No — there is no salvation outside faith in the Gospel of Christ.
Les Feldick points to Jesus' broad-and-narrow way teaching: many travel the broad road to destruction, but only a few find the narrow way that leads to eternal life. He also stresses that Hebrews 11:6 makes faith an absolute, and that those who reject the gospel face eternal doom. Throughout human history God has preserved only a small remnant of true believers.
Matthew 7:13-14 — Jesus directly compares the broad way to destruction with the narrow way to life, showing that few find salvation.
Hebrews 11:6 — Declares that without faith it is impossible to please God, making faith an absolute requirement.
Romans 11:11 — Shows that Israel's fall opened the door for salvation to come to the Gentiles.
The Bible presents salvation as a narrow, exclusive path. Jesus told His listeners to enter at the strait gate, warning that 'wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat.' The way that leads to life is narrow, and 'few there be that find it' (Matthew 7:13-14). Hebrews 11:6 repeats the same principle at a foundational level: 'But without faith it is impossible to please him.' Outside of Christ, the Bible says, the Gentiles were 'strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world' — but in Christ they are 'made nigh by the blood of Christ' (Ephesians 2:12-13). Acts 4:11 shows that when Israel rejected the Messiah, the stone was 'set at nought' by the builders, yet became the head of the corner.
Les teaches that there is absolutely eternal doom for those who reject the gospel, and that throughout human history they have been by far the biggest majority. He uses Jesus' analogy of the broad and narrow ways — the broad way is well traveled and many go in there, but the narrow way appeals to few and few find it. God, he says, has always been satisfied with just a small remnant. That pattern appears at the flood (only eight) and in Israel (only a few from the nation truly believed). The reason is that without faith it is impossible to please God; Israel sought righteousness by the law, not by faith, and therefore missed the Messiah. But through Israel's fall, salvation came to the Gentiles — under a whole different format. For the believer today, faith is the sole requirement and nothing can be added to it.
Les says absolutely there is eternal doom for those who reject the gospel. He adds that, sad to say, throughout human history that group has been by far the biggest majority. This is why he points to Jesus' warning that the broad way is wide and well traveled while the narrow way to eternal life is found by only a few.
Les teaches that God has never enjoyed the majority. He points to the flood, where out of all the people on earth only eight remained true to God, and to the nation of Israel, where only a small remnant truly believed. God has always had His remnant, even within Israel. The reason is that without faith it is impossible to please Him.
Les shows from Romans 11:11 that Israel, the builders, rejected Christ — the stone set at nought that became the head of the corner. Through their fall, salvation came to the Gentiles. Paul asks, 'Have they stumbled that they should fall?' and answers, 'God forbid.' Rather than ending His dealings with the covenant people, God used Israel's fall to bring salvation to the Gentiles under a different format, and those who were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
Les stresses that faith is complete — you cannot add anything to it. He reminds his listeners that beginning with the call of Abraham, God dealt only with the Jew and set them apart, but the absolute requirement for pleasing God has always been faith. Israel missed it because they sought righteousness by the law and not by faith.
Israel Rejects the Cornerstone
Les recounts Peter's message in Acts 4:11 that Israel, pictured as the builders, set the stone at nought which became the head of the corner — Christ.
Eternal Doom for Those Who Reject the Gospel
Les says plainly that there is eternal doom for those who reject the gospel, and that throughout history they have been the majority; the narrow way to life is found by few.
Salvation to the Gentiles Through Israel's Fall
Les explains Romans 11:11: Israel stumbled, but God did not do away with them; through their fall, salvation came to the Gentiles.
Gentiles Far Off Made Nigh by Christ's Blood
Les describes how Gentiles were strangers to the covenants, without hope and without God, until in Christ they are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
Faith With Nothing Added
Les says faith is something you cannot add anything to, and reminds his audience that from Abraham onward God set Israel apart for covenant dealing.
Faith as an Absolute
Les identifies without shedding of blood and without faith as Scripture's two absolutes; Israel's problem was not seeking righteousness by faith, while Gentiles believed.
God Not Through With Israel
Les explains that Israel's stumble over the Messiah did not mean God was finished with His covenant people; salvation came to the Gentiles through their fall under a different format.
God's Remnant Through History
Les shows from the flood and from Israel that God has always worked through a small remnant rather than the majority.
Matthew 7:13-14: Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Jesus contrasts the broad, crowded path of destruction with the narrow, rarely found path to eternal life.
Hebrews 11:6: But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Makes faith an absolute requirement for pleasing God.
Romans 11:11: I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.
Shows that Israel's rejection of the Messiah opened salvation to the Gentiles.
Ephesians 2:12-13: That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
Describes the hopeless state of Gentiles outside of Christ and their being brought near by His blood.
Acts 4:11: This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
Pictures Israel rejecting Christ, the stone the builders refused, who nevertheless became the cornerstone.
Romans 9:31-32: But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
Explains that Israel missed righteousness because they sought it by works rather than by faith.
Les says faith is something you cannot add anything to. He points to Hebrews 11:6 that without faith it is impossible to please God, and he describes this as one of the absolute truths of Scripture.
Les points to Jesus' comparison of the broad and narrow ways. The broad way is well lit and well traveled, but the way to eternal life is narrow and few find it. Throughout history God has had only a small remnant of true believers.
Yes. Les explains from Romans 11:11 that though Israel stumbled over the Messiah, God is not through with His covenant people. Israel's fall opened salvation to the Gentiles, and the remnant of true believers has always been small.
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