June 16, 2020 Show with Mack Tomlinson on “The Importance of Being Zealous for Good Works”

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Everybody who listens regularly To this program will know that that name is very familiar to them. He is a frequent guest on this broadcast and we love having him back Every time he has the opportunity.

In fact we're going to have him on two days in a row this week both today and tomorrow Wednesday, June 17th and Mac is the is an author a conference speaker and the pastor at Providence Chapel in Denton, Texas.

Today on day one of our two-day interview We are going to be addressing the importance of being zealous for good works tomorrow. We'll be addressing every relationship made right. But as far as today's broadcast the importance of being zealous for good works We look forward to hearing Mac Tomlinson expound upon that and it's my honor and privilege to welcome you back to iron sharpen design radio.

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Good Works, Salvation, and the Charge of False Religion

Well, this is a very Obviously an important subject that you have us starting off these two days of interviews the importance of being zealous for good works and I think That is a very important phrase that you've added to the title being zealous for good works because People may be so full of themselves That they think they are already regularly doing many good works and they may Be resting on their laurels and not doing as much for the glory of God as they can.

And so being zealous for good works is a better way of phrasing that and of course good works has always been as long as God's people have been on this planet have been the source of major controversies on How and where to place good works in the life of the Christian and in the life of The gospel itself and There are those from the Church of Rome and from all of the world's false religions Who believe that good works?

Actually merit salvation in some level for those who are gaining entrance and entrance into heaven or Whatever eternal state that religion happens to offer for those who are obedient and Then you have the those on the other side of the spectrum who in a twisted way of saying that Christ's grace is all sufficient and and Powerful and wonderful which it is but in the twisted version of that Men are not responsible for good works at all both of them Equally serious heresies and equally damning as far as I'm concerned.

Why did you want to talk about this subject today?

Well, yeah, thank you for that intro there Chris. Deep peel to the average per they really have in their mind really banking on their good any badness they've done. Bible. But then the other side of the spectrum is for the Christian and True Christianity.

The Bible is clear about being zealous on. Both of those I think of work Paul's words and zeal. Clearly called there by the Apostle of all time. I guess my favorite arted Christian. It's a poor representation.

When we think about spiritual zeal we need to think of it in terms of conformity to the image of Christ. So they put a grow in grace often think in terms of zeal is a mark of true Christian. The Bible says that zeal is a mark of heaven.

The angels Continually are filled. Zeal is not present. It's not really biblical. Lack of zeal would be. Wouldn't lack of zeal.

Be evidence of a lack of love and a lack of Excitement and enthusiasm over kingdom work and And bring glory to Christ and so on. It would indifference I think can Be in some ways much more dangerous than hostile Opposition because those who are indifferent blend in more easily with the with the true body of Christ.

Exactly, that's oh, you know if we're to become like the Lord is the temple twice ministry and both those times Zeal drove our Lord was typical in any day of Jesus life. And in one place he said it's my anguish zeal drove our Lord of redemption.

We thought when we think about the Christian in the Christian life the New Testament directly tells us. That we're to be zealous this is really a huge implications or you know that little book of Titus Toward the end of the New Testament over and over Paul.

He's like a broken six times in three children. You know get to some of those. Momentarily, but I'd like to think You know in this program today for every believer to what place to good works heaven salvation.

Do I view this right clear on this? We won't have a health what place to good works heaven nothing to do salvation nothing to do salvation. The coin is They have everything to do with possessing Salvation vacation coming to Christ.

In fact, they couldn't be from works altogether. So we can say to anyone who thinks we contribute nothing but our sins some of our fathers of the faith. Spoke to this pretty eloquently in century. The graceful teaches us that while believers are not rewarded on account of their works in to their work station.

They are all important on the positive side good deeds are to be scattered upon all men both Christian and Non-christian we know that works, but then when we go to the other side of the coin Good works have everything to do with living the Christian life.

Education our evangelism that's really important for people to make that distinction. No. No, why is it that?

Important I Believe it is The I believe it has the utmost Importance. I was raised Roman Catholic and I thank God that I Was delivered out of that false religious system. I thank God that I know for certain that my mother was on her deathbed.

And it wasn't just a one-time profession. She lived for six weeks after being given the prognosis of having pancreatic cancer and she regularly Declared the true gospel as our only hope for salvation and She abandoned prayer to Mary and the Saints and and she abandoned rosary beads and idols.

My dad. I have at least some hope in that same direction but It I don't know if it disturbs you as much as it disturbs me but there seems to be a growing number of People who are some of them very well-known Christians who we agree with even on soteriology.

We agree with them on the doctrines of grace and for some strange reason Although they may think the differences they have with Rome are important They don't believe it is a chasm of difference they accept.

Of Faithful Romanists. When I say faithful, I mean those that are faithful To the false religious system and false gospel of the Council of Trent. They count these men as their brethren. I Just don't get it.

Do you have any? response to that.

Alternative religion. Christianity your salvation. Just teaching their clear on this. If a New Testament. That's the place to begin. I mean you would think that that would solve the issue but apparently it doesn't.

And I know that I might get some folks mad at me, but one of the greatest most beloved heroes modern-day heroes of Reformed Christianity is J. I Packer and yet as much as he knows the New Testament inside and out.

And obviously the entire Council of God from the Hebrew Scriptures to the New Testament. He still has ecumenical mindset when it comes to Roman Catholics and It's just a total mystery to me. RC Sproul Michael Horton and John MacArthur.

