Who are Today’s Legalists and Pharisees? Lately, there have been many articles in professing Christian publications which address legalism. And most associate today’s “legalists” (whoever they are) with the Pharisees of Jesus’ day. Because Jesus had the most conflict with the Pharisees in his earthly ministry, we ought to take heed that we are not in their “legalistic”…
Category: Legalism
Faith & Works – Harmonizing Paul & James
Paul said, “A man is justified by faith,” whereas James said, “A man is justified by works.” These verses have confused many Protestants who have initially found James to be in contradiction with Paul. How do we harmonize Paul and James? We can start by looking at the context of each statement. The Apostle James…
Pure Grace or Hyper-Grace?
A Review of Pure Grace by Clark Whitten The most important criticism of Clark Whitten’s book Pure Grace is that it cripples the Christian so that they cannot walk in righteousness. While there is much emphasis on God’s grace in justification and the “imputed righteousness” of Christ being counted to the believer, the book seriously twists…