Legalism
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The Mark of Foolish Religion
If you are looking for heavy irony, just say, “The trial of the Son of God.” What could be more ironic than putting God Himself on trial? But there was something else going on that night in the irony department: Then they led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the governor’s headquarters. It was Continue reading
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Reading Your Bible Everyday is Legalistic (and other lies you’ve been told)
Here is a dire warning to sober us up: Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. Hebrews 2:1 (ESV) So here is the rule of thumb – drift away from your daily time in the Bible or your weekly time in corporate gathering for worship and the Word, Continue reading
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A Poem for a Prostitute
One of the most beautiful stories in the gospels is found in Luke 7, when Jesus attends a dinner party at Simon the Pharisee’s house and a woman of the night shows up. I’m looking forward to preaching this passage in a few days, but in the meantime, my son has introduced me to a poetic style called Continue reading
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8 Ways the Pharisees Blew It (With Commentary)
Matthew 23 is Jesus’ scathing indictment of the Scribes and Pharisees. What exactly was He so upset with them about? 1. They preached, but did not practice. (vs. 3) As a regular preacher of God’s word, I can say with authority that this is a great temptation, and that in small ways or large, preacher or no Continue reading
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Why Religious People Go to Hell
“The boy didn’t need to hear it. There was already a deep black wordless conviction in him that the way to avoid Jesus was to avoid sin.” –Flannery O’Connor, Wise Blood: A Novel (New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1949/2001), 22. So I have this friend who hates legalists. I mean hates. And he has a saying Continue reading
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