When people spend upward faith, they well-nigh ever blame-shift. They see themselves victims of legalism, flawed teachings, unloving churches, controlling pastors, imperfect parents, etc.
But Scripture tells us people spend upward faith because their hearts are deceived (Jeremiah 17:9).
"For although they knew God, they neither glorified him every bit God nor gave thank yous to him, but their thinking became futile as well as their foolish hearts were darkened." Romans 1:21
If yous experience your Christian upbringing was perfect, you’re existence gracious. If yous mean value you’re perfectly transmitting Christian faith to others, you’re existence naïve.
Even the best parents, best Christians, best churches, best Bible studies, as well as best Christian books are flawed.
But genuine faith is rigid plenty to endure fifty-fifty the worst abuses, errors, legalism, extremism, as well as confusion.
When nosotros come across people “fall away” nosotros necessitate to pray for them, but nosotros likewise necessitate to realize that they built their faith on imperfect things as well as imperfect people, non on our stunningly perfect Lord as well as Savior Jesus Christ.
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Note: If we've experienced extremist or legalistic teachings inside the church, nosotros necessitate to conform our beliefs biblically, but nosotros must live careful non to throw out scriptural principles along amongst incorrect attitudes. The worst sort of extremism is industrial plant life inwards the "ex-vangelical" or "progressive Christian" displace which "deconstructs" Christianity, cutting as well as pasting truth to jibe their beliefs. They are non but moving away from legalism, they are revising Scripture. In addition, nosotros necessitate to live careful what nosotros telephone telephone "legalism." Some teachings inwards as well as of themselves are non legalistic, but they tin live applied legalistically.
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