Every good endowment and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
James 1:17
Many Christians think that goodness is the goal of the Christian life. Christianity becomes a set of moral principles, rules, do’s, and don’ts. This is actually an “Old Testament” view of Christianity. In the Old Testament, there were 613 “commandments,” ten of which are known as the “Ten Commandments.” The highest calling was obedience to the commandments. This led to all kinds of abuses of power, as well as fear-mongering among the people, who were “oppressed” by laws they could not remember, let alone keep.
There is an element of morality in Christianity. We certainly haven’t abandoned “The Ten Commandments.” We are still supposed to have no other gods before us, remember the Sabbath, honor our parents and not bear false witness or covet. We are not supposed to worship graven…
