Legalism Denies The Cross

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We are talking about "Legalism" which is not a word found in the NT, yet, Paul wrote an entire letter to the Galatians, that is talking to, and about, Legalism....Legalists
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This means, that even early on, in the history of Christianity, you had the Father of Church Doctrine writing about Legalism, as this is an issue that is so common.
Jude also describes the same situation, as he faced these same types.

Some of you know, that Paul, and no other Apostle, was given by Jesus The Christ Himself, 99% of the advanced revelation that the Church came to understand as "sound doctrine", and "Doctrine for the Church". So, its fitting that Paul would be the one correcting the heresy that is "Legalism" as this twisted theology has been ruining Christians and creating havoc with in the Body of Christ for about the last 2000 yrs, give or take a day or 2.
This heresy "legalism" is in direct opposition with "justification by faith", and so, we understand why Paul would say of it, that it is an "Accursed of God" theology, and cursed is the person who teaches it and preaches it......Galatians 1:8

Ok, lets find out who is a Legalist here, as this is the means by which you can begin to escape the mental process that has led to the theological breakdown that you have, if you are a Legalist. After all, if you are a legalist, you don't realize it, as that is the nature of deception.
If you KNOW you are deceived, you would not be deceived....now would you?

So, who is a Legalist? This is simple to understand.
A legalist is anyone who believes that you can lose your salvation, or that you have to do self effort deeds to stay saved.
This means that if YOU believe that if you find anyone on forums like this one, who is totally devoted to no other pursuit then to try to convince you that you can "lose it"... =These are the enemies of Paul's theology, enemies of Grace, Cross deniers, and the devoted enemies of sound doctrine.

A Legalist......has "Fallen from Grace"...or another way to understand it, is, they-you, have left Grace, and are now pursuing self-righteousness to try to "stay saved", which is self righteousness.
And what is "self - righteousness"?
Its the belief and pursuit of "saving yourself" by deeds, works, commandment keeping, sin confession, abiding, enduring, etc... committed both before you are saved, and after you are born again. So, unbelievers and believers can be Legalists, but only a believer can be born again.

And what is the principal issue that a Legalist is suffering from inside their mind and within their theology?
Its very simple,...they are not trusting in God = Christ Alone TO KEEP THEM SAVED, and are themselves trying to accomplish this with works, deeds, commandment keeping, sin confession, enduring to the end, holding onto their faith"....etc.
= ALL SELF EFFORT.
This is SELF Redemption that rejects Jesus and the Cross and the Grace of God.

So, a Legalist who is born again, started out trusting in Christ for Salvation, but somewhere along the way, they stopped BELIEVING that God and Christ will KEEP THEM SAVED.
Then enters their "self righteousness" mind, which is to be understood as, "trying to keep self right with God.
This is the same mistake, same Spiritual fail, as found within any other religion, as all religions have one thing in common, which is....trying to connect with God, thru self effort.
So, a Believer who is doing this, the Legalist, has fallen from Grace, and has become Hyper Religious.

Salvation is ALL OF GRACE and none of works.
Grace is the REALITY that God thru Christ saved you and Keeps You Saved.

GRACE, IS Salvation.
Grace, Is Jesus The Christ.
Grace, Is the Blood Atonement
Grace, Is Eternal Life.
Grace, Is Redemption, Justification.
Grace, Is Eternal Life - Eternal Security

So how does not trusting in God & Christ to KEEP YOU SAVED insult God and The Blood of Jesus? Well, realize.....that someone has to get ALL the credit for Salvation, and Salvation is not just having your Sin forgiven...Salvation brings you into Heaven after you die, or are raptured. Salvation makes you an "Heir of God and a Joint Heir of Christ".
Salvation, "seated you in Heavenly places RIGHT NOW".
Salvation has made you "bone of Jesus bone, and flesh of Jesus Flesh".
Salvation has put you "IN Christ",
Salvation has "translated you from darkness to Light, made you a Child of the Light", Salvation has given you "Eternal Life"", and Salvation has recreated your new Identity "in Christ" so that "As Jesus IS in this WORLD....right now...so are all the Born again".
Salvation is for you... "all things have become NEW", and that is including YOU, if you are born again.
You're new Heavenly ID is "In Christ"...Colossians 1:20, "Complete in God & Christ", and GOD expects you to see yourself as HE sees you, as these scriptures just showed you, as that is Right Believing.

