. Romans 1:16. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the POWER of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
Romans 3:26-28. The GIFT of God is eternal life. Not faith. And Faith is not a work. Romans 4:5. The bible says Jesus tasted death for every man. John 3:16. God hates our sin, but he loves sinners. That is why He went to the cross to take the punishment for our sin so we could never be condemned again. John 3:18. John 5:24.
First Corinthians 1:18. First Corinthians 1:21. God does not give faith, He gives eternal life to them that BELIEVE on Jesus, apart from any works.
God in His sovereignty gave man a free will. So man disobeyed God and brought ruin on the whole world. Romans 3:23. Romans 3:9-10. But what you are saying is a man can read John 3:16, but he cannot believe it unless God gives him the faith. So why do you believe God sent His only son to die for the sins of the whole world, if he has already chosen those to be saved? First John 2:2.
Seems like if I repeat what the word of God says I get attacked as a shallow minded no nothing. That is OK. I believe in the simplicity of the gospel that Paul preached. First Corinthians 15:3-4. Galatians 1:6-9. That is the only gospel I know and the only gospel Paul preached. Romans 1:16. First John 5:13. Sorry if it offends you. Not my intension.
I am sure you are way smarter than I am. I became a believer 76 years ago. I have a lot to learn. But I do believe the gospel. John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, Jesus, That WHOSOEVER, believeth in Him, should not perish, but HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE. John 6:47. Jesus said it, we believe it, and that settles it. That is what I believe. At least you know what I believe. John 6:40 is the will of God.
Same man who said you could take the mark of the beast and still repent/be saved. I’ve asked him to clarify his comments to no avail. I do believe many of these folks ARE saved but I’m always blown away with their lack of knowledge. I will say to those that may view this, keep on watch folk. I live in a smaller town and the next town over we now have a NAR church. The pastor and his PASTOR wife claim to raise people from the dead. Crazy days we live and crazier days ahead. Thanks for your dedication to the word you two! See ya in the air!!!
They are thinking now days that the mark of the beast might be DNA altering device. Just like the angels did in Genesis 6 days through mating with human woman. Alter the DNA is instantly no hope salvation
THERAPTURECOMES Regardless what they think, the issue is they don’t read and accept what GOD told us. Until anyone can take whatever this MARK is/will be an ANGLE will be flying around telling humanity NOT to take it. I don’t see or hear any angle flying around right now.
He is also a Calvinist, and doesn’t believe Jesus died for everyone, and the people going to hell don’t have a choice, their sole purpose in life is to burn in hell, that’s sad theology.
That is true TheTaptureComes. I always tell the people the same thing. Plus, their buying and selling isn't restricted yet either.
If MacArthur believes what he professes regarding the gospel then he is not saved.
Lordship salvation in a nutshell: Front-loading the gospel by adding requirements other than faith to be saved and back-loading the gospel for believers in encouraging introspective "fruit" inspection to ensure ones salvation by anything other than faith. The 1st one is an attack on faith alone doctrine and the free grace purchased by the Cross and the 2nd one is an attack on eternal security for the believer.
My Christian journey began with the MacArthur Study Bible, grace to you radio and renewing your mind radio with RC Sproul. I was always questioning my salvation and had no understanding of the gospel of grace found in 1 Cor 15:1-4, Eph 2:8-9, eternal security or dispenstionalism. I'm so grateful that God rescued me out of so many false teachings. I'm always encouraged and edified by your teachings Pastor Woods. Keep up the great work brother!
This is the best video by far. This might clear up so many confused people that cannot separate the Church and Israel.
@@SpotterVideo Once a Hebrew believes upon Christ as the Messiah they are a new creation and become a Christian. There are three groups of people on this earth. (1) Christian neither Greek of Hebrew Spiritually (2) Hebrews nonbelievers (3) Gentiles.
The Hebrews have Daniels 70th week yet to go (Dan 9:27) and then Christs Jesus 1000 year Kingdom on this earth with Jesus on His throne in Jerusalem (Rev 20)
Paul is a physical Jew
You have no Idea what you are talking about. The only way to read and understand the scriptures is through a dispensational lens.
There are saved (believers) physical Hebrews that are Christian that will be taken in the rapture. What denomination are you?
