Does 1st John 1:6 And John 3:21 Teach Lordship Salvation?

John 3:21, “But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.” 1st John 1:5-7, “This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.”

Does 1st John 1:6 teach Lordship Salvation? No, absolutely not! Someone recently asked me if John 3:21 is connected to 1st John 1:6, regarding THE TRUTH. Yes and no, depending on what you mean. The matter at hand is obeying THE TRUTH, not turning away from sins. I am so sick and tired of this junk theology that has infected most churches today, which teaches that you cannot go to Heaven unless you attempt to turn away from your sinful behavior. This is the Devil's lie of Lordship Salvation.

The Bible teaches a free grace Gospel. You simply acknowledge that you are a guilty sinner in God's sight (Romans 3:19-23), and believe the GOOD NEWS (Gospel) to be saved. The subject of 1st John 1:6 is fellowship, not turning away from sins. One of my favorite preachers, Pastor Ralph Yankee Arnold preached a helpful sermon on this subject called, "1st John Made Simple: Milk Vs. Meat." Also, here is some helpful Bible commentary from Pastor Max Younce on 1st John 1:6...

A few years ago I attended a Bible conference at a large Bible college in the South. One of the speakers spoke on the "so-called contradiction" in James 2:17. At the conclusion of his message he made this startling statement, "If you are really saved, you will live it! His other remarks along with this led all to believe that if you had sinned since being saved or were not really dedicated to Christ, you had better check to see if you were really saved. At the invitation thirty-five to forty college students came forward. It was later announced that they had come for REASSURANCE of their salvation.

It was a subtle way to get one to doubt God's faithfulness to His promise of everlasting life because of one's unfaithfulness to Him. This left no room for being in a backslidden condition and that chastening could result if one did not get back in fellowship with the Lord. In 1st John 1:9, 7 we are told "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness ... But if we walk in the light God's Word), as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin."

This was never brought out at all in his message. The sad thing was that dedication and coming forward was in intermingled with salvation. The next time any of these students should sin or not be 100% dedicated, they very likely will again doubt their salvation.

Since that message was not delivered in its proper context, one will never know the devastating effects it will have on some of these students in the future. The whole message was summed up in doubting one's salvation, instead of realizing the Christian's testimony will fall dead on the ears of the lost if our life does not incorporate good works.

In discussing 2nd Corinthians 5:17 which states "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature creation): old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." We should notice how this Verse is applied when used in inviting people to trust Christ at the invitation. It is usually emphasized that if one is willing to lay all on the altar, i.e., willing to confess and forsake all known sin, then Christ will accept the person and give them eternal life. This may seem like sound theology because God does want us to forsake our sin; but not as a condition to be saved. Then why would God want us to confess and forsake our sin if it is not to have eternal life? The answer is made perfectly from 1st John 1:6, "If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another..." When a Christian is living in sin his fellowship with God is broken. The way to restore that fellowship between Christ and the believer is set forth in Verse 9, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all righteousness." Now notice carefully, when we forsake, confess, and walk with Christ we have fellowship, not salvation and Sonship.

Some have tried to argue this by saying 1st John was written to lost people and not to Christians. The Word of God refutes this argument abruptly. Let us quote 1st John 5:13, "These things have written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God, that ye may know that ye have eternal life. . ." Who did John say he wrote these things unto? Christians, of course, "to you that believe."

I hope you begin to see how confusing the terminology of "laying all on the altar" becomes to a lost person. He is led to believe that confession and forsaking all sin is a requirement before God will accept him. The Bible says that "while I was a sinner Christ died for me" (Romans 5:8). He did not say, "When you forsake all your sin, Christ will die for you." We must remember that before a person is saved he is the natural man (Corinthians 2:14) and is not indwelt with the Holy Spirit which is the power that changes a person's life. The Holy Spirit is given to each person simultaneously with his faith in Christ and is not a result of confession, promises, or works. Paul had this same problem with the Galatians, "O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched (i.e. tricked or fooled) you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?" Then Paul asked them the question, "Received YE THE SPIRIT BY THE WORKS OF THE LAW, OR BY THE HEARING OF FAITH" (Galatians 3:1,2; Ephesians 1:13)

Let us present God's salvation, not man's. God's salvation is by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Can we not then trust the indwelling of the Holy Spirit to convict and provide the power to change a life, to that which will be pleasing unto God.

