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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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Legalism

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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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