Summary and Conclusion
One must have sympathy toward, and show mercy toward another who has
lived under a legalistic religious system as Andrew Farley has done in the
past. It truly is a burdensome way
of moving through this life as a believer, and one that can be very
frustrating. However, having had
that experience does not excuse moving completely to the other side of the
spectrum. Rebellion against
“religion” does not excuse taking up a position that reinterprets—tweaks—the
truth of the gospel.
It is rather ironic that Farley quotes heavily from Galatians, in that
the Apostle Paul wrote to that church to chastise them for buying into the
ritualism of the Judaizers (circumcision), and casting aside the one true
gospel of Jesus Christ. The church
at Galatia had deserted “him who called (them) in the grace of Christ” and
turned to a different gospel, preached by those who troubled them and wanted to
distort the gospel of Christ (Galatians 1:6-7).
By tweaking, misinterpreting, and coming up with premises that are not
supported with Scripture, Farley has inched dangerously close to distorting the
Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Further Reading
Bridges, Jerry, The Discipline of Grace: God’s Role and Our Role in the
Pursuit of Holiness, Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 1994, 2006
Chester, Tim,
You CAN Change: God’s Transforming Power for Our Sinful Behavior and
Negative Emotions, Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2010
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