A Counterfeit Gospel Part 2

Here is a quote from the famous evangelist Charles Finney "Some view the Gospel as a mere convenience to mankind,
where God is not as strict as He was under the law. They think that they can be as worldly as they want to be and the Gospel will come in and make up what they lack and save them. Others view the Gospel as a divine provision from God, having as it's main purpose the destruction of sin and the promotion of holiness. Therefore, far from making it acceptable for them to be less holy than they should be under the law, it's whole value consists in it's power to make them holy."

Let me repeat that; The whole value of the Gospel consists in it's power to make us holy.
Now we will look at what Jesus had to say about the Gospel, remember, everything Jesus had to say about salvation, the kingdom of heaven or the kingdom of God is part of the Gospel and must be taken into account if one is to be truly saved. Some would say "but the scripture says he who believes will be saved" and I agree but we must then examine what Jesus said about believing;

John 5:24 (New International Version)
24"I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.
John 8:51 (New International Version)
51; I tell you the truth, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death."
Please notice that in the first scripture Jesus says if one hears His word and believes it he has eternal life yet in the next scripture He adds the requirement of OBEDIENCE.
This is where the burden of my heart gets heavy, no one, almost no one is explaining to believers old or new, how does a person keep the requirements of a true disciple of Jesus. To this end is my labor for I believe it is quite literally a sin to point out Jesus as Savior and not provide clear understanding of all that Jesus had to say concerning this new life we are supposed to be receiving. Jesus asks nothing of us for which He will not provide the power but it seems that many even among Pastors and other leaders there is little understanding of these principles. What we wind up with is "the blind leading the blind and as Jesus said they will both end up in the ditch.
As I have previously stated the answer to all this can be summed up in two words "Total Surrender". However most people have no clue what total surrender is according to Jesus. I will explain but it is going to take some time so please be patient with me.
This concludes part 2, part 3 will follow in a couple of days.
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