I am ETERNALLY grateful. I had come to some of these conclusions myself over the years of searching. It just cements and solidifies things so much. God bless. God bless. Praise God. It sincerely is good news.
I just love listening to Pastor Andy as he is so consume with the Word of God . He is a Jesus fanatic like myself. Always love when it’s both Pastor Andy and Pastor Jim sharing Pastors Point of View . God bless you both 🙏j
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.
- Ephesians 2: 8-9
Thank God for American Christians who came to Eastern Europe and told us (back then teens and young students) back in 1990’s about Jesus Christ and the gospel of salvation: freely were we saved by Christ’s sacrifice once and for ever! It was the best, unspeakable gift that God did. for me and many Czechs, Poles, Hungarians and Slovaks, who were oppressed by atheist delusion and no hope under socialism and communism!
No liberalism, no neoliberalism, no socialism, no ecological terrorism, no fascism, no globalism, no multiculturalism, no Trockism, no communism, no islamism, no Confucius, no deeds or acts, no natural human goodness, no Judaism, no billions of gods of Hinduism and its cults, no nothing can save a man’s or a woman’a life...but Jesus’ sacrifice - once and for all, forever and ever are we saved by Jesus Christ!
God bless every American Christian that preaches the gospel of grace of God!
God will keep you and guard you, dear Americans, dear USA, so long as you keep staying in the grace of God. Europe is collapsing under Satanists - please do pray for us, Christians, who now live in Europe. We need your support in prayers in and for this unbelievable, spiritual struggle of the 21st century A.D. Maranatha Jesus, please du come, Lord Jesus!
Wow that was such a succinct, clear teaching about dispensationalism, the gospel of the kingdom and the gospel of the grace of Christ! Good job. Andy and Jim.
I'm thankful God led me to your teachings. It's so much more thorough than what we can get at church..
Amen. You do not throw a life saver to a drowning man, and tell him to dry off first before he takes the life saver. Calvinism preaches against the grace of God. They believe faith is a work. Romans 4:5. It is faith apart from works. Then they say, faith is a gift. Romans 6:23 says eternal life is the gift that Jesus paid for with His own one blood sacrifice for the sins of the whole world. First John 2:2. Romans 1:16. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, (First Corinthians 15:3-4) For it is the POWER of God unto salvation to everyone that BELIEVETH, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
Man cannot earn eternal life. We can only receive it as a free GIFT from God.
I really love you guys because you preach what the bible says. And I believe you are spot on with your understanding of what is going on in the world. I am 81 years old, and was led to the savior by my mother when I was 5 years old. I was around when if anyone taught evolution in the public school they were warned once, and then would lose their job if they ever taught it again.
My how times have changed. And as you say, history is being rewritten to keep this generation from the truth. It only takes one generation not given the truth to believe the lies.
Anyway, keep up the good work. The Lord must be coming soon. The deception is almost complete. Your prophesy updates keep us informed to what is going on in the world. Love you both in the Lord.
Romans 11:6 AMAZING GRACE, JESUS PAID IT ALL AND WE PAID 0. You cannot boast in 0. Romans 3:26-28. Matthew 7:21-23. There will be no boasting in heaven. John 6:40 and John 6:29. John 3:18.
Bless both of you Men of God...pray for John MacArthur he may be struggling with PRIDE
Sounds like John get his teaching from Augustine a church father. That's what he teaches..
John MacArthur as a Calvinist is a confused theologian who consistently contradicts himself since a liar needs a great memory recall to be consistent in his viewpoints. Sadly, his dogmatic position on perseverance of the saints may indicate he’s not even saved at all.
My favorite teaching team. You two shed a huge amount of light on tough scriptures. Thank you.
1Thess 5: 12But we request of you, brethren, that you appreciate those who diligently labor among you, and have charge over you in the Lord and give you instruction, 13 and that you esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Live in peace with one another.
So clarifying! Having spent years in Reformed Bible churches pastored by graduates of The Master's Seminary, this presentation resolves nagging half-formulated questions. (Actually I was introduced to a helpfully similar perspective by going through the homespun videos of the Oklahoma TV Bible teacher Les Feldick. He strongly emphasizes the fact that Paul's epistles were written as an unveiling of mysteries previously withheld and specifically for the Church Age.)
Les is the best, bless you always.
