Comments on: It’s Not About the Rules! http://www.toddawilson.com/2009/02/15/its-not-about-the-rules/ The writings, thoughts and musings of... Tue, 01 Feb 2011 07:33:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: digitalbenjamin http://www.toddawilson.com/2009/02/15/its-not-about-the-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-105 digitalbenjamin Sun, 22 Feb 2009 01:58:18 +0000 http://www.toddawilson.com/?p=304#comment-105 Thanks again for this sermon Todd. It was exactly what Karen and I had been discussing the day before. I'm anxious to hear the upcoming sermons. I hoping they show in practical ways what it means to live your life all about Christ (and not about the rules) :) Thanks again for this sermon Todd. It was exactly what Karen and I had been discussing the day before.

I’m anxious to hear the upcoming sermons. I hoping they show in practical ways what it means to live your life all about Christ (and not about the rules) :)

]]> By: brentrjones http://www.toddawilson.com/2009/02/15/its-not-about-the-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-98 brentrjones Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:54:06 +0000 http://www.toddawilson.com/?p=304#comment-98 The Ten Commandments, as with much of the Law of Moses, are mainly prohibitions. "You shall not..." Keeping the Sabbath and Honoring Parents are the only rules stated in positive terms. When Jesus taught, He often criticized the Rule-Lords, the Pharisees, who made extra rules so that they could gain power. When Jesus boiled down everything to two main principles they are dynamically positive. Love God. Love your neighbor. Love comes in actions. Loving God means you spend time listening and praising, pondering and thinking. Loving neighbors means you help them with living well. You encourage with words, lend objects, labor on projects, give generously. Years ago I learned that following Christ can be expressed in two ways: Lordship and Glorification. When we call Him Lord, we mean that He rules us; we are to submit to his restrictions and commands. But Glorification is that we "Lift Him Up" in song, art, writing, and actions. Lordship is primarily not doing things my way. Glorification is putting all my love into praising Him. Mary Madeline worshiped Jesus and glorified Him. The Twelve tried desperately to make Him Lord by leaving careers and homes and following Jesus. May I both surrender my will and thoughts to Him as Lord and glorify Him with love, emotion and action. The Ten Commandments, as with much of the Law of Moses, are mainly prohibitions. “You shall not…” Keeping the Sabbath and Honoring Parents are the only rules stated in positive terms.
When Jesus taught, He often criticized the Rule-Lords, the Pharisees, who made extra rules so that they could gain power. When Jesus boiled down everything to two main principles they are dynamically positive. Love God. Love your neighbor. Love comes in actions. Loving God means you spend time listening and praising, pondering and thinking. Loving neighbors means you help them with living well. You encourage with words, lend objects, labor on projects, give generously.

Years ago I learned that following Christ can be expressed in two ways: Lordship and Glorification. When we call Him Lord, we mean that He rules us; we are to submit to his restrictions and commands. But Glorification is that we “Lift Him Up” in song, art, writing, and actions. Lordship is primarily not doing things my way. Glorification is putting all my love into praising Him. Mary Madeline worshiped Jesus and glorified Him. The Twelve tried desperately to make Him Lord by leaving careers and homes and following Jesus.
May I both surrender my will and thoughts to Him as Lord and glorify Him with love, emotion and action.

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