Legality

1. Definition
1. 1828: Lawfulness; conformity to law. In theology, a reliance on works for salvation.
1. Lawfulness (legitimacy)
2. Conformity (conventionality)
3. Reliance (faith)
2. Legality is submitting yourself to the wills of those above you. Be they governments of men or of heaven.
2. Quotes from Prophets
1. “The solution to this problem ultimately is neither governmental nor institutional. Nor is it a question of legality. It is a matter of individual choice and commitment. Agency must be understood. The importance of the will in making crucial choices must be known. Then steps toward relief can follow.” (RUSSELL M. NELSON General Conference, October 1988)
1. Used in this context, legality is the issue of whether or not something is “legal”.
2. “Faith exists when absolute confidence in that which we cannot see combines with action that is in absolute conformity to the will of our Heavenly Father. Without all three—first, absolute confidence; second, action; and third, absolute conformity—without these three all we have is a counterfeit, a weak and watered-down faith.” (JOSEPH B. WIRTHLIN, General Conference, October 2002)
1. Conformity, is to accept the will of those above you. It is essential to having faith.
3. Scriptures
1. And now as I said concerning faith—faith is not to have a perfect knowledge of things; therefore if ye have faith ye hope for things which are not seen, which are true. (Alma 32:21)
1. Faith is the result of conformity, as seen above. Therefore faith is the result of following the legality of God.
4. Personal Definition

The legality of God is found by conforming to his law. Conformity is a fundamental step in building faith in Christ. By following the state, we can have our life based in the wrong places.