Who is trying to bring Christians under legalism?
The whole world of Christendom is constantly trying to subjugate believers to legalism. Even good men write books attempting to convince the Christian community of legalism, which is anything done in the energy of the flesh rather than resting in the finished work of the cross by faith alone.
Les teaches that the whole world of Christendom is constantly trying to subjugate believers to legalism, and even good men are still writing books trying to convince the Christian community of it. Legalism is simply anything we can do in the energy of the flesh as over against the finished work of the cross, which is by faith and faith alone. He points to Romans 6:14-15, where Paul writes that sin—the old Adam, the old sin nature—shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under the law but under grace. Les notes the big difference between law and grace, like daylight and dark, coming out of the darkness of legalism and stepping into the light of God's grace. Grace is unmerited favor; nothing we can do is going to count with God, it is all based on what He has done on our behalf.