The Incredible Irony Behind Works Salvationists
It has become a common HUGE false accusation that opponents of eternal security fling and throw around that the Baptist Christians who teach eternal security are promoting a license to sin, mocking God, blaspheming the Holy Spirit and an excuse to be lazy. On the truth, proponents of eternal security do not. Why? The Bible is still clear that even if one's works cannot save their souls yet Christians are to be given rewards for works they did and to be chastised for sins they did. These come in the form of so-called born again pastors to the members of any religion that teaches works salvation (either by works or maintained by works). As humble as they try to appear, contrariwise they are NOT humble. It's all an act. After all there is such a thing as a false humility. We admit some pastors who teach the right gospel may be kind of abrasive but not as abrasive as many works salvationists.
Why? Works salvation is all about appealing to one's pride and ego thinking they are good enough for God like the Pharisees. They hated Jesus and the apostles for teaching them that they could not earn Heaven by their own merits. Plus Jesus emphasized the painful fact that the prostitutes and the tax collectors are most likely to enter Heaven before the Pharisees in Matthew 21:31. And here's what- because the rely on their flesh and NOT the grace of God, they are most likely to fail. Many of them also end up committing suicide too!
Here are just a few examples of how works salvation gets ironic:
Note: We do not enjoy criticizing other people's religion but we're doing it to give them a wake up call that only Jesus saves!
- Roman Catholicism has many of the priests because of enforced celibacy are either homosexuals or fornicators or even adulterers. Many of the people in Catholicism are like this- the more religious they are, the more wickedness they do and many of them are homosexuals, have an abrasive personality, false accusers, drug dealers, drunkards, harlots, porn stars, adulterers and adulteresses, thieves, etc. Just check a look at the prisons and the political arenas of the world and see how many criminals are very religious Catholics who adhere to CONDITIONAL SECURITY. Seriously I've seen more drunkards who believe in works salvation than those who don't.
- Many of the Muslims become abrasive terrorists and suicide bombers because jihad to them is part of good works.
- Japan though it's a country filled with people that believe in salvation by works (many are either Buddhists or Shintos), it is a country where sex tourism is high.
- Pentecostals are also responsible for the rapid fire of the ill money making charismatic movement that puts people under demonic enslavement and not to mention fooling people into paying them money. It's no better than the Vatican especially with one Pentecostal pastor was even proven guilty of pedophilia and also has a history of multiple divorces! Many of them are also false accusers that may take form as conspiracy theorists who make up their own stories to suit their needs.
- Mormons and members of the Iglesia ni Manalo usually display an abrasive, violent attitude. After all, their founders were following the style of Muhammad.
- Many of the works salvation movement also do this- the so-called Christian groups (ex. Catholics, Mormons, Pentecostals) would even quote verses from the Bible that do not support their doctrine of adding works to simple faith in Christ and while they say there are many verses that support works salvation, there is NONE! We will not bother debating with such clowns either.
On the other hand why do we Baptist Christians preach against sin, stay away from sin and do good works? It's not to stay saved (but there are legalists among us who can get judgmental when they though saved can be judgmental) but rather because only of God's grace (Titus 2:11-15). There is NO boasting even in these good works that a Christian does. Instead, these good works are just but a result of salvation (Ephesians 2:10). There's a difference between the root and the fruit. Also it would be impossible to be a Christian and not even bear ONE fruit in their growing life. All it can be said is, "Let who who sinned not teach works salvation." because if you wish to enter Heaven by your efforts, don't even commit one sin!