Bible Quote by Leonard Ravenhill

“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

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

— David Wilkerson

Legalism is a problem in the church, but so is anti-nomianism. Granted, I don't hear anyone saying, 'Let's continue in sin that grace may…

— Kevin DeYoung

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

— Timothy Keller

“Based on the stories present here, I believe that the church needs to decide how long it is going to coddle legalism in its…

— Steve Brown

“Church” today is mostly driven by man-made traditions and not by the biblical mandates to defend the Word of God and live by the…

— Ken Ham

Legalism lacks the supreme sense of worship. It obeys but it does not adore.

— Geerhardus Vos

“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

The enemies of the Christian religion and the Law of God confuse law with faith.

— Randall Terry

“The Law is used un-lawfully, not when presented as the rule of the believer’s life, but when it is opposed to Christ!”

— Arthur W. Pink

Legalism insists on conformity to manmade religious rules and requirements, which are often unspoken but are nevertheless very real... There are far too many…

— Jerry Bridges

It is a very rare church indeed that encourages its members to think for themselves in religious matters, or even tolerates this, and in…

— Anne Roe