Originally Posted by antlers
Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye
Antlers, what Jesus condemned was meaningless legalism, not the upholding of definite standards.
No. He condemned placing more importance on ‘the rules’ than on the people for whom the rules are made. He condemned using God’s word to diminish someone that God loves. People are made in the spiritual image of God. People are the supreme object of God's creation. They are certainly more important than ‘the rules’.
Sounds like the antinomian heresy. If you disagree, what do you think is the difference?


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