HOW “WORKS OF GRACE” BECOME THE ENEMY OF SAVING GRACE

  In this message I want to talk about what it takes to be saved. And what it takes to stay saved. With a special focus on works vs grace. In Gal.1 we see that salvation by works is anathema to Paul’s gospel. Yet we have still today those who would try to insert works somehow into the Bible’s salvation message. Even though Paul wrote things like “salvation is by grace through faith not of works” in Eph.2. And “to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness” in Rom.4. And “if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace” in Rom.11. Reading these it would seem impossible that anyone could incorporate works into Paul’s message about how men are saved. But, for…

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God’s Chosen V Satan’s Soldiers: Pastor John Macarthur Releases Video

Explaining Why ‘Church Is Essential’… Pastor John MacArthur of Grace Community Church in Los Angeles released a video earlier this week in which he explained why he believes “church is essential” and urged other churches to reopen. In a video he prefaced with a Bible verse that commands Christians to gather together, as well as one in which Jesus promised that “the gates of hell shall not prevail” against the church, MacArthur laid bare what he described as the inconsistent and arbitrary lockdown measures against houses of worship in California and elsewhere. “Today’s current crop of politicians are trampling on the Constitution and on the resolve of citizens to demand their rights under the pressure of a manufactured fear,” MacArthur asserted.  “The reality is that the COVID data just doesn’t match the government’s COVID narrative.” Even if an individual catches…

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