UPCI's Randy Hollis Throws Down the Gauntlet: The Emancipation of Isaac

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Originally Posted by pastorj

There are two kinds of legalists, I think.

There are those who force everyone to meet with their convictions and set that as the bottom line for salvation, else to hell you're gonna go! My way or the highway!! This legalist raises the bar until it becomes impossible to be saved. Those on this extreme are usually those who are too lazy to study and therefore just arbitrarily set lines that have NO BIBLICAL basis. One disclaimer though... there are standards of holiness for which there is no 'black & white' scripture, they are simply done out of faith, love for God and obedience to principles (a favorite term here on AFF, I find).

Then there are those who try to find out how much they can do and still be saved (i.e. - women cutting their hair, wearing pants, rings, sleeve length, tv, internet, social drinking, etc.) and try to drag others down to that level. This legalist has lowered the bar so far that it is impossible to be saved. I often find it is those who are 'bitter' with men, and form an opinion that justifies them in their 'newfound liberty' rather than finding a church that has a good spirit, that become those on the second extreme.

Both are legalists because 'they' are setting the baseline for salvation. BOTH are in danger of being lost because they are trying to become a God to themselves by making their line THE LINE!

The good news is that there are a lot of churches and pastors who fall into the middle ground. (Yes, there are!) And there will be much required at judgment for those on either end of this scale.

A final word here... ALL SCRIPTURE is RELEVANT (yes, even OT Scripture)! So if we're going to preach only what's in the Bible, let's preach everything that's in the Bible!
A case in point... If it ever was an abomination to God, since he doesn't change, wouldn't that mean it still was an abomination? Unless, of course, you believe He changes...

God Bless

Originally Posted by pastorj

IMO, that is an easy one to answer.
Shellfish were not an abomination to God... they were to be an abomination TO MEN. Other things are clearly defined as an abomination TO GOD.

MY BIBLE SAYS:
The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God.

To put it in my words, beans are an abomination to me, but they surely aren't to God... I don't like shellfish either...
But God says if you do certain things, they are an abomination to HIM... I find that rather clear and not open for 'renovation'...

Once again .... where's that scripture that states a pair of pants is solely man's clothing??? .... oh ... right next to the one that states a tunic is male clothing, as well as tube socks.

Your LEGALIST religion is based on the poor exegesis of a scripture dealing w/ ceremonial law during wartime and jaded by cultural misgivings you've mistakenly labeled as God's Holiness.