THE PURSUIT OF RELIGIOUS LEGALISM LEADS TO A FALL FROM GRACE

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THE PURSUIT OF RELIGIOUS LEGALISM LEADS TO A FALL FROM GRACE

By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi 

Religious legalism—the effort to earn righteousness through strict adherence to the Mosaic Law—stands in direct opposition to the grace of God revealed in Christ. In Galatians 5:2–5, the apostle Paul warns, “If you receive circumcision, Christ will be of no benefit to you” (v.2). He stresses that anyone who chooses to be justified by the law “is obligated to keep the whole law” (v.3), and in doing so, “has been severed from Christ… fallen from grace” (v.4, AMP).

Legalism is a counterfeit righteousness. It rests on human effort rather than divine transformation. Those who pursue this path, trying to establish their own type of righteousness by observing the Law of Moses, cannot experience the power of God. The law, while holy and good, was never meant to be a means of salvation. It reveals sin but cannot remove it. Only grace can save—and only grace empowers.

Paul continues, “For we [not relying on the law], through the Spirit, by faith, are waiting confidently for the hope of righteousness [the completion of our salvation]” (v.5, AMP). True righteousness is not something we achieve; it is something we receive. It flows from the character of God and is given through faith in Christ.

Christian morality and transformation come through the Spirit, not by legal codes. When believers trust in rules instead of the Redeemer, they reject the very grace that saves and sanctifies. Let us walk by grace, not law.

 In our daily prayers we should seek a healthy appetite for God's word and a commitment to walk by grace not by religious legalism.

PRAYER: Heavenly Father forgive me of my sins against you I believe Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation I receive him as lord and saviour and receive the Holy Spirit and power to overcome poverty.

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