1. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Knowing the Times (Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1989), 2.
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How can I explain the gospel to my children without toning down the hard demands of Christ? Must a child understand Jesus' lordship to be saved?
Certainly children are limited in their ability to understand spiritual truth, but so are adults. Very few people intellectually understand all the gospel truth at the moment of salvation. Fortunately, the essential truths are basic enough that even a child can understand. Jesus Himself characterized saving faith as childlikeness (Mark 10:15). True belief is not a function of advanced intellect, sophisticated theological understanding, or complex doctrinal knowledge.
Children old enough to be saved ought to be able to grasp the concept of coming to Christ with an obedient heart, and they need to be willing to let Christ be boss in their lives. That concept is not above the comprehension of children old enough to believe.
When teaching children spiritual truth, remember that repetition and restatement are especially helpful. Give the gospel simply and briefly, but do not assume the first positive response means that they got all the truth they need to know. Continue explaining and expanding your explanations. Too many ministries to children equate every uplifted hand with a real conversion.
Use Scripture and explain it clearly. Even with children, God's Word is the seed that produces life (1 Peter 1:23). I do not like approaches that give gospel outlines with no Scripture. Only the Bible can speak with authority to the human heart — including a child's heart.
There is another inherent danger in any outline or prefabricated presentation: They tend to follow a predetermined agenda that may bypass the child's real needs or fail to answer his or her most important questions.
Finally, remember that the issues in salvation are the same for a child as for an adult. The gospel is the same message for every age group. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones wrote:
We must be careful that we do not modify the gospel to suit various age groups. Th ere is no such thing as a special gospel for the young, a special gospel for the middle-aged, and a special gospel for the aged. Th ere is only one gospel, and we must always be careful not to tamper and tinker with the gospel as a result of recognizing these age distinctions. At the same time, there is a diff erence in applying this one and only gospel to the different age groups; but it is a diff erence which has reference only to method and procedure.1
1. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Knowing the Times (Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1989), 2.
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Children must be able to understand that sin is an offense to God's holiness, and that they are personally guilty (though because of their limited experiences, obviously most kids will not have as deep a sense of personal guilt as adults). There is nothing wrong with telling children about hell and God's wrath. In my experience, children do not have a difficult time grasping such concepts. They understand punishment for wrongdoing and are capable of understanding that Jesus died to take the punishment for others' sin. They need to be told that Jesus expects to be obeyed, and they will understand even better than some adults that trusting Jesus means obeying Him. Those are all truths that need to be emphasized repeatedly, even after the child makes a profession of faith.
How can you deny the existence of carnal Chris tians when Paul himself uses that expression in 1 Co rin thi ans 3 (KJV)?
Chris tians can be carnal. That is, they can behave in carnal ways. But "carnal Chris tian" is not a plane of spiritual existence where one can remain indefinitely. Carnality is never spoken of by Scripture as a perpetual state for believers. In other words, while Chris tians can be carnal in their behavior, they are never carnal by nature. That is the distinction I have tried to make.
What about those who come to Christ aft er hearing a message of easy-believism? Do you regard their salvation as questionable?
The implanted Word of God is able to save our souls, often even when the message accompanying it is flawed or confused. Jesus said, "All that the Father gives Me shall come to Me" (John 6:37). The glorious truth of God's sovereign election guarantees that those He has chosen will respond to His Word with true faith and repentance. So we can be assured that God can work in the hearts of those we love in response to our prayers, even if the gospel they hear from some Chris tians is not complete.
But that great truth does not mean that the kind of gospel we preach is of no consequence. The problem with easy-believism is not that it will keep God's elect from getting saved, but that it allows people who are not genuine Christians to live comfortably with a false assurance — which leads to the tragedy described in Matthew 7:21 – 23.
Can a person be saved who does not consciously count the cost of following Christ at the time of conversion?
A person might be truly born again without explicitly considering the cost of following Christ, but no one can be saved who counts the cost and is unwilling to pay it. Again, I am certain that no one understands the full implica-
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tions of Christ's lordship at the moment of conversion; in fact, none of us ever reach full knowledge of such spiritual realities in this life. But the work of the Holy Spirit in the heart of a true believer prompts some degree of surrender to Christ's authority even at the inception of the new birth.
Can a true Chris tian "backslide"?
Certainly true Chris tians can "backslide," if by that you mean they can regress into a period of spiritual dullness or disobedience. Those who do backslide incur God's discipline (Heb. 12:6 – 11). Those who are not disciplined are not true sons (v. 8).
But if you are thinking of backsliding as a perpetual state of willful rebellion or ungodly indifference on the part of one who professes faith in Christ but does not love Him, that is a sign of false profession (1 John 3:4 – 10; Matt. 7:21 – 23). Sometimes the term backslider is used to describe one who has forsaken Christ and abandoned the faith. In that case it describes a person who was never truly saved (1 John 2:19; John 8:31; 1 Tim. 2:12). The word backsliding is used two ways in Scripture. It is found only in Old Testament references to the nation of Israel (Jer. 3:22; 31:22; 49:4; Hos. 4:16; 11:7; 14:4 KJV). Sometimes it speaks of backsliding as the action of unregenerate people who turn stubbornly away from God (cf. Jer. 8:5). In that sense the Word cannot be used to describe true Chris tians. Other times true believers are said to backslide (Jer. 14:7). All believers go through times when they do not grow or are set back in their growth by sin — they seem to be sliding backwards like a calf on a muddy slope (cf. Hos. 4:16 KJV). In that sense the word could apply to true believers. But it cannot be used to support the notion that true Chris tians might abandon the faith completely.
