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- What is the gospel? Sadly, the answer many church-going people would give has a lot to do with us. This has left some self-righteous and proud. This has left many anxious and fearful. The gospel, however, is the message about what Jesus alone has secured for sinners: the forgiveness of sins, imputed righteousness, and an eternal inheritance.
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My prayer is that those who struggle with this issue, will HEAR the true gospel as you explained correctly, and will get free from fear, depression , doubt, and false religious beliefs. Thanks guys
I’ve been watching this channel for some time now and love the content. These gentlemen preach the gospel so that all can understand and they don’t complicate the message itself. Your channel is MUCH needed in this lost world. Thank you and God bless you both.
Thank you for the encouragement!
You guys have no idea how much I love you guys may our Father bless you and keep you
Thank you brothers
1 Cor 15:1-4 is our ONLY Gospel :)
Gal 3:1-5 is for those who are confused.
Gal 1:6-9 is for for those who try and teach us differently.
That's exactly right, plain and simple.
Im not a reformed not calvinist, but I like Theocast ❤
Same
I found your channel several months ago and have resonated with your content. I love your constant phrase, “Rest in Christ.” Keep up the good work!
Thank you guys, may God's grace continue to be with spreading the good news indeed:)
This is a very special episode for me!
It seems to be the basis of all I need to know in Christ Jesus, I need to come back to this again and again to keep my walk on the right path!
Thanks guys!
I'm replying to my comment!
Listening to this episode again is even better than last time!
So comforting!!
Thank ypu Lord!!
Amen moving forward Looking to Jesus Christ our Lord my perfection keeping my eyes on Him the Author n finisher of our Faith⚔️🥹💞
The (good work)he started on us he will complete it💕🙏
Lordship Salvation heretics think that repentance means, SWEAR AN OATH THAT I WILL STOP SINNING.
But repentance is much deeper. It's not wrought by the willpower of man. It's a change of BELIEFS in your mind. And that is forged by UNDERSTANDING the WORD and the HOLY SPIRIT making our wills accept.
Repent means change your mind. The scripture does not contain the words “repent of sin”
@ibperson7765 Right on. How in the Catholic world did we translate from "change of mind" to "confess to a priest and swear an oath to stop sinning?" 😅
@@johndodson8464 Amen
@@johndodson8464actually the story behind Catholicism is terrifying
If Jesus isn't your Lord, you're on your way to hell.
Calvinism is Satanic.
This podcast has been so eye opening, Galatians 5:13 makes so much more sense now.
I love your channel ...I wish there were less commercials. Ephesians 2: 8-9 + 10... make it clear that not only are we being saved through Grace and Faith (ALONE) ....but even the Faith...is a gift that will have FRUITS of good works. Also I would like to add one of the best things I ever heard from a preacher I knew: "Take sides against yourself with God". Last point: My favorite verse is John 6:37. My life hangs my soul hangs on this one verse: All that the Father gives to me, will come to me...and whoever comes to me ...I will never ever cast out!
Pick-your-own favorite translation but that's what it says. We start as a gift by the Father to the Son... that is why we come ...and that is why we will never be cast away. God bless God for such a Salvation! ❤
Less commercials..Run BRAVE Browser...NO COMMERCIALS !!!! :)
Go three more verses John 6:40. And you have the Will of The Father. And John 6:28-29. Show you the works of God. Amen! Amen Amen!
Great Job brothers! This is so needed.
Psalms 51:6-12
[6] Surely you desire integrity in the inner self, and you teach me wisdom deep within. [7] Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. [8] Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice. [9] Turn your face away from my sins and blot out all my guilt. [10] God, create a clean heart for me and renew a steadfast spirit within me. [11] Do not banish me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. [12] Restore the joy of your salvation to me, and sustain me by giving me a willing spirit.
God creates our new heart. Also John 15. He grows the fruit.
1 John 5:3 CSB
[3] For this is what love for God is: to keep his commands. And his commands are not a burden,
we keep his commandments because we love him, because he first loved us.
He has done everything required. We just receive it.
Good message!
...reign in life by the obedience of one man, Jesus Chrisr...
The law of the Spirit of Life in Christ, delivers from the law of sin & death.
Spurgeon:
“True Gospel preaching does not decry holy living; nay, it sets up the highest possible standard and declares the way to reach it.”
Have you reached that standard?
