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NASB | Philippians 3:6 as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to the righteousness which is in the Law, found blameless. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Philippians 3:6 as to my zeal [for Jewish tradition], a persecutor of the church; and as to righteousness [supposed right living] which [my fellow Jews believe] is in the Law, I proved myself blameless. |
Bible Question: paul speaks of legalistic righteousness in vs.6. what leaglism are today's chrisians pressured to keep? |
Bible Answer: "Not under legalism but under grace" Legalism Defined For sin will not have authority over you; because you are not under legalism but under grace. [] For the goal at which the Torah aims is the Messiah, who offers righteousness to everyone who trusts. Romans 6:14; 10:4 (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 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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