Why would a God of love, joy and peace have so many rules and regulation?
” a man from New York once asked me. I returned the question by asking one of my own. “Have you ever played baseball or football?” “Many times,” he responded. “Well,” I continued, “were there any official rules you have to obey?” “Of course there were,” the man acknowledged. I explained that without clear regulations it would be totally impossible to play any game. It would be chaos. God designed this world with an order that is so precise scientists and astronomers have been trying to figure it out for centuries. He also gave clear directives for how He expects us to live. The “do’s and don’ts” of God’s Law are not for our chastisement, but for our safety, security and direction. Like any good father, God blesses us when we obey and corrects us when we stray. If our obedience becomes unacceptable, the Lord can take the drastic step of pronouncing a curse — either on an individual or some particular object. He’s done it many times. THE GREAT WARNING After Moses taught that God wants o
