Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Watch Out For "Legalism"

I’ve noticed that the really strict, unyielding, legalistic people that I know, often, have areas of life where they do not apply their own demanding standards to themselves.  It’s irritating and unfair when people oppress others with rules that they do not intend to observe.  Jesus criticizes this kind of legalistic hypocrisy (see Matthew 23).  Be careful when presuming to apply rules to others.

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