Have you ever felt like you’re trying so hard to be a good Christian and still falling short? Like you’re sprinting on a treadmill of spiritual effort, sweating buckets but ...

Indonesia’s reliance on legalism in its South China Sea policy is no longer sufficient against China’s growing assertiveness. To protect its maritime interests, Jakarta must pursue ‘partial ...

It is about power, control, and the manipulation of religion for political ends. It is about the distortion of the Christian message, turning it from a message of grace and personal transformation ...

Legalism, from a biblical perspective, represents a dangerous distortion of genuine faith by emphasizing strict adherence to religious laws and man-made regulations over God’s grace through Jesus ...

A Catholic bishop on Tuesday called on both clergy and the faithful to reflect on their approach to church laws and rituals. Bishop Rafael Cruz of Baguio emphasized that while legalism is often ...

It is not about purity rings or legalism, either — at least, not at heart ... “It seems to recognize limitations,” Kevin Diller, professor of philosophy and religion, said. “It seems to hold back (and ...

In Paul’s day, the Judaizers, or those in the “circumcision party,” were sowing confusion in their attempt to force Gentile Christians to abide by the Mosaic Law. They taught that salvation ...

[33] 4.2. New Alternative between Legalism and Antinomianism for Christian Ethics: The Theory of “Christism” Knut Alfsvåg, Professor of Systematic Theology at VID Specialized University, Stavanger, ...

We are only seen as righteous before God because of our decision to place faith in Christ. Within theology, this is known as imputed righteousness. A fifth problem of legalism in the church is that it ...

He is working all these things according to the counsel of His will to the praise of His glory, Ephesians 1:11-12. Legalism is the easy way to have a form of religion and make yourself feel good.

She continued, "As for that dreaded naughty-nice ledger of legalism we’ve carried in our conscious our whole lives, it’s forever shredded at the cross." Instead of viewing our Lenten practices ...