post on this membOne of the things I?ve learned in my spiritual journey is that the closer someone gets to Jesus Christ, the less judgmental, self-righteous, harsh-toward-others, and selfish he or she will be.er's guestbook
post on this mLegalists also feel that it?s their right to become intrusive meddlers, or as Paul put it condemningly, ?busybodies in other men?s affairs.? They are blind to their own self-righteousness, and they pride themselves on being ?clean? on the outside (without realizing that they are defiled on the inside). For all of these reasons, they unwittingly bring a lot of pain and heartache into the lives of others, yet sadly they seem to be out of touch with this.
Forgive the personal reference, but when I was in my teens, I came to the Lord through a legalistic denomination. I was fed a steady diet of the gospel of legalism and was surrounded by legalists. Thus I used to be a legalist without realizing it. But God was merciful
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Legalism
Legalists are people who believe that salvation is by grace alone, but sanctification comes by their own efforts of trying hard to be a ?good Christian.? Legalists tend to push their own personal standards onto everyone else. They are quick to judge other people?s motives, thinking the worst of them and their intentions. They confuse obedience with trying to serve God in their own strength. They demand other people do things that they themselves would never carry out. They regard the sins of others as more severe and grievous than their own. (Philip Yancey described the legalist perfectly when he said, ?Christians get very angry toward other Christians who sin differently than they do.?)
