The Silent Killers of the Faith: Overcoming Legalism and Performance Based ReligionLike poor driving, legalism is the 'other guy's' problem -- the idiot is always in the other car. Crosby delivers a powerful punch in this expose on legalism as he shows that is a problem for all of us. It is a silent killer and the author seeks to expose all of its treacherous tentacles. Legal and performance-based religion is the most prevalent, unrecognized, and deleterious malady affecting the individual believer and the Church universal. |
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... Gospel . I must warn you though ! What you are about to read will forever change your perspective about relating to God . If you like your religion neatly organized and control- lable then don't even open the following pages . Every ...
... Gospel . I must warn you though ! What you are about to read will forever change your perspective about relating to God . If you like your religion neatly organized and control- lable then don't even open the following pages . Every ...
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... Gospel . I wish this story was entirely fictional . It is not . Stan is a composite character pieced together from the lives of innumerable individuals I have ministered to over the years . A subtle and silent killer flows in the life ...
... Gospel . I wish this story was entirely fictional . It is not . Stan is a composite character pieced together from the lives of innumerable individuals I have ministered to over the years . A subtle and silent killer flows in the life ...
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... Gospel . What is this silent killer ? Legalism . Legalism is like spiritual halitosis : The other person has the bad breath problem , not me ! The church down the road has a major issue , not my church ... we are not under the law ...
... Gospel . What is this silent killer ? Legalism . Legalism is like spiritual halitosis : The other person has the bad breath problem , not me ! The church down the road has a major issue , not my church ... we are not under the law ...
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Contents
Potayto Potahto | 17 |
Root and Fruit | 29 |
Sell It with Lex Appeal | 45 |
Doc Whats Ailing Me? | 63 |
Paying Off the Creditor | 93 |
Who Are You? | 113 |
The New Covenant Life | 131 |
Galatians The Battle for the Mystery Part One | 155 |
Galatians The Battle for the Mystery Part Two | 171 |
Epilogue | 193 |
Works Cited | 201 |
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