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Subject: Drawing the line

Bible Note: Sin is missing the mark. That is not just falling short but also going beyond. God has given us commands and guidelines to protect us but for many men that does not seem enough. Jesus criticised the Pharisees for enforcing their traditions when they had no right to do so. I believe many Christians are guilty of the same thing. For example God's word tells us that drunkenness is a sin. He does not tell us not to drink, just to not get drunk. We however think we know better than God and so we make a law "thou shalt not drink alcohol". I have been in congregations that have "dress codes" for service. I do not mean unofficial traditions either, I mean actual documented dress codes. One man at one of these congregations said that "we have to draw the line somewhere". My reply was "God draws the lines, not us!" Another man at the same congregation said that his son-in-law had left the church because of the dress code (he didn't see why he had to wear a tie on Sunday).

I grew up in an environment where we were told "thou shalt not dance", "thou shalt not drink alcohol", "thou shalt not go to movies". Where is our freedom in Christ? If God tells me to do or not to do something then I will do my best to obey, however, when a man makes that law and condemns me for disobeying his law then I have a serious problem. Let's go back to Bible principles again. Let's use God's guidelines instead of our own inferior ones.

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Tim Sheasby

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