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Of course not; no one has. We only reach that standard by despairing of self and trusting in Christ by believing the Gospel.
Spurgeon was a Calvinist and believed and taught limited and selective salvation, the 5 points of the TULIP. Look into it
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Yes. I agree with him.
@@kimwestwood8840 So therefore he taught scripture
Anglican here. Love your Content and appreciate you guys. God bless you and keep you
It's not that we SHOULD pursue obedience. It's that we WILL obey because we want to.
Amen!
And the only way to obey is to believe on Christ because that is the greatest command. Believing on Christ is what produces love for others.
He said, if your still kind of the same as you were, im worried because that is me. But I now long to change
@S-dx9go I think that what makes faith effective is applying the word of God to me. (I have a video on effective faith). Btw, wanting to change, itself, is a result of the Holy Spirit having made a change.
Thank you for this.
So helpful. Thank you so much. 🤯♥️✝️
On repentance, we have long been up against the Reformed concept of regeneration preceding faith and repentance. Every time that I hear this preached that regeneration is loaded with the responsibilities of everything that is to be accomplished in sanctification. And the statement is always made, "You cannot separate sanctification from justification.". The regeneration is always turned into the guillotine of lordship demands.
I respect you guys a lot, used to listen to you and your content all the time as a reformed person. After having continuous questions about the faith and Church and looking into it all I am now an Eastern Orthodox catechumen. I highly recommend you guys check out the ancient faith and all the wisdom and beauty it has to offer. (It’s not anything like Roman Catholicism btw) God bless
We need Christ!
Thank you gentlemen for this conversation! I dont believe disobedience will forfeit our salvation either, once we trust by faith what Jesus has done. My question to you is: can we forfeit the rewards layed up in heaven for us? Im trying to understand the parables that seem to indicate a clear hierarchy and how it fits in with salvation. 1Corinth chpt 3 comes to mind. God bless you both for your ministry pointing to resting in Christ ✝️🛐♥️🙏
We may receive 5 crowns 👑! Yes if you don’t read the scriptures you won’t have all five to lay at Jesus feet. And not knowing the Twelve Mysteries of God. To help you in all walks with Jesus Christ.
Keep your faith in Jesus alone no matter what & you’ll not be disappointed.
Romans 1:16; Romans 2:16; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Ephesians 1:13; 1 Thessalonians 4:14
Brothers, I truly enjoy your content
15 minutes in and I sill can't get a handle on where this is going.
Ephesians chapters 1-5
You guys need to understand that many have learned habitual generational curse patterns, it is easy to say stop stealing but for an alcoholic to stop is a different ball game. Some stuff we can stop, some stuff we can grow into and some stuff we can't stop.
Seek first his kingdom and righteousness.
ITS A DONE DEAL from eternity past because CHRIST came and did it...
Amen
Justin let John speak ❤️
I know, right? He interrupts a lot lol
John 6:28-29. To know the Works of God.
John 6:40. To know the Will of God.
Take you from Belief to Conviction!
People are trying to resurrect themselves, and just like Ishmael, our dead works, trying to do what God said HE was going to do, is not recognized by God, we can’t do what only God can do. Resurrection and life is all is Gods hands.
At the 40:47 mark the brother on the left stated "then from that, your life will change."
I would just like to point out that just because one is "eternally saved" is not a guarantee that they will change. They "might" change, but then again, they "might not" change.
Wrong.
Being "born again" is living for Jesus and no longer for yourself.
Did you read all Jesus and apostles said ?
@@endtimesareuponus8930 . . Paul calls it putting off the old man and putting on the new man, (Eph 4:22-24).
It’s a daily choice that each believer is required to make if they desire to live for the Lord. Being born again is a one time act whereas, living for God is a lifetime of faith, plus works which is faithfulness to God or works of faith.
Faith in Jesus Christ is the only requirement for the new birth and it can not be lost; whereas faith plus works (faithfulness to Jesus Christ) is not necessary for entrance into heaven, but it is necessary for entrance into the kingdom of heaven.
@@harvestworkers626 you make no sense.
@@endtimesareuponus8930 . . (2 Tim 2:15)
@@endtimesareuponus8930if being born again was following Jesus, do you mean when you first believe or after every time you sin and turn from that sin?
"Exhausts them" That's a good distinction, bro.
Just got my answer.
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30:54 I thought Christians stand before Jesus, not in judgement before the Father but before Jesus in works done for rewards.