So, all that is only some of what salvation did for you, and so who gets all the Credit for making ALL this happen for you and to you, and that includes getting you into Heaven thru Rapture or death?,?
A.) God and Christ.
B.) Not you.
See, its insults God and Christ when a person sets Grace aside (Falls from Grace) ..and starts pursuing works, commandment keeping, confession of sin, repenting, enduring to the end, Holding unto your faith", Abiding... as your reason- means of, in your Legalist's mindset = Making yourself right with God (self righteousness) to try to keep yourself saved.
This insults God and the Blood of Christ when you do this...when you stop trusting God thru Christ to KEEP YOU SAVED, and you start believing you can LOSE IT, then start doing all sorts of works, self effort, to try to keep yourself saved.
So, if you believe you can lose your salvation, then this means you are a Legalist who has turned-fallen from Grace, turned from trusting God to keep you saved, and in doing so you are now insulting God and the Cross by trying to keep yourself saved.

Now here is the verse that a Legalist refuses to believe, and by not believing it, they turn to works and worry and trying to stay saved by whatever means they can keep doing, and doing, and would try to falsely convince you that you need to be doing, also, to "stay saved".

Here is the verse.:
Philippians 1:6. " BEING CONFIDENT OF THIS (FAITH) = God who began your Salvation IN YOU< will be FAITHFUL to COMPLETE IT".

And that is not your FAITH, if you are a Legalist.
See, if you believe you can lose your Salvation, then you are refusing to believe this verse and trust "God who is faithful to complete your Salvation", and by your turning to your "self salvation" Self Redemption attempts, you are insulting the very God and Christ and Cross that you say you are following.

And you are doing this because you have "Fallen From Grace", and you are taking the FULL Credit for Salvation away from God and the Blood and Christ, by refusing to BELIEVE That God ALONE Through CHRIST will complete your Salvation.....= Keep You Saved .

So, that is Legalism.
Its the Devils mental trap that creates a Circular belief system inside a carnal mind that causes you to BELIEVE that you can lose your Salvation.
A Legalist then starts trying to resolve this, by works and effort.. And THIS BEHAVIOR and Belief system take over and denies God full credit due for your Salvation, = by trying to finish your Salvation, (Self Redemption) when in fact, its already finished on the Cross and will be completed by God's "Faithfulness", and is give as a GIFT to the World. "The Gift of Salvation".
John 3:16

So, you are to live holy, and abstain from the appearance of evil, and you are present your body and life as a living sacrifice to the One who bought you with a Bloody price, and you are to always, be doing this. That is your Christian Discipleship... Thats on you.
But you are to never set Grace aside, and the Blood Atonement aside, and try to keep yourself saved.. As you can't.......as only God can do this for you, thru Christ, and did.
 

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So, who is a Legalist? This is simple to understand.
A legalist is anyone who believes that you can lose your salvation, or that you have to do self effort deeds to stay saved.

It depends on what kind of faith you have. Is it nominal, lukewarm, or shallow? Then you can fall away (Luke 8:13). And I don't think that those who fall away continue to be saved. The proposition that they do stay saved, is, in fact, heresy.

If your faith is a heart faith that is unto righteousness (Romans 10:10) and enduring to the end (Matthew 10:22, Hebrews 3:6, Hebrews 3:14, Ephesians 1:13-14, 2 Corinthians 1:22, 2 Corinthians 5:5), then it is unto everlasting llife (John 6:47); life that can never come to an end.

And what is "self - righteousness"?
Its the belief and pursuit of "saving yourself" by deeds, works, commandment keeping, sin confession, abiding, enduring, etc...

Abiding is something that we are taught to do by the anointing of God Himself (1 John 2:27-28).

And what is the principal issue that a Legalist is suffering from inside their mind and within their theology?
Its very simple,...they are not trusting in God = Christ Alone TO KEEP THEM SAVED, and are themselves trying to accomplish this with works, deeds, commandment keeping, sin confession, enduring to the end, holding onto their faith"....etc.

