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Robin said:
Amen to what you have written! I have come across far too many who seem to believe in "salvation by doctrine," that is, that a person can be saved by believing in the Five Points, etc. It is the Person we believe upon and worship as Lord that saves us, not our expertise in getting all our doctrinal ducks in neat little rows...
How true that is . . . [Linked Image] on the other side are those who insist that one need not know nor embrace doctrine to be saved. Even the proponents of Sandemanianism (Easy Believism) don't go THAT far. One cannot believe, in the biblical sense, upon the Person without knowledge of that Person. And one cannot/will not believe on a Person unto salvation unless that person has a genuine need to do so. And one will not have a need unless they have knowledge of their hopeless condition and guilt and their being under God's judgment. So, there is definitely a necessity of knowing doctrine when it comes to salvation.

I would have to say there are multitudes more who embrace the latter error than the former. The "just ask Jesus into your heart" crowd is definitely over-represented between the two groups, IMHO. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

In His Grace,

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simul iustus et peccator

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