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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... experience of having the highest quali- ty individuals impart wisdom and encouragement into my life over 30 years of Christian experience . Should I start to mention names , I would undoubtedly omit someone who deserves recognition . So ...
... experience of having the highest quali- ty individuals impart wisdom and encouragement into my life over 30 years of Christian experience . Should I start to mention names , I would undoubtedly omit someone who deserves recognition . So ...
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... Christ crucify it , and experience Kingdom freedom now ! John Yost Pastor , Elder , Husband , Father , Alaskan bush pilot , and all - around normal human male . Introduction Like a favorite pair of well - worn shoes 11 Foreward.
... Christ crucify it , and experience Kingdom freedom now ! John Yost Pastor , Elder , Husband , Father , Alaskan bush pilot , and all - around normal human male . Introduction Like a favorite pair of well - worn shoes 11 Foreward.
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... experience resem- bled a tax cheat's thrill knowing he has a weekly appointment with an IRS auditor . The routine of rigorous introspection and self - measurement only deepened his despair . Since the problem could not be God's , it ...
... experience resem- bled a tax cheat's thrill knowing he has a weekly appointment with an IRS auditor . The routine of rigorous introspection and self - measurement only deepened his despair . Since the problem could not be God's , it ...
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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 |
Common terms and phrases
Abba Father Abraham Adam and Eve Adamic nature apostolic appeal behavior believer Bible biblical blessing bondage called Calvary CHAPTER character child Christian church culture corrupt covenant sons covenantal death divine doctrine Elisha eternal experience experiential failure faith father fellowship freedom fruit Galatians Gibeonites Gnostic God's Gordon Fee Gospel Gospel of John grace Greek healing heart Holy Spirit humanity humility identity individuals indwelling Spirit inheritance insecure Israel issue Jesus John Judaizers Kingdom leaders legalism legalistic legalistic spirit literally living Lord manifest means ministry moral never obedience Old Covenant one's passion pastor Paul Paul's performance-based religion Personhood preaching present principles promise psychological reality relationship religious response result resurrection revelation Roman says Scripture scrupulous seed sense slave slavery someone sonship soul spiritual maturity teaching Testament Testimony Book theological thing tion trying understand verse Wasilla widow Wild at Heart word Yahweh