We Are Made Righteous By Faith Alone In Jesus Christ

1st John 5:10-13, “He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.”

Satan confuses people to keep them lost. God's plan of salvation is so easy, free and simple that most men make it complicated, embellishing the Gospel with manmade additional requirements which cancel grace. There is no letter “U” (YOU) in salvation! Either God does the saving, all of it, or else you don't get grace!

The following helpful words were penned by Michael P. Bowen from his excellent book, “I NEVER KNEW YOU.” In this chapter, Bowen is refuting Beth Moore's Satanic falsehood which cannot save anyone, since it requires more than faith to get to Heaven...

You can trust Christ with all of your might and do your best to turn from you sins and still end up in the lake of fire. That is shocking! You can do your best to trust that Jesus died for you, that He rose from the dead, and try your best to live a good, holy life and “still” end up dying in your sins because you have not placed your trust “alone” (apart from turning from your sins) in what He did for you. The sad thing about adding “self efforts” such as turning from your sins to Christ’s plan of “trust only” is that, while it sounds right, it sounds good, and it feels right, it is not the gospel message that Christ has so plainly given to us in His bible. Jesus said in John 3:16 that “whosoever believeth in Him” would be saved. He did not say “whosoever believeth” and turn from your sins. He did not say believe and be willing to turn from your sins. He did not say believe and follow Him in obedience “in order to” have everlasting life, nor did He ever imply such things when He spoke of salvation.” —Michael P. Bowen, “I NEVER KNEW YOU,” pp. 81-82 (ORDER HARD COPIES to share with friends and loved ones)

Boy that is great truth! And also, Brother Bowen further refutes Beth Moore's demonic plan of salvation with these helpful words...

While I appreciate what Beth Moore has done for so many people, and I am behind her all the way in continuing to help as many people as she possibly can through both bible and popular psychological concepts that provide real encouragement and healing in these desperate, uncertain times, Moore’s plan of salvation will not save anyone because the addition of “turning from sins” to singular, simple faith in Christ is not the plan of salvation according to the bible. Look at this: “And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses” (Acts 13:39). Here, God is speaking through Paul. Paul did not write the book of Acts, rather, God wrote Acts “through” Paul. God is literally telling us that we are made righteous through faith alone in what Christ did for us by His death and subsequent resurrection from the dead, and that deeds of the law, such as “turning from sins” will not justify us. Neither will any combination of partial faith in Christ coupled with partial faith in turning from your sins save you. By implication, “believing on Christ” always refers to the fact of what He did for us at Calvary. The gospel message is the same throughout all of scripture. Those in the Old Testament looked “forward” to what Christ would do for them, and everyone from the time of Christ’s resurrection to this very day look “backward” to what Christ accomplished for us by His finished work at Calvary. The gospel message of Jesus Christ, i.e., the “plan of salvation according to Jesus Christ,” is always the same and it never changes. This message is:

1) we cannot save ourselves, 

2) Jesus died for our sins, 

3) His dead body was buried, and 

4) Jesus arose from the dead three days later. 

“He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God” (1 John 5:10-13). —Michael P. Bowen, “I NEVER KNEW YOU,” pp. 83-84 (ORDER HARD COPIES to share with friends and loved ones)

Bravo! I sure do appreciate Michael Bowen's book in defense of the Gospel. I carry a hardcopy of his book with me to church every time I go, alongside my King James Bible. The reason why I carry a copy of I NEVER KNEW YOU with me at all times is two-fold:

1) So I can give it to someone if they have questions about the Gospel 
2) To continually keep my heart tender toward preaching an accurate Gospel 

Today's Bible seminaries and churches are in dire straits. We're in big trouble folks! The Gospel is under relentless attack from all sides, by well-meaning neo-evangelicals who are religious but not born again. As Michael so rightly says in his book, Satan's greatest weapon is to con people into living the Christian life without ever being born again. That is what is going on in over 95% of Bible colleges and churches today.

We see Scriptural support for this dilemma in Matthew 7:21-23. They followed Jesus devoutly. They performed “many wonderful works” in Jesus' name. They “prophesied” (preached) in Jesus' name. They even reverently called Jesus “Lord, Lord,” but Jesus denied knowing them as His sheep, and they perished in the Lake of Fire forever. They had failed to do the will of God the Father, which according to John 6:40 is to simply “BELIEVE” on Jesus. The will of the Father is not to work for Jesus, or live the Christian life for Jesus, or to follow Jesus as one's “Lord.” Lordship Salvation is a perversion of the Gospel, and no salvation at all.

Kindly said, I triple-dog dare you to find a church or Bible seminary today where to get to Heaven they don't foolishly add turning from your sins, becoming a Christ follower, submitting to obey God's will instead of your self-serving sins, faithfully running the Christian course until the end, living a lifestyle of repentance, make Jesus “Lord” of your life, et cetera. Dear reader, somewhere along the way these sincere but cursed religious people forgot the Bible's most basic teaching that eternal life is a “free gift.” You'll find those exact words in Romans 5:18.

Please pardon me friend that I write about these important topics of Misunderstood Repentance and Lordship Salvation incessantly, but the truth of a free grace Gospel needs to be reiterated often, because the vast majority of Bible colleges and churches today are not repenting of their wrong repentance. They sadly just don't care! They are blinded by our enemy the Devil. They are enamored with the love of money, that is, they love their steady paychecks. Even worse they are arrogant in their false beliefs and a step closer to eternal damnation each and every day that passes. Time is running out folks!!!

Where will you spend eternity? Please don't follow some lying false prophet from Bob Jones University or Pensacola Christian College into Hell, who errantly tell you that you must forsake a lifestyle of sinning to get to Heaven. Jesus plainly said in John 6:47, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.” I kindly challenge you to read (or listen) to the Gospel of John dear friend, and then you show me where it says to turn from your sins to be saved. You won't be able to. I hate to say it, but preachers are the leading cause of people dying in their sins and going to Hell forever. Truth is stranger than fiction!

The Gospel Of John Presents A Simple Free Grace Gospel

I kindly challenge everyone to kick back and just listen to Alexander Scourby read the inspired Gospel of John. According to John 20:31, the book of John is God's Gospel tract. In this wonderful book authored by God Himself (which is what "inspired" means), you will hear the word" believe" mentioned 85 times, but you won't hear the word "repent" mentioned even once. That is because repentance is automatic. The man who believes has repented. That is, he has changed his mind from unbelief to belief. He has changed his mind to acknowledge that he is a guilty sinner and Jesus is the only Savior.

As you listen to the plain Gospel of John, neither will you hear the phrases "turn from your sins" or "repent of your sins" because they are not found in the Bible concerning how to get to Heaven. Well-meaning but ungodly men added these additional words and requirements to God's simple plan of salvation. Incompetent pastors and clergy have heard other preachers use these unbiblical terms for so long, that they merely go along to get along with their corrupt peers, adopting these damnable heresies as if it were truth. Again, I encourage you to just listen to the Gospel of John, and you will clearly see God's simple plan of salvation.

The Wonderful Gospel of John
(Alexander Scourby reads the inspired King James Bible)