But then there comes this issue of okay, so if you believe on Jesus Christ, you're eternally saved and you're eternally secure
Some people would say
well
You know that means you're also going to continue doing the works and we already talked a little bit about that that
That isn't really true
Go if you would to 1st Corinthians chapter number 3 1st Corinthians chapter number 3
and
Let's get the true story on this from the Bible 1st Corinthians chapter 3 because remember you don't have to do any works to be
saved a
Lot of people will then turn around and say well, you don't have to do any works to get saved
But if you're really saved you'll do stuff
and
They set the bar really low anyway
Because you know
They can't say like you're gonna be this awesome Christian because what do we see we see most Christians not being an awesome Christian
Unfortunately, like I said, the world would be a very different place if everybody who's saved just automatically lives this godly zealous
Christian life. Wow, we turn the world upside down
I mean isn't one of the biggest commandments of Christ to preach the gospel to every creature
I mean didn't Jesus tell us to go into all the world and teach all nations and
Isn't there the scripture where Jesus said if you follow me, I'll make you fishers of men
I mean if every single truly saved Christian were a fisher of men
Everybody beginning the gospel given to them like every month. I
Mean think about it. There are tens of millions of people in the United States. I believe that are saved and yet
Do you see 10 million people out there winning souls and and preaching the gospel?
No, if so, man, you would evangelize America in one afternoon
You could imagine evangelize the entire nation in one day
So, what does that tell you it tells you that 99 some percent of Christians are not evangelizing
So are they continuing in the works? Are they saved? Yes, they're saved
But they're not doing the work that Christ has laid out for us. Are they they're saved
but many
Christians let me tell you something will go years and years and years without sharing the gospel with a single person and you know
What I can tell you that for a fact because I've done it, you know when I was growing up
There were times in my teenage years where I went a whole year without ever
Preaching the gospel to someone without ever attempting to get someone saved. I was saved people around me were the same way
and so, you know, it works are not required for salvation and
Works are not automatic after salvation either
Okay, that's why they're called works because you have to do them
Okay, and they're not they don't come automatically either but but look at first Corinthians chapter 3
Bible says in verse 11 for other foundation can no man lay than that is laid which is Jesus Christ
Now if any man build upon this foundation gold silver precious stones wood hay stubble every man's work
Shall be made manifest for the day shall declare it because it shall be revealed by fire and the fire shall try every man's work
Of what sort it is if any man's work abide which he had built there upon he shall receive a reward
If any man's work shall be burned he shall suffer loss, but he himself shall be saved yet
So is by fire now this guy who is saved yet. So is by fire. He doesn't have any works of any eternal value
So this guy gets to heaven he saved the Bible says he himself shall be saved
But he makes it in without getting any rewards because he didn't do any works
That had any eternal value what sir everything that this guy brought to the table is wood hay and stubble
That's all he's got
No gold. No silver. No precious stones, but is it interesting how he's still saved though?
Why why was he saved because he believed in Christ even though his works were all just garbage. They were all worthless
They were all refuse. They all got burned up in the trash. Nothing made it through now
Why is that because you don't purchase your way into heaven see gold and silver and precious stones could be used to purchase something
But you can't purchase heaven so you can walk into heaven with literally no money in your pocket and no
Spiritual currency either no gold silver and precious stones from the Judgment Day either
You just walk in paid for by the blood of Jesus Christ a free ticket. You're saved
It's that simple and so first Corinthians chapter 3 shows us that even if none of your works are up to snuff
You still shall be saved. Okay, so this idea that everybody who's truly saved will do works
Isn't really biblical because the Bible says him that worketh not but believeth is still saved here
He says all your works are burned up. You're still saved. Why because you have the foundation of Jesus Christ
You have Jesus as your Savior, that's it you could be a guy like the thief on the cross
Who gets saved at the last minute and that guy didn't do works
I mean, he didn't go around doing works didn't get baptized
All he did was just call upon the name of the Lord Lord. Remember me when thou comest in thy kingdom
That's that's all he did and then he's dead
He did nothing. Okay, yet he is safe now
He's not gonna have a bunch of rewards when he gets to heaven
He's not gonna be in the same situation as the Apostle Paul or something, but he's still saved. Okay