“Repent of sin” is nowhere in the scripture.
Correct. Many many wicked teachers on UA-cam
Though there is actually mention of repent of trespasses in the OT. But repent of sins is nowhere in regards to eternal life, remission of sins, and salvation. The word repent is, which simply means to change your mind and believe the gospel 1 cor 15 3-4
Yes it is.
Luke 13:3
@@biblerules7 Even demons believe the gospel intellectually.
Jesus said you must be born again.
Jesus said you must REPENT OF YOUR SINS
@@endtimesareuponus8930get thee hence Satan.
Luke 13:3 I tell you, Nay: but except yee repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
No repent of sins here, just change your mind (repent)
@@biblerules7 you can argue with God when you face Him.
I have a question. If the Gospel is not that Christ died for everyones sins then what is the gospel? Because in other videos you have said he didnt die for everyone so at that point we are all going to hell because thats the way we all found out we were saved is it not? Like nowhere did it say Christ died for ______ (our name) so how can we spread the gospel if the gospel isnt that Christ died for all which is the only way to grab people.
I would like to hear scripture when statements are made like, " you need to change, clean up your act."
Jesus said many times He will help us clean up our life.
HE.
But we need to ALLOW Him to do it.
@@endtimesareuponus8930 Philippians 2:13 "For it is God who works in you, both to will and to do of his good pleasure." We don't allow him to work, he works in us to accomplish his will.
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That for those walking in the Spirit which does require yielding and thus being willing
The only requirement is to believe the gospel.
THE GOSPEL that saves a lost soul today is =
(1 Corinthians 15:1-4)
Right, someone reads. These people make a 50 minute video on something that takes 10 seconds. I’ve helped people get saved by telling them the gospel in less than a minute. (Not that I did anything because God is the one who saves)
Yeah we are required to believe the gospel revealed to Paul to be saved today
It's not a bad thing to be a one trick pony. Especially when nobody else knows the trick AKA how to teach the true gospel that saves.
WHERE in the Sermon on the Mount does Jesus state that no one has kept or can keep the law? I don't see it. I think that you are attempting to insert an evangelical message into it. But it is not there.
The Gospel is the message contained in its fullness in all four Gospels; The Gospel according to Matthew, The Gospel according to Mark, The Gospel according to Luke, and the Gospel according John.....the entire contents of the Good News, the Gospel of the Kingdom of God and Christ the risen King.
"but Jesus said to them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.”(Luke 4:43)
" Soon afterward Jesus went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him (Luke 8:1)"
Matt. 28: 19 - 20
[19] Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, [20] teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age.
Well said. We need to look at the entire Bible to truly understand what the Gospel is, and do our best to understand it the way the authors and their readers/listeners did.
No, Jesus preached the gospel of the kingdom. When He did tell them that He must die be buried and rose, they did not understand and it was hidden from them. And Peter denied that Jesus would die. His death was not in the gospel that Jesus preached. Different gospel. Not the same.
Guys there is a part we play in salvation. Justin, what happened to the confessions. You claimed that if you're alone and as long as you preach Christ its okay. Talking out of 2 sides of your mouth. Youre leaving the fold to stand on your own. Now you're a biblicist. Calvinism's regeneration preceding faith muddies the process. We have to receive salvation, regeneration (synonymous) by faith. Faith is not a work. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. Faith comes first and then we are regenerated. Faith is not a monergistic, magical sprinkling of fairy dust. We either hear the Word preached or someone witnessed to us sharing the Word or we read it for ourselves. We receive faith and then we by our own volition place that faith in the salvific work of Christ and are saved.
0 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
How can any discussion of the Gospel not include mention of the restoration of the Holy Spirit? This video was all about the forgiveness of sins but 'forgiveness of sins' is NOT salvation. Remember that the word "gospel" is a word that means "good news". When Jesus mentions the 'gospel' during His earthly ministry He was referring to the "good news" of the Mosaic Law. He was not referring to the new "good news" that comes from the New Covenant that He would later establish by His death, burial and resurrection. The "good news" of the Mosaic Law was if you keep all of the commands PERFECTLY you will be blessed in your flesh. For us, we who live under the New Covenant, we are saved because we believe in Christ and everything that He did for us. That being said, as is documented in the scriptures, Jesus is the Lamb of God who TOOK AWAY THE SINS OF THE WORLD. That is ALL of the sins of the entire world. The entire world has been forgiven. However the entire world is not saved. I do not get that from this presentation. The "bad news" is that Adam and Eve sinned and died. They died on the very day they sinned. The death that they suffered was not a physical death but it was the departing of the Spirit of Life that was breathed into humanity at creation. The "Good New" of the Gospel of the New Covenant is the restoration of that spirit when we believe in the fullness of who Jesus is and what He did for us. And, since Jesus took away all of the sin of the world there is no longer any sin that can cause that spirit to depart ever again. Isn't that of some importance? God bless.
