Legalism.
As found in Christianity, in the "time of the Gentiles".... is when a person has substituted anything for the BLood of Jesus, = their SELF Effort, to do for themselves, only what The Blood Of Jesus Can Do.
This can be a very refined and clever self deception. = Where a person finds a handful of verses, often symbolic, that leads them to try to do, one thing..
See, the root of legalism, is only trying to do ONE THING. JUST ONE. And every Legalist is caught up in this one pursuit. And being caught up in it, causes them to fall from Grace and commit the "error of cain".
If you read JUDE. He explains the "error of Cain". And this is very simple, and yet, its the profound curse of spiritual apostasy that you find in the body of Christ today, just before Jesus comes back.
Pulpits and forums are full of these people. Mods, members, its RAMPANT.
You can literally find about 2% of the membership of a "christian" forum, that isn't Legalism.
So, here is what it is.. = Legalism, is trying to keep yourself SAVED, by whatever means you have concluded must be done, by YOU< to do it for yourself.
This can be, "holding onto faith", or "commandment keeping" or 50 other things that make up the LIST of "i have to do that", and "i must not do that".......in the effort to try to STAY SAVED, or keep from losing your salvation.
A legalist will argue till they hairlip hell itself, regarding why they are doing what they are doing, that they MUST DO, to try not to lose their salvation.
So, what has happened?
Well the person has STOPPED TRUSTING IN CHRIST ALONE, to get them into heaven.
They have "fallen from Grace".
And once they did, they found a substitute that they are DOING, that they BELIEVE they have to DO, and if they dont, they lose their salvation.
So, this is a SELF issue, where SELF has become savior of SELF, and Christ has been ripped off the Nails, and SELF is now up there on the Cross, trying to KEEP SELF SAVED.
As found in Christianity, in the "time of the Gentiles".... is when a person has substituted anything for the BLood of Jesus, = their SELF Effort, to do for themselves, only what The Blood Of Jesus Can Do.
This can be a very refined and clever self deception. = Where a person finds a handful of verses, often symbolic, that leads them to try to do, one thing..
See, the root of legalism, is only trying to do ONE THING. JUST ONE. And every Legalist is caught up in this one pursuit. And being caught up in it, causes them to fall from Grace and commit the "error of cain".
If you read JUDE. He explains the "error of Cain". And this is very simple, and yet, its the profound curse of spiritual apostasy that you find in the body of Christ today, just before Jesus comes back.
Pulpits and forums are full of these people. Mods, members, its RAMPANT.
You can literally find about 2% of the membership of a "christian" forum, that isn't Legalism.
So, here is what it is.. = Legalism, is trying to keep yourself SAVED, by whatever means you have concluded must be done, by YOU< to do it for yourself.
This can be, "holding onto faith", or "commandment keeping" or 50 other things that make up the LIST of "i have to do that", and "i must not do that".......in the effort to try to STAY SAVED, or keep from losing your salvation.
A legalist will argue till they hairlip hell itself, regarding why they are doing what they are doing, that they MUST DO, to try not to lose their salvation.
So, what has happened?
Well the person has STOPPED TRUSTING IN CHRIST ALONE, to get them into heaven.
They have "fallen from Grace".
And once they did, they found a substitute that they are DOING, that they BELIEVE they have to DO, and if they dont, they lose their salvation.
So, this is a SELF issue, where SELF has become savior of SELF, and Christ has been ripped off the Nails, and SELF is now up there on the Cross, trying to KEEP SELF SAVED.