Thursday – Galatians 1:6-7
Jewish legalism was flawed in several ways. Consider the following:

1. New laws continually must be invented for new situations.
2. Accountability to God is replaced by accountability to men.
3. Legalism limits a person’s ability to personally discern.
4. Rules create a judgmental spirit.
5. Legalism confuses personal preferences with divine law.
6. Legalism produces inconsistencies.
7. Legalism creates a false standard of righteousness.
8. These rules became a burden to the Jews.
9. Legalism focuses on outward appearances.
10. Jewish legalism was rejected by Christ.

Remove Jewish references above and replace them with our system of rules and regulations. Legalism is alive and well in our day.