Reading Jerry Bridges last night he does not teach like this. He teaches that Christians do fail and do sin, but to trust in the Holy Spirit for the power to overcome sin. Bridges preaches on sin, but he offers a solution.
Well, I do see the way he preaches as a problem. He pretty much tells people if they aren't living up to this "standard" he has set up, that they aren't saved. I would bet that 75% of the folks listening to him would believe they have NOT met that standard. Listen to that video, he's condemning people for walking through Vanity Fair (whatever he means by that) with their Xboxes, and TVs, and "your text messaging and everything else you do". That pretty much condemns every young person in America, maybe the world
Now what do they do? The only thing they can do is "works". The problem with works is how much is enough? When am I showing enough evidence to prove I am a real believer? Am I a real believer?
This is nothing but teaching folks they have to do works to be saved. How many? Who knows, but from what Paul Washer has seen, you ain't there yet.
Salvation is a free gift. Jesus said all you have to do is ASK.
Jhn 4:10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
People love to call praying and asking Jesus to save them "easy believism", but there is nothing easy about it. For most folks believing Jesus will save them if they simply ask him as he said in scripture is the most DIFFICULT thing in the world.
