Pastor Joel Laswell

The Pharisees thought their system of works a certain passport to heaven; in fact, that was their reason for being Pharisees… to be more righteous than anyone else… even God! They fell for the same old trap that Eve fell for back in the Garden of Eden. However, Jesus said that their system of righteous works was less than worthless, as you cannot remove sin by works. Only by faith in the God that is righteous can sin be removed. It is by being connected by faith with Jesus, not works of righteousness, that anyone is saved! You see, being connected with the church will not save you—you must be connected with Jesus, who alone constitutes the church!