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1 | The law cannot be altogether invalid... | Matt 5:19 | kalos | 114083 | ||
Defining "legalism" [Suede67: I like what you said about legalism being man-made. The problem today is that many people do not know the true meaning of legalism, what it is and what it is not. In this note I have quoted various sources to help define legalism. --kalos] "For sin will not have authority over you; because you are not under legalism but under grace." Romans 6:14 (Complete Jewish Bible, David H. Stern, Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc., 1998) Legalism does not mean keeping the Law of Moses. Legalism is keeping man-made religious rules and regulations, adding to the Law. "Legalism is not strict adherence to the laws of God. It is the imposition of traditions of men as if they were laws of God" (Tim Sheasby). Legalism is requiring people to obey a perverted version of the Torah in which God's Law is seen as a set of rules unrelated to faith. "Legalism is keeping man-made rules and regulations in order to earn salvation. The Ten Commandments are God-given enduring principles of right and wrong. But simply keeping those requirements does not by itself guarantee salvation, as the rich young ruler who claimed to have kept all the law found out (Luke 18:18-27). How much less will the keeping of dress codes and entertainment guidelines fall short of earning our salvation. Yet it is easy to fall into the trap of thinking that what we do or avoid doing will earn for us a place in God's kingdom" (The Assemblies of God Perspectives: General Christian Doctrines, pp. 25-26, Assemblies of God Office of Public Relations)" |
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2 | The law cannot be altogether invalid... | Matt 5:19 | Suede67 | 114107 | ||
Kalos, Excellent quotes!!! Take care, ADD |
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