Does 1 Co rin thi ans 3:11 – 15 prove that a true Chris tian might live a wholly fruitless life?
Those verses say this:
No man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any man builds upon the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, each man's work will become evident; for the day will show it, because it is to be revealed with fi re; and the fi re itself will test the quality of each man's work. If any man's work which he has built upon it remains, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work is burned up, he shall suff er loss; but he himself shall be saved, yet so as through fi re.
Those verses in no way imply that a Chris tian can be devoid of fruit or works. In fact, they teach the opposite — that every Chris tian will have works
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of some sort (ministry, ser vice, evangelism, etc.), but that the works may vary as to their quality. Some people's good works are cluttered with wrong motives or unbiblical methods, so our rewards will differ. But no true Chris tian will be utterly lacking in good works.
How should we act toward those who profess to be Chris tians but seem indiff erent to spiritual things?
This is a common question posed by those who realize how truly narrow the way is (Matt. 7:13 – 14). It can be frightening to think that many people in the church (including many whom we love) may not be true Chris tians. I often wonder if those who espouse easy-believism have simply adapted their theology in order to try to get a sinning loved one into the kingdom.
There are two extremes to be avoided in assessing the spiritual status of others. On the one hand, we must realize that we are not ultimately the judge of anyone's salvation, because we cannot see anyone's heart. Only God can do that (1 Sam. 16:7). And people express their love for God and faith in Christ in different ways.
But on the other hand, we must hold firmly to the truth of God's Word concerning salvation and not offer false assurance to people who may not truly be saved.
If you have a friend or loved one whose lifestyle seriously discredits his or her profession of faith, I suggest you speak frankly to that person about your concerns. Certainly we have the Lord's own warrant for that in Matthew 18:15 – 20. If you carefully and lovingly follow the steps Jesus outlined in that passage, you will soon know whether to treat the person as a brother or sister in Christ, or as "a Gentile and a tax-gatherer" (v. 17). Either way, your attitude toward the person is not to be judgmental, but loving and compassionate.
What caused you to change your views on the gospel? Your book seems like a total departure from what I thought you believed.
My views on the gospel have not changed. My first sermon as a pastor, nearly twenty-five years ago, was a message on the two gates and the two ways (Matt. 7:13 – 27). One of my earliest books was published by Zondervan in 1973, titled The Church: The Body of Christ. It includes a chapter on salvation that said essentially the same thing as this book. Kingdom Living: Here and Now, published in 1980 by Moody Press, specifically deals with the lordship issue. These are not views I developed recently or expressed for the first time in this book.
So why did a major controversy erupt with the publication of this book? I cannot say with certainty, but it seems to be because in this book for the first time I named those with whom I disagreed. People who otherwise were
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content for me to state my views suddenly were offended that I would name someone whom I believe is in error.
Don't you believe it is better to ignore divisive issues like the lordship controversy and keep harmony in the body of Christ?
I do not enjoy controversy. I realize I am sometimes cast in the role of a controversialist, but the only times I have willingly entered into public controversy have been when I have perceived some teaching as a threat to biblical authority or the purity of the gospel.
Although I have strong opinions about such matters as modes of baptism, church polity, prophecy, and many other biblical matters, I would not engage in public debate about them. But the lordship controversy deals with the gospel itself. It is not a minor difference that can be glossed over and ignored. It is precisely the kind of issue the church needs to think through carefully, discuss, debate, and come to consensus on.
Sadly, the issue of "lordship salvation" has proved divisive. But that is true of every crucial doctrine that has ever been examined by any church council. Unfortunately, doctrinal controversies often cause division and strife among the brethren. But where such discord exists, it is not because of books that attempt to deal with the doctrinal issues. The blame lies with those who are unwilling to confront doctrinal differences biblically and forthrightly without seeing every disagreement or critique as tantamount to a personal attack. Let us not allow the discussion of this most important doctrinal issue to be poisoned with bitter emotion or harsh personal invective.
We certainly need to be fair, gracious, and Christlike in what we say. But we cannot and must not pretend that so crucial a matter really makes no difference. Even in the early church, that was never the approach to controversies and differences of opinion (e.g., Gal. 2:11 – 14).
