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NASB | Matthew 5:17 ¶ "Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 5:17 ¶ "Do not think that I came to do away with or undo the Law [of Moses] or the [writings of the] Prophets; I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. |
Subject: "and on their heart I will write it" |
Bible Note: Defining "legalism" Legalism is requiring people to obey a perverted version of the Torah (Law) in which God's Law is seen as a set of rules unrelated to faith. "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 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 does not mean keeping the Law of Moses. Legalism is keeping man-made religious rules and regulations, adding to the law." "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)" matt517 |