What is Lordship Salvation?
2nd Corinthians 11:13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
Lordship Salvation is an unscriptural Teaching regarding the doctrine of Salvation and is Confusing. Those who teach it claim that one must make Jesus Lord of their life in order to be Saved.
They use such expressions as, “You cannot Receive Jesus as Savior without Receiving Him as Lord,” or, “If Jesus Christ is not the Lord of your life, then you are not saved.” “If Jesus is not Lord of All than he is not Lord at all.
Colossians 2:8 “Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.”
Galatians 1:11 Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) 2 And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia: 3 Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, 4 Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: 5 To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: 7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. 9 As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Those who teach Lordship salvation say: It is not enough to trust Jesus Christ Alone to Save You. You Must also make Him Lord of your life in order to be Saved. This kind of teaching frustrates the grace of God and is called in the Bible “Another Gospel.”
Another Gospel Which Is Not Another In verse 6, “I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into grace of Christ unto another gospel.”
To paraphrase the verse, “I marvel that you are so soon removed from him who called you unto the grace of Christ unto a Different Gospel which is not like the one we preach.”
“There be some that trouble you” (vs. 7). The Preaching of Another Gospel Troubles people. He also calls it: A Perversion of the Gospel of the Grace of God. Then: A Very Strong Warning in verse 8: “But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached to you, let him be accursed [or “Let Him be Damned”].
Emphasized Again in verse 9: “As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach another gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed [or “Let Him be Damned”].
The Gospel of the Grace of Jesus Christ is one thing. Another Gospel would be Anything that Contradicts the Teaching of Salvation by Grace Through Faith Alone in Jesus Christ’s Death, Burial and Resurrection for the Salvation of our Souls.
If Any Person Preaches that a person is Saved by the Gospel, then adds Something Else to The Gospel. What they are Actually Saying Is: Jesus Sacrifice His Atonement IS NOT ENOUGH. YES THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE SAYING.
You Must Repent of Your Sins! You Must Give Your Life to Jesus! You Must Forsake Your Sins! You Must Surrender Your Life to Jesus! You Must Make Jesus The Lord of Your Life! All of this is adding to Salvation. Saying Jesus is not Enough to Save you.
They are Adding Man’s Good Works to Salvation. This False Teaching Contradicts the Gospel of the Grace of God. They are saying to be Saved you have to Stop Sinning. You must make a contract with God to agree to Stop Sinning to be Saved. This is exactly what they are Saying.
I could not put it any better than Romans 11:6, “And if by grace, then it is no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.”
Salvation cannot be by Grace and Works. It has to be Either Grace or Works. Most people have a poor concept of Grace.
Grace is the Unmerited, Undeserved Favor of God toward Hell-Deserving Sinners.
There is so much unneeded Confusion over the Doctrine of Salvation.
If you ask the next ten people you see, “How does a person get to Heaven?” you might get ten different answers. And it is very likely that none would be correct.
Lordship salvationist say that Man saves Himself / Herself by Reforming. By cleaning up His / Her Life before Salvation is possible. In order to Merit Salvation; people must agree, promise to keep the Ten Commandments before Salvation.
Said another You Must Agree to be Obedient, to not wilfully Sin. The problem is that every Sin we commit is will full. We Sin because we want to Sin. We do not accidentally Sin. We Sin because we WANT TO SIN.
James 1:12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. vs 12) To Endure Temptation means a conscience decision. A person decides not to Sin.
13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: vs 13) This destroys the Calvinist Teaching that God is in Control. God does not cause people to Sin. God does not Control us.
14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. vs14) See!!! This is CLEAR. WHEN WE SIN IT IS OUR OWN DECISION! OUR OWN LUST!
15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. 16 Do not err, my beloved brethren.
1st John 1: “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.”
Lordship Salvationist claim they do not Sin. That they are Sinless since their Salvation. God calls them Liars.
Romans 1:16 says, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ: for it [the Gospel] is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that behaves…”? No, “…to every one that believeth.”
The only thing you can do with the Gospel is Accept it – Believe it. Or to Reject it. Not to Believe it.
The Gospel is the Good News of how Jesus Christ came to this earth. How He Died on a Cross in our place for our Sins. How he was Buried and Rose again the third day. That is the Gospel.
Jesus Loves Sinners. He Died in the Sinner’s place to completely Pay the Sinner’s Sin Debt. He was Buried and after three days God raised Him from the Dead to show His satisfaction with the payment.
An old preacher spoke to a large crowd of young preachers. Before leaving the platform, one young pastor said to him, “Sir, before you leave, give us a word of advice.” The old preacher thought for a moment, then said, “My preacher brethren, make it plain to men how they are to saved.” Far too many preachers are muddying the Gospel. The waters of the grace of God must be kept crystal clear. It disturbs me when preachers scramble the grace of God with works.
