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  • J. I. Packer

Legalism is the biggest threat to the Christian life. Why? Let the article explain.

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Two Ways of Denying God’s Law and One Way of Affirming It

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  • Michael Horton

There are two ways to undermine the law of God: idolatry and legalism. And there is one way of affirming it: by observing it, still today. 

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Playing Fast and Loose with the "L" Word

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  • Michael J. Kruger

This article shows that legalism is not the same as obedience, with a view to explaining that law-keeping is not grounds for the accusation of legalism.

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Why Legalism Destroys Churches and Kills Christians

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  • Jeff Robinson

This article describes legalism and how it is alive and well in churches still today. It explains the value of the law, but also its limitations.

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Oh How I Love Thy Law! Do Not Handle, Taste, or Touch

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  • Sinclair B. Ferguson

Can Christians keep the law and avoid legalism? This article looks at the place of the law in creation and the law during Moses’ time. It shows that understanding the stages of revelation in the Bible is important for understanding the role of the moral law, ceremonial law, and the civil law.

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Salvation Is All of Grace yet I Must...

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  • William MacLeod

Legalism and antinomianism are the great threats to the biblical teaching of salvation. Legalism hinders the possibility of being saved while antinomianism hinders the life of salvation. This article shows this by looking at justification and sanctification.

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The Imperfections of Our Sanctification

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  • Tom Hicks

This article discusses sanctification, both definitive and progressive. It critiques antinomianism and legalism, and shows the theological problems with perfectionism.

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The Surprising Truth about Legalism

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  • Sinclair B. Ferguson

At its root, legalism is the failure to see the generosity of God and his wise and loving plans for us. Legalism is rooted in a distorted view of God as the giver of his law. This is what the article helpfully explains, by using the first sin in Paradise as proof.

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The Gospel under Assault

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  • William Webster

There are two enemies of the gospel: legalism and antinomianism. This article explains why this is so.

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Legalism vs. Liberty

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  • Sam Storms

The Christian has freedom from the conscience of other people. This liberty is a protection against legalism. To argue the point this article defines what legalism is and why people often fall into its trap.

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Flirting with the Law

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  • Edward T. Welch

Is it possible to have your internet history reveal legalism in you? This article considers how we can adopt an attitude of works-righteousness in how we regard our time spent on the internet.

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How We Are Sanctified and Live Penitently

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  • Johnny C. Serafini

By showing that the sanctification of the believer rests in the work of the Triune God, this article makes plain the dangers of legalism and liberalism.

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The Centrality of the Scripture

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  • Homer A. Kent

The author takes a look at the church at Ephesus through the lens of 1 Timothy. Three problems that arose in the life of the church are reflected upon: asceticism (1 Timothy 4:1-5), legalism (1 Timothy 1:3-17), and materialism (1 Timothy 6:3-19).

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Antinomianism – Lessons from History

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  • Mark Jones

This is a book about antinomianism. It discusses the conviction that living out of God’s grace in Christ is incompatible with obligations of the moral law. In Chapter 1 the author surveys antinomian debates in the Reformation and post-Reformation eras. He ends with the so-called Marrow Controversy in the eighteenth century.

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Jesus - Lord of the Sabbath

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  • Andre Holtslag

This article discusses how we should celebrate the Lord's Day. What may/should we do on Sundays? Looking at Mark 2:27-28, this article shows that in His coming, Jesus freed His people from antinomianism as well as legalism. We must find a balance between these two extremes. Sunday should be a day of joyful delight in God, on which we glorify God with our actions.

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The Book of Proverbs and Repetition

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  • Allen Brummel

Some things are worth repeating, that they might not be forgotten. The book of Proverbs uses repetition to teach us the importance of correction and hungering after wisdom, the danger of legalism, the value of Christian friendship, the need for sexual purity, and the reality of eternal life.

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Legalism is a Real Problem

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  • Rick Phillips

This article shows that legalism is a problem that confronts both justification and sanctification, and needs to be addressed in a balanced way.

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Legalism: The Perennial Hearsay

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  • Mark J. Larson

This article is about legalism, and how it presents itself in various religions outside of biblical Christianity, such as Islam and Judaism.

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Not Commanded, Not Forbidden

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  • Barrett L. Gritters

Should I do it? Or should I not? The Bible does not always give us direct answers about what we should do in all situations. It looks at how we should find the will of God in the so-called indifferent things (adiaphora).

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Obedience: The First Two Uses of the Law

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  • Joel R. Beeke

This article is about the different uses of the law of God: civil use of the law, the evangelical use of the law and the didactic use of the law. It focuses especially on the law as a rule for obedience, and shows what the Reformers thought about this issue.

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I Want to Walk Free, but I Still Hear the Chains Rattling

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  • Richard L. Pratt

This article is about different forms of legalism and our christian freedom. The author also discusses salvation and our good works, the relation of law and gospel, and the perseverance of the believer.

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