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Grace through faith in Jesus Christ is the foundation of every true judgment, every honest correction, and every lasting restoration.

Grace is not grace plus

My heart in clarifying grace and works is personal. I have seen, in myself and in people and churches I love, how easily the free gift of grace can be unintentionally mixed with performance. The result may look active, fruitful, powerful, and sincere, yet the foundation can quietly become: “I must do enough to ensure that I am loved.”

That is the essence of orphan performance. The good message is better: in Jesus, we are completely received, forgiven, befriended, and made righteous by grace through faith-not by our works or achievements, nor do we lose it by our sinful actions or thoughts. We can lose it, but only in the same way we received it: through faith in Jesus, or by turning from faith in Him. His perfection is given to us as a gift. We do not complete it, improve it, or earn it.

Good works do not establish our righteousness, and sin does not become a remedy for our sinful condition. Jesus’ perfect life, His blood, cross, death, burial, and resurrection answer the real problem. Obedience is the fruit of receiving His love, never the price of becoming loved. We continue to need grace after conversion because we remain dependent on Christ in every moment. Though we are perfected in spirit, we are not yet perfect in the flesh; that full transformation is still to come. Paul writes, “the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed” (1 Corinthians 15:52; see also Philippians 3:20-21).

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-10; Romans 3:21-28; Romans 4:4-8; Romans 5:1-2, 8; Galatians 2:16; Galatians 3:1-14; Titus 3:4-8; Hebrews 10:10-14.

What faith receives

By grace through faith, we receive more than a legal declaration. We receive adoption, sonship, friendship, access, intimacy, and a living relationship with Abba Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. This is why mixture matters so much: the call is not to perform our way into belonging, but to stop striving to fix ourselves and receive the One who has truly fixed what we could never fix.

Scripture: John 1:12-13; John 15:9-15; Romans 8:1, 14-17; Galatians 4:4-7; Ephesians 1:3-8; 1 John 3:1.

Two judgments: justification and believers’ evaluation

Scripture distinguishes the free gift of righteousness in Christ from the later evaluation of believers’ works. This teaching explores the Great White Throne judgment and the judgment seat (Bema) of Christ: salvation and legal perfection are received fully through the blood of Jesus; believers’ service and works are later tested in relation to reward. This distinction helps us avoid both careless disobedience and the false mixture of grace plus performance.

Study resource: The Great White Throne And Bema Judgments Of Christ – an exploration of the first judgment and the evaluation and rewards of believers after the test of the first judgment.

• Read the Word document
• Read the colour-coded Word document
• Watch the YouTube teaching

Scripture: John 5:24; Romans 8:1; 1 Corinthians 3:10-15; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Revelation 20:11-15; Revelation 22:12.

Repentance, faith, and discipleship

We must not answer the error of careless, disobedient grace with the opposite error of grace plus works. The biblical answer is to preach repentance from dead works and faith toward God, then to teach believers to walk as disciples from a secure foundation of grace. We repent of trying to establish ourselves, trust Christ alone, and then obey from love-not fear, self-salvation, or an attempt to become acceptable.

Scripture: Mark 1:15; Acts 20:21; Romans 6:1-14; Galatians 5:1-6, 13-25; Hebrews 6:1-2; James 2:14-26.

Matthew 18: correction and reconciliation

Doctrinal concerns must be pursued with the same justice and mercy expected in every other matter: direct conversation where possible, witnesses where needed, mature impartial leadership, accurate evidence, and a real aim of reconciliation. Please read Justice in the Church – the Ecclesia for the wider framework based on Matthew 18:15-20 and 1 Timothy 5:19-21.

Doctrinal questions for careful review

The following are not verdicts about people’s hearts, motives, salvation, or all of their teaching. They are areas where Action Christianity believes public formulations should be examined carefully against the good message of grace through faith in Jesus alone. Please consult primary teaching, listen in context, and test every conclusion by Scripture. For how Action Christianity distinguishes justification from the believers’ evaluation of works, please read the section above, Two judgments: justification and believers’ evaluation, and the linked in-depth study resources there.