Something about us religious humans make’s us want to add to the Gospel. We want to help God with our Salvation. If we can’t help Him Save us, we want to help Keep Ourselves Saved.
Adam and Eve gathered fig leaves and sewed them together to make aprons to Cover Their Nakedness, Their Sin. They Knew they had Sinned.
They were happy and well pleased with their fig-leaf religion until God came. Then they were embarrassed with their fig-leaf covering and ran and hid themselves.
God called them unto Himself. Killed an Innocent animal (a picture of the substitutionary death of Jesus), took the skin from the animal and made coats for Adam and Eve.
He didn’t let them keep one single fig leaf of their own making.
You may be satisfied to stand before men with your False Religion. But are you going to be satisfied when you stand before Jesus?
Remember, Jesus Died on the Cross. Loaded down with your Sins. So He could Save you from the Penalty of your Sin, which is Hell! Jesus Saves from Hell.
There is no promise in the Bible to those who partially believe on Jesus Christ; one must Trust in Him Alone and nothing else.
Must There Be a Commitment to Christ as the Lord of One’s Life in Order to Be Saved?
Those who teach Lordship salvation say that you cannot divorce His Saviourhood from His Lordship. You can’t Accept Him as Saviour without accepting Him as the Lord of your Life. Unless Jesus Christ is Lord of your Life, you are not Saved.
When you question these same people, you discover that Jesus is not Lord of their lives. I asked one who taught Lordship salvation, “Has Jesus been Lord of your life since the day you trusted Him as your Saviour? Has there ever been a time since you were saved when Jesus has not been the absolute Lord of your life?”
He hesitated a moment, then said, “Well, He has always been Lord, but there have been times when I didn’t obey Him.”
In Luke 6:46 Jesus said, “And why ye call me Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?” It is inconsistent to call Him “Lord, Lord,” and not do what He says.
When this man I mentioned realized that Jesus had not been Lord of his life, he rephrased his statement: “Well, I am not saying that you must absolutely make Him Lord of your life in order to be saved, but there must be a willingness to be controlled by the Lord at the time of salvation in order to be saved.”
If it is Salvation by Grace through Faith, as the Scriptures declare, then it is not Salvation by Grace through Faith Plus Surrender, or Plus Anything Else.
Surrendering your Life to Jesus is NOT a requirement for Salvation. It is Works. An Ugly, Dirty, Wicked Thing that frustrates the Wondrous Grace of God!
King David is an example of one who had definite lapses in his Surrender in his Commitment to God. David’s life was full of major Sin. He committed Adultery with Bathsheba.
David was the King at the time. He sent Uriah, Bathsheba’s husband, into battle and had him Killed. This is not acceptable for Lordship Salvation Theology. This is Will Full Sin. This is not Obeying God.
David’s life was not fully Committed to God when he Sinned: Adultery and Murder! So, in King David’s committed life to God, he definitely had lapses. If Total Surrender to Jesus Christ was a Prerequisite for Salvation, then? David God’s Anointed, was not Saved? Lost his Salvation until he Totally Surrendered again? No he didn’t Lose it! The Bible doesn’t teach we can Lose our Salvation.
According to Psalm 51:12, David Lost the Joy of his Salvation. He did not Lose his Salvation.
Psalm 51:12 “Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.”
After the Ark landed, Noah got Drunk. In a Drunken Stupor he laid Naked before his sons. Which is forbidden. If Noah had Surrendered and Committed his Life to the Lordship of Jesus Christ when he was Saved, he certainly had a lapses.
You cannot say Jesus Christ was Controlling Noah’s life when he got Drunk and Naked! Noah was Controlling his own Life. You can’t Blame his Immoral Conduct his Sins on the Lord.
1st Corinthians 12:3 says, “…no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.” Now keep in mind that one does not have the presence of the Holy Spirit in their life until after they are Saved.
John 3:6 says Believers are “born of the Spirit.” They are sealed by the Spirit (Ephesians 4:30). You cannot call Jesus Lord without the Holy Ghost. If you must call Jesus Lord to get Saved. Why does the Bible Say that Only a Saved person can call Jesus Lord.
Ephesians 4:30 “And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.”
John 1:12 “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.”
Everyone who has trusted Jesus has received Him as their Saviour. Has become a son of God. Is therefore a brother to all others who have trusted Jesus as their Saviour.
The yielding of one’s life or making Jesus Lord of one’s life is not a requirement for salvation. That is Lordship salvation A Perversion of the Gospel.
This verse does not say: “Make Jesus the Lord of Your Life to be Saved.” Lordship Salvationist Lie and twist the scriptures. It also does not say: “Obey the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.”
Our Faith, our Trust, our Dependence must be in the Lord Jesus Christ.
We cannot trust our Good Works. Our Good Life. Surrendering our Lives to Jesus. Our Baptism. Our Church’s Ordinances or anything else. We must Trust Jesus Christ and Him Alone for salvation.
