8 Ways to Avoid Legalism in Your New Year’s Resolutions

The beginning of a New Year: time to take stock, reflect on the year that’s just gone, and put away the mince pies in favour of gym shoes.

But is it really worth making New Year’s Resolutions, especially for Christians in light of the Gospel? Are New Year’s Resolutions just legalism, or can we use them to help us become more like Jesus?

Here are eight ways to make the most of New Year’s Resolutions…

1. Don’t make resolutions out of obligation

There’s nothing in the Bible that mentions New Year’s...