And we do not abide by "holding on to our faith". Faith is a fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) and a gift of God (1 Corinthians 12:9). Being sealed by the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:13-14, 2 Corinthians 1:22, 2 Corinthians 5:5), we are given an everlasting faith and everlasting life is the result.

So we are kept by the power of God through faith (1 Peter 1:5, 1 John 5:18); while faith itself is given to us and kept in us through the power of God's Spirit.

Now we know that to him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away; but to him who has, more will be given (Matthew 13:12).

So then, the one who has, will continue in Jesus' word and will be His disciple indeed (John 8:31-32); and thus he will abide in the word of God and through continued hearing of the word of God, faith will continue to be produced in him (Romans 10:17).

Salvation has made you "bone of Jesus bone, and flesh of Jesus Flesh".
Salvation has put you "IN Christ",

This does not change the fact of indwelling sin (1 John 1:8).

See, its insults God and Christ when a person sets Grace aside (Falls from Grace) ..and starts pursuing works, commandment keeping, confession of sin, repenting, enduring to the end, Holding unto your faith", Abiding...

Again, abiding is something that we are taught to do by the anointing that dwells within us (1 John 2:27-28). It amounts to a consistent sanctified walk; not necessarily the only means of justification; for one can be justified in Christ apart from abiding. However, the way that we walk a life that is pleasing to God in the practical, is by staying connected to the vine...Jesus Christ (see John 15:1-8).

as your reason- means of, in your Legalist's mindset = Making yourself right with God (self righteousness) to try to keep yourself saved.
This insults God and the Blood of Christ when you do this.

Since I am saved whether I abide or don't abide, this is a moot point.

Now here is the verse that a Legalist refuses to believe, and by not believing it, they turn to works and worry and trying to stay saved by whatever means they can keep doing, and doing, and would try to falsely convince you that you need to be doing, also, to "stay saved".

Here is the verse.:
Philippians 1:6. " BEING CONFIDENT OF THIS (FAITH) = God who began your Salvation IN YOU< will be FAITHFUL to COMPLETE IT".

And that is not your FAITH, if you are a Legalist.

Then, I am not a Legalist.

A Legalist then starts trying to resolve this, by works and effort.. And THIS BEHAVIOR and Belief system take over and denies God full credit due for your Salvation, = by trying to finish your Salvation, (Self Redemption)

Of course, in 1 John 1:7-9, it becomes clear that our transparency before God (confessing our sins to Him) is a condition for being cleansed completely by His blood on a regular basis..
 
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You don't "do" something that God does in you.
read the verse before you post it.
Try that, as it'll be something new for you to try.

I'll post it and then read it...(because I have read it many times before)...

1Jo 2:27, But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
1Jo 2:28, And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

Yes, God does it in you; I don't deny that. It is also something that the Lord here commands us to do; and also His anointing teaches us to do.
 

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How does Legalism deny the Cross?
By refusing to Give Jesus full credit for saving you and keeping you saved.
 

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How does Legalism deny the Cross?
By refusing to Give Jesus full credit for saving you and keeping you saved.
Jesus does indeed save you and keep you saved.

The "gift of righteousness" (Romans 5:17), however, is a practical thing (1 John 3:7, 1 John 3:17-18).
 

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Jesus does indeed save you and keep you saved.

"practical". = Legalist who is trying to keep yourself saved by trusting in Faith instead of Trusting in Christ.
"practical" = Legalist who is trying to keep yourself saved by the self effort of "abiding", instead of believing that Christ keeps you saved by His Blood..

You are not being completely honest, regarding your hybrid Theology...... but, is that anything new?
 

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"practical". = Legalist who is trying to keep yourself saved by trusting in Faith instead of Trusting in Christ.
"practical" = Legalist who is trying to keep yourself saved by the self effort of "abiding", instead of believing that Christ keeps you saved by His Blood..

You are not being completely honest, regarding your hybrid Theology...... but, is that anything new?
That sanctification is "practical" is in fact a biblical concept (1 John 3:7, 1 John 3:17-18).