Coupled with the above is a rigid separation from the world, all of which must occur before salvation is assured. Of all my acquaintances among these dear people, the bondage and fear by which they live is heartbreaking. They are warned that if they leave this narrow group, judgment will quickly follow. Those who leave are usually crippled beyond any hope of recovery. Others, who rebel against this bondage within their ranks, become hard and almost unreachable for the simple Gospel of Jesus Christ and its transforming powers.
Legalism is a devastating power against the human spirit.
There are many forms of works-centered religion. The promises connected to Promise Keepers are nothing but hybrid works being produced by the psychological schemes of hyper driven rallies and small group therapy. The very need of such schemes to produce the desired results makes the churches connected suspect. Something is wrong when righteousness and godly manhood is not the normal result in a supposed Bible-believing church. Paul, the Apostle, would have driven this crowd out of the New Testament church.