The heart of legalism

Sinclair Ferguson again: “Vos says that the heart of legalism is when we separate the law of God from the person of God. And what we have got then are bare imperatives that don’t have an indicative that will sustain them.”

This entry was written by Charles Sebold, posted on 3/31/2008 at 7:51 am, filed under Asides and tagged Biblical Theology, Christianity, gospel. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Comments are closed, but you can leave a trackback: Trackback URL.

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MarieP (49 comments.)

Posted 3/31/2008 at 11:16 am | Permalink

There is a film called “Time Changer” that deals with this very issue, and I would heartily recommend it. Ferguson is spot on
Charles Sebold

Posted 3/31/2008 at 11:27 am | Permalink

I had never heard of it. Looks fascinating. I may have to start up my Netflix subscription again and have a look.

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