Our salvation comes from our sin debt being paid in full. We are no longer under a death penalty or the wrath of God. Our performance after being born again doesn't save us. We receive the Holy Spirit the moment we are born again, Ephesians 1
@@kimwestwood8840 Greetings. I partially agree. How are we “born again”. God bless.
@@gomezjkv John 3 explains best the salvation doctrine by the master Himself
@@gomezjkv What do you disagree with?
@@kimwestwood8840 Greetings. Yes, Jesus did explain that we must be "born again" but what does that mean? How would you explain being born again of the Holy Spirit? I agree that Jesus paid the penalty for all sin for all time. I believe that the sin issue between us and God has come to an end. But what do you mean by being born again? How does that happen? That is my concern. I do not disagree with what you have written but it seems a bit incomplete. Can you please elaborate? God bless.
I was saved on September 27, 1985 at approximately 10:30 pm. I was high on drugs and addicted to booze, promiscuity. Tha was nearly 40 years ago and I have never heard anything so confusing about the Gospel! John 3:16-17 and countless other verses tells us that believing in His death & resurrection is all you need to be saved! You're making the gospel sound so complicated that people will leave more confused! If the Gospel you are 'trying' to explain cannot be understood by a little child, then you've got it all wrong! Remember the Lord said. " Unless you become like little children you will be able to enter the Kingdom of God!! But then again you guys follow the wrong JC!
Are you Calvinists?
Surely they are. The gospel is 1 cor 15:3-4. I’m not watching the whole thing, but 10 min in and no mention of the gospel is a bad sign.
@16-17 min. on the imputed righteousness of Jesus; I cannot agree that this righteousness is the obedience to the law. Adam did not ever have the law to break, in order to set up the need for Jesus to obey the law to account us righteous. The covenant of works sets up several false assumptions not grounded in the Bible.
Don't eat of the tree. Paul calls Jesus the second Adam.
@@THEOCAST that fruit of that tree prohibition was Adam's ONE COMMANDMENT. If Jesus was to reverse Adam's commandment sin then He needed to vomit that fruit. My disagreement is NOT against the fact that the obedience of Jesus is counted as the righteousness for which we are graciously accounted righteous /our justification for all eternity ( Rom. 5:18-21). I must denounce the idea that Jesus obeyed the law and that this obedience was that righteousness accounted for our justification. I am stating that this is a fiction.
@@THEOCAST yes, that was Adam's ONE COMMANDMENT. But that is NOT THE LAW. I have an acorn. It is not an oak tree. It could be but never will be, not in my pocket.. God never gave to Adam the law. Fiction.
@@THEOCAST the great covenant of works error is attributable to the R.C. concept that the law is eternal. This error falsely established the law as God's standard of righteousness.. Paul insists that now by the gospel is revealed the righteousness of God without the law . Let that sink in. The law is not the standard of righteousness. Our righteousness by faith is NOT A LAW RIGHTEOUSNESS How do you get around this?.
@@THEOCAST we are agreed that on the basis of Rom. Five and 1Corin. 15:21-22 that Jesus removed Adam's curses of sin and death due to his sin. But because Adam did not have the law, obedience to the law did not, could not remove the curse from Adam's sin. Jesus' personal obedience to the law fulfilled righteousness, but not our righteousness. That is an unfair switch. The covenant of works is a false assumption. It changes the gospel.
Another gospel episode: well you did name that right. Your gospel is another gospel.
The gospel you preached didn’t even give the gospel-
What is the good news??
Why do we implore others to come? (Because they can come). What did the prodigal son do? He came to the Father.
Be reconciled!
The gospel is the free gift for ALL, to eternal life.
HARSH REBUKING INCOMING.
Reformed theology is literally anti-gospel. There is no good news, you're either chosen or not.
