"Salvation Without Obedience?"

Part 1

"To  escape the error of salvation by works we have fallen

into the opposite error of salvation without obedience."

-A.W. Tozer, Paths to Power

Dear brothers and sisters, I rejoice with you that "by grace you have been saved through faith" (Ephesians 2:8), and that "He saved us not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy" (Titus 3:5).  Indeed, the Bible clearly tells us that our salvation is NOT AS A RESULT OF WORKS (see Ephesians 2:9), praise the Lord!

Having said that, there is an equally grievous error in the "Church" today.  It is a salvation without obedience.  Brothers and sisters, Biblically, there is no such thing.

SALVATION WITHOUT OBEDIENCE...

IS DELUSION.

"And we are witnesses of these things; and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him" (Acts 5:32).  Do you see it?  God only gives His Holy Spirit to those who obey Him (not in perfection, "all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God" -see Romans 3:23, but in willingness).  This is why 1 Timothy 1:16 is true:

"They profess to know God but by there deeds they deny Him,

being detestable and disobedient, and worthless for any good deed."