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WILDWILDFor the GospelFor the Gospel

Romans 1:16Romans 1:16““I am I am not ashamednot ashamed of of the gospel, because it the gospel, because it is the power of god for is the power of god for

the salvation of the salvation of everyoneeveryone

who believes..”who believes..”

WILDWILDAgainst LegalismAgainst Legalism

11Works = Works = salvationsalvation

perfect score 1.0

1 wrong answer 5.0

Matthew 5:48Matthew 5:48““therefore you are to be therefore you are to be

perfectperfect,,as your heavenly father is as your heavenly father is

perfect.”perfect.”

James 2:10James 2:10““whoever keeps the whoever keeps the

whole lawwhole lawand and yet stumbles in one yet stumbles in one

pointpoint,,he has become guilty of he has become guilty of

all.”all.”

If You break one law, just one,

You break allall the 599 laws

Try and get 1.0 gradeTry and get 1.0 gradeby taking the exam by taking the exam ororJust put your name on Just put your name on it and automatically it and automatically receive 1.0 gradereceive 1.0 grade

Faith = salvationFaith = salvation

Romans 4:5Romans 4:5““To the one who does not To the one who does not

work,work,but but believes in him who believes in him who

justifiesjustifiesthe ungodlythe ungodly, his faith is , his faith is

reckonedreckonedas righteousness.”as righteousness.”

• God is Holy and JustGod is Holy and Just• We Have sinned and We Have sinned and

offended Godoffended God• The wage of sin is deathThe wage of sin is death• God is love and gave up God is love and gave up

his Sonhis Son• Jesus died and fully paid Jesus died and fully paid

our sinsour sins• He took our Curse & He took our Curse &

gavegaveus his righteousnessus his righteousness

• He was buried & rose He was buried & rose fromfromthe dead On the third the dead On the third dayday

WILDWILDAgainst dispensationalism Against dispensationalism

22Faith = salvationFaith = salvationWorks = Works = salvationsalvation

Romans 3:29,30Romans 3:29,30““is God the God of the is God the God of the

Jews only?Jews only?Isn’t he also the God of Isn’t he also the God of the Gentiles? Of course the Gentiles? Of course he is. There is only one he is. There is only one

God, and he makes God, and he makes people right with himself people right with himself

only by faithonly by faith, whether , whether they are Jews or they are Jews or

Gentiles.”Gentiles.”

33Faith + Works = Faith + Works = salvationsalvation

Da Vinci’sDa Vinci’sMona lisaMona lisa

Da Vinci’sDa Vinci’sMona lisaMona lisa

John 19:30John 19:30““..[Jesus] said, ‘it is ..[Jesus] said, ‘it is

finished!’ ”finished!’ ”

““He meant it. Nothing He meant it. Nothing cancan

be added to what he be added to what he did.”did.”

– – John MacArthurJohn MacArthur

Galatians 2:21Galatians 2:21““I do not I do not treattreat the grace the grace

of godof godas meaningless. For if as meaningless. For if keeping the law could keeping the law could

make us right with god, make us right with god, then there was no then there was no needneed

for Christ to die.”for Christ to die.”

““Nothing in my hands I Nothing in my hands I bring,bring,

Simply to Your Cross I Simply to Your Cross I cling.”cling.”

– – Augustus TopladyAugustus Toplady

WILDWILDAgainst AntinomianismAgainst Antinomianism

Professing faith vs.Professing faith vs.Possessing faithPossessing faith

““there must be there must be harmony betweenharmony between

the life and the the life and the profession”profession”

– – C.H. SpurgeonC.H. Spurgeon

Acts 11:23Acts 11:23““When Barnabas When Barnabas

arrived and arrived and saw this saw this evidence of god’s evidence of god’s

GraceGrace, he was filled , he was filled with joy, and he with joy, and he encouraged the encouraged the

believers to stay truebelievers to stay trueto the Lord .”to the Lord .”

The evidencesThe evidencesThe person will:The person will:1. Love and Obey Jesus 1. Love and Obey Jesus John 14:15John 14:152. Devote to the bible & 2. Devote to the bible & pray pray acts 2:42acts 2:423. Pursue holiness 3. Pursue holiness 1Peter 1Peter 1:151:154. Struggle with sin 4. Struggle with sin Romans 7:7-25Romans 7:7-255. Be disciplined by god 5. Be disciplined by god hebrews12:7,8hebrews12:7,8

Faith = salvation Faith = salvation + works+ works

If we If we failfail to toproduce good works,produce good works,we are just professing we are just professing

faith,faith,And not really And not really

possessing faith.possessing faith.

James 2:26James 2:26““Just as the body is Just as the body is

dead without breath, so dead without breath, so also faith is dead also faith is dead

without good works.”without good works.”

““Good works follows Good works follows from faithfrom faith

as day follows night.”as day follows night.”– – Martin LutherMartin Luther

1. Corrupting the gospel1. Corrupting the gospelhas eternal has eternal

consequenceconsequence2. We must 2. We must be wild for the be wild for the gospelgospel

for the salvation of the for the salvation of the lostlost3. We must 3. We must be wild against be wild against false gospelsfalse gospels

for the liberation of the for the liberation of the deceiveddeceived

conclusionconclusion

What it means ToWhat it means Tobe be wildwild for the gospel for the gospel

Is to Is to proclaim itproclaim itwithout shamewithout shame

For us ToFor us Tobe be wildwild for the gospel, for the gospel,

We must beWe must be

Passionate forPassionate forthe truththe truth

What it means ToWhat it means Tobe be wildwild against against

Legalism, Legalism, DispensationalismDispensationalism

AndAnd antinomianism, Is to antinomianism, Is to

REJECT THEMREJECT THEM

For us ToFor us Tobe be wildwild against against

Legalism, Legalism, DispensationalismDispensationalismAndAnd antinomianism, antinomianism,We must grow inWe must grow in

discernmentdiscernment

How to grow in How to grow in DiscernmentDiscernment??

•Have a consistent & Have a consistent & faithful faithful devotion to God devotion to God ((quiet timequiet time))

•Learn the word of godLearn the word of godwith others with others

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