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Scripture Index
Genesis 1:3 168 1:11 276 3:22 – 24 68 15:6 56 22 268
20:7 33
26:13 263 40:7 261 43:11 101 53 239 55:1 68 55:6 103 55:6 – 7 181 55:7 69 57:15 119 62:5 160 64:4 147
Job 1:1, 8 74 20:12 – 14 263 42:6 74, 180
Psalms 1:8 206 2 263 7:11 96 18:2 216 22 239 32:1 – 2 56 41:9 110 51 273 51:5 94 51:7 239 51:12 273 51:16 – 17 78 55 111 55:12 – 14 110 68:2 140 69:21 239 106:21 101 110:2 44n22 138:6 119
Exodus 3:14 165 12:22 239 20:12 223
Leviticus 14:4, 6, 49 – 52 239
Jeremiah 3:22 280 6:16 123 8:5 280 14:7 280 17:7 – 8 276, 278 21:8 203 29:13 103, 205 31:22 280 49:4 280
Numbers 5:7 106 19:6, 18 239 21 58 – 59 21:7 59 21:8 58 23:5 214
Deuteronomy 30:19 304
Ezekiel 28:30 261 33:11 160 33:18 – 19 181 34:16 101 36:25 – 27 54 36:25 – 26 238 36:26 107
Joshua 24:15 203
Proverbs 12:12 276 13:7 98 16:25 206 17:15 133n9 18:13 261 29:1 132
1 Sam uel 16:7 281
2 Sam uel 11 – 12 273
Daniel 2:44 127 7:13 139
1 Kings 18:21 203
Isaiah 1:16 – 17 181 5:1 – 7 168 6:5 74 41:8 33
Hosea 4:16 280 6:6 78 11:7 280 13:4 101
2 Kings 17:23 – 25 64
2 Chron icles 7:14 181
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12:8 227 12:11 179 12:14 179 12:24 127 12:33 276 13:1 127 13:3 – 9 128 13:4 129 13:5 129 13:7 130 13:8 130 13:9 130 13:11 127, 128n2 13:15 179 13:19 131, 132 13:20 – 21 115, 132 13:22 133, 134 13:23 135, 276 13:24 – 30 138 13:28 140 13:32 208 13:36 139 13:38 139 13:39 141 13:44 146, 148 13:44 – 46 144 13:45 – 46 146 15:3 – 6 96 15:7 – 9 44 16:15 – 16 87 16:17 189 16:24 223 16:25 149 18 273 18:3 119, 193 18:15 – 20 273, 281 18:20 227 19 227 19:17 94 19:18 – 19 96 19:20 91 19:21 98 19:22 91, 98
7:17 48 7:17 – 19 276 7:17 – 20 135 7:18 142 7:21 212 7:21 – 22 212, 227 7:21 – 23 38, 211, 213, 221, 279, 280 7:22 101, 214, 226 7:24 217 7:24 – 27 215, 216 7:26 217 8:1 – 3 151 8:18 – 22 77 8:20 110 8:21 – 22 219 9:2 – 7 227 9:9 151 9:10 77 9:13 42, 45, 72 9:18 91 10:1 221 10:2 221 10:5 221 10:24 – 25 31 10:32 222 10:32 – 33 221 10:32 – 39 220 10:33 109, 223 10:34 – 37 223 10:35, 38 275 10:38 224 10:39 149, 224 11:12 205 11:19 77, 101 11:25 118 11:25 – 30 117 11:27 120 11:28 119, 120 11:29 – 29 47 11:28 – 30 127 11:30 207 12:1 129
14:7 280
Amos 5:4 103
Jonah 3:5 – 6 180 3:10 181
Habakkuk 2:4 56, 189
Matthew 1:21 9, 68, 101 3:1 – 2 181 3:2 79 3:7 – 8 181 3:8 180 3:10 276 4:17 79, 15, 180 4:23 100 5:1 – 8 216 5:3 47, 192, 193 5:3, 6 156 5:3 – 6 180 5:3 – 12 192 5:17 55 5:20 194, 211, 216 5:20, 48 197 5:20 – 48 97 5:21 – 47 97 5:48 194, 215, 249 6:24 28, 134 6:33 91, 103 7:6 141, 147 7:7 103 7:13 204, 208, 212 7:13 – 14 202, 281 7:13 – 23 37 7:13 – 27 281 7:14 205, 206, 219 7:15 20 7:16 136 7:16 – 17 169 7:16 – 27 203
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19:23 194 19:25 275 19:27 154 20:1 – 16 152 20:2 153 20:4 155 20:7 156 29:15 153 20:17 – 19 154 20:28 – 31 183 21:28 – 32 162 21:29 – 32 179 21:31 183 22:1 – 14 78 22:14 208 22:15 – 22 76 24:24 214 25:21 31 25:31 – 46 223 25:41 252 26:18 238 26:22 111 26:24 111 26:50 114 26:56 114 27:3 179 27:5 114 27:44 156 28:17 227 28:18 46, 120 28:19 – 20 141, 219
9:43 – 47 275 10:15 278 10:17 92 10:17 – 26 10 10:21 97, 145 10:27 10 12:30 81 14:21 172 14:45 114 14:61 – 64 227 15:32 156
