Which Rule to Follow?

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“You will realize that while you were following the laws of nearby nations, you were disobeying my laws and teachings. And I am the Lord!”

Ezekiel 11:12

The teaching was simple and it began when I was a small child. Here it is: "The only time you disobey the law of the land in which you live is when it contradicts what God tells you to do in the Bible."

The problem with that teaching is that most people do not know the Word of God well enough to be able to make that judgment about the laws of their land.

With the thousands, and I'm sure millions of laws in the congregation of nations there must be many of them that directly oppose obedience to God.

When you spend time in exposing yourself to the Bible and it's teachings a tension of loyalties develops that pulls you away from either God or men.

Here is the easy solution that most people choose. They decide not to know the Bible very well, because what they don't know can't convict them of their sin!

Spending a lot of time reading the Bible will bring to the surface those pesky little verses that directly condemn some action or activity that you thoroughly enjoy. Why "clean up your act" since God will forgive you anyway?

How far can you stay away from the Heart of God and still avoid Hell on the day of judgment? That is a game with no winner. It is foolishness on steroids.

Instead, live your life as an adventure to see how close you can get to the Heart of God. Embrace God's Word and reject every law of man that even comes close to contradicting that Word. Insist that your leaders write laws that are consistent with the Word of God!