Ephesians 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
Lordship Salvation = Turn from sins to be saved = FALSE
Truth = Faith alone in Jesus Christ to be saved = TRUE
Lordship Salvation, as is defined above, is thus, completely false. It contradicts entirely the Gospel truth, the good news that simply believing in Jesus Christ is enough to be saved. It’s how everyone can be saved. Everyone are sinners, and it’s impossible for us to be saved by our good works alone. Thus, since everyone has sin, everyone will eventually believe in Christ Jesus and get salvation.
Jesus is always the Lord! Jesus is always the Saviour! We have no righteousness by ourselves. We don’t have the power to make Jesus Lord, because He is already the Lord.
Christ = God
We don’t have the power to make Jesus the Saviour, Jesus died on the cross and paid the wages of sin, which is death, which is how He is the Saviour. Everyone who believes in the name of Christ Jesus thus will be saved.
Works Salvation = FALSE
Works + Faith Salvation = FALSE
Faith Salvation = TRUE
Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
Faith is the seed, you accept Christ as your Saviour and you’re saved. Thus when the seed is planted, you are saved, permanently, guaranteed. As the Holy Spirit = Lord, comes inside of you and saves you. This is not of your own good works! All of our works are like filthy rags to the Lord. This is because of our belief, like a child belief’s, even the smallest amount, in Jesus Christ that saves us.
Acts 16:31 And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved
The death of Christ acts as our cover, as His blood is sprinkled over the mercy seat of Heaven. This is what saves us! Faith alone saves us! You can’t add works to salvation, it must be faith alone in Jesus Christ! And this is a faith that is only in Jesus Christ, because He is the only person that can save us. Christ Jesus is the only person that will save the whole world, because He is the Saviour, He is the Lord.
John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
We have the free will to choose when to believe in Christ, but predestination shows us that Christ will eventually convince everyone to believe in Him and thus be saved.
Lordship Salvation = Works Salvation = FALSE
The Lord Christ Saves Us = We believe in Him with Faith Alone = TRUE
Christ is Lord. Christ is Saviour. He died for our sins! All we need to do is to believe in Him and we are thus permanently saved moving forward. Eventually, every person will have this permanent belief.
Titus 2:11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people,
This is why I like to define things with equal signs, so you understand the concept that I’m rebuking. For instance.
Repentance Salvation = Turning Away from Sins = False
Repentance Salvation = Recognizing Your Sin thus Need for a Saviour = Faith Alone in Jesus Christ to be Saved = True
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
If you see the definition of repentance as “turning away from sins”, which is false, then “turning away from sins” is false. The correct meaning of repentance for salvation is “recognizing yourself as a sinner”. That’s why the Gospel message at the front page of my website reads “Everyone is a sinner”. That recognition is not a good work. That recognition, aka repentance, is synonymous with having faith alone in Jesus Christ to be saved.
Baptism Salvation = Good Work of Baptism to be Saved = False
Baptism Salvation = Recognizing Your Need to Wash Away your Sins through believing in Jesus Christ = Faith Alone in Jesus Christ to be Saved = True.
Baptism is a metaphor for washing away sins. A physical explanation for how we are dirty, we wash ourselves with Christ’s holy blood from the cross, and are saved. This “washing ourselves” is an allegory for believing in Jesus Christ with faith alone and therefore being saved.
John 8:24 I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am he you will die in your sins.”
Circumcision Salvation = Good Work of Circumcision to be Saved = False
Circumcision Salvation = Unhardening our Hearts, meaning, accepting Jesus Christ as our Saviour = Faith Alone in Jesus Christ to be Saved = True.
Circumcision is merely a metaphor for unhardening your hearts, opening up to the truth. That is, some people plug their ears and try to avoid listening to the Gospel, the good news, so they don’t hear it. Other people are spiritually “circumcised” in the sense that they listen to the truth. And, of course, to believe in Jesus Christ, you have to know to believe in Jesus Christ and know that it’s true. That’s what belief is. Believing in something to be true.
Psalm 118:21 I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation.
And finally, we now return to the title of this article, Lordship Salvation
Lordship Salvation = Good Work of Making Jesus Christ your Lord = False
Lordship Salvation = Believing in Jesus Christs as your Saviour = Faith Alone in Jesus Christ to be Saved = True.
That’s the tricky thing. A lot of people online will give different definitions to the same word. There is no Lordship needed for Salvation, no Baptism needed for Salvation, no Repentance needed for Salvation, no Circumcision needed for Salvation, it’s just Faith Alone for Salvation.
Faith Alone in Jesus Christ = Salvation.
However, I personally would try to avoid using the terms “Lordship”, “Baptism”, “Repentance”, “Circumcision”, etc. I say things plainly and simply so even a child can understand. Which is “faith alone”.
Romans 10:13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
Thus the takeaway from all of this is
Believe in Jesus Christ with faith alone and be saved.
All people will become believers in Jesus Christ through faith alone and thus all will be saved.
