Thoughts and Considerations

         RELIGION AND LEGALISM - THE COUNTERFEITS OF REVELATION                                                                               PART 2 (After all is said and done with this topic, and when we apply ourselves to every form of wisdom, liberty, or discipline, it is still only God's unfathomable grace and mercy that keeps us) INDEX: -THE GOSPEL- THE HEART OF GOD VS SELF-DENIAL -THE OPEN DOOR, THE VALIDATION FOR CONCERN:   KNOWING YOUR BOUNDRIES  KNOWING YOUR LIMITS  YOU ARE AT WAR, AND YOU HAVE AN ADVERSARY  KNOW YOUR BIBLE  CONSIDER THE SOURCE KEEP  YOUR SPIRIT STRONG  NEVER TRUST YOUR HEART  IS IT AN UNNECESSARY OR HARMFUL DISTRACTION - STANDARDS VS LAWS - DICTATION VS LOVING CONSIDERATION - WHERE DOES GOOD WORKS AND PERFORMANCE COME IN? - PLAYING THE HOLY SPIRIT  - CONSECRATION FOR DISCIPLESHIP AND SERVICE -OUTSIDE REASONS FOR DRYNESS, AND KNOWING YOUR WEAKNESS - SIGNS OF BECOMING RELIGIOUS OR LEGALISTIC - WARNING SIGNS OF DRIFTING INTO WORLDLINESS

         RELIGION AND LEGALISM - THE COUNTERFEITS OF REVELATION                                                            PART 1 INDEX -THE BIRTH OF RELIGION -THE TENENTS OF RELIGION -THE DAWN OF REVELATION -DAVID'S REVELATION OF GOD -SOLOMON -WHAT ABOUT THE HARSH JUDGMENTS OF GOD UNDER THE LAW? WHY THE DIFFERENCE? -THE NEW TESTAMENT/COVENANT -FALLING INTO LEGALISM AND RELIGION AFTER EXPERIENCING THE GRACE OF THE GOSPEL -RELIGIOUS DEFENCES AGAINST TEMPTATION -DOES THIS MEAN THAT WE CAN GO 'WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TRED'?-WHAT IF WE SIN AFTER TRUSTING IN HIS GRACE? -CONCLUSION “If the Son therefore shall make you free, you shall be free indeed.” John 8:36 “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ has made you free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.” Galatians 5:1 "And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said  to them, 'Men and brothers, you know how that a good while ago God made choice among us,