Best to stick with your Bible and believe what God says, Les Feldick is a false teacher.~a sister in Christ
@@debraharper677 - I would appreciate specific examples of Feldick's errors from your perspective.
Amen, excellent teaching, and I 100% concur, and for sure, any time someone say's, "BUT" at the end of a sentence, it negates what was said prior. God bless you's.
Thank you, Dr. Woods, for your diligence in consistently presenting proper systematic theology. I’ve literally watched hours of your videos and I’m always edified, encouraged, and instructed by the teachings you present regardless of topic.
Ditto! for me too! I thank God for this ministry!!!
My brother and I listen to all of your teachings, and we both look forward to every Friday for PPOV with Pastor Jim! We are so grateful for all you do in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Im so thankful there are men of God who love the gospel of Jesus Christ and and are faithful proclaimers and teachers of the Truth!!! May God raise up more sound teachers like Andy woods and see more precious souls saved by the unadulterated gospel of the Grace God to glory of God and the exaltation of His dear son The spotless lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! Thank you Andy! All your teaching is received with much joy and is always founded on the very Truth of precious unfailing Gods word!!
The clearing of the waters on this issue is essential as the last thing people need is confusion on this score. How remarkable that the only thing that "progressive" academics contribute to the plain reading of the Word is confusion.
Lordship salvation... No! Lordship sanctification... Yes!
Amen! The correct Biblical order.Having received Jesus as Saviour, we are exhorted to walk in Him (Colossians 2:6). This is not to attain, maintain or prove salvation but because we are saved and secure in Him through believing.
MacArthur used to be a great teacher, please pray for him. What a shame. I studied under John for 15yrs.
He still is! He teaches repentance and declaring Christ as Lord are the fruits of genuine salvation by grace! They're distorting MacArthur!
It's so sad! I pray Jesus speaks to him! Jesus said my sheep know my voice and follow me... MacArthur needs to trust in Christ alone for his salvation. He doesn't have to add anything to it. For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.
- Ephesians 2: 8-9 Thank you for saving me Lord.
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They are quoting directly and at length from John McArthur's own writings. This is no distortion but the stark reality. One who preaches salvation by faithfulness rather than faith alone, denies the saving efficacy of the actual Blood of Jesus and says you can take the mark of the Beast and still be saved, is not a great Bible teacher. They are causing divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine we have learned and are to be marked and avoided.
Thank you so much for your teachings!
Thank you so much for this session! I have been so confused for many years. This clears up so much! I was a Sunday school teacher and ladies Bible study leader. Was always worried I had taught wrongly after reading kingdom passages when I had taught free grace. You have given great relief to a grandma!
I was wondering out of the 5000 people who listen to MacArthur's speech on The Parable of the Lost Son, actually went home and read the actual truth in Luke 15:11-32? Great program and very informative. Thank you and God Speed!
Awesome teaching
I have been saved for 45 years and have NEVER heard this distinction made! Thank you, Dr. Woods!
Blessings Pastor Woods and Pastor McGowan. Thanks so much for the messages of TRUTH that you bring to us. It is truly like a breath of fresh air. God’s believers need to know who is speaking TRUTH and who is not. I thank God for your God inspired teachings. Living here in China makes being a believer, amongst fellow believers, pretty much impossible. I rely on these UA-cam messages from you and Pastors like you, Pastor Mark Hitchcock, Pastor Barry Stanger and others for my Church fellowship. Primarily, I rely on my personal relationship with Jesus on a continual basis, but being able to listen to your messages are a true blessing!
Praise God ALWAYS, for His loving gifts. Blessings
You two helped me greatly to understand the difference btwn what Dr MacAurthur teaches and how it corresponds to Biblical truth. What Dr. Woods said about confusing salvation with our sanctification made the light bulb go on and I “got it”. Thank you.
@ 17:35 comment by Bob Wilkin is hearsay. You are arguing against a position that someone told you he said, not what you heard him say yourself. Also only a small part of it, not complete message in context.
Also seems like you are mocking McArthur based on what someone said he said. I'd be careful doing that not having been there to hear it yourself.
I wonder if John Mcarthur has seen these videos? Does anyone know if he has responded?
The leaders of Israel rejected the Lord Jesus and thereby rejected the Kingdom that was being offered... This then is why the Lord declared to them.. "I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.'" Mat 23 :39....The Kingdom they had long desired to see was now postponed and the great commission was given to preach the Gospel of Grace to the nations (Gentiles) ...Shalom and Maranatha !!
