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truth time host Trey Searcy
and here we go ready to launch another worldwide truth time broadcast
hey we want to help you to become awake aware alive and active
you know most of mainstream teaching
is influenced and filtered according to
denominational interest
our goal is to maintain objectivity while presenting only
the facts
leaving it up to you to decide for yourself
second timothy three sixteen tells us that all scripture
is given by inspiration of god
and is profitable
for correction
i'm so thankful that i'm not above correction
and was able to receive this truth
once it came my way
many of us spend a lot of time collecting the dots well truth time
will help you connect those dots
in second timothy two fifteen we see god's study method for us today
although many ignore it
he tells us there to study
rightly dividing the word of truth
what does that mean
it means what it says we must divide truth from truth
we must make the same divisions in the word of truth that god himself makes
god divides the word of truth between the circumcision and the uncircumcision
between prophecy and mystery
between law and grace
between israel's rise
isaiah sixty verse three and israel's fall
romans eleven verses eleven and twelve
has anyone ever told you that fifty three books of your bible makes a
distinction between the circumcision and the uncircumcision
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okay were starting off today with a question that comes from a listener in
chattanooga
james writes i was taught that a person's salvation
depended on two things
believing in god
and living a godly life
i've struggled with this for many years and have never felt like i was able to
keep up and do what i thought god expected of me
join the club james
something about this does not sound right and that's why i wrote you
i'm confused and in need of clarification
please help
well any denial of eternal security
is a belief that you must maintain your own salvation
by your own good works
james this is commonly taught
um... it's been referred to as lordship salvation
and it stands in stark opposition to salvation by grace
grace is unmerited favor
so what does that mean well it means there's nothing you can do
to merit your salvation
works was required for salvation
but the problem is you've been taught it's your works
jesus did all the work necessary for a soul's salvation
and now we come into relationship with him on by faith
not my works
no works to gain salvation
and there's no works you can do to lose your salvation
you can only be saved by the merits of christ not your own
anyone who dare preaches that you must live a godly life to maintain your
salvation has simply lied to you
intentional or unintentional it still a lie
saying that is equal to saying that the death of christ was not sufficient
to pay the penalty for your sins
his death was sufficient
you will not be saved according to how you live your life
let me repeat that
you will not be saved according to how you live your life
the word gospel means good news
and sadly there's many in church today like james
that have yet to hear it
in romans five verses eight to ten we find some good news the gospel
listen to the book
but god commendeth his love toward us
in that
while we were yet sinners
christ died for us
much more then
being now justified by his blood we shall be saved from wrath
through him
now for those of you like to argue with god by saying that you'll be saved
by how you live your life
pay close attention to verse ten
why because is not about what you say or what i say
it's what god i already said about it that matters verse ten
for if when we were enemies we were reconciled by god by the death of his
son
much more being reconciled
we shall be saved by
our life
no no
wait a minute i read that wrong
that's our religious folks read it
okay here we go
we shall be saved by
our good works
oops messed up again
we shall be saved by confessing sins and asking for forgiveness
uh... still not right
that's how your denomination reads it
let's try this again
we shall be saved by his life
instead of asking for forgiveness for sins that he already forgave
instead of living under the pressure of trying to be good enough
and by the way you ain't
instead of living according to the yo-yo gospel you've been trusting in
up and down up and down never quite sure if you're really saved or not
how about putting your total and complete trust in the lord jesus christ
for your salvation
and be done with it
take a breath then you can start to live as he would have you to live
you can begin to let him live in and through you
christ died to pay for all not part of your sins
that would include your past
present and future sins
that means that your pre salvation
present salvation
post salvation and eternal salvation
has all been completed by the only one qualified to do so
the only one qualified to do the work to complete it his name is christ
his name is jesus christ and if that ain't your name then there ain't nothing you can do about it than a nothing you can go back
salvation is done colossians two ten says we're complete in him
salvation is done and the only thing necessary for you to do to access it
is to believe the gospel
believe the good news
let's think about that word for a moment
access
romans chapter five verse two listen to the book
by whom also we have access by
good behavior
no it don't say that
it says we have access by faith into this grace
Trey are you suggesting that we should not concern ourselves with acting
right
first of all i'm not suggesting anything
it's a fact
acting right won't save anyone
we shouldn't act right to be saved
we should act right because we are saved
don't confuse salvation with service
how do you live is how you live
and how you're saved is
how you're saved
and you can't be saved by how you live
religion says act right and you'll be accepted
but grace says you're already accepted now act right
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I focus on the thing
the only thing that's real
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one of you said to me recently
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well ladies and gentlemen
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let's now deal with another word
peace
and if you just joined us we're dealing with a listener question today
james was taught that his salvation depended on two things believing in god
and living a godly life
neither of those will save anyone today every one of us wants peace about our salvation so let's find out how we can have it
go to romans chapter five verse one romans chapter five
verse one
listen to the book
therefore being justified by turning over a new leaf no
therefore being justified by living the golden rule no
therefore being justified by
asking god to forgive me of my sins no
it plainly says this
therefore being justified by faith
we have peace with god through our lord jesus christ
faith folks it's about faith
living a good life and turning over a new leaf is a good thing to do
after you're saved
but you can only
be saved by faith
sadly there are many who spend their entire lifetime
searching for peace
there it is
we just read it
peace can only be found in what christ did not you
you're not as good as you think you are
satan through that big headed ego of some people in their pride has
blinded him from salvation
you're blind to the truth and paul wrote the following just for you
second corinthians chapter four verse three
if our gospel be hid
it is hid to them that are lost
if you believe that living a godly life plays any part in how a person is saved
or how a person stays saved then you are the them
in second corinthians chapter four verse three
and the gospel that i am for proclaiming to you today probably sounds nutty
why because satan has hid it from you
satan
not christ is the god of this world
did you catch that satan is the god of this world
and the natural man receiveth not the things of the spirit of god
for they are foolishness into him
neither can he know them because they are spiritually discerned
satan will do all he can to confuse the religious man
he would love to keep you religious and lost
now you've always thought that the lost were outside the church
uh...
