"Salvation is of the LORD." -Jonah 2:9

I Never Knew You | False Assurance of Salvation | Salvation by Grace Alone ,  Critical message -preacher Henry Mahan (45 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLD9VyF5Vm0 In this solemn exposition of Matthew 7:21 –23, we examine one of the most frightening passages in all of Scripture. Jesus warns that many who profess to be Christians will stand before Him on the Day of Judgment and hear the words, “I never knew you.”  This sermon explains the difference between religious profession and genuine salvation, showing that church membership, ministry activity, good works, and outward morality cannot save. The only foundation for eternal life is Jesus Christ and His finished work on the cross.  In this message you will learn: What Jesus meant by “I never knew you” Why many religious people will be deceived.  The difference between knowing about Christ and truly knowing Christ  Why good works cannot earn salvation  The biblical foundation of salvation by gra...

"Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away."   -II Timothy 3:5 [KJV]   St. Paul says, “The gospel is the power of God” (Romans 1:16,) and, “Christ is the power of God ; ” (I Corinthians 1:24.) and, “that our faith standeth in the power of God , ” (I Corinthians 2:5.) Hence it is plain, that godliness is of a powerful nature upon the soul. It consists not in form and shadow, not in notion and speculation, but in the real enjoyment of Christ in the heart, and in an experimental knowledge of the grace of the gospel, through faith. It is the grand concern of every living and lively member of Christ, to enjoy more of the light, life, liberty, and power of Christ and His gospel . While those who have only the form of godliness, are content in their heads—are clear in the notion of divine truths—if they can but see a harmony and consistency in the plan of salvation—give good account of the doctrines of grace—talk fluently about them, and ...

" And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard. And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die. " -Deuteronomy 21:20, 21 [KJV] My soul, pause over this Jewish precept. What a thundering command must it have been to flesh and blood! Think, how agonizing to the feelings of tender parents, to have come forth as the accusers of rebellious children, and gluttons and drunkards! What comfort could such have concerning them in their welfare of the life that now is, and what hope for that which is to come? But, as if these distressing feelings were not enough, it is they, the very parents, which are here commanded to bring forward the charge to the elders against their own bowels, and they are to be the means of bringing them to death. But, painful as it must have been to flesh and blood, such were the triumphs of grace, that, by virtue of it, "all Isr...

"The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God." -Romans 8:16 [KJV] You may not perhaps, for the most part, enjoy a strong or clear assurance of your interest in Christ; you may be frequently much exercised whether you are a child of God; and yet you may at times have had a sweet testimony that grace is in your heart. You may have heard the servants of God so describe the feelings of your soul, so enter into your exercises, and bring forward such evidences of grace, that, in spite of all your unbelief, you were convinced that if these men spake agreeably to the mind of God, which you could not well doubt from the power which accompanied it, you were one of His children; and as you felt this inward witness, your heart was softened and moved within you, and you could not help lifting up your soul in praise and adoration to the God of all your mercies. You might sink again almost as low as before; but whilst that heavenly feeling lasted, y...