The tag “Legalism” has become a common—and unfortunately appropriate— indictment against religion, churches, and Christians. We wantonly toss the term around; yet I believe we fail to fully understand it. As we accuse others of Pharisaism, I wonder if we are being a bit Pharisaic ourselves.
One of the problems with legalism is the belief that we know what is needed, and that we’ve done enough. The problem with legalism is Enoughism.
Let’s listen to this story of a young Pharisee and see if we can spot ourselves.
And let’s try to find out how to overcome it.
Video length: 3 minutes 54 seconds
