The best way to combat legalism is to preach a biblically accurate view of God’s law and its relationship to God’s gospel.
Avoid Legalism: Emphasize the Law – Tom Hicks | The Confessing Baptist.
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The Old Covenant of Works and the New Covenant of Grace – Edward Hutchinson | The Confessing Baptist
Was the Abrahamic covenant of circumcision a covenant of grace, works, or both? Whatever it was, it wasn’t the covenant of grace, the new covenant.
The Old Covenant of Works and the New Covenant of Grace – Edward Hutchinson | The Confessing Baptist.
If you’re trying to pervert the grace of God into a license to sin, John Bunyan would like a word with you…
John Bunyan Responds to an Antinomian | The Confessing Baptist.
Some things never change. The first and best of unchanging things is our holy Creator God, whose “righteous judgments endure forever” (Psalm 119:160). Because God never changes (Malachi 3:6), neither do his standards of justice and righteousness. The precepts of God’s revealed moral laws stand as the ultimate measure of the righteousness of any laws enacted by man. However, due to the effects of man’s sinful rebellion, this seemingly obvious truth is far from universally accepted. It is the inclination of sinful man to reject what he knows to be true about God. To provide a clear expression of his standard for morality, God inscribed the Ten Commandments in stone and gave them to the nation of Israel. Continue Reading
Benjamin Keach, in his “The Marrow of True Justification,” explains that The Covenant of Grace is the Covenant of Works kept for us.
Lutheran minister and professor Rod Rosenbladt has a short message entitled “Christianity in Five Verses,” made available by New Reformation Press. It is quite possibly the most succinct and clear presentation of the gospel I’ve ever come across. In rapid-fire succession, Rosenbladt identifies and dismisses many of the “gospels” presented by many churches today, contrasting them with the true gospel of the imputed righteousness of Christ alone. If you have a spare 22 minutes, you must listen to this excellent presentation.
From the website’s description:
This powerful lecture goes right to the center of what the Christian faith is, cutting through all the claptrap and fluff that so often diverts us from the core message of the Scriptures. Dr. Rosenbladt clearly and concisely lays down Gospel right from the text of the Scriptures and contrasts this message with what often masquerades as the Gospel. This is a must-listen for every Christian, but especially for pastors and teachers charged with teaching and preaching God’s Word, and for those actively involved in sharing their faith with others.
Samuel Fisher, in his Bapybaptism Mere Babism, distinguishes between Law and Gospel, the Abrahamic and new covenants, and the promises of each, highlighting The meliority of the new covenant.
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