little did you know that the lost are sitting next to you on the pew
and hey if you mixed works with grace for your salvation
guess what
you're lost
second corinthians chapter four verse four
in whom the god of this world
hath blinded the minds of them
which believe not
some of you are the them
which believe not
you say well that's not me cause i believe
the problem is not that you don't believe the problem is what you believe
you believe in a tag team gospel and it's a perversion counterfeit
and not a gospel at all
you believed that jesus died and rose again only to tag you
so that you can finish out the match
listen you're not saved by trying to keep the commandments helping those less
fortunate than yourself living a good life
giving to charity
doing your best trying to obey the golden rule
water baptism
penance church membership or church attendance
tithing
or born of christian parents
you're not saved by any of those things not even one you're not saved by going
to the altar or asking jesus to come into your heart
as paul wrote let us use great plainness of speech when we are ministering
to someone
concerning how their soul is saved
paul spells it out as simple as a_b_c_ in ephesians chapter one verse thirteen
in reference to trusting jesus for our salvation he writes this
in whom ye also trusted
after that ye heard the word of truth
what is the word of truth paul
the gospel of your salvation
what now paul
ye believed
what happens next paul
ye were sealed with that holy spirit of promise
again that's spelled out and made as simple as a_b_c_
a you heard the gospel
b you believe the gospel
and c the holy spirit promise to seal you
do you believe the word of truth or not
god wrote this book do you believe it
the holy spirit through our apostle paul did in one verse what many of confused
preachers
don't do in a month of sunday's
and as a matter of fact there are some of you
that have been sitting in church for years and never heard a clear
presentation of how to be saved
furthermore
if a survey was conducted among those who attend your church
and the question was asked
what must i do to be saved
it would be nothing short of a miracle to get two answers that even match
now back to ephesians chapter one verse thirteen
you hear the gospel
you believe the gospel and the holy spirit seals you
how long
well god takes away the guesswork
there's no need for debate just believe your bible ephesians chapter four verse
thirty that's where you'll find the answer
let's review you hear the gospel you believe the gospel and the holy spirit
seals you
for how long ephesians four thirty
listen to the book
grieve not
the holy spirit of god
whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption
sealed unto what
the day of redemption
when is the day of redemption
this is a reference to that first corinthians fifteen forty two
resurrection of the dead
a future date when those of us who are saved will be resurrected changed
and receive our resurrected bodies
do you believe the book or not
do you believe what thus sayeth the lord or what thus sayeth man's tradition
can a saved person lose their salvation
according to some men yes according to god no
you're sealed unto the day of redemption not unto the next time you sin
so paul said we can't lose our salvation in ephesians one thirteen paul says we
can't lose our salvation in ephesians four-thirty and look what he says in
second corinthians chapter one verse twenty two
who hath also sealed us and given the ernest of the spirit in our hearts
folks we are sealed
sealed by whom
the holy spirit
and if that's not enough
we are given
we did nothing to earn it
but we are given the ernest of the spirit in our hearts
the apostle paul is the only one that uses this phrase
ernest of the spirit
and each time it's translated from the greek word
arabon
meaning a pledge
ephesians one fourteen
which is the earnest of our inheritance
for how long paul
until the redemption of the purchased possession
you see at the moment you believe the gospel of your salvation you were bought
purchased
paid for and sealed until he comes to redeem you
now that's good news that's the real gospel
that's the only gospel that saves today
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well i won't back down
no i won't back down
you can stand me up at the gates of hell but i won't back down
gonna stand
my ground won't be
turned around and i'll keep this world
from dragging me down gonna stand my ground and i won't back down
you don't have to answer that question
i'll answer the question
you want answers i think i'm entitled you want answers i want the truth you can't handle the truth
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emai us at truth time radio dot com you're here because you know something
what you know you can't explain
but you feel it
you've felt it your entire life
that there's something wrong and you don't know what it is
but it's there
like a splinter in your mind driving you mad
it is the same thing that's brought you to me
do you know what i'm talking about it is all around us
even now in this very room you can see it when you look out your window
or when you turn on your television
you can feel it
when you go to work
when you go to church
when you pay taxes
it is the world
that has been pull over your eyes to blind you from the truth what truth
that you are a slave just like everyone else you been born into bondage born into a prison that you cannot
smell or taste or touch a prison for your mind
unfortunately no one can be told you have to see it for yourself
