The real trigger for x-legalists is righteousness, or law, or being blameless.
If a believer has the same beliefs, 100% same words but mentions these biblical
issues, they are open meat for the picking.
It suggests to me an abused history of either conforming to strict social rules, way
beyond scripture that defined their behaviour and personalities for decades.
And what seems to break the spell, is being rejected from the group through some
family or emotional trauma.
And a wolf never becomes a sheep. A wolf is trained to destroy, to pull apart, to
dismantle another and leave them dead. The key signs are personal attacks, aimed
to hurt or discourage, not make peace or empathise, just destroy.
Whole church movements have had this spirit. One openly declared that if you did
not agree with the approach of the leader, you should leave, loyalty was everything.
This is so different from getting alongside people, sharing your perspectives and seeing
how others view the world. It is not "stop" "wrong" "you cannot say".
It is though showing what scripture says, and being straightforward. The light is a very
bright place, and we need to dwell then, openly and honestly.
I wonder if people can admit their christian community background distorted their
view of life and they still have not recovered?