The first installment covered only the first H, namely Heritage. In this second and last article he deals with the remaining three. The root meaning of holiness is separation unto God, being so dedicated to his service, so moved by his love that all our efforts are put in for his cause. Holiness involves action, hard work and strenuous effort. But holiness which is only action, strenuous effort is legalism.
Nothing is as obnoxious to one delivered by free grace as legalism.
Legalism is that against which the apostle Paul, the apostle of Justification by faith through grace, fought so hard. Legalism is the bringing in of anything which is our work, whether that be in our repentance, by our tears and certain experiences or in our conversion, by efforts and promises or in our thankfulness . Legalism is holiness without the life of Christ. Legalism is the devil's parody of holiness. When we try to distinguish holiness from legalism, we are in an area in which we must tread carefully.