SOURCE: http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/BTP/Dr_Max_Younce/Invitation/01b.htm

I emphasize the importance of the Gospel of John. We are told 85 times to believe, without any mention of turning away from sins to be saved. If anything more than believing (trusting, resting) in Christ were required for salvation, then the Lord would have said so. Jesus said what He meant, and meant what He said (John 14:2).

I encourage you to read carefully through these helpful quotes, discerning the difference between justification versus sanctification. The famous Pilgrim's Progress author and preacher John Bunyan (1628-1699) made this awesome true statement, showing how the Lordship Salvation crowd corrupt God's Word, and cast stumbling blocks before the people...

“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.” [emphasis added] —Evangelist John Bunyan

It is a very theologically dangerous thing to combine and confuse sanctification with justification. These are two entirely separate and different things. Here are a couple more beautiful quotes from John Bunyan. ...

The word “fellowship” in 1st John 1:6 simply means that the believer knows His Savior. Jesus knows His sheep, and they follow His voice. John 10:27-28, “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.” That doesn't mean that a believer always obeys Christ. That doesn't mean that a believer won't sometimes choose to live in gross immorality and rebellion against the Word of God. It simply means that the true believer has the indwelling Holy Spirit (1st John 3:24; Romans 8:9), which God has given to every saint to seal us until the day of redemption (Ephesians 1:12-14).

Beware and run from anyone who teaches that you must repent of your sins to be saved. There is no such teaching in the inspired King James Bible. Many of the Devil's corrupt modern revisions pervert the Scriptures to say all kinds of garbage, but you cannot show me one verse from the King James Bible that says to “turn away from your sin” to be saved. Eternal life is a free gift from God (Romans 5:15-18). A gift cannot be earned. Salvation is received, not achieved. Salvation is a take proposition, not a give proposition. You take it by faith, and give nothing in return. That is a free grace Gospel. 

The curse of Lordship Salvation ADDS to the Gospel, saying that MORE is required—teaching that in addition you must turn away from your sins, faithfully run the race until the finish, surrender your will to fully obey God, follow Jesus no matter what the cost, and receive Christ as “Lord” (Boss) of your life to be saved. None of that is the free grace Gospel (1st Corinthians 15:1-4). Satan has crept tares into most churches today, while the the churches slept. Sadly, you'll find far more tares than wheat in most Baptist churches today.

You'll often here false teachers like Jack Chick, Marty Herron, Bob Jones University, Charles Phelps, Paul Washer, Ray Comfort and John MacArthur misinterpreting Luke 13:5 to support their heresy of Lordship Salvation. Luke 13:5, “I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.” Nothing in this verse indicates turning away from sins to be saved. The Greek word for “repent” here is the verb metanoeo, which simply means “to think differently.” Repentance is “toward God” (Acts 20:21), not from sin. Repentance means to think differently concerning acknowledgment of THE TRUTH (2nd Timothy 2:25). You are a dirty, guilty and needy sinner, and so am I. I received Jesus as my personal Savior in 1980 at age 13. I was born-again forever. I accepted Christ and that was it, a done deal.

Anybody (like false teacher Steve Pettit, president of Bob Jones University) who says you cannot accept Christ and that's it, is a liar. The Bible colleges and churches are filled with theological LIARS today, evil men who damn the souls of millions of people to the Lake of Fire, with their Satanic falsehood of Lordship Salvation. Who will you believe, the King James Bible or all the Devil's modern Bible perversions and these lying false prophets? Choose ye this day whom ye will believe, God's Word or the Devil's religious crowd.