Fallen from Grace

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Xulon Press, 2003 - Religion - 276 pages
"Legalism is a toxic poison that will affect your life, marriage, relationships, and ministry. It is responsible for more darkness in the Body of Christ than anything else." Legalism breeds self-righteousness, spiritual pride, boasting, guilt, despair, fear, intimidation, insecurity, and bondage. In this 2nd edition, the theology of grace, legalism, and apostasy are presented in one compelling volume. Charles Smoot, a former United Pentecostal Church International (U. P. C.) minister, reveals why legalism is a dangerous religious phenomenon that is dug in and entrenched in many churches and movements today. Justification, election and calling, perseverance, eternal security, holiness, backsliding, apostasy, reprobation, the unpardonable sin, the sin unto death, suicide, and more are examined from the vantage point of Calvary and the finished work of Jesus Christ. Only God's grace can lead the believer to righteousness, humility, faith, hope, love, peace, security, and liberty. Fallen from Grace will challenge your theology and cause you to examine your belief system. It will expose legalism and call you back to grace, Calvary, and the blood."
 

Contents

Acknowledgments
xvii
Legalism
27
The Law
37
Grace
47
Grace Ministry
55
The Unveiling of Grace
61
This Thing Called Grace
75
Faith vs Works
87
Faith Works And FaithWorks
105
The Two Coverings
117
The Two Offerings
125
The Two Prayers
133
PART III
143
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About the author (2003)

Charles Smoot is a graduate of Alpha Bible College, Almeda University, and the National Christian Counselors Association. Charles is certified as a temperament therapist, pastoral counselor, and pastoral member of the Sarasota Academy of Christian Counseling. While a U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant, he founded the Two-Mile Apostolic Tabernacle of 29 Palms, California, and served as pastor from 1979-1989. Charles is founder and overseer of The Grace Network, and the Grace Theology Institute, an online learning center established to ground believers and certify teachers in the doctrines and theology of Grace. An author of three books, Charles is a 4th degree black belt, Master Instructor of Martial Arts. He and his wife Helen oversee, Simple Church Ministries and reside in Lancaster, Pa.

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