13:23 205 13:24 205 14:25 – 27 207 14:25 – 33 12 14:25 – 35 32, 149, 221 14:26 45, 223, 275 14:26 – 27 223 14:27 224 14:28 217 14:28 – 30 220 14:28 – 31 149 14:28 – 33 145n4 14:33 32, 90, 98, 207, 275 15 158 15:1 102, 103 15:2 72, 102 15:4 – 6 159 15:7, 10 179 15:8 – 10 160 15:11 – 32 160 15:18 162 15:19 162 15:20 162 15:23 162 15:25 – 32 162 15:29 163 16:16 205 17:4 179 18:9 78 18:9 – 13 196 18:10 – 13 101, 63 18:12 132 18:13 47 18:14 199 18:18 91 19:2 103 19:3 103 19:4 104 19:5 104 19:7 103 19:9 106 19:9 – 10 96
Luke 2:11 43 3 106 3:7 – 8 48 3:10 182 3:12 103 4:29 – 30 238 5:8 74 5:27 103 5:28 75 5:29 77 5:31 175 5:32 32, 78, 79, 101 6:43 – 44 277 6:44 39 6:46 26, 212, 232 6:46 – 49 226, 227 7:29 103 8:5 129 8:10 128 8:11 131 8:26 – 35 151 9:23 12, 225, 275 9:54 140 9:57 – 58 32 9:57 – 62 13, 143 9:59 – 61 225 9:59 – 62 32 9:62 225, 275 11:32 179 12:32 154, 208 13:3, 5 175
Mark 1:24 232 3:11 232 4:7 134n4 4:10 130, 131 4:11 128 4:34 127 5:7 232 7:24 144 8:34 12 8:34 – 37 143 9:24 192
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19:10 42, 54, 65, 86, 100, 107, 237 19:33 230 22:32 179 22:48 114 23:41 – 43 156 23:46 240 24:47 177
9:5 165 9:22 53 9:25 81 9:28 81 10:1 203 10:3 159 10:7 165 10:9 203 10:10 200 10:11 165 10:17 – 18 227, 238, 240 10:22 – 42 227 10:27 – 28 193 10:28 171 10:30 165, 227 10:31 238 10:33 227 10:38 165 11:25 165 11:51 – 52 214 12:24 – 25 143 12:24 – 26 12 12:26 31 13:1 – 2 166 13:10 171 13:10 – 11 110 13:13 26 13:18 110 13:21 111 13:24 – 25 112 13:27 110, 112 14:6 165, 203 15 14, 165 – 72 15:1 – 8 166, 168, 172 15:2 169, 170, 171 15:3 55 15:5 166, 277 15:8 169 15:14 30, 114 15:14 – 15 32 15:15 33 15:16 86 15:20 31
4:6 65 4:7 – 29 151 4:11 230 4:12 166 4:25 70 4:39 71 5:17 165, 227 5:18 165, 227, 228 5:19 – 47 228 5:22 228 5:23 228 5:39 57 6 32 6:26 139 6:28 94 6:29 48 6:32 168 6:35 121, 165 6:37 120, 171, 185, 272, 279 6:44 65, 103, 188, 194 6:51 165 6:54 66 6:64 207 6:66 143, 219n2 6:66 – 67 32 7:30 238 7:38 200 8 82 8:8 82 8:12 165 8:20 238 8:24 165 8:31 280 8:36 34 8:44 139 8:53 166 8:54 165 8:58 82, 165 8:58-59 227 8:59 238 9 81 – 88 9:4 155
John 1 256 1:1 52, 227 1:9 168 1:9 – 13 228 1:11 – 12 116n1 1:12 229, 259 1:14 227, 228 1:17 96 1:29 237, 240 1:33 55 1:47 – 51 151 2:23 – 25 52 2:24 52, 53 3 51 – 61, 62 3:1 53 3:1 – 16 151 3:2 52, 57 3:3 53 3:4 54 3:5 54, 55 3:7 55, 58 3:9 53 3:13 58 3:14 58 3:14 – 15 51n1 3:14 – 17 52 3:16 60, 90, 185, 272 3:17 42, 60 3:17 – 18 188 3:18 60 3:19 208 3:36 48, 66, 190, 193 4 62 – 72 4:2 54
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16:2 207 16:8 – 9 213 16:9 – 11 95n1 17:3 92 18:4 238 18:11 66 18:33 – 19:22 44 19:11 238 19:28 239 19:28 – 30 238 19:29 239 19:30 240 19:38 222 19:38 – 39 55 20:28 231 20:30 – 31 52 20:31 187n6
17:11 17 19 214 20:20 – 27 248 20:21 79 26:19 – 20 182, 248 26:20 79
6:23 60, 148, 197, 204n4, 229 7:4 277 7:7 – 25 247, 274 7:15 190n13 7:18 190 7:22 190n13 7:24 199 7:25 190n13 8:1 199 8:9 276 8:15 35 8:16 213, 272 8:29 39 8:29 – 30 197, 201, 211, 276 8:35 – 39 273 9 – 11 44n19 9:6 171 9:16 189 10:5 – 10 212 10:6 192 10:9 13, 25, 44, 222, 231 10:9 – 10 44n19, 230, 246 10:10 192, 222 10:12 14, 231n6 10:16 190 11:17 – 24 171 11:20 171 12:1 – 2 81, 274 14 268 14:7 – 9 28, 31 14:9 81, 226, 241 14:12 31 15:4 272 16:26 48
Romans 1:1 31 1:4 229 1:5 48 1:16 81, 221 1:16 – 17 195 1:17 189 2:19 – 20 56 2:28 106 3 245 3:10 79 3:10 – 18 204 3:11 86, 103, 189 3:20 97 3:23 183 3:24 – 26 198 3:28 246 4 245 4:3 41, 195 4:4 – 5 204 4:5 198, 254 4:6 – 8 41 4:11 106 5:1 201 5:8 – 9 229 6:1 200 6:1 – 2 47 6:6 149 6:6 – 7 200 6:11 149, 223, 247 6:15 200 6:16 – 19 31 6:16 – 20 35 6:17 190 6:17 – 18 247, 274 6:18 34 6:20 34
