So few people have a clear understanding of how salvation works. You cannot add or subtract anything to Christ's payment. Many churches today have been deceived by religious men, straying away from God's Word. Psalms 118:8, “It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.” Roman Catholicism traditionally has a wrong view of repentance, which is what the modern English meaning adheres to. Look in any English dictionary for the meaning of “repentance” and you'll find something like, “To turn away from sins; penance; to feel remorse and contrition for past sins.”

This is not the Biblical Greek meaning of the word repent. The Greek meaning is “a change of mind,” nothing more. Since we don't know what to “change our mind” about, we need supplemental (additional) information, which is the whole reason behind God's usage of this beautiful word, metanoia. Metanoia is all-inclusive! It includes turning toward the Gospel from EVERYTHING!!! It is a false Gospel to teach people to turn from sinful behavior to receive the free gift of God, which is eternal life. Romans 3:23, “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

Unless you trust CHRIST ALONE for your salvation, you CANNOT be saved. I don't think Chip Ingram is saved. I also don't think Billy Graham is saved. They both require HUMAN EFFORT to be saved, that is, to try to stop sinning, which is a false gospel. Also, please read my rebuttal of Pastor Charles Lawson's heresy on repentance. If we have to change our sinful behavior to be saved, then we're all going straight to Hell. Repentance is a change of mind, not a change of behavior.