Yes — a genuine Christian is known by the transforming work of God, not by church routine, and the clearest proof is a new nature and the indwelling Holy Spirit.
Les Feldick teaches that salvation is not church membership, aisle walking, or cleaning up your life first. A person becomes a Christian when the Holy Spirit brings them under His power and they genuinely believe the gospel with all their heart, after which God creates a new nature in them. The evidence is a changed outlook and desires, plus the indwelling Spirit of Christ.
Romans 8:9 — This verse gives the chief evidence: if someone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ.
Ephesians 1:13 — It shows the order of becoming a Christian: hear the word of truth, then believe, and then be sealed with the Holy Spirit.
2 Corinthians 5:17 — It describes the result of being in Christ: a new creature.
The Bible ties genuine salvation to hearing the gospel and believing it. Ephesians 1:13 says, "In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise." In other words, being in Christ follows hearing the truth and trusting Christ. Scripture also gives the indwelling Holy Spirit as the test of belonging to Christ. Romans 8:9 says, "But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his." Romans 8:1 adds that those who are in Christ Jesus have no condemnation. The Bible describes the saved person as a new creation. Second Corinthians 5:17 says, "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." These are the scriptural markers for a genuine Christian.
Les Feldick consistently distinguishes a genuinely born-again believer from someone who has simply gone through religious motions. He states flatly that he does not "buy" people just walking the aisle, joining a church, or following a procedure by rote; that is not salvation (Clip 1). Instead, the genuine person has come under the power of the Holy Spirit and genuinely believed the gospel with all his heart (Clip 1). Les explains that salvation is a creative act of God in the invisible part of a person. Only God can put the old Adamic nature to death and give the new creative personality (Clip 0). Consequently, a believer becomes "a totally different person in your outlook, in your desires" — not by his own effort, but as what believing does (Clip 2). The church began to be called "Christians" when Gentiles believed this gospel of grace by faith (Clip 3). The proof Les points to is the indwelling Holy Spirit: "Does the Holy Spirit dwell within you? If He doesn't, then you're on pretty thin ice" (Clip 7). He also teaches that people do not get cleaned up first; they become believers, and then God helps them deal with problems like alcoholism (Clip 5).
According to Les, church membership, walking an aisle, rote repetition, and "I have always been a Christian" are not proof. He asks whether every member on a church roll is a genuinely born-again Christian (Clip 3). Trying to quit a habit before coming to Christ is also backwards — you come to Christ first and God helps you with the problem (Clip 5).
The real evidence is the work of God. A believer becomes a new creation because God creates a new nature in the invisible part of the person (Clip 0). This new nature produces a different outlook and desires without the person working for it (Clip 2). The decisive proof is the Holy Spirit dwelling within the believer (Romans 8:9; Clip 7).
Les uses Ephesians 1:13 to show that a person cannot be a Christian before hearing the word of truth. He says it is impossible to be a Christian before you hear the gospel; the sequence is: hear the word of truth, then trust Christ, then be sealed with the Holy Spirit (Clip 4).
Les is clear that you do not become a Jew when you become a Christian. Physically, you remain the same person. But spiritually, the believer comes into the same position with Christ that Israel enjoyed as a nation, and is born into the family of God (Clip 6; Clip 7).
God's Creative Work in the Believer
Les shows that only God can put the old Adamic nature to death and create the new nature, so a genuine Christian is God's workmanship, not a product of religious routine.
Genuine Belief vs. Religious Routine
Les rejects church membership, aisle walking, and rote repetition as salvation; the genuine believer comes under the Holy Spirit's power and believes the gospel with his whole heart.
A Changed Outlook and Desires
Les says believing the gospel makes a person totally different in outlook and desires, though new believers grow like infants over time.
Church Rolls and Genuine Believers
Les asks whether every member on a church roll is genuinely born again, showing that church affiliation is not proof of salvation.
Hearing the Word of Truth
Les uses Ephesians 1:13 to show that a person cannot be a Christian before hearing and trusting the word of truth.
Salvation Precedes Self-Reformation
Les uses the woman who wanted to quit drinking first to show that you become a believer first, and then God helps you overcome the problem.
Spiritual Position, Not Physical Judaism
Les explains that becoming a Christian does not make you a Jew physically, but it brings you spiritually into the position Israel enjoyed.
The Indwelling Spirit as Proof
Les says the criteria is whether the Holy Spirit dwells in you; if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His (Romans 8:9).
Romans 8:1: There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Those who are in Christ Jesus are free from condemnation because they belong to Him.
Romans 8:9: But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
Paul makes the presence of the Spirit the test of belonging to Christ.
Ephesians 1:13: In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
Salvation involves hearing the gospel and believing, then being sealed by the Holy Spirit.
2 Corinthians 5:17: Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Being in Christ makes a person a new creation; the old life passes away.
Les says no. He does not accept church membership, rote repetition, or aisle walking as salvation. Genuine salvation happens when a person is brought under the Holy Spirit's power and believes the gospel with all his heart (Clip 1; Clip 3).
No. Les teaches that you become a believer first, and then God helps you deal with the problem. The woman who said 'if I could just quit the booze, I would' had it backwards (Clip 5).
Les points to Romans 8:9: if the Spirit of God dwells in you, you belong to Christ; if you do not have the Spirit of Christ, you are none of His. He treats this as the real criteria and warns against relying on religious routine (Clip 7).
No, according to Ephesians 1:13, belief comes after hearing the word of truth. Les says it is impossible to be a Christian before hearing and trusting the word of truth (Clip 4).
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