Items Tagged with "Rules"

All the Rules I Followed Gave Me Pride

..., and stack the wood.I went to church, obeyed the rules, and I was pretty good. I had best friends,... thought to my eternity. I had religion. All the rules I followed gave me pride;But now I see that ...n the outside. I followed our traditions and our rules down to the letter;But then I heard God's ca Read More...

The Inadequacy of Law-Based Living (Part I)

...to ponder. We will cover five more next article. Rules become ends in themselves-freedom is restric...ut became a rulebook without heart or spirit. The rules were not about love and they didn't work the...love it becomes a rule for rule's sake. Man-made rules will always end up taking precedent over God Read More...

The Inadequacy of Law-Based Living (Part II)

...s of law-based living. Below are five more. 1. Rules foster a holier-than-thou attitude. Moralit...the better. The tendency of a person who lives by rules and wants to get closer to God is to create ...st like the Pharisees, pleasing God means lots of rules. 2. rules obscure the real condition of th Read More...

Conflicting Choices

...ave talked to about it.""Does it have to do with our church rules and regulations?" Jonas wanted to know."Well, you might say that, but it's really something of a deeper and personal choice I've made. Do you remember when we were Christmas caroling in December?""I do remember, and I also remember yo Read More...

Manners

Manners: Manners are more significant than just being able to follow certain rules in dealing with others. Our manners show others our thoughts and opinions, but they also reveal what is in our hearts and true character. Having and using good manners is important to ensure that we treat others the Read More...