Short Take 2: Why does man have such an attraction to the works gospel?

In that moralistic preaching.

It's very closely associated with the biggest false gospel of all, which is the works righteousness gospel that by doing good you can earn favor with God and in merit salvation, eternal life, and so forth. And you bring that out in the film American gospel.

The first part Christ alone to play a one minute sound bite on this issue of the works gospel.

Another false Gospels part of this American gospel Roman Catholic view of salvation and really any works based system of salvation takes works and puts it at the root and says that works. Plus your faith in Jesus is what produces salvation for the Bible teaches that it's not the root of the section of the fruit that your faith alone in Jesus. That is what saves in the not a life that is been saved is sanctified or generated heart produces fruit. The fruit of good works so you know a person's been saved because of their fruit with the fruit is not the reason there saved or saved by God by grace through faith in Christ. Is he the Christian is the only person the true Christian who can say that they're going to heaven without being self-righteous. Why, in other religions. How do you get to heaven get to heaven by being good by earning it in Christianity you not reconciled to God through your own virtue or merit to reconciled to God through the virtue and merit of his son was Paul washer there. The last part of that soundbite in what was said in that soundbite is so critical to understand. It is the distinction that makes all the difference between being right with God having Christ righteousness versus basing your salvation on your own righteousness which is which is nothing is not enough doesn't erase what the sin you've done in the past God doesn't grade on a curve.

So Brandon, as you heard that soundbite from your film. Why do you think we say all of us have such a propensity for this false gospel of all Gospels that are our works are good deeds are communion or baptism are charitable acts are being kind to one another.

Why is it such a great tendency to be attracted to this particular false gospel. The works gospel. That's kind of the default position of the human heart. We want the glory for what we can do and to be told that our best works are filthy rags that God is both offensive and unattractive, but it's true. It doesn't help that were in a culture where were told if you work hard you will be rewarded. That's kind of the American dream that feeds into what our hearts Artie. Love is ourselves the gospel of Christ alone. That's where God gets all the glory.

She's done it all and none of our merits. None of our good works have contributed to that