God, I’m a sinner. I’m sorry for my sins. I believe Jesus Christ is your Son. And I want to invite Him to come into my heart, into my life. I’m willing to trust Him as my Savior and follow Him as my Lord. And I pray this in Jesus’ name.”
Franklin Graham was basically giving the essence of what one must do to be saved without going into a lot of depth. Not only must one be “sorry for their sins” and “believe” in Him, but they must also “follow Him as Lord” which is nothing more than saying they must “repent” or turn from their old way of life to be saved. That was the message. The apostle Paul made it clear that Jesus lives in the hearts of true believers (Ephesians 3:17) and repeats this in Galations 2:20 where he says Christ lives in us. So I wouldn’t say Graham is a heretic for telling people they should “invite Him into their hearts.” I could find numerous clips where Franklin Graham says
“repentance” is necessary, not just having a head belief that produces no change. Franklin has warned Donald Trump that he can’t save himself and made it clear that his “good works” could not save him.
https://www.facebook.com/FollowJesu...he-received-from-evangelist/1371017035063977/
https://www.facebook.com/erickstake...alvation-but-when-president/1281717436673658/
When Franklin Graham goes overseas he doesn’t water the gospel down either.
“If you’re willing to repent, turn from your sins, and believe on the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, you can be forgiven. You can be sure that your soul is safe and secure in the hands of God.”
R.C. Sproul was a strong Reformed leader and I’m sure he had a problem with some of the “altar calls” just as I did which were so prevalent in the Billy Graham Crusades but he also acknowledged the powerful message of the gospel that went around the world through this man who wasn’t perfect. Sproul said one time,
“I don’t believe I will see Billy Graham in Heaven. Billy Graham will be so close to the throne of God and I will be so far away from the throne of God that I will be lucky to even get a glimpse of him.”
R.C. Sproul and Billy Graham stood on opposite sides of the Calvinist-Arminian divide, yet their shared faith in Christ points to a deeper unity than theological rivalry.
bcworldview.org
I thank God for Franklin Graham.
