The Logical Inconsistency Of Lordship Salvation

Galatians 3:1-3, “O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?”

All across the United States, and the world by extension through our missionaries, a false gospel of partial faith in Christ plus works is being preached. The following meme is excellent...

Yes, that is a great analogy. That is the disturbing counterfeit plan of salvation which we hear being preached from nearly every pulpit today. A pastor will tell you that eternal life is a free gift, which cannot be earned by works; and then he'll say that if you are really saved your life should have changed, to produce works.

In his heretical sermon titled, “False Faith,” Pastor Phelps errantly defines Bible faith as meaning more than believing on the Lord Jesus Christ to be saved. Acts 16:30-31, “And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.” According to Chuck Phelps, faith without works is not sufficient to save. Phelps plainly states in his sermon that if your life hasn't changed, you are not saved! Kindly said, that means Chuck Phelps is NOT saved, because he is preaching another gospel which cannot produce the new birth.

Pastor Phelps at 11:10 time in his heretical sermon says:

“If you're professed faith has not produced CHANGE, it's false faith. He's saying if your confession has not CHANGED YOUR LIFE, it will not result in eternal life. What you say with your lips must be backed-up with your life, or it's false faith!” [emphasis added] —Pastor Charles Phelps, “False Faith” (time - 11:10; November 1, 2009 - Sunday morning)

Dear reader, what you just read is totally unscriptural. If you have to look at your life to prove that you are saved, it proves that you are not! Salvation is a new birth, not a reward or exchange. Salvation is received, not achieved. Salvation is a TAKE proposition, not a GIVE proposition. God wants you to by faith freely TAKE His free gift of eternal life. God is already offering eternal life to you, so you don't need to ask for it. God is already offering it freely to you. If you will simply by faith take God at His Word, believing what He has recorded in His Written Word, you will be instantly and forever saved. Acts 16:30b-31, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.” All we are taught to do to be saved is to BELIEVE!!!

Pastor Charles Phelps wickedly corrupts the gospel. Phelps even quotes John Calvin (1509-1564) in his sermon as a secondary authority to back-up his damnable counterfeit gospel. I am fully convinced that John Calvin died in his sins and went to Hell forever! That is a sad thing. And unless he repents of his false gospel, Chuck Phelps will also spend eternity in the Lake of Fire!

Pastor Phelps also makes this heretical statement:

“You can't work to have salvation, but if you have salvation it will work!” [emphasis added] —Pastor Charles Phelps, “False Faith” (time - 30:13; November 1, 2009 - Sunday morning)

That is typical false prophet doublespeak! He is backloading the gospel with works. That's like me saying that you cannot earn your birthday gift, but if you accept it you will earn it! What in the world is Chuck Phelps talking about? Folks, this is junk theology at it's worst!

Nowhere in the inspired King James Bible are we taught that if we receive God's free gift of eternal life IT WILL WORK! That doesn't even make sense! What did Jesus say about works to get to Heaven? John 6:28-29, “Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.” Jesus laid this question to rest forever about doing works to merit Heaven. The Lord said the ONLY work which God accepts is to BELIEVE on the name of Jesus!!!

Nowhere in the inspired King James Bible are we taught that we must work to prove that we are really saved. Pastor Chuck Phelps is a theological liar!!! Mr. Phelps is not a born-again Christian, because he is preaching a corrupt gospel based in partial faith in Christ plus works. Phelps misinterprets Titus 1:16, “They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.” 

Pastor Phelps attempts to use this verse to support his heresy that works are necessary to verify that you are saved. But Phelps lifts this text out of its context to create a new pretext. He ignores Titus 1:10 which identifies these false teachers as being “of the circumcision.” They were guilty of adding works to faith, the very evil which Pastor Chuck Phelps is guilty of doing!

Evangelist John Bunyan (1628-1688) said it best:

“If you do not put a difference between justification wrought by the man Christ without and sanctification wrought by the Spirit of Christ within, you are not able to divide the Word aright; but contrariwise, you corrupt the Word of God, and cast stumbling blocks before the people.” —Evangelist John Bunyan

That is exactly what Pastor Phelps and the Bob Jones University camp are guilty of doing! They corrupt the Word of God and cast stumblingblocks before the people, by failing to put a difference between JUSTIFICATION wrought by the man Christ without and SANCTIFICATION wrought by the Spirit of Christ within. One's behavior is entirely a matter of DISCIPLESHIP, not SONSHIP.

Pastor Martin R. DeHaan (1891-1965) said it very well:

“There is a vast difference between coming to Jesus for salvation and coming after Jesus for service. Coming to Christ makes one a believer, while coming after Christ makes one a disciple. All believers are not disciples. To become a believer one accepts the invitation of the Gospel, to be a disciple one obeys the challenge to a life of dedicated service and separation. Salvation comes through the sacrifice of Christ; discipleship comes only by sacrifice of self and surrender to His call for devoted service. Salvation is free, but discipleship involves paying the price of a separated walk. Salvation can't be lost because it depends upon God's faithfulness, but discipleship can be lost because it depends upon our faithfulness.” —Pastor M.R. DeHaan, “Hebrews”; Zondervan Publishing House, 1959 (p. 117)

It astonishes me how deceived today's clergy have become. Satan is so clever and subtle that he has been able to trick Bible preachers to sincerely think God's free gift requires works to prove that you have it. Huh? That is exactly what they are preaching! I just proved it to you with Pastor Phelps' sermon, “False Faith.” Anybody who tells you that eternal life is God's free gift, but you must have works to verify that you have it, is a liar inspired by demons. They are preaching a corrupt plan of salvation, which is really a plan of damnation.

Your performance (i.e., the life you choose to live after you get saved) has absolutely nothin to do with going to Heaven. The only reason I am going to Heaven when I die is because as a 13-year-old young man I trusted Jesus as my personal Savior, accepting His death on the cross as full payment for my sins, believing that He was buried, but then resurrected from the dead three days later. That is my only hope for forgiveness of sins and eternal life.

How I choose to live my life on earth as God's redeemed child is a separate matter of rewards, discipleship and glory in Heaven. One thing has nothing to do with the other. We must always keep service completely separate from salvation, lest we pervert God's grace.