Ted Wise - December 28, 1997
A Brother Writes on Legalism
Dear Ray Stedman, I have been branded "legalist" by many who do not want to do the will of the Lord. Yours is about the 25+ article I have collected that claims to define the term "legalism." Yours is the 25th+ DIFFERENT definition. "If the trumpet blows an 'uncertain' sound...who shall prepare himself to battle? ... ...What makes you think that I Cor 11 [at least your interpretation] alters or in any wise diminishes the Holy Spirit's command in I Cor 14 and Timothy? Why not view how you would interpret I Cor 11 in the light of the other two passages? Do women have a teaching ministry?...