The Importance of Doctrinal Courage (Selected Scriptures) | John MacArthur

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The Importance of Doctrinal Courage (Selected Scriptures) | John MacArthur

"Last year was the five hundredth anniversary of the Reformation, and the Pew people did a survey and found out that the majority of Protestants believe that salvation is by faith plus works. That’s exactly what Catholics believe. They aren’t protesting anymore, those Protestants who believe what the Reformers protested against. There is large confusion looming over the head of Protestantism and even Evangelicalism about the gospel. Part of the problem is that there is no courage, there is no boldness, there is no conviction to stand for the true gospel against the encroachment of those systems that demand works as a part of salvation.

We have a responsibility – and you’ve heard it several times even today – not only to preach the gospel, but to guard the gospel. Reference was made to the twentieth chapter of Acts where Paul declared that he has warned for a space of three years the church at Ephesus with tears about what is going to happen when perverse men among them rise up to twist the truth and wolves come from the outside to tear up the flock.

There really are only two religions in the world, and they’re pretty simply defined. There is the true religion, which is salvation by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone; and then there is every other religion that is some form of human works – religious works, moral works, ethical works, ceremonial works. The reading of Galatians was enough to set in your mind with absolute certainty that works play no role in salvation. And if that didn’t do it, you can go back to wherever you are tonight and read Romans 3 and Ephesians 2 and will hear the same thing....' from the Transcript

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