Category Archives: Legalism

Seven causes behind legalism

Posted on February 21, 2023 by Wisdomforlife

Few things are more disruptive to unity in the Church than legalism. We must understand the threat of legalism and equip the Church and our families to respond. Continue reading →

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Grace given to the humble

Posted on November 2, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

Legalism provides people with a deceptive means for screening out their own sins by highlighting the sins of others. Let’s oppose this spirit on every level because it insults the grace that leads us to salvation. Continue reading →

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3 things to remember before condemning another

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

These three warnings take the conversation to the highest possible level. Continue reading →

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What is legalism and what can we do about it?

Posted on August 13, 2021 by Wisdomforlife

Teach this to your church leaders and to the entire congregation. Make it part of your membership process. Continue reading →

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Path to legalism

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Wisdomforlife

Are you a legalist? Continue reading →

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It’s not the way you think it is

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Wisdomforlife

Delusional self-confidence based on self-accomplishment is not far removed from self-righteousness. It’s an insidiously deadly poison that can be… Continue reading →

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What Jesus did not do

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Wisdomforlife

One of the things I love about Jesus is his refusal to be defined by the prejudicial social pressures of his day.  Continue reading →

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Meet the citizens of heaven

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Wisdomforlife

It might surprise some to meet the true citizens of heaven. Many religious leaders “shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces” (Matthew 23:13). Jesus said of them,  “You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to. ….You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when you have succeeded, you make them twice as much a child of hell as you are” (Matthew 23:14-15). Jesus said to these religious leaders, “religious leaders “shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces” (Matthew 23:13). Jesus said,  “You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to. …Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you” (Matthew 21:31). Continue reading →

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God gives grace to the humble

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

If you know someone who has a habit of pointing out the sins of others… Continue reading →

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The pathetic idea of flesh trying to be holy

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

The devil loves to invert truth and turn it into a lie, and probably what he has been saying to you is this: “Try not to fulfill the lusts of the flesh, and then you will walk in the Spirit,” as though the latter were a reward for the former. He knows that in this way, he will keep you preoccupied with yourself, instead of being preoccupied with Christ. Victory over the flesh is not to be attained — it is to be received. Continue reading →

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