All this interpretation of God's intent for the Israelites, as expressed in the Old Testament, is fascinating. I enjoy the mental challenge of following God's intentions, as expressed there, when possible.
But I've found myself bound by a totally different set of rules trying to live the Christian life.
We were incredibly poor, but didn't live in a community that accepted that.
My parents didn't cooperate, my dad wasn't a Christian and her parents were 4 states away.
In short, we found ourselves being forced to violate, [or maybe "ignore" is the word] many assumptions American Christians had made about life. But we never ignored the Holy Spirit's leading about whether we were sinning, and His witness was that we weren't. I found myself becoming ever closer to God as the Christians around us assumed otherwise.
All this interpretation of God's intent for the Israelites, as expressed in the Old Testament, is fascinating. I enjoy the mental challenge of following God's intentions, as expressed there, when possible.
But I've found myself bound by a totally different set of rules trying to live the Christian life.
We were incredibly poor, but didn't live in a community that accepted that.
My parents didn't cooperate, my dad wasn't a Christian and her parents were 4 states away.
In short, we found ourselves being forced to violate, [or maybe "ignore" is the word] many assumptions American Christians had made about life. But we never ignored the Holy Spirit's leading about whether we were sinning, and His witness was that we weren't. I found myself becoming ever closer to God as the Christians around us assumed otherwise.