Acts 1:6 154 2:21 229 2:23 238 2:36 44, 226, 229, 249 2:38 46n27, 182, 249 3:16 188 3:19 79, 249 3:22 230 4:12 94, 203 4:20 144 4:22 205 5:20 22 5:29 31 5:31 178, 249 6:1 – 2 219 6:7 190, 219 10:34 65 10:36 14, 44, 229, 249 11:17 – 18 249 11:18 178, 188 11:26 219 14:20 219 14:22 219 15:10 121, 219 16:31 13, 43, 176, 230
1 Co rin thi ans 1:7 – 8 108n2 1:8 189 1:13 43 1:22 – 31 29
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5:17 206, 260, 274, 276 5:21 198 6:2 69 6:14 – 16 140 6:15 – 17 273 7:1 190 7:9 – 10 161 7:10 263 9:8 – 11 31 11:3 56 11:14 204 11:14 – 15 138 13:5 39, 220
1:23 209 1:26 – 29 145 1:30 210, 259 2:9 147 2:9 – 10 88 2:10 148 2:14 189 2:16 33 3:3 108n2 3:11 216 3:14 31 5:1 – 2 137 5:2, 7 40 6:9 – 10 20n4 6:9 – 11 247 6:15 – 17 273 6:19 31 6:19 – 20 28 6:20 31 7:19 41, 46 7:22 – 23 26 7:23 31 9:21 41 9:25 205 9:26 265 9:27 223 11:28 214 12:3 13, 25, 81, 105, 226 12:13 55 15:3 204 15:3 – 4 187 15:20 204 15:20 – 57 241 15:21 – 24 204 15:31 225
4:22 223 4:30 273 5:5 248 5:25 223 5:26 55 6:5 – 8 29
Philippians 1:1 31 1:6 48, 86, 189 1:29 188 2:5 – 8 31, 34 2:7 – 8 228 2:9 – 11 229 2:10 – 11 36 2:11 226 2:11 – 12 228 2:13 48, 189 3:3 70 3:5 – 6 194 3:7 – 8 148 3:9 198 3:17 – 19 248 3:18 – 19 172 3:21 227 4:12 – 13 207 4:13 122 4:19 31
Galatians 1:6 – 9 21, 253n1 1:11 – 12 248 2:11 – 14 282 2:16 41 3:7 106 3:11 189 3:24 96 3:28 155 5:11 209 5:19 – 21 20n4, 248 5:22 191n16 6:2 41 6:15 260
Colossians 1:13 116 1:16 – 17 227 1:21 – 23 216 1:22 – 23 187n9, 189, 248 2:6 116 2:9 227 3:10 260 3:18 98 3:22 29 4:12 205
Ephesians 1:4 – 5 31 1:19 260 2:1 103, 187n5, 260 2:2 206 2:2 – 3 141 2:8 46, 48, 99, 191n16 2:8 – 9 43, 188 2:8 – 10 106 2:10 48, 141, 169, 246, 260 2:19 141 3:17 116, 274 4:18 103
2 Co rin thi ans 1:10 263 3:18 276 4:3 – 5 44 4:5 13, 15, 29 5:10 31 5:14 149
1 Th es salo nians 1:9 47, 178
Scripture Index
3:10 190 4:8 248 5:23 – 24 48
2:1 – 13 250 2:10 94, 197 2:14 39, 186n2, 186n5, 187n6 2:14 – 16 186 2:14 – 17 39 2:14 – 20 250 2:14 – 26 106, 250 2:17 169 2:19 47, 80n1, 232 2:23 34 2:24 155, 246 3:1 – 12 250 3:13 – 18 250 3:15 250 4:1 – 6 250 4:4 250 4:5 250 4:6 250 4:7 – 10 250 4:7 – 17 250 5:20 250
3:7 201
Philemon 15 – 17 33
2 Th es salo nians 1:8 48, 190 2:10 248
Hebrews 1:1 – 2 58 1:8 227 2:1 – 3 187n9 3:5 28 3:14 187n9, 189 3:18 – 19 66, 190 4:14 187n9 4:15 65, 85, 228 5:9 48n30, 190 6:8 136 6:11 – 12 187n9 7:25 151 8:2 168 9:22 60 10:31 172 10:38 189 11 190 11:8 48 11:26 150 12 252 12:2 155 12:5 – 7 273 12:5 – 11 31 12:6 – 7 170 12:6 – 11 280 12:10 169 12:10 – 14 251 12:14 187n9, 211, 214 13:8 227
1 Tim othy 1:15 74, 101, 190n13, 206 1:19 – 20 109 1:20 248 2:5 203 2:9 147 2:12 280 3:2, 10 139 6:1 – 2 29 6:3 – 5 248 6:12 205 6:15 229
2 Tim othy 1:8 222 2:1 263 2:12 109, 187n9, 188 2:15 43 2:16 – 19 248 2:17 – 18 109n7 2:19 109n7 2:25 43, 179, 188 3:5 53, 212 3:15 55
1 Peter 1:1 31 1:1 – 2 249 1:14 – 15 249 1:15 – 16 215 1:18 144 1:23 131, 278 2:9 31 2:16 34 2:18 – 21 29 2:24 229 3:6 230 4:18 184, 205 5:10 133n3
Titus 1:1 31 1:6 137n2 1:15 – 16 190 – 91 1:16 191n4 2:9 – 10 29 2:11 – 12 9 2:12 46 2:14 31 3:5 55, 156, 171 3:5 – 7 48
James 1:1 31 1:1 – 12 250 1:2 187n9 1:13 – 25 250 1:21 – 22 250 1:22 217 1:26 – 27 250
2 Peter 1:1 189, 249 1:3 241, 249 1:10 39, 149 2:1 28 2:7 – 9 273
