Forgiveness Quote by C.J. Mahaney

“Legalism, is preparing your own righteousness for heaven, being ignorant of the broad scope of the righteousness of God that requires perfection in the…

— JOEL NYARANGI AKOYA

“Thus the essence of legalism is rooted not merely in our view of law as such but in a distorted view of God as…

— Sinclair B. Ferguson

“God, through the Law, His alien work, brings man to despair and humility and to a recognition of his need, and through the Gospel,…

— Joel R. Beeke

At its heart, legalism is a desire to appear holy. It is trying to be justified before men and not God.

— David Wilkerson

“This God expects people to be perfect and to be in perpetual control of their feelings and thoughts. When broken people with this concept…

— Brennan Manning

“Legalism is when we try to obtain the result of obedience by our own means and strength. It is self-righteousness, as opposed to God's…

— Kelly Minter

Legalism is looking to something besides Jesus Christ in order to be acceptable and clean before God.

— Timothy Keller

“We have a crippling tendency to forget what God has done for us. For a while, we’re humbled. Then, if we do not guard…

— Beth Moore

“The God of the legalistic Christian, on the other hand, is often unpredictable, erratic, and capable of all manner of prejudices. When we view…

— Brennan Manning

“Legalism is adding human rules and regulations to the Bible, and judging others based on these new humanistic rules. Legalism is not taking the…

— Rob Rienow

“The tendency in legalistic religion is to mistrust God, to mistrust others, and consequently, to mistrust ourselves.”

— Brennan Manning

Legalism says God will love us if we change. The gospel says God will change us because He loves us.

— Tullian Tchividjian