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Legalism:
A focus on regulations, rules and procedures.
Christian legalism can be a dependence on works
(keeping the rules) for salvation, or a standard
of human performance which is often portrayed as
God's expectation.
Legalists
– What other people are. We are blood-washed,
born-again, Holy Ghost, separated, chosen,
predestined since before the foundation of the
world, separate, sanctified Christians living
the best lives that we know how. They are
godless heathen who are trying to work their way
into heaven or God’s favor by attaching a bunch
of man-made rules and traditions to their
theology. |
Fundamentalism:
Christian fundamentalism is an attempt to
identify the core fundamentals of the faith,
with a special emphasis on doctrinal belief. It
has developed into a focus on doctrine as belief
and lifestyle, with added rules,
attitudes, and agendas.
Fundamentalists:
– Persons who, unlike us, hold to a strict set
of doctrinal interpretations that are rigidly
applied in a narrow-minded way to their lives.
In contrast, Evangelicals are known for holding
to a firm set of well-thought-out doctrinal
interpretations that are judiciously applied in
a conscientious way to their lives. |