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Do We Have to Keep God's Commandments? By Carol Taylor We all know the laws of our city or state and how they apply, but what about God's laws? Are they relevant for today?
y friend is not a bad person -- far from it! He is a responsible citizen and tries to live a good life. The day he was driving his family on a trip through the countryside, he was his usual happy self and had no intention of causing anyone any harm. Even though he was going a little over the speed limit and the signs warned about passing, he didn't think it would be a problem passing the slow truck ahead of him. By the time he realized his mistake, it was too late. An oncoming car careened around the corner and smashed head-on into his vehicle, killing his wife and two children instantly. My friend survived with only cuts and bruises, sick to death that he would have to live with the knowledge of what he had done.
One thing is for sure: he knows why speed limits and road warnings are so valuable -- every day, for every driver, in every situation. He doesn't see them as restrictions on his fun or fuddy-duddy rules for the overly cautious. He knows with sickening certainty that had he obeyed the signs that day, his wife and children would still be here.
But what "fun" are they talking about? Is it really still fun when a teenager wakes up with a sexually transmitted disease from a one-night stand? Does a young girl really think extramarital sex is still fun when she finds herself pregnant? And how much fun is it to find out your new baby has AIDS from some previous fun you had or because of some fun your mate was having while cheating on you? How much real joy do you have when you've let anger get the better of you and you hurt or kill someone else's child, mate or parent? How much lasting pleasure are perversion, drug addiction, or alcoholism? No, like the laws of the road, God's laws are not to keep us from having fun -- quite the complete opposite! Keeping God's laws are the only way to long-term (actually, eternal!) joy and happiness for everyone. On the other hand, the way of sin is one fleeting moment of pleasure that can turn into long-term pain, sorrow and regrets the next day and the next and possibly for the rest of your life.
So to answer the question above: Do you have to keep God's laws? Only if you want to be truly happy now and for all eternity! Further reading: For more information, request or download our free booklets and . Copyright 2010 by United Church of God, an International Association All rights reserved. |
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