This evening at our small group, which meets in the sanctuary at RCC's Oakmont campus, we talked about rules. We need rules. Ok- did you just cringe? I did! But we need rules, right? We have been talking about Jaggers, Hills 'n Cricks at church and at our small groups. This week we're talking about a hill (Mt. Sinai) where God gave Moses a bunch of "rules" for the faith and practices of His chosen people.
Maybe you could take a few moments today and comment (click the comments button below) on two things... 1) Can you remember a time that you had to follow a strict set of rules? and 2) Why were those rules necessary?
And for good measure - if you have a humorous story that you'd like to share (we don't need to air out our dirty laundry here) of when you failed to follow the rules and it bit you hard?
Good luck!!
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So I will get the ball rolling...
I had to follow a fairly strict set of rules at college - not a party college by any means - a Christian college with strong emphasis of preparing for ministry.
I didn't agree with all the rules that's for certain, in fact maybe a little more than three quarters at best, but I can understand why most of them were put into place.
So the humorous rule-breaker story that I share from my college days has to do with a big, dead tree. It was so large that it took 9 of us to move it. It took 9 of us to move it onto the road so that we could block campus security from getting through - which of course they could not move the tree on their own. I got caught though because somebody ratted us out. I remember sitting in the president's office. I was a traveling worship leader for the school at the time - doing a lot of PR for the school. The ironic thing is that I was also employed by the school - as a security officer!! Ah the good 'ole days...
Well, I have a weird twist to this scenario. Sure, I've had my times, especially BC (before Christ), of rule-breaking. But, I find myself on the opposite side, where I look for rules to help me commit to things I know I should/shouldn't do. For example - I NEED to stop talking on the phone when I'm driving! It is just a very bad combination - and texting is just unthinkable, but every now and then...I slip one in. In reality, I should be making my own decision not to do it.
In conclusion, I suppose rules can have a two-fold effect. Those who are "rule-followers" have less practice in self-discipline (or allowing the Spirit to work), while those who are "independent" find themselves really wanting to do things their own way. -Just one of many possible perspectives!
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