Continued from Legalism Part 1...
Here is where legalism comes in. The church as a whole has come up with lots of extra rules that are supposed to protect us from sinning. I've been to churches where they said things like don't drink alcohol (even though Jesus drank and the Bible doesn't say not to), don't' listen to secular music, don't gamble (I can't find anything in the Bible that says don't gamble yet many churches condemn it) don't dance, don't go to R rated movies etc. These are extra steps that were put into place to prevent people from sinning.
I understand why legalism happens. It is easier to tell someone not to see all R rated movies then it is to teach them how to decipher right from wrong. The problem is that making absolutes like this become over bearing and burdensome. They also lead to Christians looking ridiculous. Case in point The Passion of the Christ. When Mel Gibson puts out The Passion of Christ as an R rated movie it makes Christians who condemn R rated movies either make an exception and become a hypocrite or boycott the movie (They can't boycott it because I'm pretty sure not seeing the Passion of the Christ is an unpardonable sin).
To be continued...
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