According to Les Feldick's teaching, believing in God is the one non-work through which God credits His righteousness and saves — faith plus nothing.
Les Feldick repeatedly emphasizes that salvation is by faith plus nothing. He points to the person who does not work but believes on God who justifies the ungodly, and he connects this to God clothing the believer with the garments of salvation and the robe of righteousness, just as He clothed Adam and as Isaiah described.
Romans 4:5 — The key verse Les uses to show that believing, not working, is what God counts as righteousness.
Isaiah 61:10 — Les quotes this to describe the result of belief — being clothed by God with salvation and righteousness.
Genesis 3:21 — Les refers to Adam's clothing by God as the first picture of imputed righteousness through believing what God said.
Romans 5:1 — Paul's conclusion that being justified by faith gives peace with God, a verse Les echoes when saying faith is the only ground.
The Bible makes a clear contrast between working and believing. Romans 4:5 says, "But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness." This is not the language of earning; it is the language of trusting. Romans 5:1 draws the conclusion, "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." Scripture also describes what God does for the person who believes. In Isaiah 61:10 the prophet rejoices, "I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness." The same pattern appears in Genesis 3:21, where "the LORD God made coats of skins, and clothed them." In each case, God provides the covering; the person receives it by believing.
Les Feldick centers his teaching on the phrase "faith plus nothing." He explains that believing is the one thing a person does without working, and that any self-effort — even baptism, visiting the sick, or giving to the poor — cannot save. The first step of faith, as he puts it, is to believe what God says about you: that you are a sinner and a son of Adam. Then you trust what God has done. Les connects this to imputed righteousness. Because Adam believed what God said, God shed blood and clothed him with a spiritual garment. Isaiah also rejoiced that God had clothed him with the garments of salvation. Les says all three — Adam, Isaiah, and the believer in Romans 3 — receive the same imputed righteousness of God. Les also teaches that God saves the ungodly where they are. No one can clean up his own life first. When a person finally says "I am ungodly," that is the only person God can save. The result is not just a fire escape from hell but a day-by-day assurance that you are His and He is yours, because the Book says so.
Les Feldick makes an explicit contrast between believing and working. He lists things people often rely on — baptism, visiting the sick, giving to the poor — and explains that these are works done in the energy of the flesh. They are fine after salvation, but they cannot save. In his words, salvation is "faith plus nothing." The verse he keeps returning to is Romans 4:5: to him that worketh not, but believeth, his faith is counted for righteousness.
Les teaches that when a person believes, God provides a righteousness that the person could never produce. He traces this back to Genesis, where God clothed Adam after he believed what God said. He then connects it to Isaiah 61:10, where the prophet rejoices that God has clothed him with the garments of salvation and the robe of righteousness. Les calls this the imputed righteousness of God — the same covering given to Adam, Isaiah, and the believer in Romans 3.
Les says the first step of faith is agreeing with God's verdict: you are a sinner and a son of Adam. He stresses that God justifies the ungodly, not those who think they have cleaned themselves up. People often say, "When I get rid of this habit, then I'll let God save me," but Les says no one can do that. God saves you right where you are, and then He takes care of the things that need to be taken care of.
Imputed Righteousness and the Garments of Salvation
Les teaches that believing God's word results in being clothed with an imputed righteousness — the same covering God gave Adam and Isaiah.
Salvation Is Not a Work
Les shows that even religious activities like baptism or giving are works and cannot earn salvation; believing is the only non-work.
Faith Plus Nothing
Les drives home that salvation is by believing, which is faith plus nothing, and God justifies those who believe in Jesus.
First Step of Faith
Les says the first step is to believe God's verdict about you — that you are a sinner and a son of Adam — then trust God's free justification.
Justified by Faith, Not by Flesh
Les explains that justification is entirely God's act; faith is invisible and something you don't work at.
The Ungodly Who Believe
Les highlights Romans 4:5 — the person who doesn't work but believes on God who justifies the ungodly is the one God saves.
Salvation as Daily Assurance
Les describes the significance of believing as not merely escaping hell but having the day-by-day assurance that you are God's child because the Book says so.
Come As You Are
Les teaches that no one can clean up his own life before salvation; God saves the ungodly where they are, then takes care of their issues.
Romans 4:5: But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
This is the verse Les repeats to show that believing, not doing, is what God credits as righteousness.
Romans 5:1: Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
Paul's conclusion that justification comes through faith, which Les echoes when he says faith alone brings peace.
Isaiah 61:10: I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
Les quotes this to illustrate the imputed covering that God gives when a person believes.
Genesis 3:21: Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
Les refers to this as the first picture of God clothing sinners after they believe what He said.
According to Les Feldick, believing in God means trusting what He has said without adding your own work. It begins with agreeing with God that you are a sinner and ends with receiving the righteousness He provides.
No. Les Feldick repeatedly says 'faith plus nothing.' Works like baptism, charity, and church activity are expected after salvation, but they cannot save anyone.
Les connects Adam's clothing by God with imputed righteousness. When Adam believed what God said, God provided a covering that hid his shame — the same picture Isaiah gives of the garments of salvation.
Les says believers have assurance not from feelings but because the Book says so. Believing brings day-by-day confidence that you are His and He is yours.
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