DO or DONE!

Ephesians 2:8-9, “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.”

There are two types of religions in this world—DO and DONE! You either have to DO something to earn or merit your way to Heaven; or else it is DONE and Jesus Christ had already paid you sin debt on the cross with His blood. Take your pick friend, but only one path leads to lie, the other path unto death. Matthew 7:13-14, “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.” The reason why so few people ever find the way unto eternal life is simply because it is so easy! I have studied all of the major pseudo-Christian religions, and I can show you that each of them teaches you must DO something to be saved. 

For example: Roman Catholics are taught that they must keep Seven Sacraments (e.g., water baptism, holy Eucharist, confession, confirmation, et cetera) to get to Heaven. None of that is biblical. These are manmade tradition, fabricated over the centuries by the Vatican. Mark 7:9, “And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.” Mormons, Jehovah's Witness, Church of Christ, Lutherans and Seventh-Day Adventists all require water baptism to get to Heaven. The Word of God does NOT require water baptism for salvation. You cannot show me even one Scripture that mandates baptism to get to Heaven. The repentant thief on the cross wasn't baptized, yet Jesus promised him eternal life (Luke 23:43). 

Sadly, there is another form of false religion (a cult) which has crept unawares into about half of all Baptist churches today, known as “Calvinism” (aka, “Lordship Salvation”). This is a deadly damnable heresy, which says that faith alone is insufficient to get to Heaven. In addition, these heretics require that you do one or more of the following: run the race, make full surrender to Christ as “Lord,” commit your life to Christ, count the cost and pay the price, be willing to turn from your sins, live a lifestyle of repentance, follow Jesus no matter what the cost, make public confession, et cetera. None of these things comprise the Gospel.

The Gospel of free grace taught in the Bible is based upon what Christ has already DONE to pay for our sins. Sanctification is a process, which begins with being born-again. Sanctification is the process of becoming Christlike. We are saved by faith in a moment, but becoming Christlike takes a lifetime. God finishes what He starts. Philippians 1:6, “Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:” However, when corrupt preachers mandate a changed life to get to Heaven, they have combined works with grace. They are preaching another gospel. Sanctification is a matter of growth in grace as a believer, and has nothing to do with accepting the free gift of eternal life. Salvation is salvation, and discipleship is discipleship. 

“More people will die and burn in Hell, because they're trusting too much!” —Pastor Jack Hyles, a quote from the MP3 sermon, “Yea, Yea, And Nay, Nay!” 

Either God does the saving, all of it, or else you don't get His grace! Isaiah 64:6 says that even our righteousness is filth in God's sight. That is because no matter how much good we do, we cannot erase the sins we have already committed. That is why we read in James 2:10, “For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.” If you understand this Scripture passage, then it will become obvious just how foolish the very idea of a person “turning from sins” to be saved really is. I don't care how much you may attempt to “turn away from your sins,” YOU ARE STILL A WOEFUL SINNER! Listen dear friend, the only difference between a born-again saint of God, and the vilest lost sinner upon the face of the earth, is the precious blood of Jesus Christ that washes all our sins away (1st John 1:7; Revelation 1:5). DO or DONE! Which is it friend?

“Everything that's hard and complicated about salvation is God's side of it!” —Pastor Jack Hyles, a quote from the MP3 sermon, “Yea, Yea, And Nay, Nay!”