Do Oneness Pentecostals Teach Salvation by Works? | Episode 41

Oneness Pentecostals sometimes are accused of preaching salvation by works, particularly because they insist that full salvation includes water baptism. Often, the person leveling the charge will quote Ephesians 2:8–9, where Paul wrote, “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.”

Dr. David K. Bernard responds to this accusation and examines what the Bible says about the connection between faith and obedience.

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[greaterlifedonna]

This video was so needed as people bring up this topic quite often in the conversation of salvation . Great explanation Bishop Bernard👍❤️🙏🏻

[javierzunigajr]

Praise God glory to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ for his grace excellent teaching Pastor David Bernard explain Ephesians 2:8-9 for by grace are you save through faith and not ourselves it is the gift of God not of works lest any man shall boast and Acts 2:38 repent and be baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins that's faith and obedience for the grace of our Grest God and Saviour Jesus Christ Praise, Praise Praise God God bless you Pastor David Bernard and family and congregation ❤🙏🙏🙏

[hannahsenior]

Jesus is my lord and Thankyou Jesus for dying for our sins, and raising from the ❤❤❤❤❤

[Apostolic_J]

Amazing word Brother Bernard. Praise God for truth

[sebastiancole]

Thanks Bishop Bernard. This helped me tremendously to help explain truth to my friends!

[joshuapearson]

Grateful for this video! Thank you Bishop Bernard for explaining this so well and all the resources you have made available to the Apostolic movement. We are forever indebted to your legacy of writings, books, debates, sermons, lessons and podcasts. You bring clarity in your teaching for our movement and help us move forward with unity of doctrine. I pray whoever your successor is is able to carry the weight of responsibility you have carried so well. I hope the UPCI gets to have you as our General Superintendent for many more years. You still have the ability to articulate this message with excellence and the voice of God for the movement.

[TravelingwithJenny]

This video is SO much more than what this title lets on. Please consider ALSO posting it as “why someone may be struggling to receive the Holy Ghost.”

[donaldgreathouse]

Wonderful, thorough explanation brother. God bless you un Jesus name 🙏

[garyjohnson]

The Word made clear!! Thank you Brother David

[pklemets]

Best explanation I've ever heard.

[Post-Trib]

Baptism is not a work. It's a commandment

[kcr]

Excellent explanations. Very simple to understand and to re-communicate. May I suggest a repositioning of the microphone for future episodes, as it currently is a distraction from viewing Bro. Bernard's face.

[REVNUMANEWBERN]

I like the way this is being explains, those who say your delivery of the gospel is works will turn around and tell folks "they have to say the sinners prayer to be saved" I was Born Again while folks gathered around me laying their hands on me while praying, I broke and told God I GIVE UP, and was Born Again BEFORE the fellow led me in prayer.

[bretmaverick]

faith without works is Dead😳James chapter 2😳show me your faith without works, ...And i'll show you my faith, by my works🙏🙏👍👍

[robertnieten]

Great teaching ! Many of the accusations that pentecostals teach a works based salvation is based on the false protestant narrative that anything we might do to recieve salvation other than just believing is " works". If that was true then repentance is " works" because it is an act of obedience we must choose to do after we believe to be saved.

[tum]

Wow. Never heard that explanation before 😮

[Luke-tklm]

New Testament obedience is to believe, not the reverse.
Saying that believing the Gospel is really obedience changes the gospel of salvation by grace through faith to salvation by works.

[hellothere]

“We’re not doing the works. We’re meeting the conditions.” This is why baptismal salvation doesn’t save. It is a command for certain. But obedience to commands do not save. We’re saved the moment we believe. True belief that Christ’s atoning work on the Cross was solely sufficient for our salvation is a rare thing. What rest it provides when by faith we can breath easy knowing our sins are forgiven and Christ’s perfect righteousness has been imputed to us.

[REVNUMANEWBERN]

We are reconciled ( forgiven ) BY His death, but saved by His Life ( resurrection ), when Jesus comes to live within the dead sinner he is spiritually raised from the dead !

[robrobert]

Jesus was never created; Jesus ALWAYS was, He helped create the universe.