Thank you Andy. I'm so glad that I got the right teaching about dispensationalism and free grace from a year after I came to Christ, 32 years ago, and the following years. I regodnize what you teach as the right way to interprete Scripture. Or beter said: to let Scripture interprete it Self. Let us hold what we have, so that nobody takes our crown, Rev.3:11. God bless you and your family. Also very rich blessings in the new year, continuly watching for the coming of our Lord Jesus!
I’ve been a Christian for over 20 years and just this year learned about the hinge between the Kingdom Jesus offered and the good news of the church age....
Very good explanation why a person attempting to harmonize the gospels without a proper understanding of rightly dividing the Word can lead to a confusing message.
There is a difference between the synoptic gospels and John.
Outstanding!
Kindergarten simple 👍🙂❤️🕊️
Macarthur
"The faith Jesus demands..."
That sounds about right.
To him Jesus is demanding.
There is no love in calvinisms god.
Greetings in Christ Jesus through whom all good things come. I’m in complete agreement. Biblical biblical biblical. Humbly in Christ, TJBREEN
Pastor Andy, I recently viewed your presentation on the inconsistencies of preterism and the merits of futurism. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm a premillennial futurist myself and lately I've been struggling with systematizing my eschatological beliefs. My belief in futurism - and, by extension, my faith in Christ - has been strengthened tenfold after seeing your presentation. Glory to God! Hallelujah!
That said, however, I disagree with you on free grace theology. I'm a Molinist Arminian in areas of soteriology, but I'm an advocate of the doctrine of lordship salvation. As I understand it, the core aspect of lordship salvation is that a believer must confess Jesus Christ as their Savior _and_ Lord. It's not that good works _must_ manifest in order for a believer to be saved or to maintain their salvation (that would be a works-based salvific system, which the Scripture doesn't teach), it's that, if a believer _truly_ has the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, the believer will naturally and inevitably perform good works. Of course, this doesn't discount the possibility of the existence of a backslidden believer. Backslidden believers will still have salvation, but they won't have many crowns to throw at Jesus's feet in Heaven.
Moreover, I also disagree with you on dispensationalism. I'm not a dispensationalist, although I was raised in a dispensationalist environment, so I have respect for it. I'm an adherent of olive tree theology (which teaches that the New Testament Church has been grafted in to Old Testament Israel; it can be considered a "middle ground" between classical dispensationalism and covenant theology), but I see value in dispensationalism's understanding of the seven dispensations. Even though I'm not a dispensationalist myself, it's nice to hear scholarly support for it. In the last few years, there has been a vocal hostility toward dispensationalism, especially from the Reformed (Calvinist, historicist, supersessionist, amillennialist) community. There's a complete lack of charity when it comes to dispensationalism and its proponents. The constant negativity is draining.
It is interesting (in a bad way) how macarthur claims everything is soteriological, yet I heard him say, when discussing those who are decreed for hell, that God's choice on who He sends to hell is "driven by His Glory".
Like a good Calvinist when pressed he punted to a doxological explanation.
This reminds me how calvinists often punt to mystery.
This is bc they start with a doctrine and have to shoe horn it in somewhere.
I’m learning so much from you two! Thank you so much!
This subject can be simply summarized accordingly:we are gentiles, we are on the dispensation of grace ,Paul is our apostle .If you want to be flawless in your theology, then follow paul and his epistles PERIOD, you don't need a seminary degree to discern that
Do you recommend the Scofield Bible? I learned a lot from his notes.
Most of his comments are spot on, not all, but most.
Jackie Claverton yes
How about the Ryrie study bible?
I was fooled by MacArthur's 'confidence' in preaching from the Bible, until I realized that it was 'pride & arrogance'! I never knew what Calvinism was until I decided to study it for myself. I now listen to the Holy Spirit when reading and discerning what the Word says instead of men. John 16:13 & 1 John 2:27 have been my guide through my walk with Jesus. Reformers are heretics that must confronted at every turn because they are teaching doctrines of demons by telling the lost and passive Christians (like I was) that GOD DOES NOT LOVE EVERYONE!!!!!
A very good and interesting study gentlemen, thank you for it and thank You dear LORD.
