"Not According To Our
Works"
2 Timothy 1:9
All churches and
religious leaders claim to believe in and preach salvation by grace alone. But
the "grace" they preach depends upon the will of man and the works of
the flesh to make it effectual. And conditional grace is not grace at all. Any
condition placed upon grace, before conversion, at conversion, or after
conversion, is a total denial of the grace of God (
ELECTING GRACE IS
UNCONDITIONAL (Eph. 1:3-4; II Tim. 1:9). God did not choose us because of
works, or even faith, that he foresaw in us (Read Rom.
REDEEMING GRACE IS
UNCONDITIONAL. Where in the Bible is redemption setforth as something that is
conditional? Redemption is something Christ accomplished on the cross,
effectually applied to the hearts of God's elect by the Holy Spirit in the new
birth (Gal. 3:13; Heb. 9:12-14; I Pet. 1:18). To preach conditional redemption
is to preach salvation by works!
JUSTIFYING GRACE IS
UNCONDITIONAL(Rom.3:24;4:5). We are justified freely (without cause) by the
grace of God through the redemption that is in Christ. To preach con- ditional
justification is to preach salvation by works.
REGENERATING GRACE IS
UNCONDITIONAL (John
SANCTIFYING GRACE IS
UNCONDITIONAL (Heb.
PERSEVERING GRACE IS
UNCONDITIONAL (John
GLORIFYING GRACE IS
UNCONDITIONAL (Rom.
Don Fortner