As we continue our ‘Don’t Buy the Lies’ series, Paul moves from broad warning to sharp clarity. In Colossians 2:16-23, he finally names the specific spiritual pressures that were quietly undermining the church; pressures that haven’t gone away. Legalism. Mysticism. Asceticism. Different paths, same message: Jesus is not enough. This weekend, we slow down and focus on the first one: legalism. But before you assume you know what that word means, Paul forces us to ask a harder question: do we actually understand what legalism is, and how it works on the heart? Is it rules? Obedience? High standards? Or is it something far more subtle and far more dangerous? Paul exposes how faith can slowly turn into a scorecard, how spiritual confidence gets replaced with comparison, and how joy gives way to pressure. If you’ve ever felt measured, judged, or quietly exhausted in your walk with God, this passage is for you.

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