After after reading several posts on this site I thought that I would say of couple of things.
I noticed that tired and worn out charismatic phase “Legalism”. Well I would say that the LORD is extremely legalistic. He had a very legal document written which we call the New Testament
(
Mat 26:28) or the New Covenant (Heb12:24). He had every i dotted and every t crossed. He also laid down each step that had to be followed for a person to be able to inherit the promises of that testament or covenant. As you can read below no one can add to, alter, or take away from this legal contract. He
also shed his blood and died to put this very legal document into force. (
Heb 9:15-17)
When Paul discusses the relation between the promise and the Law in (
Gal. 3:15), he introduces an illustration from ordinary human experience and compares the promise of God to Abraham with the διαθήκη (testament) of a man, i.e., a “will”. The many legal terms used in the passage make it clear that he is here using the word διαθήκη in the sense of Hellenistic law. This illustration from the legal sphere throws light on God’s dealings in salvation history. As a valid will cannot be contested or altered by additions, so the promise of God (→ ἐπαγγελία) which is His original “testament” cannot be invalidated by the Law (→ νόμος) which came later. The point of comparison is simply that of inviolability, unalterability and therefore absolute validity.
Theological dictionary of the New Testament. 1964-c1976. Vols. 5-9 edited by Gerhard Friedrich. Vol. 10 compiled by Ronald Pitkin. (G. Kittel, G. W. Bromiley & G. Friedrich, Ed.) (electronic ed.) (2:129). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
I also noticed several posts with man–made labels, ie: con – mod – etc. I say man-made because I don't remember reading about them in the bible. You see the Lord only knows two types of people. Those that keep his covenant and those that break it. This would also include those that teach correctly the words of his covenant and those that try to change, alter, distort, or ignore the obvious teachings and words of his testament or will.
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