The Gospel of Jesus Christ Booklet – Paul Washer

“You’re imprisoned in the love of God and there’s no way to escape. Now go on. Walk with Him from glory to glory” (7:25). This would be the eternal security part of Paul Washer’s gospel presentation that I would disagree with. As a Wesleyan, I believe that the witness of the Spirit is essential to authentic faith in the Gospel (Romans 8:16); and so, the loss of that witness will in turn lead to a loss of that justifying faith, which is necessary for salvation from Hell. This is why it is important to maintain a devotional life. Wesleyans believe that we are not saved by our devotions: we are not saved by those works of piety. But rather, we are saved by the witness of the Spirit (real saving faith), which will as a matter of course, appear during devotional times. This is why we are commanded to hold on to “faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith. Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander” (1 Timothy 1:19-20). Other than this one detail, I would say that Paul Washer’s gospel presentation is sound doctrine, and would play an important role for all preachers who want to escape from the lies of seeker-sensitive Christianity, and understand the truth of salvation as its shown in Scripture. To balance out what his booklet The Gospel of Jesus Christ teaches, you can read my own book by the same title, and also read Wesley and Sanctification by Harald Lindstrom, Wesley on Salvation by Kenneth J. Collins, and Adam Clarke’s Christian Theology. –J. B.

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