We Feel Like We Never Measure Up (TMF:454)

Thursday, July 21, 2016
Peace to Live By: We Feel Like We Never Measure Up (TMF:454) - Daniel Litton
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       With legalism, we feel like a never measure up to God’s standard. But, we, as Christians have been forgiven of all offenses at the moment of conversion, and therefore, have complete acceptance from God. The Apostle Paul talked about this in Romans chapter 3. He pointed out that we cannot gain acceptance from God by following a list of rules and regulations. Our goal, as Christians, it to try to have the best heart we can, to want to do what is right because we love God, not because we feel God demands we do right. Jesus said, “You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Matthew 5:48, ESV). This doesn’t mean to be legalistic monks, but to have a right ‘heart’ before God—to do things for the ‘right’ reasons, not for legalistic reasons. Legalism sucks the life out of what we do, so that we no longer enjoy doing what we are doing.