Legalist Or Loyalist
JULY 16 & 17, 2022
Daily Reading – Neh. 9-10 / Acts 15:1-27
WHAT GOD HAS SAID:
Acts 15:1 And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
WHAT I HAVE SEEN:
Any time a church adopts procedures to help keep order, someone calls them legalists. Typically, it is the person who does not like the rule. All churches have rules. You must be a member to vote. Only members may teach Sunday School. Etc. Yet no rule says you must do them to be saved. These rules help us loyal to order in church, not legalists to a law to be saved.
It is not a new phenomenon. The apostles wrestled with these issues back at the founding of the church. Their conclusion should be ours as well. God clearly says in Ephesians 2:8-9 “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” Faith in Christ alone saves, plus nothing.
WHAT WILL YOU DO:
Can we share the Gospel without adding new rules?
WHAT TO DO ON SUNDAY:
On Sundays, we encourage you to attend your local church and listen intently to what God has prepared in the heart of your Pastor. Write down all the scriptures he uses in that message, then, when you get home re-read those passages for today’s reading. God has given to your Pastor exactly what He desires for you on that day.
| July 18, 2022 | Neh. 11-12 | Acts 15:28-41 |
| July 19, 2022 | Neh. 13 | Acts 16:1-24 |
| July 20, 2022 | Esther 1-4 | Acts 16:25-40 |
| July 21, 2022 | Esther 5-10 | Acts 17 |
| July 22, 2022 | Job 1-4 | Acts 18 |
| July 23, 2022 | Job 5-8 | Acts 19:1-20 |
| July 24, 2022 | No Passages Assigned |
Living In His Word Ministries
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Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
Founder and Executive Director
Hebrews 2:12
Author: admin
Author of LIHW Daily Devotions, and President of Living In His Word Ministries.