I will thoroughly explain why this is so if anyone is willing to learn and grown in Christ with me.
This is correct, Calvinism especially the P in tulip is wicked. Backloaded works based salvation.
That is not the gospel - if you add it to the gospel In 1 cor 15:3-4, it is another gospel described in Galatians 1
This was great thanks but there's a question i was hoping this episode would answer:
What is The Gospel - what must we believe in order to be saved?
Like if you only had 2 minutes with someone who had zero knowledge of christianity.
He is the Christ who died to redeem you. Believe that God raised Him from the dead and confess verbally that He is Lord. And be saved from a sickly, poor, useless life, and hell.
The gospel is super simple, 1 cor 15 verse 1 and 2 literally say this is the gospel by which you are saved. Don’t let false teachers confuse you with Calvinism and all this nonsense.
The gospel- 1 cor 15:3-4(read the verses above it too if you have time)
1 Corinthians 15:3 For I deliuered vnto you first of all, that which I also receiued, how that Christ died for our sinnes according to the Scriptures:
1 Corinthians 15:4 And that he was buried, and that he rose againe the third day according to the Scriptures.
If you believe that, you are saved forever. You have eternal life (read all of John 6) through faith alone, with no good deeds of your own involved. You cannot lose it. Other verses help clear things up too, but that’s all you need to believe to be saved. Like in Ephesians 2:8-9, it shows were only saved by grace through faith. Faith in what? That gospel, faith in the blood of Jesus as Romans 3:25 notes. The gospel in summation is Christ’s blood atonement. So if you see stuff like “faith in his blood” in Roman’s or other passages, that is referencing the gospel. Any subtle adding or removing from the gospel and that is another gospel. Hopefully that makes sense, i don’t want to confuse you with the latter part. The gospel is super super simple.
Like I’ve helped a man get saved in probably under a minute just telling him that. He believed it. Obviously I didn’t save him, Jesus did, but they can’t hear unless someone tells them the gospel.
Thanks! I found Acts 8:34-48 interesting for this question. The Holy Spirit came on them, confirming their salvation ( v44), so we can assume the gospel is everything preached up to that point:
1. the nature and work of Christ -that he is 'lord of all' i.e. God
2. His death and reserection
3. Our personal faith in him for forgiveness of sins.
Also in John 8 there appears to be jews who "believed" in him but were not saved because they dont believe "I Am".
I understand this is Jesus saying that he is Yahwey i.e. God.
So this is also a prerequisite - although its not that clear from 1 Corinthians 15.
@@andrewgeorge7898 Yea, this is where the studying portion comes in. The gospel is simple, but if you want to understand the scriptures as a whole, things do get difficult to understand as 2 peter 3:16 says about Paul's letters; it takes studying.
However, I can hopefully address those points since I've spent a good amount of time on them.
First, regarding acts 8. An important thing to recognize is Paul was given a distinct gospel from before - he is briefly first mentioned in acts 8, but acts 9 and beyond is when his story picks up and begins. If you read Galatians 2, Paul notes how Peter and the others went with the gospel of the circumcision to the Jews, while he went with the gospel of Christ (uncircumcision) to the gentiles. Obviously, they both preached to both parties, but probably about 95-99% of their respective party. The point is, there are different gospels in the bible. The gospel for today is what Christ gave Paul in 1 cor 15:1-4. Now, salvation has always been by faith alone with zero works, but faith in subtly different things regarding God. For Abraham, it was believing God's promise. For the Jews before Christ's death, it was in his Lordship and his nature as God, basically he was who he says he was. For the people in Acts 8 before Paul spread his ministry, it was something subtly different than 1 cor 15 as well. I know this really emphasized Paul’s importance, and he was just a man, but a very important one for God’s purpose. Even Peter acknowledged that in 2 Peter 3. God gave Paul special knowledge that would be for the entire world, not just the Jews. Notice a trend though, from all time it was believing in God’s words, which is why the Bible is so important. Gods words updated after Christ’s resurrection so that people now have to come by faith in that to God, unto eternal life.
