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To help you see where I'm coming from, the first post of this series might be helpful to read first... Amateur Christians, not God experts… Like I said, the “Amateur Christian” is unequivocally neither a mercenary nor an expert. S/he follows Jesus for the love of it and does so whether or not s/he is particularly …
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As you can see, this is part of a multi-post topic. The 1st in this series might be helpful to give you context... I think a lot of Christians follow the way of Jesus for the paycheck, the benefits. I’m not talking about collecting a salary for church attendance and good works during the week …
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“Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? … God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise… the weak things of the world to shame the strong… the lowly things …
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Some other observations about legalistic types from the story of the Prodigal's big brother: They tend to miss the party: “He refused to go in …” (Luke 15:28) Lots of legalist-leaning Christians are like that. They may be, in one sense, “holy,” but it’s never a happy holiness. They’re too busy keeping their halo on …
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Now that we've looked at the three tests to identify legalism: rules, reasons, and resources, I propose a New Testament test case. A test case of a legalist – The son who missed the party (Luke 15:11-32) We’ve all heard the prodigal son parable. The youngest son couldn’t wait for his dad to die, so …
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