In all this "hero worship" of the open/closed churches, I cannot count how many have compared that man to the Apostle Paul...and every time I want to cry. "JMac" is a "hero" being open 3 weeks. What about Pastors (also in CA) who never closed their churches? Or opened them at Pentecost? Yet who is making the talk show circuit? What's Jesus say again about "being loved by the world"?
For many years I watched (and still do) an old country bible teacher named Les Feldick, and the Bible opened up to me as it never did before. Only since discovering your wonderful ministry have I been able to understand the actual theology behind those teachings. Dispensationalism has gotten me into trouble on more than one occasion due to the fact that very few people have been taught this way. Most people believe in kingdom now theology and you can't tell them any different. I cringe whenever I hear pastors teaching that way and are leading so many astray. I actually had a Pastor tell me once that the term 'dispensation ' is a two hundred year old term that isn't even in the bible. I really believe that many pastors don't read nor acknowledge the writings of Paul. How else could you make a statement like that?! Please keep up the great work and never forget that there are people who desperately need to hear the truth, and who need encouragement that we're not crazy. Thanks guys, so much.
Amen. I also have learned so much from Les Feldick. He helped clear up a lot of confusing questions with which I struggled. Some of the confusion comes from not carefully reading the Bible. He finished well.
Amen.
I like you two guys together...he is almost like your "hype man", inserting an "uh-oh" or "amen" in now and again
Do Angles have a Wing-man?
thank you, Lord for dispensationalism! The alternate is a life of anxiety that God never intended for us. Because we will never feel like we arrived to be acceptable. The gospel is called the good news for a reason!
THANK YOU
MacArthur' TEACHES that a person CAN receive the mark of the beast and STILL be saved? Really? JESUS SAID THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE.
He no doubt has fallen away and is walking in his own lusts, HE IS responsible for ALL that he draws away from the truth
Dr Woods, could you please comment John 3:5 in the context of this dispensational topic? Why does John bring "Kingdom" in his writings of "Personal Gospel"?
THANK YOU for releasing me from that bondage of "your not a true christian if" you still sin, you have not given your life over to Christ 100%, you have no works, etc, basically making one to question their own salvation because "WE" didn't do anything to make it whole WHEN salvation IS through FAITH alone, Though Christ Alone, period, Of course we need to work on becoming more like Christ but we will NEVER reach that this side of heaven, SO MUCH SECURITY NOW..... THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS AND KEEP YOU, Now concentrating on sharing the free gift of Jesus and Waiting for the RAPTURE with JOY in my heart
An interesting study would be how the dispensations throughout a persons’ life parallel the dispensations throughout the Bible.
The idea that God will pardon a rebel who has not given up his rebellion is contrary both to the Scriptures and to common sense.
~ A.W. Tozer ~
Is this recording available for download somewhere? Any help is greatly appreciated
Andy Woods, Would you ever travel to the Twin Cities area in MN to speak at my church? It would be awesome.
m m we can talk about it.
@@AndyWoodsBibleStudy Thanks. I wrote to you on your website.
Your comment at 14:10 - Funny, I was a trained, dyed-in-the-wool dispensationalist until I realized I had to apply an inconsistent hermeneutic to the contexts of the passages concerning the rapture. I had to interpret and understand the passages concerning the coming of the Lord differently than the process of interpreting and understanding the rest of Scripture.
Don’t make your dispensationalism the metric by which you interpret Scripture. (That produces eisegesis.)
This has helped me greatly but I still do not understand what the Gospel of the kingdom is/was. I understand the personal but not the kingdom. Please help
Poppy Ozark If first century Israel’s had embraced Christ the millennial kingdom would’ve come to the earth and Rome would’ve been toppled and Israel would’ve been elevated over the nations.
Poppy, pastor Andy has the book "The coming kingdom." You can either buy and read his book or watch his series on that topic here on UA-cam.
@@AndyWoodsBibleStudy thank you tons. I actually get it now! I just found you guys not long ago and I'm very grateful
So clarifying. Thank you. It would help if dispensationalists would refer to this age as the Church Age instead of the Age of Grace. Maranatha!
I'm up to 6:52. This has been a point of mystery for me that I thought I had kind of settled. There seems a disconnect between verses like John 3:16 and books like James and 1 John, what show your faith by your works (the works don't save but show that you are saved). I'd settled it as a parallel truth, like one God who is 3, and like faith is a gift of God, yet we are to blame if we lack faith. Oh, and like God chooses us, but we are to choose God.