• John Bevere: Read his own book Under Cover (Amazon), and hear this walkthrough by Remnant Radio on YouTube: John Bevere’s “Under Cover” | Biblical Authority or Spiritual Abuse? (continuationist / non-cessationist discussion of authority, submission, and spiritual abuse).
• Isaiah Saldivar: Read his own book How to Cast Out Demons / Deliverance (Amazon). Find carefully where he analyses Jesus’ words, “Away from me, I never knew you” (Matthew 7:21″23). Public Charisma coverage of related teaching includes Isaiah Saldivar Explains Why Not All Christians Will be in Heaven. This is an example of a formulation that can sound like “it is by pure grace through faith – no works,” and then sound like “it is by works – the works of seeking Jesus and knowing Him.” Logically that cannot be both at once for justification. It is either grace through faith, or grace-plus-works. Fortunately there are other ways to interpret Matthew 7 that stay loyal to ordinary Bible-interpretation rules without being forced into grace-plus-works. Compare with the two-judgments framework above and 1 Corinthians 3:10″15.
• Marcus Rogers: Questions concerning formulations of grace, baptism, and tongues. Prefer his own public statements in context (for example his YouTube teaching such as We Are Praying For The Smart Christian Corey Minor To Get Baptized In The Holy Ghost). Secondary write-ups that quote him on baptism and tongues include analyses noting lines such as connecting Mark 16 and Acts 2:38 to “repent… be baptized… then ye shall be saved,” and treating tongues as required apostolic evidence. Readers should verify those quotations against his videos themselves, then test them by Ephesians 2:8″9, Acts 15, and Galatians 2.
• Torben Søndergaard / The Last Reformation: Similar Scripture-pressure points as with Isaiah around knowing Jesus / final judgment language, plus formulations around texts like “those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom,” and teaching that water baptism is part of salvation (see primary TLR materials such as this TLR piece on baptism). Again: either Jesus did it all for salvation, or not. We then act by faith – obedience as fruit, not as a co-savior. Compare Acts 15 and Galatians 2.
• Bryce Crawford: He has an interesting dialogue with Cliffe Knechtle here: Interviewing Cliffe & Stuart Knechtle and Bryce Crawford Tells Cliffe Knechtle His Worry About Judgment Day. Watch for the same Matthew 7 “I never knew you” pressure toward performance/assurance that appears in the Saldivar discussion above, and hold it beside the two-judgments study.
• 2819 / Pastor Anthony Mitchell: Official 15 Sep 2025 sermon, ENTRY & END TIMES | Don’t Waste Your Talents | Matthew 25:14″30. Public transcript of the message includes formulations such as the Lord stripping “every disingenuous servant, every fake Christian,” casting the “worthless servant into outer darkness” with weeping and gnashing of teeth, and speaking of hell / consciousness of suffering “for not being good stewards.” Contrasted with Paul’s words in 1 Corinthians 3:15 – “If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved”even though only as one escaping through the flames” – Action Christianity regards that application of Matthew 25 as a serious misreading of the believers’ evaluation versus eternal condemnation. See again the two-judgments resources above.

Continuationist / non-cessationist reference sites (Word-and-Spirit sources that still insist on careful doctrine):

• The Remnant Radio and Remnant Radio on YouTube
• Minor Prophets
• Assemblies of God – Statement of Fundamental Truths
• Assemblies of God – Assurance of Salvation

Faithful Christians can be genuinely mistaken without deliberately trying to distort Scripture. Peter, Barnabas, and James were corrected in significant matters. We therefore seek neither harshness nor flattery, but clarity, patience, evidence, and the truth that sets people free.

Scripture: Acts 15:1-35; Galatians 2:11-21; Acts 17:11; 2 Timothy 2:15, 24-26; 1 John 4:1; Matthew 7:21-23; Matthew 25:14-30; 1 Corinthians 3:10-15.