Hope Community Church
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• Child Care (ages 6wks-5yrs) & Kids Church (K-5th Grade) provided!
Week 3:
“Legalism”
Freedom to believe doesn't always lead to freedom.
Legalism defined:
1. Strict conformity to a religious or moral code (law).
2. Belief that salvation is gained through good works.
3. Bringing the Law into the case of Justification. (Edward Fisher)
Freedom to believe doesn't always lead to freedom.
Legalism's Three-Headed Monster:
1. I must keep the law to BE saved.
2. I must keep the law to STAY saved.
3. I must consult the law to determine if others ARE saved.
Galatians 3:1-9 NKJV
Philippians 3:1-8 NKJV
Philippians 3:9-11 NKJV
Are we saved by works?
Yes. His, not ours!
"We are not saved by faith PLUS works, but by faith THAT works".
—St. Augustine
So, while freedom to believe doesn't always lead to freedom, believing the truth does!