WALKING IN GRACE: LEGALISM, THE

DEADLY ENEMY OF GRACE

Review

Humanism is the worst heresy in the present

day church.

To show grace is to extend favor or kindness to one

who doesn’t deserve it, who can never earn it and who

can never repay it.

There is nothing you can do to make God

love you less and nothing you can do to

make God love you more.

“Without faith it is impossible to please

God.”

Is your walk of discipleship made up of you trying to do things for Christ?

or in allowing Christ to do things IN and THROUGH you?

To be in Jesus is not only an outward

profession, but also an inward change of heart and indwelling of His

Holy Spirit.

We are no longer slaves to sin.

Just as you inject a turkey with all kinds

of spices, Jesus desires to inject those

who live by grace with all of His great

attributes.

When we live the Christian life by the power of the Spirit it is an easy yoke to

bear.

Romans 7:4-6

Legalism is a system in which a person

seeks to gain God’s acceptance or

blessings by what he does.

At the root of legalism is PRIDE.

It is an obsessive conformity to an

artificial standard put in place by men so

they can exalt themselves.

TIMEOUT

TWO IMPORTANT QUESTIONS:

After beginning with the Spirit, are you

now trying to attain your goal by human

effort?”

Galatians 3:1-3- “You foolish Galatians!

Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus

Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. I

would like to learn just one thing from

you: Did you receive the Spirit by

observing the law, or by believing what

you heard? Are you so

foolish? After beginning with the Spirit, are you now trying to attain your

goal by human effort?”

When Jesus paid for your sins they were

PAID IN FULL!

“Grace says you have nothing to give,

nothing to earn, nothing to pay. You couldn’t if you tried!”

Is your main concern to please men or

God?

Galatians 1:10, “For am I now seeking the

favor of men, or of God? Or am I

striving to please men?

If I were still trying to please men, I would

not be a bond-servant of Christ.”

When we focus on these ESSENTIALS it

keeps us from getting caught up in

the NONESSENTIALS. Peanut Butter!

VERSE 4-The ONLY life that is fruitful is

the life of Jesus Christ which lives in you

and me!

The fruit that is mentioned here falls in three categories:

CharacterConduct

Converts.

We see this desire to change for the

better in other relationships.

VERSE 6- This ability to do good works is done ONLY by the power of the Spirit

that lives within the lives of the followers

of Jesus.

This FREEDOM given by Jesus is a freedom FROM the slavery of guilt, sin’s power,

God’s wrath, satanic and demonic

authority, shame, other people’s

opinions, expectations or

obligations.

This FREEDOM given by Jesus is a freedom TO see the power of God transform your

spirit, to see the power of God

work through you, to know the love of God in a relationship with Him, the joy of Jesus and His peace that

passes understanding.