Grace That Breaks the Chains: Freedom from Guilt, Shame, and Trying Too Hard

by Neil T. Anderson, Rich Miller, Paul Travis

Neil Anderson, author of the bestselling The Bondage Breaker, and his coauthors expose the trauma of legalism to let you see how Christ frees you from your efforts to be "good enough for God."

Far too many Christians believe that the Christian life is "trying hard to do what God commands." But making laws into lords estranges you from Christ. In this liberating book, the authors uncover the chains of legalism shame, guilt, and pride the keys to liberty knowing who you are in Christ and resting in the Father's love the life of freedom experiencing joyful friendship with God and obeying Him because you love Him.

If you're weighed down by rules you can't possibly keep, here's encouragement and an appeal to the church to be free in Christ.

Previously titled Breaking the Bondage of Legalism.

Genres: Christian Living

304 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2014

About the author

NEIL T. ANDERSON is founder and president of Freedom in Christ Ministries. He was formerly the chairman of the Practical Theology Department at Talbot School of Theology. He holds five degrees from Talbot, Pepperdine University and Arizona State University and Arizona State University and has authored several bestselling books on spiritual freedom, including Victory Over the Darkness and The Bondage Breaker.

Reviews

[Neely Clark · Rating 5 out of 5]

If I could I would give this book 6 stars. Christianity is solely based on grace and grace alone. This book freed up so many doubts that I had within myself and helped me to better see that the Holy Spirit is the only thing that can bring about true change. It brought head knowledge into heart knowledge! I recommend this book to every person, Christian or not.. It will open your eyes to TRUE Christianity.

[Robin Kirk · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book will help anyone whom has ever struggled with a performance driven faith find their freedom in Christ and what he did on the cross! It will lead you through the steps to break out of shame and guilt and bondage from law. Highly recommended this one! It feels good to be set free! “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom!” 2 Corinthians 3:17

[Karin · Rating 5 out of 5]

The easy-to-read but often hard to process book is enough to make any Christian from a legalistic background twitch--the concepts are practically foreign. It was hard to read a lot of this and realize how deeply I was still rooted in legalism, even after 20 years of trying to have a relationship with God.

Expect this book to break your heart (I cried several times), but the authors also help you put it back together by providing pages and pages of biblical truths and verses to help you discover (and live by) grace.

I will not hesitate to recommend this to others.

[Sommer Page · Rating 5 out of 5]

Legalism Exposed

This book helps one examine their life to see how legalistic tendencies may be limiting their relationship with Christ and fellow believers. Very helpful.