Jeff,

> My concern is that it is all becoming very prescriptive and 
> 'formulaizing'
> to the extent that it would seem that we are being told that if we 
> follow
> these guideline things will go well with us. Very little is being 
> said
> concerning the grace of God and very little seems to be pointing us 
> to Christ.

JD:  Legalism, to me, is the result of someone adding anything to 
"by grace, through faith, on account of Christ."  Examples are fine
when it comes to explaining what we mean.  When we start to
say that you have to follow this example in this way in order to be
saved or in order to keep your salvation, that is legalism.  

        I think David is a fine example but not a normative one.  It
would be better to use Christ as an example.

Jim