Intro to Living Free of Legalism (TMF:451)

Monday, July 18, 2016
Peace to Live By: Intro to Living Free of Legalism (TMF:451) - Daniel Litton
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       Some years ago I was up in New England on vacation with my dad and we are looking for some historical site-seeing places to visit. We made our way up into Canterbury, New Hampshire, arrived at the Shaker Village, and they took us into a small room before touring it to tell us all about the Shakers. My, let me tell you, it didn’t take long in listening to the people talking before I realized that this village used to be the site of a cult—who identified themselves as Christian. The Shakers were bound in slavery. Their ways were overbearing, and they didn’t live in the freedom that Christ offers to people. They had created their own way—which wasn’t God’s way, and followed a system of religion that certainly only brought spiritual death to its followers. They had created things as commands from God that he never made commands. Instead of walking by God the Holy Spirit, they made a mockery of him. There was no faith in the true God, and there couldn’t have been any real peace. Now, hopefully none of us are living in the type of bondage the Shakers had, but legalism still can and does affect our lives, and if left unchecked, could lead to more serious issues.