Bob Jones University's Deceptive Contradictory Beliefs

Galatians 1:6-8, “I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.”

Colossians 2:8, “Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.”

Tragically, for the longest time now Bob Jones University (BJU) in Greenville, South Carolina, has been spoiled (corrupted) by the TRADITIONS OF MEN (cf., Mark 7:9). Lordship Salvation is a manmade concept which goes wholly contrary to the free grace Gospel taught in the inspired Holy Bible (1st Corinthians 15:1-6).

The following two statements of BJU's beliefs horribly contradict one another. Here is the first:

Salvation is by faith alone—not by works, but by trusting in the finished work of Jesus. (Ephesians 2:8-9)

SOURCE: Our Beliefs And Mission

That is a clear cut bold statement which plainly declares that salvation is by faith alone apart from all human effort. And yet, now read what BJU hypocritically posts on another webpage:

With regard to the doctrine of Soteriology:

We believe Scripture teaches that salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone (Eph. 2:4–10; Rom. 3:21–26; Titus 3:5) and apart from any human work of righteousness (Phil. 3:9). God offers this salvation freely to all men who are willing to repent and turn from their sins (Acts 3:19, 17:30) and place their full faith and trust in the atonement Christ made by His finished work on the Cross (Luke 24:46–48, Heb. 9:11–15, 10:10–14) [emphasis added]. SOURCE: Position Statements

What saith the Scripture? Jonah 3:10, “And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.” The Bible plainly calls turning from one's sins, WORKS! The Ninevites didn't get saved, they just reformed their ways to dissuade the judgment of God upon their city. The next generations to follow went back to their evil ways, for which God sent the prophet Nahum to pronounce judgment upon Assyria, and it was so at the hands of the Babylonians.

Dear reader, nowhere does the inspired King James Bible teach that you must “repent of your sins” to get to Heaven. It is a manmade tradition that spoils (corrupts) the Word of God. In Acts 16:29-31, a trembling Philippian jailer in Rome asks Paul and Silas how to be saved. Their answer is simply to, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.” There is no mention of repenting of the man's sins!

In Acts chapter 10 we read the curious true story of Cornelius, an Italian general (centurion) over 100 soldiers. Cornelius was a good man the Bible says, who feared God, gave alms to the poor, fasted and prayed. But he wasn't saved. You see, no amount of goodness can get a sinner to Heaven! You must be born again by faith alone in what Jesus did for you through Calvary's cross.

By divine appointment, God arranged for Cornelius and his friends to hear the Apostle Peter preach the Gospel, and he did just that. The Bible says that when they simply heard the GOOD NEWS of Jesus' who was crucified, buried and risen the third day, they BELIEVED IT and were instantly and forever saved (indwelt with the Holy Spirit in Acts 10:44).

Read the passage carefully and you cannot find any mention of Peter telling the group to repent or turn away from their sins. In fact, Peter doesn't tell them to do anything, he just preached The Greatest Story Ever Told and they BELIEVED what they heard and were saved (Galatians 3:2; Hebrews 4:2).

So, where in the world does BJU, Pensacola Christian College (PCC), Pacific Garden Mission and their 'UNSHACKED' radio program, and over 90% of corrupt Baptist churches today get the heretical idea that you must “repent of your sins” to be saved? They sure didn't get it from the inspired Holy Bible! RUN from these ungodly places!!!

The Word of God is very clear in Romans 11:6, “And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.” Like PCC and other infidels today, Bob Jones University wickedly talks out of both sides of their mouth. In one breath they say that salvation is by faith alone without any works. But then in the next breath they say that you must turn away from your sinning to be saved. It simply cannot be both ways. Will the real Bob Jones University please stand up?

The reason why you read such blatantly contradictory statements from religious institutions today is because they are caught-up in the middle of a millenniums old battle over God's plan of salvation versus manmade tradition. Since there are two strongly opposed sides—the free grace easy-believism camp versus the Lordship Salvation hard-repenters camp—shameful incompetent Bible colleges like PCC and BJU sinfully choose to straddle the fence. But as Pastor Curtis Hutson (1934-1995) rightly said, the only thing you find by driving in the middle of the road is dead skunks!

I just wrote a blog exposing Chick Tracts for the same ungodly hypocrisy. Folks, either you must turn from your sinning and surrender to Jesus as “Lord” to be saved, or you do not, but it simply cannot be both! I am sick and tired of the deliberate confusing double-talk and contradictory statements of belief from FALSE PROPHETS. God is NOT the author of confusion (1st Corinthians 14:33). The inspired Word of God already gives us a plain definition of THE GOSPEL in 1st Corinthians 15:1-6. Why are evil men changing it?