Tall Law: When "trying hard to do better" isn't good enough!

by Steven B. Curington

Trying hard to do better on your own is a tall law indeed! The Word "law" means rule of conduct. It takes tall rules and hard work to do good in your own power. However, living the Christian life is much more than rules. It's a relationship. As a matter of fact, rules without relationship lead to rebellion. As a Christian School kid, growing up in a Christian home, I had what many consider to be the perfect upbringing. However, a few years after graduation, I found myself addicted to drugs and alcohol and other crippling sins. I wandered from God for a very long and miserable decade before coming back to Christ in 1993. Yet I found out quickly that my lifestyle of sin had left me unable to "perform" in life the way I did as a young person. This left me quite discourage. It was this discouragement that lead me to realize that I had come to known a lot about God, but that I did not know God personally and intimately. I set out on a search to get to know God so that I could learn to do good in God's power rather than in my own. The truths of this book are my findings. This is not an attempt to traffic in unlived truths. These truths have set me free! I believe they can do the same for you. God did not come to change your life; He came to exchange it for a new abundant life! If you will learn the hidden truth of sanctification by grace, you will let the Truth set you free.... Finally.

Genres: Christian

179 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Steven B. Curington is the founder of Reformers Unanimous International, a faith-based, local-church discipleship program that ministers to the addicted, both within and without the body of Christ. Steven travels extensively, presenting the ministry and starting chapters of this fast-growing support group and discipleship class in Bible-preaching churches all over the world. He also holds Regional Training Conferences for churches to meet the needs of the addicted in their own communities. He is a popular conference speaker and is available for meetings on addiction, and the victorious Christian life.

Reviews

[Angel Parrish · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book! Maybe one of the best books on sanctification I’ve ever read.

[Jessica Sullivant · Rating 5 out of 5]

Life-Changing

The first third of the book deals with understanding our soul, spirit, and body, how they influence each other, and how God, the Devil, and our flesh strive to win control of each part. The middle portion focuses on the fruit of the Spirit and the flesh’s self-righteous alternatives. The final portion brings it all together and emphasizes our need for a personal relationship with God and the tools to develop that walk.

This is life-changing for the Christian. Most Christians are striving to live righteously in their own strength rather than yield to the Spirit’s control. We believe we have to earn our sanctification. Rather than go through the ups and downs of our own efforts and weariness, the Lord offers us the abundant life.