Saturday Night

So last Saturday night Devanne and I were having a conversation with some friends about old school vs. new views of spirituality, fundamentalism, and how our view of God has evolved and expanded over the last few years and we started talking about the value of old testament law (10 commandments) for our current culture.  I discovered that in the last ten years I have done a 180 on how I view/value the law.

I used to think that the law was Gods directive for us to align us with His will so we could somehow be pure enough to enter into the presence of God at the 2nd coming.  I have no idea where I came up with this.  My parents would never admit to teaching me this and I can't remember a specific time when I was taught this, but that's how I understood it nonetheless.

 

I have a new lens for looking at the old testament and that of course has changed how I think of the law a bit, What could be considered the most heretical part of this new view is that we are no longer bound by the law as the children of Israel were.   I was trying to articulate this, and the first question my friend asked was "well are you going to go kill someone now?" Of course I said "no" but I think I have a better way of articulating it:

I value the law but I hear a much higher calling on my life. If the law was all I thought I was called to, I would never have listened for anything greater. I wont break the law because the call to worship God with all that I am has eclipsed it. 

That's it.