That's nothing new Ralph.. Antinomianism has been around for a long long time. There's nothing really new, just repackaged errors.
Now that has been said, it must be noted that those who base their salvation on their works (and especially legalists)think that the Gospel is antinomian. Martin Lloyd jones hits the nail on the head!
i think the simplicity of what we are supposed to believe has really gotten convoluded and led far from truth. its been the same Since Jesus began preaching His ministry. if you notice , the things He is teaching them is the doctrines the apostles taught in thier epistles. " forgive as God has forgiven you" is from Jesus teachings about forgiving others thier sins, because He has forgiven Us.
all of pauls instructions about having " gentleness and self control" about bearing others burdens ans honoring others above ourselves....those are all teachings in the gospel taught By Jesus. all that paul teaches, is revelation to the gentiles of those same things that were given to Jews. the simplest thing any Christian can do and all that is needed is to Beliueve The One God sent to speak His word of salvation and truth the the World, for all who will believe His testimony and everything He did, and is and showed us in His death and resurrection.
as far as correct Christian belief its as simple as learning what Christ said and learning, Believing and walking in it, because thats what it says. For man to change, we have to let the truth into Our minds and Hearts, the things Jesus taught in the Gospel, are the Only thing we can never part from, no one in the Bible parts from anything He said. Paul states that if anyone will not consent and agree to the Words of Jesus and the doctrine according to godliness, they are fools who Know Nothing...because Jesus taught " whoever hears my words and does practices them is a wise man...but He who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man,
our salvation our renewed mind comes to us, because we believe in Jesus and we accept His words becauase He gave His Life to purchase us from eternal damnation. we owe Jesus everything evryday in every way. that should be enough to break our stubborn wall and bring us into submission to God so He can lift us up. we have to grasop that what Jesus was teaching, is the Gospel sent from God in Heaven, to manking to offer salvation to them and to offer new birth into a child of God, of course who will Live forever because the Only Begotten, has shown us what a child of God is.
we are indeed saved By Gods grace, we are not saved by what we want Grace to be that parts from whwat God says it is. grace isnt a lens to erase the context of verses, its the power to Live right and be a child of God through Faith in Jesus Christ. were saved the way the author set forth. were Judged the way the Judge set forth, were sanctified the way the mediator set forth, we have a Lord and we Have His word to Believe and Live in. everything that has a value to man will lead them to the Gospel Jesus set forth because thats Gods Way and His truth an His Life.
Jesus said I am the way truth and Life, before He sacrificed His Life. He also said salvation comes to those who will hear my word, and Keep them. He taught baptism of the spirit before the cross, His death and resurrection as a ransom for sin before the cross, he taught Like paul how were supposed to Live and the same way is taught by Paul. its only that there are different words and examples but the same exact principles.
Jesus taught do not Judge lest ye be Judged so Paul taught that. Jesus taught repent of sin, so Paul taught that. its Just that Paul wasnt wouting the gospel, he says " do not obey the lusts of your flesh, adultery, ffornication, deceit Herecy gossip slander, grudges, immorality revelry ect lascivousness" its the same thing as saying you must repent of sin. " paul is Just using different words.
the apostles taught as Jesus commissioned them to teach the same principles He taught them unto salvation before and after the cross the gospel begins when Jesus begins His ministry, even really with His birth, and even before that in all the abundance of prophecy that is fulfilled on every page of the gospel. its as simple for a christian as learning and keeping Jesus words in Our minds until they do the work of planting faith to follow. Gods Word is Power to the One who believes. we really have alot of power to be free of our old sinful minds and Hearts, we simply have to be willing to take our open closet, and our flaws into the Light of the gospel and Gods Word will work in us to change our minds process from wrong to right and our thinking from Christ will lead us in the right things.
we dont have to be perfect people, he Knows were not, we have to accept both His grace and His truth and correction of our minds and Hearts. if we will let His word in, with His Blood, we will be saved and actually gain freedom from things that have been issues for a Long time and we have just sort of acceopted them as a bad flaw or habit. the Gospel can change our minds and Hearts and that changes us and our direction and leads us in truth and spirit. faith saves and it comes from the Word of God