That saying is used by some to promote a dangerous message. It is a works based one. It’s dangerous because it can make people forget salvation is all by God’s grace.
This is the opposite of the “prosperity gospel” I mentioned earlier. It puts so much focus on doing good deeds that it ignores the most important thing; getting people to Heaven. That is done by their accepting Jesus Christ as personal Savior.
It’s important to help the poor, of course, But, we must never put helping others ahead of the cross. Too many churches are ignoring the blood of Jesus that was shed for the salvation of everyone who believes. That’s why you should never figure that a person is saved just because they go to church.
Why do they do this? Some, of course, are just ignorant of who Jesus is, having never been taught. Some do it because they don’t believe in the supernatural. They don’t want to be responsible for their sins. Some do it because they have totally missed the interpretation of parts of the Bible that talk about the end.
See, Jesus is coming back to this world. He will judge it. The social gospel makes people think that He just wants everything to keep going till the world gets saved. But, that’s not going to happen. The Bible clearly says that there will be a horrible time on this world, when nation will turn against nation, there will be huge wars, disease, famine, and so on, and those who believe among the Jewish people will be redeemed. They will realize that Jesus Christ, their Messiah, already came, died, and rose from the dead, and they will receive Him as their Messiah. Then, there will be a thousand years of peace on the earth. Those who believe the social gospel sometimes think that time is already here. But, you can tell it’s anything but peaceful right now.
