Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Grieved
Where do we draw the line between legalism and taking advantage of grace? Legalism says, "you have to do this+this+this." But then I see people claiming to be under "grace" and taking advantage of it in order to live in sin. Where's the balance? It's frustrating. Each group has SOME correct ideas... a small portion of the Truth. It's just disheartening. :/
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I think it's sad we disintegrate but at the same need to be with like minded believers. There's a fine line though there. I've always thought if we could get the pentecostals and the baptists together we could balance each other out on the extremes. One is extreme on holiness, the other on grace. Both are in Christ if they're not living on works or living in sin. Extremes are dangerous, to be sure. I feel ya!
ReplyDeleteYeah, it's frustrating at the very least. I just get aggravated... whether it's in the IC or out in "the wilderness," there's too many extremes. I'm just trying to find balance. You've got the ones who lean toward the Messianic side of things, saying we are still bound by the law. Then you've got some that say, "hey, it's all good; i'm under grace. pass me a beer." I've even seen some that are saying that the Bible isn't the infallible Word of God and they know God outside of the Bible. To me, that's not right. Yes, there were problems in translations; yes there were "books of the bible" that were supposedly left out. But I believe that God's Will will be done, regardless. I believe that we should take what's given to us and use it to the best of our abilities. Yes, God speaks to us personally, not JUST through the Bible. HOWEVER, if it doesn't line up with His Word, it's not God. I just really want some balance. I want to find other like-minded believers that aren't on those extremes. But it seems there aren't any like-minded believers for me. :/
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