Wednesday, May 1, 2024

The 2 Gospel Thieves

The 2 Gospel Thieves:
1)
Legalism: Where we keep the Letter of the Law, but not the Spirit of the Law. Where we seek our own Piety rather than His.
2) Antinomianism: Where we reject the Law of God as applicable to the Christian life, free from any of it's obligations under the guise of Grace.

*"The Gospel, like its blessed Master, is always crucified between two thieves—legalists of all sorts on the one hand and Antinomians on the other; 
--the former robbing the Savior of the glory of His work for us, 
--and the other robbing Him of the glory of His work within us."
J.H. Thornwell

Paul Rejected Legalism: Not by works of righteousness which
we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us...
Titus 3:5

Paul Rejected Antinomianism: I love God’s law with all my heart....Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.
Romans 7:22 NLT/Romans 3:31 NLT