No matter how pious legalism appears on the outside, it dishonors God by revealing a deep-seated distrust of God. Stop and think about it for a minute. Why do men insist upon putting agreements in writing? Why are legal contracts necessary? For only one reason – men are fallible. At best, we tend to forget the things we have committed to do. At worst, we never intended to do them in the first place. A legal contract gives one man a basis for forcing another to do what he has promised. Do you really believe God is so unreliable that we must create a contract which binds Him? All of the biblical covenants are those which were initiated by God, not man. And most of these covenants are unconditional; that is, they are not conditioned by any action on man’s part, but only on the faithfulness of God Himself. Legalism by its very nature implies that God is so untrustworthy that we must be sure to get it down in contractual form. Far better it is to leave blessings in the hand of the One who is gracious.
Bob Deffinbaugh

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ABISHAI

ABISHAI ABISHAI8777kver against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the PEOPLE OF THE BIBLE ABISHAI 1SA 26:6 Then…

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BARTHOLO

BARTHOLO BARTHOLO1349kd Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision. PEOPLE OF THE BIBLE BARTHOLOMEW MAT 10:3 Philip, and Bartholomew;…

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EPHRAIM

EPHRAIM EPHRAIM3631keet. 2KI 25:25 But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, PEOPLE OF THE BIBLE EPHRAIM GEN 41:52…

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ISAIAH

ISAIAH PEOPLE OF THE BIBLE ISAIAH 2KI 19:1 And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went…

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JESUS2

JESUS2 PEOPLE OF THE BIBLE DEATH OF JESUS GEN 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise…

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JORAM

JORAM PEOPLE OF THE BIBLE JORAM 2KI 1:17 So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the…

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MARK

MARK PEOPLE OF THE BIBLE MARK ACT 12:12 And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark;…

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NEHEMIAH

NEHEMIAH PEOPLE OF THE BIBLE NEHEMIAH NEH 1:11 O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of…

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SAMSON

SAMSON PEOPLE OF THE BIBLE SAMSON JDG 13:2 And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was…

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