Re: [TruthTalk] Legalism

[Debbie Sawczak]

On Sun, 3 Apr 2005 15:37:24 -0500 "Caroline Wong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Folks, some people have reduced the relationship with our heavenly Father to obedience and that is sad. Some people have reduced God's revelation to isolated biblical verses, ignoring the grand sweep of the narrative revelation, the stories of biblical people living out their faith. That is sad too.  Love,  Caroline     What is sad about obedience Caroline?   Oh! Oh! (eagerly raising hand) Not obedience, but reduction of the relationship to (=defining the relationship by) obedience, is what is called sad. And it is! (Not least because it is guaranteed to frustrate obedience by taking away its true source.)   Debbie