Now is the time to get negative people out of your life so that you can go on to experience and enjoy the full and meaningful life and hope of glory that God has prepared for you now and in the world to come. Part of the joy of God in our lives is sharing our freedom, joy, love and hope with others. Legalistic judgmental religion, however, is a deadly disease that spreads rapidly among religious people and that cripples and kills the spirit. Legalism is the enemy of the good news of Jesus Christ. Read Galatians to see how Paul saw Law as the opposite of Gospel.
Legalism is demonic.
Legalism killed Jesus and will kill you if you don't resist it. The only cure for legalism is the new life and freedom that come into your life when you invite Jesus to take control. My two years and three months as Senior Pastor of MCC Nashville taught me many hard lessons about religious abuse and the desperate need of gay and lesbian people to know and experience Jesus Christ. In Christ we can be set free and recover from Bible abuse, fear of religion, fear of sex and internalized homophobia. Legalism and homophobia are social and religious diseases that have reached epidemic proportions.