Luke 6:45 NASB "The good person out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil person out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart." Pay attention to criticism you receive from legalistic people, and you will perceive that their hearts need healing. You simply state the gospel truth that you are saved by grace through faith in Jesus, your sins ARE forgiven, no sin will be held to your account, and they will accuse you of wanting to continue in sin without consequences. They will chastise you with statements like, "we are free from sin, but we don't have a license to sin" and "the cross isn't a get out of jail free card." Legalism causes its victims to be sin conscious rather than resting in the righteousness of God in Christ and convinces them that we must just want to go about acting badly now that we have the forgiveness of sins. They want you to be sin conscious too. The truth is ... being born again and set free from sin doesn't encourage people to sin will-nilly. The two things seem irrational at best and completely inconsistent. Any true believer would have dissonance at the mere suggestion, but they don't truly believe in the sufficiency of Jesus' finished work. They believe in self and think they must add their own efforts to what has already been accomplished at the cross to ensure their eternal lives. #gospel #jesuschrist #faith #grace #legalism