One of Satan's greatest tools is subjectiveism. If he can get people to focus on themselves who are sinners, instead of the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ, then he has accomplished his purpose. The reason that Calvinist, Catholics and others hate the "Historical Gospel" of Jesus Christ is because it is not about them. The Gospel is about Jesus Christ. HIS life, HIS death, HIS resurrection, HIS ascension into heaven, HIS position at the right hand of God, HIS doing, HIS dying, and HIS coming again. There is nothing, absolutely nothing about us in the Gospel. In the Gospel we are the sinners and Christ is the savior. We are the benefactors of the Gospel.
The reason that Calvinist, Catholics and others love their religion is because it is about them. You will not hear anything from these religions about how Christ has victoriously defeated sin, death and the devil, Colossians 2:15. Nor will you hear anything about how Jesus justifies the ungodly, Romans 4:5, and reconciles the world unto God, 2 Corinthians 5:19.
"But to him that does no works, but believes on him that justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness" Romans 4:5.
In this scripture we are taught that we have been justified by faith. Which really means that we have been justified by Christ. It is the work of Christ that justifies us, not our faith. Faith is what makes the Gospel ours.
"To declare, I say, at this time HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS: that he might be just and the justifier of him that believes in Jesus" Romans 3:26.
Jesus is our justifier. Not Calvinism or the Catholic church. No one can justify themselves by what they do because everyone is a sinner, Romans 3:23. God does not accept the works or the obedience of sinners. God only accepts the works and the obedience of Jesus Christ. We are accepted only in him. If anyone goes to heaven it will have to be on the merits of Jesus Christ and not on our merit.
"Many will say to me on that day, Lord, Lord, didn't we... Matthew 7:21, 23.
They thought that it was all about them. They thought that it was about their life, their righteousness, their death to sin, their Christian life, their works, their obedience, their piety, They were trusting in themselves and then they will hear those dreadful words... "Depart from me, I never knew you" Matthew 7:23.
Jesus never knew them because they had never called upon him to save them.
The reason that Calvinist, Catholics and others love their religion is because it is about them. You will not hear anything from these religions about how Christ has victoriously defeated sin, death and the devil, Colossians 2:15. Nor will you hear anything about how Jesus justifies the ungodly, Romans 4:5, and reconciles the world unto God, 2 Corinthians 5:19.
"But to him that does no works, but believes on him that justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness" Romans 4:5.
In this scripture we are taught that we have been justified by faith. Which really means that we have been justified by Christ. It is the work of Christ that justifies us, not our faith. Faith is what makes the Gospel ours.
"To declare, I say, at this time HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS: that he might be just and the justifier of him that believes in Jesus" Romans 3:26.
Jesus is our justifier. Not Calvinism or the Catholic church. No one can justify themselves by what they do because everyone is a sinner, Romans 3:23. God does not accept the works or the obedience of sinners. God only accepts the works and the obedience of Jesus Christ. We are accepted only in him. If anyone goes to heaven it will have to be on the merits of Jesus Christ and not on our merit.
"Many will say to me on that day, Lord, Lord, didn't we... Matthew 7:21, 23.
They thought that it was all about them. They thought that it was about their life, their righteousness, their death to sin, their Christian life, their works, their obedience, their piety, They were trusting in themselves and then they will hear those dreadful words... "Depart from me, I never knew you" Matthew 7:23.
Jesus never knew them because they had never called upon him to save them.
