The True Gospel of Christ vs. The False Gospel of Carnal Christianity Part 6

No Compromise with Sin

This doctrine or false gospel of carnal Christianity (which is no gospel!) has swept Christendom today, and there is not that ingredient of repentance which causes us to hate sin, showing that the power of sin must be broken, and that God by His Spirit in true salvation not only justifies but also sanctifies us. You see, justification and sanctification are the two sides of the same coin; and when God justifies us before Himself in Christ by His blood, He also sanctifies us-that is, sets us apart for His holy use-and causes us to walk in His ways.

So the true Gospel of Christ makes no compromise with sin. It demands coming clean and coming clear with God or perishing. It says, “Down sinner, down at the feet of the holy and sovereign God in repentance; down at the feet of Christ in faith, looking only to Him for salvation.” And all sin must be forsaken; all sin must be renounced; all sin must be repented of; all sin must be hated. You must die to the world, and the world to you. You must forsake your sin and then go on to forsake yourself, or you will never know Christ in true salvation. The Gospel of the grace of God in Christ Jesus will not let you cover, defend or excuse any sin, for when the convincing power of God’s Holy Spirit works in your heart, you are going to die to sin and self; and then Christ, by His mighty power-the power of the Gospel-will raise you to a new life. This will be His life in you, and you will be a new creature in Christ.

Therefore, my dear friend, do not seek to make terms with God, for you deserve to be cast into hell, but for Christ’s sake, God can and will have mercy upon you if you come to Him as a hell- deserving sinner, renouncing your sins and turning to God from them in true, heart-felt repentance. This is your only hope of salvation in Christ, to come unto Him with the rope around your neck, giving Him the other end and telling Him to slay you or to save you for Christ’s sake. Come to Him with bowed head just as you are, as a lost sinner, for He came “to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10).

The true Gospel of Christ not only makes no compromise with sin, but there is also no place in the true Gospel for a second compromise: a middle ground between the broad way and the narrow way. None! For when you come to Christ to set you free from the penalty of sin in hell by His cross work (and this is justification ), you of a necessity also come to Him to set you free from the power and dominion of sin in this life (and this is sanctification ). The very nature of faith which embraces a whole Christ, demands that justification not be separated from sanctification. For Christ Himself-His very Person-is our salvation and hope of glory, and you cannot divide the Person of Christ. No man can call Jesus Lord but by the Holy Spirit (I Cor 12:3), and you cannot know Him as Savior without knowing Him as Lord, the One Who breaks the power of sin and sets you free. As John 8:36 tells us: “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed”- free from sin! In God’s salvation we die to sin and its reigning power (Rom 6:2).