Someone has recently said that rules & regulations really don't matter as long as you have a relationship with the Lord. Although that sounds spiritual & even non-legalistic, to say that we have no "rules" in the Christian life is ludicrous. To clarify that statement, I must say that the Bible is clear that following a set of rules or even some man-made traditions has nothing to do with my relationship to Christ concerning salvation. My salvation is all a work of God's grace, received through faith in what Christ has already completed on Calvary. But, God loved me so much that He didn't leave me in the state that He found me. Thank God that I am now "his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works".
