The Appeal of Legalism: 'Why is Legalism and "Torah Observance" So Appealing to "Christians?"'

The Appeal of Legalism

The Appeal of Legalism

The Galatians did not wake one morning with a surprise case of spiritual apostasy— infected with some unseen virus. They had witnessed not only conversions, but also miracles in their midst (see Gal. 3:5), yet they took to legalism like trout to PowerBait. Why did the Galatians, who had “begun in the Spirit” (Gal. 3:3), so readily take the bait of an alternate reality? What made them bite?  There are at least six ways that performance-based religion, including mandatory Torah observance,  appealed to the Galatians and continues to appeal to believers in every generation.

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