I am a former legalist. I didn’t set out to become a legalist. Didn’t even want to be one. But somehow, somewhere along the way, I believed the people who taught a letter-of-the-law type religion that left no room for grace and encouraged being judgmental towards others.
But then I heard the word “grace” in a whole new way and started pursuing grace. Chasing grace. Embracing grace. The more I did, the more legalism shed off of me. Layers and layers that I didn’t even know had built up over time.