Semi-Pelagianism: The belief that the initial step towards salvation and the subsequent steps of sanctification are initiated or sustained by human will rather than divine grace.

The sermon demonstrates strong rhetorical skills and engaging illustrations, particularly in the personal anecdotes and cultural applications. However, it suffers from a critical theological failure: it presents perseverance as a feat of human strength achieved by 'planting feet' in faith, rather than as the result of God's power working within the believer. This reduces the Christian life to self-effort, obscuring the comfort and power of the Gospel.

Biblical Parallel (Archetype): Sardis — The sermon exhibits the characteristics of a dead orthodoxy, where the outward form of biblical instruction is present, but the vital power of the Gospel is absent. By reducing the Christian life to a series of behavioral commands and self-reliant acts of will, the message fails to convey the life-giving power of Christ's finished work, resulting in a theology of decisionism rather than divine sustenance.