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Jude
2:22 115 3:9 158
3:3 251 3:4 – 10 280 3:6 – 10 251 3:10 39, 139 3:17 180 4:2 251 4:2 – 3 231 4:15 222 4:19 103, 116, 155 5:1 251, 272 5:4 48 5:5 251 5:11 93 5:13 250
1 31 3 – 4 249 4 26, 249 7 249 24 109
1 John 1:6 251 1:7 201 1:9 180, 215 2:1 48 2:3 272 2:3 – 4 217 2:3 – 6 180 2:4 39 2:15 134 2:19 109, 133, 171, 187n9, 280 2:22 – 23 251 2:29 251
Revelation 1:1 31 2:7, 11, 26 251 3:5, 12, 21 251 5:9 28 14:6 22 21:7 – 8 247n2 21:21 147 21:17 251
2 John 9 – 11 140
Subject Index
"Accepting Christ," 60, 74, 101, 111, 116,
Blauvelt, Livingston definition of "lordship salvation,"
186, 221, 251, 268 Airplane "convert," 90, 95 Aisle walking, salvation and, 38, 90-91,
43 on saving faith, 187 salvation/discipleship dichotomy,
205, 207 Alleine, Joseph, gospel according to,
45 Blind man in John 9, 82-87 Bock, Darrell, on Christ's lordship, 231 Boice, James Montgomery, on salva-
260 Allis, Oswald T., gospel according to,
269 Antinomianism, 46n28, 176, 197,
tion/discipleship dichotomy, 46 Born again, 29, 37-38, 53-54, 61, 73, 106,
199-200, 214, 264, 266-67, 269, 277 Apathy. See Indifference Apostasy, Chris tians and, 109-10, 247 Apostles, 31; gospel according to the,
108, 214, 221, 226, 267, 279. See also Regeneration Boston, Thomas, gospel according to,
263 Buchanan, James, on imputed righ-
245-52 Arn, Winn, on decisional salvation,
teous ness, 197 Bunyan, John, on entrance to hell from
116n2 Assurance biblical, 39, 92, 189, 213-14, 250,
heaven, 151
Calvin, John, on sanctification, 210, 259 "Carnal Chris tians," 11, 39-40, 45, 108,
262, 265, 272-73 false, 20, 39, 93, 213-14, 279, 281 offering, 272 Atonement, significance of, 60, 148,
138, 172, 279 Chafer, Lewis Sperry controversial views of, 40 on gospel of kingdom vs. gospel of
197, 240 Augustine, gospel according to, 254 Australian unbeliever's response to
grace, 100 on law/grace dispensationalism,
Billy Graham, 208
41-42 on repentance, 176 on "carnal Chris tian," 39-40 on lordship of Christ, 19 unintentional antinomianism of, 46 Children, witnessing to, 278 Christ. See Jesus Christ Church discipline, 140, 280 emerging, 10 leadership standards, 137
Backsliding, 279-80 Baptism, 17, 54-55, 181-82, 240, 282
repeated, 21 Spirit baptism, 55 Barnhouse, Donald G, dispensationalism
of, 277 Berkhof, Louis on repentance, 177 on saving faith, 189 Bible translations, differences in, 27
The Gospel According to Jesus
Edwards, Jonathan, gospel according
scandals, 20, 137 true size of, 281 Cocoris, G. Michael on appropriation vs. commitment,
to, 264-65 Eternal security, 109, 248. See also
Salvation, security of Evangelism child, 277-79 contemporary, 19-20, 73, 91-95, 104,
59 on faith without commitment, 51 on meaning of "Lord," 21 on repentance, 47, 177 on salvation/discipleship dichot-
116-17, 202, 209, 213, 217-18 defective, 19, 45, 73, 116, 187, 269 direct, 104 emotionally directed, 91, 97, 133,
omy, 45 Commitment, spiritual, 38, 66-67,
136 formulaic, 105, 213, 272 personal, 63-64, 91, 266, 268 seminars, 21 Examining oneself, 39, 213-15, 265. See
143-44, 187, 218-21 Confession of Christ before others,
221-23 Constable, Thomas L., on what's
required for salvation, 81, 177 Controversy, dealing with, 30, 281-82 Conversion, 38, 46, 48, 56, 71, 90. See
also Salvation Exchange, spiritual, 143-44, 149-50 Failure of Chris tians, 91, 222, 225, 276.
