Its the same principle when dealing with a fake believer...or a Fake Pastor, or a Fake Pope... a false denomination.....ect.
Reader, All you do is notice one thing.....just Discern one single thing.....= Does this person believe that what Jesus <>Alone<> did on the Cross keeps them saved, or are they denying this, and teaching some version of Self SAVING to try to KEEP THEMSELVES SAVED.
The Legalist (heretic), will occasionally promote the idea of Jesus saving you, but beyond that is where they put on the brakes and build a wall of lies by twisting scriptures into a "list" of self saving Grace denying heresy.
Here is the Holy spotlight that reveals the Legalist. = 100%
A Legalist will never be able to agree, admit, believe, or accept.... that Jesus KEEPS THEM SAVED.
LEGALISM, is simply Faith that self effort keeps you saved. And this self effort will include a long list of things to do....such as "keeping the commandments, enduring to the end, keeping the Torah, being obedient, living holy, and on and on, the List just keeps on going and growing"...
So, what has happened is, this person, if they were ever born again, has come to a place in their mind where they now believe that THEY are to keep themselves saved by Performance and Deeds, and Self effort. They have literally replaced Jesus and The Cross, with themselves and their LIST of "must do this, must keep that, have to be sure i confess and repent, and do do do works works works, to KEEP THEMSELVES SAVED.
See it?
Listen, You are ether trusting in Christ ALONE to get you into heaven, or you have become a "self saver" a Legalist, who has your little cut and paste scripture pack list of things you will say you have to do, to get yourself into heaven and to keep from losing your salvation.
You have rejected Philippians 1:6
You will try to chop down The Cross with your self effort and your scripture twisting, especially with respect to Hebrews, Matthew, and James, as all Heretics live in those 3 epistles and could not explain or even find Paul's teaching on "justification by Faith", if they used a Laser beam and a flashlight.
A Legalist has kicked Jesus off the Cross, and is now up there being a "self saver".
Thats a Legalist.
Paul said these people are "fallen from Grace" as they have LEFT GRACE far behind and have nailed themselves to their own cross with their Self Righteous Nails .
""Look at ME, im up here on the Cross trying to KEEP MY SELF SAVED, TRYING TO NOT LOSE MY SALVATION...by my SELF EFFORT".
Once you learn to SEE THIS in a person's THEOLOGICAL concept of "salvation", then you will know if YOU are a Legalist, or if you are dealing with a Real Believer who understands Grace, or if you are listening to a person who has rejected God's Grace, and has replaced Jesus on the Cross with their list of "self effort to keep themselves saved".
Thats a heretic, and they are very easy to define and spot, once you learn how to notice them.......once you learn how to discern them..
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Reader, All you do is notice one thing.....just Discern one single thing.....= Does this person believe that what Jesus <>Alone<> did on the Cross keeps them saved, or are they denying this, and teaching some version of Self SAVING to try to KEEP THEMSELVES SAVED.
The Legalist (heretic), will occasionally promote the idea of Jesus saving you, but beyond that is where they put on the brakes and build a wall of lies by twisting scriptures into a "list" of self saving Grace denying heresy.
Here is the Holy spotlight that reveals the Legalist. = 100%
A Legalist will never be able to agree, admit, believe, or accept.... that Jesus KEEPS THEM SAVED.
LEGALISM, is simply Faith that self effort keeps you saved. And this self effort will include a long list of things to do....such as "keeping the commandments, enduring to the end, keeping the Torah, being obedient, living holy, and on and on, the List just keeps on going and growing"...
So, what has happened is, this person, if they were ever born again, has come to a place in their mind where they now believe that THEY are to keep themselves saved by Performance and Deeds, and Self effort. They have literally replaced Jesus and The Cross, with themselves and their LIST of "must do this, must keep that, have to be sure i confess and repent, and do do do works works works, to KEEP THEMSELVES SAVED.
See it?
Listen, You are ether trusting in Christ ALONE to get you into heaven, or you have become a "self saver" a Legalist, who has your little cut and paste scripture pack list of things you will say you have to do, to get yourself into heaven and to keep from losing your salvation.
You have rejected Philippians 1:6
You will try to chop down The Cross with your self effort and your scripture twisting, especially with respect to Hebrews, Matthew, and James, as all Heretics live in those 3 epistles and could not explain or even find Paul's teaching on "justification by Faith", if they used a Laser beam and a flashlight.
A Legalist has kicked Jesus off the Cross, and is now up there being a "self saver".
Thats a Legalist.
Paul said these people are "fallen from Grace" as they have LEFT GRACE far behind and have nailed themselves to their own cross with their Self Righteous Nails .
""Look at ME, im up here on the Cross trying to KEEP MY SELF SAVED, TRYING TO NOT LOSE MY SALVATION...by my SELF EFFORT".
Once you learn to SEE THIS in a person's THEOLOGICAL concept of "salvation", then you will know if YOU are a Legalist, or if you are dealing with a Real Believer who understands Grace, or if you are listening to a person who has rejected God's Grace, and has replaced Jesus on the Cross with their list of "self effort to keep themselves saved".
Thats a heretic, and they are very easy to define and spot, once you learn how to notice them.......once you learn how to discern them..
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