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Originally Posted by Slippery  a legalist is one who develops their on criteria for righteousness and judges others by it.
Example of a legalist. Person A is a christian who had an alcoholic father. Person A then decides to forgo all alcoholic consumption. Person B is a christian who engages in moderate alcohol consumption, Person A, then decides that Person B is sinning and might not be a christian because he or she engages in alcohol consumption. Person A is therefore a legalist.
Example of a non legalist. Person A studies the Bible diligently and as a result walks and strives to walk in obedience to God. Person A keeps the Sabbath Holy and does not believe in cursing and hanging out with unbelievers. Person B is a young christian and every now and again, lets ammonia fly from his mouth. Since being a young christian, Person B still hangs out with unbelieving friends and also uses the Sabbath as a regular day to hang out with unbelieving friends at the sportsbar after church. Person A confronts Person B, and Person B replies by saying Person A is a legalist and that Jesus hung out with prostitutes and publicans. Person A is not a legalist and Person B has warped theology in addition to being immature spiritually. |
A tangential question. I understand that Sabbatarianism teaches that Sunday is the Christian Sabbath in the same way Saturday was the Sabbath in the Old Testament. I understand that the Sabbath in the Old Testament was resting from work and employment as described in the Decalogue.
What I don't understand is how Sabbath observance became abstaining from "worldly recreations" (WCF), i.e. watching television, or playing sports that are otherwise lawful. Can someone explain to me the biblical justification for this?