The just shall live by faith, because there is no other way for them to live. Those that have been justified by Christ don't need a religion like Calvinism or Catholicism or whatever. They believe that the work of Christ saves them to the uttermost, Hebrews 7:25.
To add anything to the Gospel is to confess that Jesus does NOT save to the uttermost. It is not the Gospel plus religion, it is the Gospel plus nothing. Jesus did not say, "Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to everyone" and then preach Calvinism or Catholicism or whatever. There is no place in the Gospel for religion. "The Just Live By Faith".
There was no religion in the early church. There were some that wanted to put a religious label on the early church, but Paul wanted no part of it, 1 Corinthians 1:10-14. Paul made it clear that his purpose in life was to preach the Gospel, 1 Corinthians 1:17. Paul was not interested in building mighty cathedrals, nor was he interested in taking a poll to see who had been predestinated. Paul spent over 20 years of his life and traveled more than 10,000 miles preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He endured many hardships and sufferings for the sake of the Gospel, 2 Corinthians 11:23-33.
It is the hearing and believing of the Gospel that brings the Holy Spirit, Galatians 3:2. On the day of Pentecost thousands of Jews heard Peter preach the Gospel. They heard the Gospel, they believed the Gospel and they were saved, Acts 2:41."So then faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God, Romans 10:17.Which is the Gospel. The preaching of the Gospel literally turned Jerusalem upside down. The once lowly apostles became powerful preachers of the Gospel. The Pharisees tried to stop them, but it was no use, Acts 4:13-22. They could not help but to speak of the things that they had seen and heard, Acts 4:20.
The Gospel is what gave birth to the New Testament church. Those that were there, many that were foreigners, Acts 2:5, went back to where that had come from and preached what they had seen and heard. This is how the Gospel message was spread all over that part of the world.
To add anything to the Gospel is to confess that Jesus does NOT save to the uttermost. It is not the Gospel plus religion, it is the Gospel plus nothing. Jesus did not say, "Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to everyone" and then preach Calvinism or Catholicism or whatever. There is no place in the Gospel for religion. "The Just Live By Faith".
There was no religion in the early church. There were some that wanted to put a religious label on the early church, but Paul wanted no part of it, 1 Corinthians 1:10-14. Paul made it clear that his purpose in life was to preach the Gospel, 1 Corinthians 1:17. Paul was not interested in building mighty cathedrals, nor was he interested in taking a poll to see who had been predestinated. Paul spent over 20 years of his life and traveled more than 10,000 miles preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He endured many hardships and sufferings for the sake of the Gospel, 2 Corinthians 11:23-33.
It is the hearing and believing of the Gospel that brings the Holy Spirit, Galatians 3:2. On the day of Pentecost thousands of Jews heard Peter preach the Gospel. They heard the Gospel, they believed the Gospel and they were saved, Acts 2:41."So then faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God, Romans 10:17.Which is the Gospel. The preaching of the Gospel literally turned Jerusalem upside down. The once lowly apostles became powerful preachers of the Gospel. The Pharisees tried to stop them, but it was no use, Acts 4:13-22. They could not help but to speak of the things that they had seen and heard, Acts 4:20.
The Gospel is what gave birth to the New Testament church. Those that were there, many that were foreigners, Acts 2:5, went back to where that had come from and preached what they had seen and heard. This is how the Gospel message was spread all over that part of the world.
