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Defining Legalism, Kent Yinger
Defining Legalism, Kent Yinger
Faculty Publications - Portland Seminary
"No one wants to be labeled a legalist. It is resoundingly negative and is used in polemics solely of others, never of oneself. The accused, of course, reject the label. To give just one example from many, Seventh-day Adventists are often said to be extreme legalists, because of their views of the Sabbath, dietary regulations, advocacy of tithing, and prohibition of drinking and smoking. Denying that they are legalistic, they insist that out of thankfulness to Christ, by whose grace they have been saved through faith, they obey his will as the Scriptures reveal it.3 Further instances of this strongly …
Relational Atonement: Covenant Renewal As A Wesleyan Integrating Motif, R. Larry Shelton
Relational Atonement: Covenant Renewal As A Wesleyan Integrating Motif, R. Larry Shelton
Faculty Publications - Portland Seminary
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