Yes—the gospel itself is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes, with no help from human effort or religious works.
Romans 1:16 declares the gospel is "the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth," and 1 Corinthians 1:18 says the preaching of the cross is God's power to those who are saved. Les Feldick emphasizes that salvation requires the sovereign power of God because man's physical strength cannot produce spiritual salvation. Therefore salvation comes through believing the gospel—Christ's death, burial, and resurrection—not through rituals or good deeds.
Romans 1:16 — It directly states that the gospel is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes.
1 Corinthians 1:18 — It contrasts the cross as foolishness to the perishing and God's power to the saved.
1 Corinthians 15:3-4 — It defines the saving gospel: Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again the third day.
Romans 10:9 — It shows that confessing Jesus and believing in His resurrection are connected to salvation.
The Bible plainly links God's power to the gospel. Romans 1:16 declares that the gospel of Christ is "the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth." First Corinthians 1:18 adds that the preaching of the cross is "to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God." So the message of the cross is not merely information—it is the means by which God saves. The content of that saving message is set out in 1 Corinthians 15:3-4. Paul says he delivered what he also received: "how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures." Romans 10:9 connects this to personal faith: "if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." God's power is also described in Ephesians 1:19 as being "to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power." And 1 Corinthians 1:21 says it pleased God by the "foolishness of preaching" to save them that believe. Scripture's consistent pattern is that God's saving power is tied to the message of the cross and is received through faith, not earned by works.
Les teaches that the gospel itself—not any form of human activity—is the power of God for salvation. He insists that church membership, baptism, communion, tithing, and good works have nothing to do with salvation; they are valid in their rightful place but cannot save (Clips 1, 5). He says Romans 1:16 shows the gospel is "the power of God unto salvation," and that salvation is an all-inclusive word describing everything God does for the person who honestly cries out in need and believes (Clips 5, 7). Les also says the salvation of a soul has to be "an exercise of the sovereign power of an Almighty God" because all man has is physical strength, while only God can bring about spiritual salvation (Clip 3). He states that good works do not have the power of God; they are done in the energy of the flesh. God saves those who believe the gospel "plus nothing"—adding anything makes it legalism or a works religion (Clip 6). Believing, for Les, means totally entrusting our eternal destiny to the Word of God and to the power of the gospel (Clip 1). He also points to Ephesians 1:19, where God's great power is toward those who believe, and says, "Don't sell the power of God short" (Clip 4).
Les Feldick is emphatic that the gospel of Christ, not church membership, baptism, communion, tithing, or good works, is the power of God unto salvation (Clip 1). He says those things are all right in their rightful place, but they have nothing to do with our salvation (Clip 1). Good works do not have the power of God; they are something we can do in the energy of the flesh (Clip 6). In 1 Corinthians 1:21, Paul says it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe, and Les concludes that adding anything makes it legalism or a works religion (Clip 6).
Paul delivered the gospel he also received: Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, He was buried, and He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures (1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Clip 0). Les says you cannot add anything to it or take anything from it (Clip 0). In Romans 10:9, Paul writes that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved (Clip 0). Les stresses that the resurrection implies His death—He could not rise from the dead without first dying (Clip 0).
For Les, belief is not just saying "I believe Christ died." It is totally entrusting our eternal destiny to the Word of God and to the power of the gospel (Clip 1). Paul's words in Ephesians 1:19 speak of God's exceeding great power toward us "who believe" (Clip 4). Les points to the person who cries out, "I'm a sinner, I'm in need of salvation, I believe that Christ died for me," and then God does everything else (Clip 5). This belief is the response through which God's power works.
First Corinthians 1:18 says the preaching of the cross is "to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God" (Clip 3). Les explains this by saying salvation has to be an exercise of the sovereign power of an Almighty God; that is why man cannot work for it (Clip 3). To human wisdom, a crucified Savior seems weak and foolish, but to the believer the cross is where God's saving power is displayed.
The Gospel Defined
Les shows that the saving gospel is Christ's death for our sins, His burial, and His resurrection—a message that cannot be added to or taken from. He also uses Romans 10:9 to show the resurrection is essential, because rising from the dead implies He first died.
Salvation by Faith Alone
Les stresses that the gospel is the power of God unto salvation and that church membership, baptism, communion, tithing, and good works have nothing to do with salvation. He defines belief as totally entrusting our eternal destiny to the Word of God and to the power of the gospel.
The Gospel, Not Works, Is God's Power
Les says the preaching of the cross isn't just a ticket to heaven; it is the power of God. He rejects attempts to earn heaven, saying there is nothing we can do but take what God has offered.
Salvation Is God's Sovereign Power
Les explains that the preaching of the cross is foolishness to the perishing but the power of God to those being saved. He insists salvation has to be an exercise of the sovereign power of Almighty God, which is why man cannot work for it.
Believers Receive God's Mighty Power
Les points to Ephesians 1:19, where God's great power is toward those who believe. He warns against adding baptism, church membership, or aisle-walking as the way of salvation; the way is believing what God has said.
Salvation Is All-Inclusive
Les emphasizes Romans 1:16—the gospel, not church membership, baptism, or a work, is the power of God unto salvation. He explains that 'salvation' is an all-inclusive word meaning everything God does for the believer who acknowledges need and believes Christ died for him.
Believing Plus Nothing
Les says good works do not have the power of God; they are done in the energy of the flesh. God saves those who believe the gospel plus nothing, and adding anything turns the gospel into legalism or a works religion.
The Gospel, Not Our Works
Les uses Romans 1:16 to show the gospel—not our works, denomination, or anything we can do—is the power of God unto salvation. He also notes that salvation is more than a better way to heaven.
Romans 1:16: For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
This is the key passage that directly connects the gospel to God's saving power.
1 Corinthians 1:18: For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
It shows that the same cross is foolishness to the lost but God's power to believers.
1 Corinthians 1:21: For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
It shows that God chooses to save through the message preached, not through human wisdom.
1 Corinthians 1:24: But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
Christ Himself is described as the power of God to those who are called.
1 Corinthians 15:3: For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
This is part of Paul's definition of the gospel that saves.
1 Corinthians 15:4: And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
This completes the gospel message—burial and resurrection.
Romans 10:9: That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
It connects the confession of Jesus and belief in His resurrection to salvation.
Ephesians 1:19: And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
It describes God's mighty power operating toward those who believe.
No. Les says good works do not have the power of God; they are done in the energy of the flesh (Clip 6). Romans 1:16 says the gospel is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes—nothing is said about works (Clip 5).
No. Les says church membership, baptism, communion, tithing, and good works have nothing to do with salvation (Clip 1). They are fine in their rightful place, but the gospel alone is the power of God (Clip 4).
The gospel is that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, was buried, and rose again the third day (1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Clip 0). Les says you cannot add to it or take from it (Clip 0).
It means God Himself does the saving through the gospel. Les says salvation is an all-inclusive word implying everything God does for the believer who cries out in need (Clip 5). The believer simply trusts, and God's mighty power does the rest (Clip 4).
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