Romans 11:6, “And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.”
Pastor Lutzer wrote this tribute to Pastor Charles C. Ryrie (1925-2016). Ryrie was a free grace preacher who exposed John MacArthur's (1939-2025) damnable heresy of Lordship Salvation.
In the tribute, Pastor Lutzer writes:
In response to MacArthur’s book, Ryrie published So Great Salvation, which argued for the free offer of the gospel to sinners. I suspect that many of his students, like myself, have found a happy balance between the two views; but in the minds of MacArthur and Ryrie, their disagreement was clear.No, no, no, no, there is no “happy balance between the two views”! There can be no “happy balance” between the deadly deception of Lordship Salvation and a free grace Gospel!
What is going on here is clear to see, Pastor Lutzer is a dead skunk. Pastor Curtis Hutson (1934-1995) used to wisely say that the only thing you'll find driving in the middle of the road are a bunch of dead skunks. Lutzer is straddling the fence, playing both sides of the debate to play it “safe,” lest he make many enemies. I hate that kind of cowardice. The good Lord calls it being “lukewarm” and He vomits such wicked compromisers out of His mouth (Revelation 3:15-17).
Erwin Lutzer is just another incompetent clown pastor today who should have been fired decades earlier. No, there is no “happy balance” Mr. Lutzer between Bible truth and damnable heresy!
Lordship Salvation is a gross perversion of God's Gospel of grace, which requires service and discipleship to validate salvation and sonship. No such conditional salvation is taught in the inspired King James Bible. The only type of salvation which God offers is eternal life, not probationary life. Salvation is received, not achieved. Faith is the only righteous thing that I can do.
Shame on Dr. Lutzer for hobnobbing with the Devil's crowd, giving credence to John MacArthur's toxic damnable Lordship Salvation heresy. There is no middle ground. There is no “happy balance” between free grace and works. How could Dr. Lutzer be so foolish?
John MacArthur Perverts The Meaning Of Repentance
The Greek noun for “repent” in the New Testament is metanoia, which simply means “a change of mind.” The verb form for “repent” is the Greek word metanoeo , which means “to think differently.” In sharp contrast to THE TRUTH, look what John MacArthur redefines repentance to mean on page 178 of his toxic book...
Repentance is not merely sorrow or shame for sin, although genuine repentance always involves an element of remorse. It is a redirection of the human will, a purposeful decision to forsake all unrighteousness and pursue righteousness instead. —Pastor John MacArthur, 'The Gospel According To Jesus,' p. 178, chapter 17
No, that is NOT what it means to repent! It gets much worse. Read what Dr. MacArthur writes on page 180...
Volitionally, repentance involves a change of direction, a transformation of the will. Far from being only a change of mind, it constitutes a willingness — more accurately, a determination — to abandon stubborn disobedience and surrender the will to Christ. As such, genuine repentance will inevitably result in a change of behavior. The behavior change itself is not repentance, but it is the fruit repentance will certainly bear. Where there is no observable difference in conduct, there can be no confidence that repentance has taken place (Matt. 3:8; cf. 1 John 2:3-6; 3:17). Real repentance alters the character of the whole man. —Pastor John MacArthur, 'The Gospel According To Jesus,' p. 178, chapter 17
Whereas the inspired Word of God simply defines repentance unto life (the new birth) as a change of mind, Pastor MacArthur corrupts repentance to mean much more:
- a change of direction
- a transformation of the will
- a willingness and determination to abandon a stubborn disobedience
- surrender the will to Christ
- a change of behavior
- an observable difference in conduct
- whole character altered
Since Mr. MacArthur wrongly assumes that you haven't repented unless your life has positively changed and there is observable proof of it, we can add those as his requirements for repentance. As you can plainly see, John MacArthur is preaching another gospel (2nd Corinthians 11:3-4) that is totally foreign to the free grace of God that brings true salvation.
Where MacArthur goes horrible astray is in his perverse understanding of what changes a person's life who gets saved. Throughout his poisonous book, MacArthur attributes a changed life to repentance, just as the religious cult as Pensacola Christian College also does.
A changed behavior in the life of a born again believer is the “fruit” of the indwelling Holy Spirit, if we choose to walk in that Holy Spirit. What saith the Scripture?
Galatians 5:22-25, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.”
To be alive (i.e., to live) in the Spirit is the new birth, which is salvation. But to walk in the Spirit is discipleship, or service for Christ. One thing has nothing to do with the other.
There is nothing worse than a wicked compromised preacher who won't CHOOSE SIDES! 1st Kings 18:21, “And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.” Well which is it Mr. Lutzer? Whose side are you really on? If you continue to choose the middle ground, then you are just as guilty as John MacArthur for perverting the Gospel of free grace (Galatians 6:7). MacArthur is burning in Hell.
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