A legalist is not someone who places divine law above all else. A legalist is someone who places human law above all else.
Only is a powerful word. It is extreme. It picks a fight. It draws a line in the sand.
Legalism is adding human rules and regulations to the Bible, and judging others based on these new humanistic rules. Legalism is not taking the Bible seriously on every point. That is Christianity.
How do we stay on the narrow path of following God's will in every sphere of life? How do we maintain sure footing and not fall into the temptation of rebellion on one side, or the temptation of legalism on the other? God has not sent us out across a...