Why be holy if Salvation is by Grace?

by Richard Spinos

Overview

Many Christians today and possibly the great majority of them do not fully understand the nature of grace and the part it plays in salvation without mixing it with sanctification. I hope to show that Scripture treats salvation and sanctification as completely separate and distinct operations of God in the life of His people.

This book is an attempt to present a paradigm that stresses the dire need of God’s people to consider the eternal plan of God with the understanding that there is a different basis for determining ones salvation and ones status as an overcomer. While the basis for the eternal salvation of all born again believers is completely and solely by grace through faith, the status as overcomers, the reception of rewards subsequent to our earthly walk, and the privilege of “reigning with Christ” during His millennial reign is completely and solely by works. Simply put, it is the understanding that grace is for salvation and works are for reward and kingdom privileges. It is also the understanding that neither a lack of “good works” nor any “works of the flesh” can cause a child of God to forfeit his salvation but do result in discipline, punishment and a loss of rewards during and after the earthly state.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940016078410
Publisher:	Richard Lee Spinos
Publication date:	10/01/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	162 KB

About the Author

Rick was born and raised in a small denomination called the Apostolic Christian Church founded by Samuel H. Froehlich from Switzerland in the 1800's. He was baptized at the age of 14.
In December of 1983, he was sent as a missionary to Brazil to work with an organization called Project Amazon. He worked in a boat factory as manager and factory supervisor and oversaw the construction of over 40 houseboats, 1 yacht, and a Catamaran Hospital boat for church planting use along the Amazon River.
He married his wife Sandra who is a Brazilian national in July of 1985 and they assumed the pastorate of one of the Project Amazon churches in 1988. In 1990, Rick and his wife were sent as church planters to the state of Amapá, where they planted three churches for Project Amazon.
In 2008, they affiliated themselves with the Vine International and the last church that they planted became one of the Churches under the care of this organization.
In December of 2009, they were invited to join a church planting endeavor in Southern Florida. They accepted the invitation and turned the last church in Brazil over to the Brazilian Nationals in March of 2010.
This past September they made the move to Southern Florida where they currently reside. Rick’s family is bilingual and they have been working with a group of Brazilians with Portuguese services. In February of 2012, they began services in English and have been overseeing the English ministry while another pastor continues the Brazilian ministry. They hold praise and worship together with the Brazilians in English and then have separate preaching services.

In Brazil, Rick has written extensively in the Portuguese language in the area of Christian worker training. He has written Bible study guides, evangelistic tracts, and hundreds of small group lesson guides. From June 2009-2010 he hosted a highly successful Christian radio program with his wife called "Overcomers on the air".
He has just started freelance activities since he arrived in the U.S. at the end of 2010. He wrote an article for a little site called "Believer's Bay" earlier this year called "When good works are dead works" http://www.believersbay.com/2012/01/when-good-works-are-dead-works and he maintain a Facebook page with a little over 1,800 fans called "Why be Holy if Salvation is by Grace" http://www.facebook.com/why.be.holy where he has posted hundreds of short, pithy phrases and where he ha