Lordship salvationists are teaching another gospel, a false one. Stay away from them!
Phenomenal clarity in preaching God's word!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU Lord, for YOUR truth and leading me to Pastors Andy for Jim to clear up what I wrongly learned from previous Pastors. After listening to your vid, I do wonder how to explain these 3 verses on repentance fits in: Acts 17:30 “… he commands all people everywhere to repent…”, Acts 20:21 “…Greeks of repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.”, and Acts 26:20 “Gentiles… repent and turn to God, performing deeds in keeping with their repentance.” Stay blessed you two and thank you for blessing so many of us!!
Excellent teaching!!!
You guys make me want to move to Texas
good for you this neededs to be brought out this is into the meat of the word not milk
I would recommend reading The Gospel According to Jesus before judging John Macarthur’s view of salvation. Works will be the fruit of salvation. If someone doesn’t show fruit or hasn’t changed, you have to question whether they are truly saved. Following Jesus requires obedience, he is our Lord and Master when we are saved. We will sin and fall short at times requiring repentance because we are human with a sin nature. There is the constant battle between our flesh and the spirit.
One of the main problems here is “you have to question whether they are truly saved”. The fact is you don’t. It’s not your place to judge salvation, period. Your place is to love God and Love others. Profess and believe on Jesus and you shall be saved. I don’t think God forgot to include “ and show appropriate amount of change”.
You don’t think sanctification or growing in holiness will take place if someone is saved?
How much sin is too much sin? One sin is too much.
KS, I agree, it only took one sin to separate us from our Creator. He is perfectly holy, righteous and just. Thankfully, He provides grace, love and mercy also for those who trust in Jesus.
Andy you are Marlin Perkins with his helper Jim sorting out a very wild kingdom let the reader understand lol ! If your old enough .
While Jim wrestles with the angry tiger mom, let's look at this chart. 🤣
Absolutely brilliant brilliant teaching bless you both
BREAKS MY HEART ❤ SINCE MACARTHUR HAS BEEN A BIG PART IN LEARNING THE BIBLE.
BUT ON THE OTHER HAND ✋
DR. WOODS YOU HAVE REALLY HELPED ME WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BIBLE STUDY I HAD NOT HEARD, THANKS.
I also am a follower of John MacArthur..I dearly love his teaching on everything except the birth of the church...and Calvinism...oh by the way I am a ABA MISSIONARY BAPTIST WHO ARE STILL STANDING ALONE ON THESE FUNDAMENTAL TRUTHS I HAVE SHARED WITH YOU BOTH...
By their fruits, you shall know them
Amen, great job brothers! Great video exposing John McArthur's leaky dispensationalism. He doesn't deserve the title of a dispensationalist, since he attacks traditional dispensationalism. The man is very confused and doesn't understand basics of dispensationalism.
Thanks gentlemen. One question I still have is what kingdom was Jesus referring to when He said that this gospel of the kingdom will first be preached to all nations and then the end will come? Was He referring to a message about the Millennial kingdom that would first be preached? Which kingdom did He mean?
Thanks again!
Excellent! Thank You!!!
What they failed to mention was in Mt 21.43 where Jesus took the kingdom from Israel and gave it to the church of which Paul consistently preached counting the kingdom as salvation and rebirth as the first step.
John 3:36 does say obey Christ to be saved. It says this numerous times. Thoughts? This is a response in the beginning of the video when you said you don't need to change.
Thank you. There are so, so many verses that [seem to] put clauses alongside "just believe." Those who call "Lord, Lord," in heaven surely believed in him - they did things in his name, yet they were evildoers. "If you love me, you will obey me." The whole books of 1 John and James come to mind, because I freshly read them, and they're all about "You are true followers if you believe AND obey (love, forgive, give, help, etc, etc, etc)."
@@LilacDaisy2 the people who say " lord lord" are those who trusted in works to be saved!
So what about those who believe and never repent of their sin and see no problem with carrying on the their homosexual lifestyle? Saved or unsaved? When we are saved we have the Holy Spirit indwelling and He convicts us of sin. If we never repent then did we truly believe? Were we truly saved?
