Lordship Salvation – Grace Evangelical Society

What Convinces People That Lordship Salvation Is True?

July 17, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - assurance by works, Lordship Salvation, Transformation

I received a letter from a Texas prisoner named Eric, who had converted from Arminianism to Calvinism. At one point, Eric explained why he is convinced that Lordship Salvation is true: Those of us who adhere to Lordship Salvation differ from Free Grace people on simply one fundamental point. We believe that the gospel transforms

Bad Theology Will Make You Sick (Rom 10:9)

February 27, 2023 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Assurance, Grace, Lordship Salvation, Rom 10:9

On a recent trip to Mexico, I took part in a class on the Book of Romans. An older Mexican national was teaching the class. He favorably quoted John MacArthur on many occasions, saying that good fruit will automatically follow in the life of a person who has truly believed. You will, he maintained, know

Taking Part in a Circular Firing Squad (Acts 23:6-9)

September 19, 2022 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Assurance, Gospel, Lordship Salvation

The phrase a circular firing squad can be used in a humorous way. It describes a situation where people are attacking a common target, but wind up attacking themselves. When they miss the target in the middle of the circle, they are shooting each other. But the phrase can also be a warning. A person

Sixty Seconds with a Lordshipper

August 26, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - evangelism, good deeds, Lordship Salvation, neighbors, Works

Q: What would you say to someone who believes in the necessity of Lordship Salvation if you only had one minute to get your point across? A: If he has a Christian background, I can assume he believes that Jesus is the Savior (in some sense) and that He died on the cross for our

Are People Who Believe in Lordship Salvation Born Again?

August 23, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Free Grace, Lordship Salvation

Simon asks a great question: Just wanted to know what our approach should be towards Lordship Salvationists. I feel they should be considered as brothers in Christ. It is sad to see Lordship Salvationists attacking Free Grace proponents, and vice versa. How do we reconcile both the views without attacking the other? Simon essentially has

Lenient Lordship Salvation is the Real “Cheap Grace”

April 20, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Cheap Grace, Lordship Salvation

The Free Grace position is often mischaracterized as “cheap grace.” That’s totally false. To say something is “cheap” implies it costs something, no matter how little. But eternal life does not cost you anything. The only condition to have everlasting life is to simply believe in Jesus for that free gift (cf. John 3:16; Eph

God Allows Confusion to Exist Regarding the Saving Message

July 9, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Assurance of Salvation, Interpretation, Lordship Salvation

A friend, Paul, wondered at a comment I made that I use commentaries by people who hold to Lordship Salvation: I was reading your most recent blog Recommended Bible Study Tools, and at the conclusion of listing several lexicons, concordances, Bible dictionaries and commentaries, you indicated that many of these resources do not come from

Salvation by a Dead, Spoken-Only Faith

May 12, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - dead faith, James 2:14-26, Lordship Salvation, Repentance and Salvation, saving faith, works salvation

Last week I was contacted by a student from Israel College of the Bible who wanted to ask me some questions on Skype. We had that meeting at 11AM today, which was 7PM in Israel. During the course of our conversation, my new friend mentioned a 2015 video podcast by Dr. James White, entitled “Bob

SBC President Says Once Saved, Always Saved—IF

February 13, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Always Saved, Eternal Security, Lordship Salvation, Once Saved, Perseverance of the Saints, Romans 11:17-21

J.D. Greear is the Pastor of the Summit Church in Durham, NC, and is the 62nd President of the Southern Baptist Convention. A few days ago, on Jan 29, 2020, he wrote a blog entitled “Beware of Complacency of ‘Once Saved, Always Saved.’” You can read his blog by clicking here. (See here for a

Lordship Salvation Is Poor Comfort for a Dying Relative

November 14, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Death, hospice, Lordship Salvation

This past Sunday, our minivan wouldn’t start, so the kids and I walked to a local church, about a mile away. They protested, feeling it was an exceedingly far distance to travel—“Why is this taking so long? Is this Canada?” Once we got settled in, I found the preacher was teaching through Job. Unfortunately, having