
legalism


Labelling people legalists might make pharisees of us all
There is a term that is, ironically, somewhat liberally thrown around Evangelical circles: legalism. Rarely, I think, do people actually use it correctly. Many seem

Make this your general rule of thumb when binding the conscience of others
You don’t have to be around Christians very long before you hear someone saying, ‘do you really think you should be doing that?’ or, perhaps

Our God doesn’t want us to make ourselves ill to please him, does he?
Monday marked the start of the month of Ramadan. Ramadan Kareem to all my Muslim friends. This is the month in which Muslims fast each

The gnosticism of legalism
When legalism rears its head, gnosticism is usually lurking around somewhere. There is a strong dualistic tendency that very often paints ‘spiritual’ things as good