Legalism - in the biblical sense of the word - is any attitude or belief that "human merit" can produce, prove or preserve for one-self an acceptable standing before God.
Whenever our assurance of salvation rests upon our "performance" rather than upon the "promises" of Jesus - we are in big trouble as we have fallen from grace.
Whenever our assurance of salvation rests upon our "performance" rather than upon the "promises" of Jesus - we are in big trouble as we have fallen from grace.