Pursuit of wisdom for today from the Ancient of Days
Fake Righteousness
You have accepted Jesus as your Savior. So what?
Many of us grew up in a Christian home, so we know right from wrong. We have an inkling of the 10 commandments. Sure, we try to be good and do the best we can most of the time. But there’s still a nagging voice inside:
Will I ever be good enough?
How much should I give?
What must I do to be saved?
I am a Christian, so why do I still feel so much anxiety?
In this short, but power-packed book, Phil Conner explores the Christian walk in a fresh new way that gives hope to those of us who have felt trapped. We have salvation by grace, but we’re burdened by the constant work to do right and be accepted.
Richly peppered throughout with scripture, stories, and tactics to silence your inner lawyer and pharisee, this book can serve as a personal devotional or a map for small group discussions leading to real freedom in Jesus.
We are in bigger trouble than we think, but we have more hope than we realize.
Reader thoughts
Fake Righteousness is a biblical dose of reality, compassionately delivered. Humble pursuers of true Christlikeness will be encouraged. —Pastor John Manry
Fake Righteousness provides the key to unshackling the chained hands of the legalist: a clear look at the Biblical gospel. —Eric Hall
Phil Conner has done an excellent job in showing not only the false hope of legalism but also the barriers that it puts in the way of trying to follow the Lord. He shows how the desire to grow in becoming more like Christ cannot happen when one places more faith in marking a checklist than in truly following the Savior with one’s heart. This book will be a real eye-opener and an encouragement to those caught in the prison of legalism. —G. A. Mack
Phil Conner opens up the Scriptures to reveal the heart of the matter, and that's the matter of the heart. He passionately points to grace and our walk with the Lord as the source for serving God rather than relying on our own abilities or checklists. Whether you believe yourself to be caught in a self-righteous rut or not, you will find this book to be a help and encouragement for biblical thinking and serving. Because the Gospel is interwoven throughout, it can also be a help to a friend who does not yet know the Savior and is looking to understand. —JC
Fake Righteousness opened my eyes to the harm that legalism causes not only to the legalist but to others around him. —Emma Evans
This book is what I call a real "Bible-opener!" Turning through these pages is the journey back from legalism to love. As a cleansing river ebbs and flows, Phil's book stirs his readers toward the scriptures for spiritual discernment...From cover to cover, Phil takes the measuring sticks of legalism and breaks them across the immeasurably enduring love and grace of our one true God. He handles the truths of God with cleanliness and wisdom. With loving concern for his fellow laborers, he sees "people stuffing their lives with fake righteousness."...In the Bible and in this book, you will find that the righteousness of Christ through a believer's life "rules out" the fake righteousness of legalism. —L. A. Stanford
Phil challenges us to recognize the tendency that we all have toward legalism and to resist it. —Pastor Alan Garbutt