The Onslaught of Legalism

Sermon Text: Mark 2:23-3:12

There has been an upsurge of legalism witching the church in modern times. Legalism has always been a problem, even from the early church times. Why is this? What compels the church to put themselves under law when they should be preaching the Gospel of grace?

Legalism is a powerful stinging force which seeks to fill areas of lack in a believers heart. It is usually rooted in pride and allows the adherent to minimize the areas of failing by pointing to the areas of compliance. It seems to be our natural bent to head towards legalism. The only way we can combat this is to be in the Word of God, communing with Him and learning His precepts.

So what is the purpose of the law? The law is not for salvation, but to show us out need of salvation. It is intended to drive us to the knowledge of Christ and His salvation. The law is there to condemn us, that we may know our need of the Gospel as our salvation.

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