This word sends us back to verse fourteen. Jesus wiped out the ordinances against us on the cross. Old Testament ritual, restrictions and regulations were abolished on the cross yet many Christians today hang onto them. They have hang-over from their religious training. They do not realize that Jesus met all the demands of the law on the cross.
Spiritual bullies use the standard of self to measure others.
To defend his position of legalism he must attack those who operate on grace. He wants to superimpose his system upon the grace believer. He loves to meddle in the affairs of other believers. He tries to run their lives. He sets himself as the criterion of spirituality.