Or was it D. James Kennedy. Perhaps I'm thinking of. Perhaps both. They. They warned dr. Packer back in the 80s or early 90s after the evangelicals and Catholics together document came out which was a peace treaty that Chuck Colson drafted and and People signed this document basically agreeing that they would not proselytize Catholics and if the Catholic was signing it they would not proselytize Evangelicals.

To me that's absolutely absurd. I'll proselytize Baptists if I don't think that their theology is correct, but he seemed to J. I Packer seemed to back off of that. But then wound up signing the second ECT document as well.

So It's just it's a mystery to me.

I don't understand it and obviously I want to make it clear that I don't I don't believe that all.

Those who identify themselves as Roman Catholic or Catholic I don't believe that they are all in hell or will be all in hell because there are many I believe a Minority, but but there are many Who are saved in spite of the false doctrine of their religious system?

They may believe in the true gospel. Either out of ignorance of what Rome teaches Having heard it from the Bible itself or having heard friends of angel eyes them. Or they may be in conscious rebellion against Rome, but still remaining there.

But for some reason there are Catholics that do believe in the true gospel and yet remain within that false religious system.

That's exactly right and even in my my growing I was a 19 year old I'm sorry.

I interrupted you while you were on a roll.

That's fine. So we have a few minutes before the first break here. So I can yes. Yes. We have about six minutes. Yeah. So if we're clear that good works have nothing to do with obtaining or possessing Salvation in our we also have to have everything to do with we're central teaching God is or dentistry Matthew 5 Peter's stated portent single factor and get to that more in a moment.

So I guess my second what is the place in importance of good works? What place to the hole in the Christian life? Just how Serious should a believer be about walking in good. Well, we ought to really let this sink in With impact in our mind and our heart what God directly says to the Christian.

Just a few thoughts here who can Predestined we were created in Christ Unto good works to bear Matthew 5 and 1st Peter to directly Effective evangelism. Think about our Lord's words. So let your light shine before men that they may see your what?

Good work. So our good works calls others to God and Peter says the same thing in first Peter 2 He says having your conversation honest among the Gentiles. And when they speak evil against you as evildoers they may Buy your good works, which they see In the Apostle Peter.

They're clearly For saying that they'll see our good works they'll either see our works now, wouldn't that be the very reason why James?

The the misreading of this has caused great conflict and confusion between Roman Catholics and Evangelical Protestants and also cults for that matter. Who would side with Rome on this when when James say that Works justify a man.

It's not talking about in the heavenly court before God the judge. It's talking about Men being justified before other men. Is it not?

Romans and James. For God James put it simply the proof is in the pudding. Declare We have my. One of my pastors once said that.

James must have been from Missouri because Missouri is the show me state and He said James was just saying show me if you if you say that you're a Christian show me. And how do you show them through your works?

Right. Matthew 5 Jesus. Were those are just come. Good works seen. We have to go to our first break right now.

And we could pick up right where you left off. If anybody wants to join us with a question of your own on How necessary and important zealousness zeal for good works really is. Our email address is Chris Arnzen at gmail .com.

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Good Works as the Fruit and Evidence of Saving Faith

Welcome back and I was so Very very thrilled to recently find out after dr. Banu Gadi became a financial supporter and advertiser of iron trumpets iron radio a. Discovered that he was already friends with my guest today.

Mac Tomlinson. Is that not right brother Mac?

Yes, we met I met my wife and I met. Yeah, I was there and in fact you had him. Create a video.

Specifically for the coronavirus.

He graciously did want about really a brief e3. Well, let's pick up where you left off before the break you were.

Discussing the tension or the apparent tension when there's really no tension that it actually exists people using Eisegesis have placed the tension there. Between the Apostle Paul and James in regard to the role of works.

Yeah well, you know once a Christian realizes that Good works do not train ourselves to believe we don't do good works. To gain to for God where he'll the New Testament teach my mind immediately goes to Paul's to Titus.

It's amazing and Titus much Paul speaks of this theme of good works. To Titus for the believers if Titus had one theme. So just just think about these scriptures and I'll share those says to Titus about good works.

In chapter one profess to know God believers example maintaining the primary theme of what he ready to do. Every I want you. I want you to affirm constantly That those who have believed in God would be careful to maintain.

That's referencing our people. So all those are striking and maintain them to walk in them. But he Paul also says we have the opportunity to good unto all men especially to those often under pretty good thing to be.

Because our Savior that's pretty good company to keep and we should do good all people as we can. To the extent that we can this means to the Timothy concerning even wealthy people. He admonished them Let them do good.

But they may be rich and good Timothy. We are to be a clean vessel for just those few scriptures in them and Paul's official show how safe we see that their importance. Then we maintain may do them. What are good work?

Are they your first? We need they're not the fruit of the Spirit. In fact, we have to go to our midway break already. I'm sorry about that.

So pick up right where you left off. And in fact While you're while we're going to the break, I'm also going to read a question that you can answer when we return from the break. A Bobby in Hartsdale, New York says I know that you are a lover of good books pastor Mac.

So, can you please recommend some good books other than the Bible, of course? That thoroughly and biblically teach the proper role of works in the life of a Christian. And you will have you answer that after you finish your thought when we return From the break and please be patient Bobby from Hartsdale, New York.

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