tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10905506.post8484072654658572050..comments2023-05-24T11:46:22.159-04:00Comments on Voice of Grace: WHAT TO DO IF YOUR HUSBAND IS A LEGALISTjulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15688008902332240637noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10905506.post-73191564575094592292008-09-08T16:25:00.000-04:002008-09-08T16:25:00.000-04:00Okay, if my husband were a legalist, I'd be all li...Okay, if my husband were a legalist, I'd be all like, then what'd you marry ME for!?? I'm a <I>DUDE</I>! I mean...the <I>law</I>...?<BR/><BR/>Of course, in that scenario I wouldn't have married <I>him</I> either...but I'm not sure how much to credit grace for that.<BR/><BR/>Now on the other hand, if my <I>wife</I> were a legalist...hmmmm-m-m-m! Some interesting conversations, I'd think!dogimohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01278980067086209626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10905506.post-31686158587586398632008-08-17T19:38:00.000-04:002008-08-17T19:38:00.000-04:00.....and all the while, we get to have the wonderf........and all the while, we get to have the wonderful fruit of patience developed in us, 'eh???!!!!!lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01495924200222561417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10905506.post-65121080262461360412008-08-15T14:39:00.000-04:002008-08-15T14:39:00.000-04:00What a beautiful, practical application of grace! ...What a beautiful, practical application of grace! It is so true that as we begin to experience grace ourselves, we can in turn grace others.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16376340819465748862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10905506.post-48741386377530466162008-08-15T11:01:00.000-04:002008-08-15T11:01:00.000-04:00Pat has a greater tendency toward legalism. I am u...Pat has a greater tendency toward legalism. I am usually the one to see things from a more grace or relational-oriented perspective. I think this is so for several reasons.<BR/><BR/>I think men generally have the alpha position within most legalistic systems. Since they are advantaged, why change the system?<BR/><BR/>Also, he grew up in a more rigid household. I had a hardnosed parent and a softie, he had a double-dose of hardnose. He grew up abiding by the rules while I questioned them constantly. I also think that had a lot to do with our innate personalities.<BR/><BR/>I agree to extend grace and remember the log in my own eye before I pour too much into giving him a hard time.<BR/><BR/>Although I *do* call him Cotton Mather at times ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com