Saturday, August 28, 2021
Friday, August 27, 2021
Legalism vs Obedience
Next time someone accuses you of legalism because you believe in obeying God, you might want to give them clear definitions of legalism vs obedience.
Obedience is seeking God's Word for truth and doing what He says to do. Legalism is following man's rules that God never gave.
Never allow someone to guilt you into obeying man's rules that God never commanded. If they are good rules feel free to honor them, but if they are not necessary and do not enhance your walk with Christ feel free to ignore them without blame or shame.
Those who wish to control others will attempt to guilt or shame them into obeying them. We are only responsible to obey God, using His Word as our standard for all things.
John 14:15
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments."
What are God's commandments? The answer is easy, everything in His Word are His instructions to us. Not all things were written to us but all things were for our benefit.
Hallelujah!!!
Judging Outwardly is Sin
People who judge outwardly are those who assume things they know nothing about. Usually, their assumptions are based on what they want to believe rather than what they know.
Avoid people like this, they make wild accusations based on their own desired opinion of someone not on facts or truth.
Those who love to assume or guess about the actions of others are those who desire to be superior to others. These people must be avoided if it is a continual practice.
Ephesians 4:29 "29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen."
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