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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

The reasons why [legalism] is so devastating are: 1. It ignores or underestimates the role of inner attitude and motivation. 2. It focuses upon self-effort rather than on divine enablement. 3. It encourages pride rather than humble dependence upon God. 4. It tends to “use” the Scriptures to reinforce our own preconceived ideas and preferences. 5. It tends to conceive of our acceptance with God as performance oriented. 6. It arouses the flesh and incites us to sin, rather than the avoidance of sin. 7. It tends to impose one's personal convictions on others, and to condemn them if they fail to live up to our rules. Legalism cannot save you, my friend, and neither can it sanctify. Praise God!
Robert Deffinbaugh

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Thomas Watson

    • CHURCH of Israel

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    CHURCH of Israel

    CHURCH of Israel

    1. Established by God # De 4:5-14 26:18 Ac 7:35,38
    2. Admission into, by circumcision # Ge 17:10-14
    3. All Israelites members of # Ro 9:4
    4. Was relatively holy # Ex 31:13 Nu 16:3
    5. HAD 5a) An appointed place of worship

      # De 12:5

    5b) Appointed ordinances # Ex 18:20 Heb 9:1,10 5c) Appointed feasts # Le 23:2 Isa 1:14 5d) An ordained ministry # Ex 29:9 De 10:8 5e) The divine presence manifested in it # Ex 29:45,46 Le 26:11,12 1Ki 8:10,11 5f) A spiritual church within it # Ro 9:6-8 11:2-7 6) In covenant with God # De 4:13,23 Ac 3:25 7) The depository of holy writ # Ro 3:2 8) CALLED THE 8a) Congregation of Israel # Ex 12:47 Le 4:13 8b) Congregation of the Lord # Nu 27:17 31:16 9) Privileges of # Ro 9:4 10) Proselytes admitted into # Nu 9:14 15:15,29 11) Supported by the people # Ex 34:20 De 16:17 12) WORSHIP OF, CONSISTED IN 12a) Sacrifice # Ex 10:25 Le 1:2 Heb 10:1 12b) Prayer # Ex 24:11 Ps 5:7 95:6 12c) Praise # 2Ch 5:13 30:21 12d) Reading God’s word # Ex 24:7 De 31:11 12e) Preaching # Ne 8:4,5 13) Attachment of the Jews to # Joh 9:28,29 Ac 6:11 14) MEMBERS OF 14a) Required to know its statutes # Le 10:11 14b) Required to keeps its statutes # De 16:12 14c) Required to attend its worship # Ex 23:17 14d) Separated from, while unclean # Le 13:46 15:31 Nu 5:2-4 14e) Excommunicated for heavy offences # Nu 15:30,31 19:20 15) Persons excluded from # Ex 12:48 De 23:1-4 Eze 44:7,9 16) A type of the church of Christ # Ga 4:24-26 Heb 12:23

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