True Evangelism Versus Another Gospel Part 2

As we continue to study what constitutes "another gospel" we will examine another Facebook post:

"There is a place you can reach in your spirit-man that even if you were facing martyrdom, you can be so intoxicated by the Holy Spirit, that death or persecution has zero power over your joy. It’s not about painting rose tinted pictures of life or delusional fantasies of bliss. It’s about facing pain and anguish with the power of the Holy Spirit to the point where they’ve lost their sting. Pain becomes an opportunity for God to display his glory.

That mindset and lifestyle takes strength, it takes energy, it takes endurance, and it takes a consistent flow of life. So may God renew our youth as we wait on him."

At first look, the above quote seems right, but upon closer examination it isn't. It has at its foundation a works based approach to salvation. It is the result of an evangelism that is not focused on God's Sovereignty, the depravity of man, Salvation being of the Lord, and the true doctrine of the Holy Spirit. What were the terms of discipleship as set forth by Jesus Himself:

^{Matt. 10:38} And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. ³⁹ Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 
^{Matt. 16:24} Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. ²⁵ For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
^{Lk. 17:33} Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will keep it.
^{Jn. 12:25} Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 

I am of the opinion that we have made the bar too low in preaching salvation to the lost. It is not Biblical. We get people to "accept" Jesus or make a "decision" for Him and tell them they are saved. Then, we place greater emphasis on a second experience, e.g. Baptism with the Holy Spirit or Entire Sanctification. We need to preach the Biblical salvation as spoken by Jesus and preached by Peter and Paul. Repent and believe the gospel. Take Jesus Christ as your Lord. He is not an add on, He is our all. 

If Jesus is not Lord of everything, then He is not Lord of anything!