It was still faith, but notice verse 12:
But when they beleeued Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdome of God, and the Name of Iesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
Also, notice in verse 25 Peter went with Phillip to preach the gospel to other people. So this is still a gospel, or good news, but it is not "the gospel" for today as Paul describes. Notice how it is being saved by believing the name of Jesus. Today, it is believing in his blood, his atonement. As romans 3:25 says, "through faith in his blood". It is a very subtle distinction, but it is quite intuitive. Obviously before Paul began his ministry and was revealed mysteries, they couldn't have known about the blood atonement of Christ. The early apostles like Peter just knew Christ died and rose again like he preaches in Acts 2. The Jews in acts 2 believed that and were saved, then baptized (set off by commas in acts 2:38). Today, the gospel is that Christ died "for our sins", which the early disciples weren't consciously aware of before Paul.
I think this is what Galatians means when Paul is talking about Peter going with the gospel of the circumcision. Now, everyone Jews and Gentile alike must come by Paul's gospel of Christ. However, no, that gospel in acts 8 is not mentioning Christ's atonement for our sins as far as I see. I apologize for the long response, but I like to be thorough and enjoy talking about the bible.
Acts 8 goes on where the Ethiopian eunich comes around. He was also preached that Christ was lead as a sheep to the slaughter and Phillip preached to him other things regarding Jesus(resurrection, diety, etc. likely).
The issue is if you read from modern bibles, which are actually perversions, verse 38 is removed. That is a whole other study, but you will have to trust me for the moment and study why that is yourself; I'd be happy to answer your questions too, but there's only so much I can convey through yt comments. That verse is integral because it shows the necessity for belief before being baptized. This is why I recommend only reading from the King James bible. In actuality, that is the only bible anyway, but a lot of people are mislead by modern versions like the ESV, NIV,, and so forth.
Regarding John 8. The same concept applies. They did not have the same gospel in 1 cor 15. That is just common sense because Jesus had not even died and resurrected yet. They were effectively believing in Christ's nature as God.
It was still faith alone -- verses in John 6 show eloquently that is the only thing necessary for eternal life. I have heard people say John 3:36 is the gospel. While John 3 is an excellent text and beautifully tells us about God sending his only begotten Son to die for us, that is not exactly the gospel for today. Notice how John 3:16 or 36 don't mention the resurrection or dying for our sins. 1 cor 15 actually is all about how believing in an un resurrected Christ is to believe in vain and actually means you are unsaved. John contains excellent proof texts we can now retroactively look at and show salvation is only by faith, with no other conditions, but it is not the exact thing we have to put our faith in today, the blood of Jesus.
Regarding Jesus being the I am. He is. I think that is kind of woven into the gospel in 1 cor 15, because if Jesus was not God then his sacrifice would not be sufficient to pay for the sins of all of mankind. You kind of have to believe Jesus is God manifest in the flesh, the Word made flesh as John 1 notes. Otherwise, you are believing in a different person, a different Jesus that died for your sins. It is like saying Joe across the street died for your sins. That means nothing.
You have to believe Jesus is God who died for the sins of mankind and rose again according to the scriptures. Notice how the gospel says "according to the scriptures". This implies the person has some foreknowledge or basis in the scriptures that testify of Christ's deity
@@biblerules7 Amen Bro. Even the “Confess Him as Lord” part. He already IS Lord. It’s a fact. Lord of all. Confessing that truth, not “making Him Lord”. We will want to follow, but that’s a result not a cause.
Smells to much like free grace theology
You are giving a Calvinistic gospel: Only the random pre-chosen elect will irresistibly turn to Christ... wrong!!!
Yep, many sly wicked teachers out there. The gospel is 1 cor 15:3-4. Anything added or removed from that, any single subtle wording, is evil.
1 Corinthians 15:3 For I deliuered vnto you first of all, that which I also receiued, how that Christ died for our sinnes according to the Scriptures:
1 Corinthians 15:4 And that he was buried, and that he rose againe the third day according to the Scriptures.
Simply, If you believe that you are saved forever. You have eternal life as John 6 describes.
@@biblerules7 you can "believe" you are saved forever but that doesn't necessarily mean you are saved forever.
What does Jesus say?
It is He who has the keys to His Kingdom.
Even demons "believe"
@@endtimesareuponus8930salvation is not extended to devils, nor do they trust in Jesus’ death for our sins and resurrection. They just believe he exists like Lucifer does.
You can’t break my peace I know waaay too much scripture. I literally have studied every chapter (I.e., James 2, Matthew 7:21, etc.) people like you twist. You can bother somebody else I’m too firmly grounded fool
@@biblerules7 you can argue with Jesus when you face Him.