also Salvation Matthew's, 74-79 Cross. See Atonement; Taking up the
See also Sanctification, occasional failure and
Faith definition of, 186-92, 264-65 saving, 32, 36, 43-47, 52, 106, 108-9,
cross
David, sin of, 239, 273 Decisional salvation, 37, 116 Discipleship, 29-34, 45-46 as slavery, 28 – 29, 31 cost of, 10, 37, 46-47, 219-25 false, 114, 115, 222 meaning of "disciple," 221 Dispensationalism, 40-45 fundamental correctness of, 40 gospel of kingdom vs. gospel of
148-50, 186-87, 193 theology and, 45, 86, 189, 255,
257-59 Feinberg, Dr. Charles, dispensational-
ism of, 277 "Fire insurance," 220 Flavel, John, on receiving Christ, 232 Forgiveness, guarantee of divine,
198-99 Foxe's Book of Martyrs, 140 Fruitfulness, inevitability of spiritual,
grace, 100 legitimate vs. illegitimate, 277 weaknesses of, 40-45, 100 Divisiveness, 281-82. See also Contro-
38-39, 129, 131, 134, 135-36, 141-42, 166-72, 253, 276-77
versy Doubt, 17, 71, 213. See also Assurance Doulos, 26 – 28, 29, 30, 33
Gill, John, gospel according to, 265-66 Goodspeed, E. J., on meaning of doulos,
27 Goodwin, Thomas, gospel according to,
Easy-believism, 20, 37, 52, 91, 187, 202,
205, 219, 270, 275, 277, 279, 281
262-63
Subject Index
Ignatius, gospel according to, 254 Indifference, dealing with spiritual, 48,
Gospel. See Evangelism; Lordship of
Christ; Salvation Grace. See also Dispensationalism;
63, 132, 138, 142, 280 Ironside, H. S. dispensationalism of, 277 on repentance, 175-76
Salvation cheap, 20, 67-68, 205, 277 Old Testament, 41, 55-56 real, 46-48 Graham, Billy, Australian unbeliever's
James, gospel according to, 246, 249-50 Jesus Christ abiding in, 165-72 accepting, 37, 43, 60, 74, 89, 101, 108,
response to, 208 Greek terms for lordship, 25 – 28 Griffith Thomas, W. H., gospel accord-
ing to, 268-69 Guthrie, William, gospel according to,
110, 111, 116, 134, 211, 220, 251 as receiver, 70-72, 73-79 as slave master, 28 – 30 as the I AM, 165-66 deity of, 52, 75, 81-82, 87n4, 120,
259-60
Harris, Murray J. on meaning of "Lord," 26 on slavery relationship, 33 – 34 Henry, Matthew, gospel according to,
165-66, 168-69, 227, 230-31, 251 lordship of. See Lordship of Christ parables of. See Parables of Christ John, gospel according to, 250-51 Judas Iscariot, fruitlessness of, 110-15,
263 "Higher life," 40, 219, 268 Hindu holy man, 237 Hodges, Zane his denying eternal security, 109n7,
166-67, 170-72 Jude, gospel according to, 248-49 Judgment, certainty of, 210-18, 221-23 "Just As I Am," 93, 185 Justification, 194-201 sanctification and, 196-97, 210-11,
186n5, 187n9 his incomplete view of faith, 108n3,
213n4 influence of, 17 on dead faith, 186n5 on entering vs. inheriting the king-
Kingdom of God vs. kingdom of
dom, 247n2 on John 4, 62n1 on "lordship salvation," 253 on "secret" believers of John 2, 52 on simple faith, 59, 107n8 on spiritual commitment, 62, 67 on parable of the four soils, 136 on Titus 1:15-16, 191n4 salvation/discipleship, dichotomy
heaven, 101-2, 128n2 Kurios, 26, 30, 33
Larkin, Clarence on Sermon on the Mount, 42 on gospel of kingdom vs. gospel of
grace, 100 Lenski, R. C. H., on Sermon on the
Mount, 202 Lightfoot, J. B., on faith, 191 Liquor-store owner who tended Sunday
of, 219n1 Hogan, William LeGrange, on faith
school, 73 Lloyd-Jones, Martyn on justification and sanctification,
without surrender, 59 Holiness. See Sanctification Humility, salvation and, 118-19, 156,
162, 192-93
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Mueller, Marc, on lordship of Jesus
on not modifying gospel for age
Christ, 228
groups, 278 on repentance, 180 on the narrow way, 204 Lordship of Christ,, 25, 34, 226-33 controversy over, 10-11, 13, 16-17,
New birth. See Regeneration Nicodemus apparent salvation of, 57 contrasted to Samaritan woman,
30, 80, 281-82 defining "lordship salvation," 16, 43 evangelism in light of, 99, 226, 229,
62-63 Jesus' gospel presentation to, 51-60
Obedience, 10, 32 – 33. See also Fruitful-
232, 268-70 fact of, 13, 25 full understanding of not required
ness; Sanctification faith and, 48, 60, 189 – 93 and unbelief, 60, 66
for salvation, 99, 137 "making Christ Lord" and, 43, 80,
