This document discusses the problems with toxic faith and religious legalism. It argues that relying too heavily on religious rules and traditions can place unnecessary burdens on people. The solution proposed is to focus more on Jesus and less on religion. Healthy faith is characterized as prioritizing freedom in Christ over religious obligations.
This document discusses the problems with toxic faith and religious legalism. It argues that relying too heavily on religious rules and traditions can place unnecessary burdens on people. The solution proposed is to focus more on Jesus and less on religion. Healthy faith is characterized as prioritizing freedom in Christ over religious obligations.
This document discusses the problems with toxic faith and religious legalism. It argues that relying too heavily on religious rules and traditions can place unnecessary burdens on people. The solution proposed is to focus more on Jesus and less on religion. Healthy faith is characterized as prioritizing freedom in Christ over religious obligations.
You Make Me Crazy Part 8 3. _______________________________ Stephen Arterburn Colossians 2:8 Dont let anyone capture you with July 14-15, 2012 empty philosophies and high sounding non-sense that come from human thinking and from spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ. I. Forms and Variations of Toxic Faith a. _______________________________ 1. ____________________ _______________________________ 2. _____________________ b. _______________________________ 3. _____________________ _______________________________ 4. _____________________ c. _______________________________ 5. _____________________ _______________________________ 6. _____________________ d. _______________________________ _______________________________ II. Three Toxic Faith Problems III. One Solution 1. _______________________________ Matthew 23:4 They crush people with unbearable 1. ____________________ religious demands and never lift a finger to ease the Galatians 5:1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us burden. free. Stand firm, then and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. 2. _______________________________ Jeremiah 6:14 They offer superficial treatments for my peoples mortal wound. IV. Characteristics of Healthy Faith a. _______________________________ 1. ____________________ _______________________________ 2. _____________________ b. _______________________________ 3. _____________________ _______________________________ 4. _____________________ c. _______________________________ 5. _____________________ _______________________________ 6. _____________________ d. _______________________________ _______________________________ e. _______________________________ _______________________________