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right there you'll find radio archives ephesians two eight and nine we're all familiar
with this
for by grace are ye saved through faith
and that not of yourselves
it is the gift of god
verse nine not of works lest any man should boast not of works means just that plain
and simple
we don't work to be saved we work because we are saved period
one common sin is ***
many *** for more money a bigger home or a nicer car
trying to stop having lustful thoughts is a good thing but it won't save you
another common sin his pride
pride is poisonous putting away your poisonous pride is a wonderful thing but
it won't save you
gluttony is another common sin just look around
if you were to stop overeating today
you wouldn't be any more saved than you were yesterday
maintaining the good daily diet is a good thing
but it won't save you
and of course there are many other sinful things that we human struggle with
attempting to stop doing certain things are in relation to how a saved person
should live
but has no power to save you
there plenty atheists to have good moral standards but will die and miss heaven
for not trusting in the finished cross work of christ
and sadly there are many so-called christians
who wouldn't miss church for an earthquake
and there in the same sinking boat
not of works in verse nine and not of yourselves in verse eight
says what it means and means what it says
and let's not neglect to see and understand what a gift is
if you as much as pay someone a penny for a gift
then that nullifies it
as being a gift
a gift is free
if someone tried to pay you for a gift you would or should be offended
think of how many people today are offending god
what a slap in the face for those who think of themselves
as being worthy enough to help him save them
titus three five
not by works of righteousness which we have done
but according to his mercy he saved us
nothing we have done or can do in the flesh
it's only his mercy
that saves today
if you were to lift even one finger for your salvation then you've perverted the
gospel
making it all works salvation part you part god
and listen god ain't having it
your tradition your denomination may be okay with it
but god ain't having it
romans chapter four
verses four and five listen to the book
now to him on that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace
but of debt
verse five
but to him that worketh not but believeth on him that justifieth the
ungodly
his faith is counted for righteousness
according to verse four
let the evidence show that to anyone that is depending on their own good
works their own self effort
asking for forgiveness turning over a new leaf
getting water baptized walking the isle and praying through and doing your best and
so on
will remain unsaved and in debt
owing a payment
they cannot pay
however according to verse five
and not man's tradition
him that worketh not but believeth on him
his faith is counted for righteousness
there it is folks the plain clear simple truth
religion will mess you up
religion is like a rocking chair
it gives you something to do but won't get you anywhere
you should have total peace about your salvation
there's nothing left to do for salvation it's already been done
righteousness now comes by faith
justification now comes by faith
we're on this side of the cross
matthew mark luke and john is back on the other side folks jesus had yet to
die and pay for anything
there is no peace in trying to remember your sins and asking for forgiveness over
and over and over
that's probation not salvation
galatians two sixteen
knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law
but by the faith of jesus christ
even we have believed in jesus christ
that we might be justified by the faith of christ and not by the works of the law
for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified
please notice something here
something of the utmost importance
after we place our initial faith in christ
we have then rendered our salvation
to him
did you catch that
it is then no longer up to us
read over it again please notice that it says after we believe we are then
justified by the faith of christ
it did not say faith in christ
it said faith of christ
so initially we place our faith in what christ did for us
and then our salvation the longer depends on us we turn it over to him
from that moment on it's up to christ to save us
philippians one six listen to the book
being confident of this very thing
that he which hath begun a good work in you
will perform it until the day of jesus christ
what does that say to you
does it say that you need to perform
or does it say that he
god will perform
and notice the time element
how long are you saved
is it until your next sin no
the bible clearly says and listen closely
it's until the day of jesus christ
now if that ain't eternal security i don't know what it is
romans eleven six
and if by grace then is it no more of works
then no more indicates that at one time there were works required to maintain
salvation
and that's what many today have missed
just be sure to remember this
how you live is how you live
and how you're saved is how you're saved and you can't be saved by how you
live
now you know the truth
is it getting better
or do you feel the same
will it make easier on you
got someone blame
have you come here for forgiveness
have you come to raise the dead
have you come here to play jesus
to the lepers in your head
did i ask too much
more than alot
you gave me nothing now it's all i got
i'm coming down fast but i'm miles above you tell me tell me tell me come on tell me the answer
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