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The Shocking Reality Of Charles Stanley In Touch Gospel

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Very few people who have been saved for any length of time are unacquainted with the name Dr. Charles F. Stanley, the father of Andy Stanley. Charles Stanley's national TV and radio program, In Touch with Charles Stanley, is regularly broadcasted throughout the United States. 

Charles Stanley eternal security book eternal security can you be sureAs the senior pastor of a 12,000 member Baptist church in Georgia and twice elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention, his religious influence is staggering.

Pastor Charles Stanley has complete global recognition, being found in every nation in some form via TV, radio and/or the distribution of his books. In fact, Charles Stanley In Touch broadcast is aired in many more than 196 countries around the world. Charles Stanley's book entitled Eternal Security Can You Be Sure? is a major focal point of this article dealing with his view of the gospel.

Anyone who has heard Dr. Stanley teach a dozen or so sermons has certainly heard some fine teachings! Without a doubt, this is true! But does this mean that all Dr Charles Stanley sermons are Biblically sound? Is it possible that this popular preacher might have some teachings that are not consistent with Scripture?

In this teaching I will not address Charles Stanley sermons on radio that are sound, but instead we will critique Charles Stanley's conception of the gospel and how his gospel based on eternal security compares with Scripture. Are they one and the same or is there an important difference that will adversely affect people, to some degree, throughout eternity?

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Charles Stanley Thinks Eternal Security

Is Linked To The Gospel

Charles Stanley eternal security teacher

For those who are regular listeners of his broadcasts, to hear eternal security taught, directly or indirectly, is not uncommon!

charles stanley true christianThis is so because to him, the gospel itself is very closely connected with the teaching of eternal security. Charles Stanley has put forth his view of this with these words:

"The very gospel itself comes under attack when the eternal security of the believer is questioned."

"... the very foundations of Christianity begin to crumble once we begin tampering with the eternal security of the believer."

"Yet I reject the notion that eternal security is just a Baptist doctrine. As you read, I believe it will become apparent that this doctrine is first and foremost a biblical one."

"You see, it isn't just good news. It is good news about Jesus Christ, Who paid our sin debt in full to a holy God Who required death for sin and the shedding of His blood, satisfied that requirement, and made it possible for you and me to be accepted in the eyes of God and to be eternally secure in Him. That's why He called it the grace of God."

A close examination of these aforementioned statements from Charles Stanley In Touch Ministries clearly reveals his views on eternal security. To him it is: (1) intrinsically linked to the gospel, (2) foundational to Christianity,

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(3) a first and foremost Bible doctrine and included under the grace of God!

The Definition of Eternal Security

Charles Stanley eternal security teacher

The following is the eternal security definition cited by Charles Stanley:

"... eternal security is that work of God in which He guarantees that the gift of salvation once received is possessed forever and cannot be lost."

One of the objectives of this article is to precisely identify what Charles Stanley In Touch Ministry means when he says that our salvation "once received is possessed forever and cannot be lost." Remember, this internationally known religious figure has linked this concept (eternal security) to the gospel and the grace of God. The following elaborates Charles Stanley's view:

"The Bible clearly teaches that God's love for His people is of such magnitude that even those who walk away from the faith have not the slightest chance of slipping from His hand."

"Even if a believer for all practical purposes becomes an unbeliever, his salvation is not in jeopardy."

"... believers who lose or abandon their faith will retain their salvation ...."

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By these statements, Charles Stanley's gospel shockingly declares someone still "saved" who becomes an apostate, that is, one who "becomes an unbeliever" or "lose[s] or abandons their faith." In other words, one's salvation is always "possessed forever and cannot be lost" even if such a person no longer believes!

Charles Stanley Is a True Eternal Security Teacher