Packer, J. I., on repentance, 179 Parables of Jesus, 31, 127-28 the first and last, 152-57 four spoils, 128-36 lost coin, 160 lost sheep, 159 lost sons, 160-64 pearl of great price, 144-50 Pharisee and tax-gatherer, 101-2 treasure in the field, 144-50 vine and branches, 165-72 wedding banquet, 78-79 wheat and tares, 138-42 Passover Plot, The, 239 Paul, gospel according to, 246-49 Persecution, value of, 132-33 Perseverance of the saints, 187n9, 248,
226, 231 meaning of "Lord," 25 – 26, 43-44 Lordship salvation, 22, 43-44, 46, 62,
80, 108, 189n11, 200, 210, 226, 230, 232n8, 240, 246, 253, 259, 271, 282 "Lord" vs. "Master," 26 Lot, sin of, 273 Luther, Martin on antinomianism, 199-200 on Sermon on the Mount, 42n13 salvation of, 195 the gospel according to, 255-57
MacArthur, John, airplane "convert of,"
90, 95 Macaulay, J. C., on parable of the trea-
249–50, 262, 275. See also Salvation, security of Peter, gospel according to, 249-50 Pink, A. W. gospel according to, 269-70 on perseverance, 109 on sensing one's lostness, 217 Prodigal son, 160-64 Prophecy, fulfilled messianic, 139,
sure, 145 Machen, J, Gresham, on gospel accord-
ing to the apostles, 245-46 Manton, Thomas, gospel according to,
262 Martyrdom, no salvation by, 224 Matthew, salvation of, 74-75, 79 Melanchthon, Philip, gospel according
to, 257 Metanoia. See Repentance Miller, Johnny V., on faith, 186n3 Morgan, G. Campbell, on John 4, 68
239-40 Propitiation, 198 Psychological relief, evangelism and,
82, 95, 99
Subject Index
Jesus' gospel presentation to, 62-72 Sanctification, controversy over. See
Rao the Hindu holy man, 237 Redemption. See Atonement; Salvation Regeneration, 51-61, 171, 197, 258, 259,
Lordship of Christ inevitability of, 210 justification and, 196-97, 210-11,
265-66 Repentance, 120-21, 175-84 centrality of, 47, 79, 102 definition of, 47, 187, 261 fruits of, 106 lack of, 132-33, 161, 163 meaning of metanoia, 47, 177-78 necessity of, 59 Rich young ruler, 89-99, 145, 155, 179,
268 occasional failure and, 258 Scandals in contemporary church, 20,
137 Schoenfield, Hugh, The Passover Plot,
219 Scofield, C. I., on parable of the trea-
sure, 144-45 Self-examination, spiritual, 213-14, 265 Sermon on the Mount, applicability of,
194, 205, 219, 227 Rosscup, James E., on the overcomer,
251 Ryle, J. C., gospel according to, 262,
41-42, 202-3, 211, 215-16, 245-46 Servant vs. slave, 26 – 28 Slavery and lordship, 26 – 35 as concept in parables, 31 as discipleship, 28 – 29 Paul on, 35 vs. servanthood, 26 – 28 Spurgeon, Charles H. on pruning by the Word, 170 on relation of works to faith, 191 gospel according to, 266-67 Stanford, A. Ray, on dead faith, 186 Stott, John on counting the cost, 220 on the narrow way, 204 Submission, salvation and, 116-17,
267-68 Ryrie, Charles C., 17 discipleship/salvation, dichotomy
of, 47n29 on dispensationalism, 42 on faith plus commitment, 177,
187n7 on lordship salvation as another
gospel, 253n1 on making room for "carnal Chris-
tian," 104 on meaning of "Lord," 230-31 on repentance, 47n29 on Sermon on the Mount, 42n15,
202n1 responding to the writings of, 17
122-23, 220 Suffering, sin and, 82-83 Surrender absolute, 25, 29, 34, 36, 66, 81,
Salvation assurance of. See Assurance fruit of. See Sanctification justification and, 194-201 repentance and. See Repentance security of, 109, 200, 248, 274 way of, 202-9 works following. See Sanctification Samaritans, the, 64-65, 69, 71-72 Samaritan woman contrasted to Nicodemus, 62-63
148-50, 162, 181, 275-76 once-for-all, 274-76
Taking up the cross, 224-25 Theology, faith and. See Faith Thief on the cross, conversion of,
156-57, 272, 277 Thieme, R. B., on "unbelieving
believer," 108
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on Chafer's error, 40 gospel according to, 268 Watson, Thomas, gospel according to,
Torrey, R. A., gospel according to, 268 Tozer, A. W., on Christ's lordship,
44-45, 233, 270-71
262 Whitefield, George, gospel according
Unbelief, 43, 46, 60, 66, 84, 85, 87, 171,
191-92 believers and, 108, 112-15 sin of, 57, 108, 184, 264, 276
to, 264 Wiersbe, Warren, on parable of the
soils, 136 Witmer, J. A., on Hodges's error, 108 Worship, true, 62-72
Vincent, Thomas, gospel according to,
260-61 Vos, Geerhardus on repentance, 179 on surrendering to Christ, 149
Yamauchi, Edwin, on slavery as rela-
tionship, 35
Zaccheus, salvation of, 105-7 Zwingli, Ulrich, gospel according to,
Wager, Rich, on lordship salvation, 19,
226, 232 Warfield, Benjamin
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