[Sons to Glory!]

Trapped - your whole post (#35) speaks of legalism. When I look back to when I was in the LC system, I now see that I thought at the time I needed some kind of structure to live a "good" Christian life. And it seemed to be a reasonable thought - like a young sapling needing a stake to grow straight (i.e., the law being a child-conductor). And while there may be a little truth to that, it really is the camel's nose in the tent - before you know it you have the whole camel herd sleeping with you!

The last 20 years I have been sooo blessed to be in a place that has really low legalism, and have thrived here. Legalism kills the Spirit's freedom to move and live through the members of the body. It's as if the Lord's Spirit says, "Oh, you believe you have this, so I won't interfere. I'll just go sit down until you think you need Me." And through the contrast of this experience, I can look back and see how the LC's system of legalism produced fear, performance, and even dependence (on man).