When the Bible says in Acts 16:31, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved,” it doesn’t mean you have to make Him Lord of your life. It simply means you must Trust the Lord Jesus Christ ONLY for your Salvation.
John 3:36 “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not on the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.”
The person who is trusting in anything other than Jesus Christ ONLY is not Saved. That is The Plain Teaching of the Bible.
The person who claims they are trusting in Jesus Christ plus his ability to yield to the Lordship of Christ, is not fully trusting in Jesus. He is trusting in his own ability not in Jesus Alone. There is no promise to those who trust Jesus Christ plus something else. No matter how good the other thing may seem to be.
Revelation 5:9 “And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;”
We are not going to sing: ” We are worthy for we have committed and surrendered to the Lordship of Christ.”
When you teach Salvation by Grace through Faith ALONE. That a person is Saved by Simply trusting in Jesus Christ ONLY. Lordship Salvationist will call that “Easy Believism.”
Easy Believism is not in the Bible. It is a man-made expression. It is a slur suggesting Salvation is difficult.
The Bible says Salvation is Simple.
2 Corinthians 11:1 Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me. 2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. 3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. 4 For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.
Salvation through Jesus ONLY IS WHAT JESUS taught. It is Simple. Jesus Warned against False Teachers who would corrupt the Gospel. Who would teach Another Gospel.
The fact that most Church Denominations / Religions teach Works. Ordinances, Sacraments, Baptism or something else for Salvation. Makes it difficult to get a person to Simply Trust in Jesus Christ as Saviour.
The Bible word “Believe” means to depend upon, to rely upon, to trust in. False Teachers Argue using James 2:19, “…the devils also believe, and tremble.”
The Absolute Truth is Jesus did not Die for the Spirit World. For Angels, for Devils. Jesus only Died and offered the free Gift of Salvation to mankind.
Also theses Devils Do Not Trust Jesus Christ as Saviour; they simply admit to His existence. It is one thing to believe an airplane can fly; it is quite another to trust your physical life to the pilot and plane to take you across the nation. To get into the airplane and fly in it.
“He’s always Lord.” “Lord” comes from the Hebrew word Adonai, meaning “Master.” It also comes from the word Jehovah, the personal name of God.
There are several translations of the word Lord. Jesus is Lord of All. He is everybody’s Lord. He is the tadpole’s Lord, the bumblebee’s Lord, the bullfrog’s Lord, the rattlesnake’s Lord… But that doesn’t mean they are Saved. You cannot make Jesus you Lord. He already is your Lord.
Philippians 2:10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Does this mean that everyone will be Saved, since the day will come when every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord? Of course not.
Jesus is Lord over many things about every individual. The color of my eyes, my height, my parents, etc. The Lord determined who my parents would be. He determined my height, my weight. The size of my ears, nose, the texture and the color of my skin. But one important area of my life where Jesus Gives Me Control is My Will.
Jesus made us free moral agents. We were created with the Free Will to choose. To make choices. He wants us to yield to Him because we want to do so. If we are forced we can never Love Jesus and Serve him because we want to.
I am for people trusting Jesus Christ as Saviour who have not already done so, but I am against any teaching that confuses people.
There is no difference between being Saved and “Really Saved.” There is no such thing as degrees in Salvation. No one is More Saved than the other.
John 3:36 “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not on the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth upon him.”
They have Everlasting Life. And those who are not trusting Him Are Not Saved, the Wrath of God abideth on them.
There is no such thing as being dead, deader, and deadest. One is either dead or alive, saved or lost, guilty or justified, believing or not believing there is no in-between.
The condemned criminal is the one who has been arrested, tried, found guilty, and sentenced. The Bible says the man who is trusting Jesus Christ is not under the sentence; he is not condemned.
John 3:18 “He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.”
Why do “Christians” supposedly get “really saved” under the preaching of Lordship salvation? Because they believe in the preacher.
If I believed that one must make Jesus Lord of their life in order to be Saved. Then I would go forward every time I heard a sermon on Salvation. And get Saved over and over and over again. Because there have been times when I have been a disobedient child. Times when I have yielded to my old carnal nature.
The problem is, those who go forward and supposedly really get saved will have the same problem again later because they are not going to live a perfect life. There will be times when they will yield to the flesh; then when they hear a preacher say, “Unless you make Jesus Lord of your life, you are not Saved,” they will look back and see that Jesus has not been Lord of their lives and reason that if the preacher is correct, then they must not have been Saved.
So they will go forward again to trust Christ as Saviour, and make Him Lord of their lives so they can really be saved. Some people will do this dozens of times.
Lordship Salvation confuses people. It makes them doubt their Salvation. Well, they should doubt their Salvation because they are not Saved if they Believe Lordship Salvationist Repent of Sin False Gospel. Their Works based Salvation.
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