I am sure that I have created some guidelines to structure my Christian life that are not based upon the Gospel of grace. Paul warned the Colossian believers that they would encounter such “commands”. The struggle we face is seeing these “commands” for what they are; human creations. Because of their source they are very limited in what they do, and if applied to a wide scale can be detrimental to the work of the whole body. No matter how wise these guidelines may be, or how well they assist me, they are personal convictions and opinions. I need to be wary not only of sharing them but of encouraging other to adopt them. Even worse would be to impose them upon someone else as Gospel.
Stuart
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