Comments on: The Fears in Legalism

By: The Fountainhead of Revolution – NeoZine

The Fountainhead of Revolution – NeoZine — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:32:56 +0000

[...] Fear-of-God-Talk dominates a group, that group is full of older Christians. ((See “The Fears in Legalism” for a contrast between biblical and unbiblical [...]

By: kmccallum

kmccallum — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:22:29 +0000

My point is that “F***” would be considered a cuss word in legalistic circles simply because it stands for the dirty word that begins with “f” and rhymes with “duck”.

I’m neither encouraging nor discouraging the use of the “f-bomb” word, but I am saying legalistic circles place far too much moral emphasis on trite issues like cussing, when the Bible only gives it perhaps a cursory wave.

And meanwhile, they “have neglected the weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness.” (Matthew 23:23)

PS: Only perhaps Ephesians 5:4 applies to cussing — but “filthiness” (GR: “aischrotes”) is debasing speech, much more so than merely dropping the F-Bomb, I think, but it could apply to the “F-Bomb”. It’s what I would call a “gray area” morally, but certainly a trite issue, and doesn’t deserve the shock & awe we see in that “F-Bomb” article, above.

By: LNS

LNS — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:22:28 +0000

Keith,

I find it ironic that you both encourage the use if the “F-bomb” claiming it is not a cuss word – yet you also appear unwilling to use it in your blog, choosing instead to render it “F***.”

LNS

By: The Portal » Persecution and a Christmas Party

The Portal » Persecution and a Christmas Party — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:26:54 +0000

[...] The Fears in Legalism – the rise of Christian legalism and the differences between Old and New Covenants in the Bible. [...]