Romans 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
Lordship Salvation = Turn from sins to be saved = FALSE
Truth = Faith alone in Jesus Christ to be saved = TRUE
Lordship Salvation, as is defined above, is thus, completely false. It contradicts entirely the Gospel truth, the good news that simply believing in Jesus Christ is enough to be saved. It’s how everyone can be saved. Everyone are sinners, and it’s impossible for us to be saved by our good works alone. Thus, since everyone has sin, everyone will eventually believe in Christ Jesus and get salvation.
Jesus is always the Lord! Jesus is always the Saviour! We have no righteousness by ourselves. We don’t have the power to make Jesus Lord, because He is already the Lord.
Christ = God
We don’t have the power to make Jesus the Saviour, Jesus died on the cross and paid the wages of sin, which is death, which is how He is the Saviour. Everyone who believes in the name of Christ Jesus thus will be saved.
Works Salvation = FALSE
Works + Faith Salvation = FALSE
Faith Salvation = TRUE
Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
Faith is the seed, you accept Christ as your Saviour and you’re saved. Thus when the seed is planted, you are saved, permanently, guaranteed. As the Holy Spirit = Lord, comes inside of you and saves you. This is not of your own good works! All of our works are like filthy rags to the Lord. This is because of our belief, like a child belief’s, even the smallest amount, in Jesus Christ that saves us.
Acts 16:31 And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved
The death of Christ acts as our cover, as His blood is sprinkled over the mercy seat of Heaven. This is what saves us! Faith alone saves us! You can’t add works to salvation, it must be faith alone in Jesus Christ! And this is a faith that is only in Jesus Christ, because He is the only person that can save us. Christ Jesus is the only person that will save the whole world, because He is the Saviour, He is the Lord.
John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
We have the free will to choose when to believe in Christ, but predestination shows us that Christ will eventually convince everyone to believe in Him and thus be saved.
Lordship Salvation = Works Salvation = FALSE
The Lord Christ Saves Us = We believe in Him with Faith Alone = TRUE
Christ is Lord. Christ is Saviour. He died for our sins! All we need to do is to believe in Him and we are thus permanently saved moving forward. Eventually, every person will have this permanent belief.
Titus 2:11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people,
This is why I like to define things with equal signs, so you understand the concept that I’m rebuking. For instance.
Repentance Salvation = Turning Away from Sins = False
Repentance Salvation = Recognizing Your Sin thus Need for a Saviour = Faith Alone in Jesus Christ to be Saved = True
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
If you see the definition of repentance as “turning away from sins”, which is false, then “turning away from sins” is false. The correct meaning of repentance for salvation is “recognizing yourself as a sinner”. That’s why the Gospel message at the front page of my website reads “Everyone is a sinner”. That recognition is not a good work. That recognition, aka repentance, is synonymous with having faith alone in Jesus Christ to be saved.
Baptism Salvation = Good Work of Baptism to be Saved = False
Baptism Salvation = Recognizing Your Need to Wash Away your Sins through believing in Jesus Christ = Faith Alone in Jesus Christ to be Saved = True.
Baptism is a metaphor for washing away sins. A physical explanation for how we are dirty, we wash ourselves with Christ’s holy blood from the cross, and are saved. This “washing ourselves” is an allegory for believing in Jesus Christ with faith alone and therefore being saved.
John 8:24 I told you that you would die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am he you will die in your sins.”
Circumcision Salvation = Good Work of Circumcision to be Saved = False
Circumcision Salvation = Unhardening our Hearts, meaning, accepting Jesus Christ as our Saviour = Faith Alone in Jesus Christ to be Saved = True.
Circumcision is merely a metaphor for unhardening your hearts, opening up to the truth. That is, some people plug their ears and try to avoid listening to the Gospel, the good news, so they don’t hear it. Other people are spiritually “circumcised” in the sense that they listen to the truth. And, of course, to believe in Jesus Christ, you have to know to believe in Jesus Christ and know that it’s true. That’s what belief is. Believing in something to be true.
Psalm 118:21 I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation.
And finally, we now return to the title of this article, Lordship Salvation
Lordship Salvation = Good Work of Making Jesus Christ your Lord = False
Lordship Salvation = Believing in Jesus Christs as your Saviour = Faith Alone in Jesus Christ to be Saved = True.
That’s the tricky thing. A lot of people online will give different definitions to the same word. There is no Lordship needed for Salvation, no Baptism needed for Salvation, no Repentance needed for Salvation, no Circumcision needed for Salvation, it’s just Faith Alone for Salvation.
Faith Alone in Jesus Christ = Salvation.
However, I personally would try to avoid using the terms “Lordship”, “Baptism”, “Repentance”, “Circumcision”, etc. I say things plainly and simply so even a child can understand. Which is “faith alone”.
Romans 10:13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
Thus the takeaway from all of this is
Believe in Jesus Christ with faith alone and be saved.
All people will become believers in Jesus Christ through faith alone and thus all will be saved.
Romans 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.