This hits very to home. Taken form a document I once called simply title 'grace'.
Legalism VS Grace
Legalism VS Grace
- Legalism tells you what to do, Grace exhorts you to believe God & His Word
- Legalism focuses on traditions, customs and creeds, Grace focuses on Christ
- Legalism forces you to conform to accepted practices, Grace allows diversity in practices
- Legalism emphasizes on rules, Grace emphasizes on relationship with God and others
- Legalism centers on principles and concepts, Grace centers on Christ
- Legalism directs you to what you should be doing, Grace directs you to what God has done
- Legalism points you to a cause, a church, Grace points you to Christ
- Legalism majors on theology and doctrine, Grace majors on people and ministering to their needs
- Legalism seeks to control you, results in alienation, Grace seeks to release you to enjoy God and love
- Legalism stresses what you are doing wrong, Grace stresses who you are in Christ
- Legalism is judgmental and discouraging, Grace is accepting and encouraging
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