Measuring the spirituality of a person can be tricky business since everyone will evaluate people and situations from a particular set of personal values. If I value a specific spiritual discipline or activity, I will tend to measure the “spirituality”… Read More
Tightrope – Legalism and Lawlessness, Part 2
In the New Testament, our relationship with the Lord is often referred to as our “walk.” This is a great metaphor for the Christian experience, and we can extend it to walking the tightrope between legalism and lawlessness: to fall… Read More
Tightrope – Legalism and Lawlessness, Part 1
Theologically, legalism can is seeking to be justified before God through obeying the law of God. Practically, legalism is the attempt to please God more than Jesus ever could. When a person believes that our relationship with God hinges… Read More
Legalism: Poison for the Soul
From the very inception of the church, the issue of legalism has been the most dogged and formidable opponent to the Gospel message. The belief that the saving work of Jesus is what he provides + something else (being circumcised,… Read More
Read This First
At His birth, Gentiles came from the east; now at His death, Gentiles come once again. Why does John mention them at this point? Because the King has now been rejected by Israel. The Jews had said, “We want to… Read More