Saturday, July 22, 2017

Salvation By Works Does NOT Work.

Their false religion may follow some of the teachings of the Bible, just as do other cults; but they certainly have NOT obeyed the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ..."In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ" (2nd Thessalonians 1:8).  Lutherans, Calvinists and Hutterites all take their names from individual men; BUT, true Christianity upholds the free will of believers as the only sincere means for seeking God.  
Hutterites trust in good works, baptism, and group membership for salvation.  Peter Riedeman was a very important founding member of our church.  His Confession of Faith is still an accepted authority on our beliefs and practices.  The four most important points are adult baptism of believers, community of goods, non resistance and the separation of church and state.  I am so sick and tired of hearing about someone's "confession of faith" and "catechisms" ... What's so wrong with studying the Word of God ourselves?
No amount of religion or brotherhood can take one's sins away.  Only the precious blood of Jesus can take our sins away (1st John 1:7; 1st Peter 1:18,19).  Just like the Amish, Hutterites rely upon their self-righteousness to save them.  It is a "works" religion.  Romans 10:3,4 plainly condemns works salvation.  Do Hutterites not understand the Words of Romans 4:5? ... "But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness."  What wonderful Words!  Truthfully, not one of us has enough self-righteousness to even get one foot into Heaven's gate!  Listen to the Words of James 2:10, "For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all."  GUILTY!!!  Oh, but praise God, Jesus paid a debt He did not owe because we owed a debt we could not pay.  Any effort to merit salvation is a guaranteed road into Hellfire; but if we will trust upon the blood of Jesus to take away our sins, then Christ's righteousness will save us.  Romans 10:3-4 state, "For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.  For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth." DJ Stewart.
 

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