Legalism in the Christian Faith
Do not do, do not do, do not do, Don't! Don't touch! Don't taste! It is a pattern legalism. It is a pattern that provides a list of dos and don'ts in the effort to achieve a state of obedience away from fear of failure of disobedience. It is based on one's capacity to navigate the corners, the avenues, the lanes and the stages of the law and finish up successful. But what exactly is the right direction for Christianity in regard attaining righteousness that God delights in? 22 Since you died with Christ to the elemental spiritual forces of this world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules: 21 “Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”? 22 These rules, which have to do with things that are all destined to perish with use, are based on merely human commands and teachings. Colossians 2:20-22 (NIV) The liberty that we have received in Christ has the capacity to set us free from the legal boundaries whose results can