My sister really looks up to John MacArthur and uses his Study Bible on a regular basis. Thankfully she doesn't fully agree with everything he says, particularly when it comes to restrictions on women (she's a libber). I have been vacillating for months as to whether buy his NASB Study Bible for myself, but I haven't been able to "get into" his teachings from his pulpit. I know there is no one man with all of the right answers. But I honestly have been hearing more reasons to save my money and instead take my time and research a different Study and Reference Bible. Thank you for this segment, gentlemen. God bless you.
Just want to check myself - if the Jews accepted Jesus as their king then, there would never have been a rapture or a tribulation? Straight ahead to the Kingdom?! If they accepted Jesus and the Kingdom arrived, would it have been for the whole world to enjoy or only for Israel?
I watched this for the second time now and these questions didn't appear the first time. (Maybe it was too late the first time or that English isn't my native language?)
Grace to few.
MacArthur- conveniently holds to pre-trib rapture doctrine because if he doesn't, his hungry congregation will leave by the droves seeking this truth, thus annihilating his church's growth and income.
Andy: At the 20 minute mark did you say in your reading of Wilkins statements on MacArthur that "the father is Jesus and that's debatable"? Maybe this was just an off the cuff remark, but I find it strange that you would say this is debatable, given your knowledge of the trinity and explicit scripture passages that quell any points of contentions that assert that God the Father is Jesus.
He was not saying Jesus is the Father as in God the Father, rather the father in the parable representing Jesus as being debatable.
dave carter ok that makes more sense. Thanks
Very good
So you are saying someone says the sinners prayer at 10 years old and lives the rest of life like Gods doesn't exist with no fruit they are saved?
I'm really disappointed with you and this video. I've read The Gospel According To Jesus and you are picking it apart and out of context. I wonder if you've even read the book you are critiquing. I do know you are coming at it with a definite bias. Why don't you call up McArthur and ask him directly what he believes rather than belittle and mock him through others who you quote then add your biting commentary on what you assume McArthur believes?
Ah. I'm making my way through the video, trying to be open to learning something new if I've been mislead, and I was also trying to dismiss my suspicion that they would not represent McAurthur's belief's properly. It must be very hard for us to be balanced if we're already strongly convinced one way or the other. The fact I just read a woman above saying that J.Mac has "no doubt has fallen away and is walking in his own lusts, HE IS responsible for ALL that he draws away from the truth."
I'm dismayed by the slander ... that God hates.
I haven’t watched the video yet but I am currently reading the Gospel according to Jesus. The book is very good. For true salvation, Jesus must be Savior and Lord. Minus the Lord, I think salvation is in question or not truly there.
Doesn't mcarthur do the same the thing? Mocking everyone who doesn't agree with his doctrine!
Works are the fruit of salvation. Salvation is by faith alone in the finished work of Christ. However, a true believer will be changed. We see that throughout scripture. The Holy Spirit convicts of sin. We will never be perfect but we should want to live and Serve the Lord. When we turn to Christ, we turn from sin. Paul is a prime example, after his experience he no longer persecuted Christians.
I’m not replying to insidious and demonic poison comments. Maybe you should read the Word a little more.
McCarthy may be popular in this world but I wonder what the Lord will say to him when judgement comes? He might say leave me for I never knew you. Sounds like he's adding to and taking away from God's word. A big no no
This man is not looking to salvation but money. Luke 15 doesn't say that. False teacher thank you for bringing truth out. God bless
What about these scriptures? “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,”
1 Corinthians 6:9 KJV And this one?
“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”
Galatians 5:19-21 KJV
He mentioned the kingdom of God, and this is the grace age - he’s talking to the people of the church age. A little confused here. Help!
Paul is the ONLY apostle to the gentiles, NO other disciple/apostle is ASSIGNED the gospel to the gentiles
Seems to me he muddles God's word much like Mormonism
Why does nobody go confront the actual person? Namely John MacArthur. Are we hoping he would sit through this video? I’m sure he would also love to feel the freedom that Christ died for🤗
And you think he would sit through anyone trying to tell him anything different than what he already believes? He is full of pride.
Calvinists go to their reformer church fathers, Catholics do the same.
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Where is your church? I might have to move there. No kidding...can't find a church anywhere that teaches this way.
Sugar Land Bible Church Sugar Land TX
@Mike Allensworth