The dangers of moralism
September 3, 2009 | Comments Off
In light of our Sunday School series on law and gospel, I thought Al Mohler’s blog article today was very timely and challenging.
No doubt many of you grew up, as I did, in a Christian home, surrounded by rules and standards for what “the Christian life” should look like. Coming from the South, I saw so often exemplified the problems Dr. Mohler brings up–the codification of Christian “morals” into the cultural norm is terribly dangerous, because people come to rely on their morality to save them rather than trusting the Savior.
Law is the default setting for human nature. But Gospel is the only true way of salvation. Praise God for hearts to understand and believe!