Robots or rebels
Subtitle: the dangers of growing up a legalist, and biblical motivations for true holiness
By: Robert P. Pruitt
Publisher: Ambassador International
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Greenville, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9781620202586
Subjects: Holiness; Christianity; Sanctification; Biblical teaching; Law (Theology); Law and gospel; Christian ethics; Christian life; Enseignement biblique; Droit (Théologie); Droit et Évangile; Vie chrétienne
Description: "Legalism! Almost no one is neutral on the subject. Some see a legalist behind every attempt to encourage holiness in the lives of God's people, while others fail to see that they have fallen into the clutches of legalistic thinking. In the name of calling people to righteousness, many add to the Word of God and form a system destined to end in an unbiblical approach to godly living. The results of legalism are devastating. Many fail to learn to think, or at least think biblically, but continue to conform to the rules that have been laid before them. Robotic in their obedience, they never experience the joy of the freedom available in Christ. Others rebel, not only against the system, but against even those teachings that are true to the Scriptures. These rebels often leave their families and the church in pursuit of personal pleasure. In so doing they find themselves becoming slaves to sin. Robots and Rebels is designed to expose legalism and its tragic results, and then point the way to a true holiness that is based in biblical motivations."--Back cover.
Table of contents: title: SECTION I. What is Legalism : Legalism's Formation and Forms; title: 1. How legalistic systems often form; title: 2. Another reason legalistic systems form; title: 3. Forms of legalism; title: SECTION II. The Robots : Accepting the Standard Without Holding Truly Biblical Convictions; title: 4. Establishing character without Biblical content; title: 5. Regulating conduct without context; title: SECTION III. The Rebels : Rejecting Both False and True Standards of Conduct; title: 6. Exposing the obvious rebel; title: 7. Exposing the subtle rebel; title: SECTION IV.  The Rarity : Coming Out of Legalism Without Flying Off Into Worldliness; title: Introduction to section IV; title: 8. Holiness based in the gospel of grace; title: 9. Holiness based in dependence on the Holy Spirit; title: 10. Holiness based in love for the lost; title: 11. Holiness based in love for the brethren; title: 12 Holiness based in love for Christ; title: 13. What to expect on the way out of legalism to a life of holy liberty.