The Vital Necessity Of Lordship Salvation

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The Lordship Salvation doctrine rightly refutes Eternal Security (Once Saved Always Saved) which is seducing many souls into a false hope of heaven by stating that salvation cannot be lost. Lordship Salvation means that Jesus is both Saviour and Lord of a Christian's life, not just Saviour. Because of our sinful nature, without Jesus as Lord day by day, we have no hope of keeping the command which says, "Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn from wickedness" (2 Tim 2:19). When Jesus is Lord (that is 'the boss') in a Christian's life, He leads the believer in all respects. He convicts the person of sin which leads to repentance, cleansing (1 John 1:9) and a holy walk. We must rely on Jesus to do this day by day otherwise we will drift back into the world of sin and be lost. This is a vital issue as "without holiness no one will see the Lord" (Heb. 12:14). Lordship Salvation is knowing Jesus' will in all matters of our life through daily hearing and following His voice as in John 10:27.

Those who oppose Lordship Salvation say that you can accept Jesus as your Saviour only and be saved eternally without making Him Lord of your life. They say that Jesus died for our sins (both past and future) so we can accept Him as our Saviour and then sin, even deliberately or habitually, and not lose our salvation. It's an attractive lie that tells souls they can have their cake and eat it too. This teaching makes a mockery of Jesus' sacrifice. Matthew 1:21 tells us that Jesus died to save us from our sin, not in our sin or with our sin but from our sin.

People who hold to the Once Saved Always Saved doctrine say that when you are saved you won't continue to sin deliberately. However, when questioned enough, they admit that if they did fall into sin then they still would not lose their salvation ... exactly the same belief as those who oppose Lordship Salvation. No one can live a sinless life, we all sin from time to time, but we will be condemned if we continue in a sinful lifestyle. There is endless Scripture to confirm that a person can lose their salvation and this is outlined in the article at Perseverance Of The Saints.

For an in-depth study of this doctrine, by Bill Webster, click on Lordship Salvation.

Other related articles are:
Saved? How Do We Know?
The Power Of Sin.

To get a Scriptural understanding of salvation, please go to Are You A Saved Or An Unsaved Believer?

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