FREEDOM FROM THE RAT RACE OF LIFE
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FREEDOM FROM THE RAT RACE OF LIFE
Galatians 4:21-31
Galatians 5:16-18
Religion and Religious
1re•li•gious \ri-ˈli-jəs\ adjective
[Middle English, from Anglo-French religius, from Latin religiosus, from religio] 13th century
1: relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity 〈a religious person〉 〈religious attitudes〉
2: of, relating to, or devoted to religious beliefs or observances 〈joined a religious order〉
3 a: scrupulously and conscientiously faithful
b: fervent, zealous—re•li•gious•ly adverb—re•li•gious•ness noun[1]
[1] Merriam-Webster, I. (2003). Merriam-Webster’s collegiate dictionary. (Eleventh ed.). Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Legalism
le•gal•ism \ˈlē-gə-ˌli-zəm\ noun
1928
1: strict, literal, or excessive conformity to the law or to a religious or moral code 〈the institutionalized legalism that restricts free choice〉
2: a legal term or rule
le•gal•ist \-list\ noun
1646
1: an advocate or adherent of moral legalism
2: one that views things from a legal standpoint especially: one that places primary emphasis on legal principles or on the formal structure of governmental institutions—le•gal•is•tic \ˌlē-gə-ˈlis-tik\ adjective—le•gal•is•ti•cal•ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb[1]
[1] Merriam-Webster, I. (2003). Merriam-Webster’s collegiate dictionary. (Eleventh ed.). Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, Inc.
When success in other religious systems become the measure of who you are or the measure of your relationship with God we demonstrate that following
As a Believer we are not being led by the Spirit of God. Gal 5:16-18 Rom 7:4-6; Rom 8:12-17 (Gal 4)
That a person has not truly trusted in Christ for true Salvation vs 4
That we are being controlled and influence by the rudimentary principles of the world Gal 5:8-10
Sin has manifested itself in all of the structural laws, rules, policies and systems that we have
The goal is to be able to walk in them without being controlled by them
Rom 12:1-2
Col 2:8
II Cor 10:3-5