Rules vs Principles
 

Wow. I totally agree with that!!

Excellent post. Teaching principles backed up with Scripture encourages and causes saints to grow spiritually. I know a lot of spiritually immature people who have just been following "the rules" and when "the rules" change, they are lost because they are not spiritually strong enough to hold to something on their own. Thank you for posting this.

Great

Wow! Love that.

Thanks for sharing that, Raven.

Excellent!

Thanks for sharing.

Excellent....

Raven,

Is Loren writing any book, booklets, articles, etc that are available?

Does he have any outlet for his teaching skills?

good one

I'm glad you posted this. It's excellent!

I think I will frame that, love it. Raised our children on principles and can testify that it works. They are turning out to be "right upstanding citizens", of another world, thank God!

Yeah, that's some great stuff!

I'd like to get his book, From an Acorn to an Oak for my teen. Has anybody read this?

From an Acorn to an Oak is GREAT.

POA uses it for their new converts class, or at least they did 10 years ago. Very solid stuff.

Brother Yadon is awesome.

I have a copy of it in my library which is presently sitting in boxes. I used it years ago in one of the churches I pastored.

Thanks for posting this! I've never heard it said better! :)

I'd say he's probably fairly isolated. I think, after reading this, I'd like to visit his church if I ever get a chance.

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Copy, save, PRINT. Excellent!

Does that mean I can get a TV now?:runhills

I like it!

What a great piece!:scoregood

Totally agree. Is it okay if I use it?

If you are mature enough to live by principle... then a tv wouldn't do you any harm.

If you are mature enough to live by principle and you choose not to have a tv because of those principles... then you, per your own principles, would not have one.

I am aware that your question was offered in jest but I did find it a little comical that it appeared to completely miss the point of rules vs principles.

With principled living you no longer have to ask if you can. That is the nature of living by rules.

And then, in jest concerning principled living, your post simply demonstrated, yet again, a mindset of living by rule.

I hope it is okay... I used it while preaching last night. :)

yeah, I was just jesting.

That's good. I was hoping so.

Because, if not, then you had completely missed the point.

This is why we see adults throwing tantrums, and parents chasing their children all around wondering why children are so exhausting.

I'll disagree. When I was a stay at home mom and had TIME to parent my children properly by principles, they weren't exhausting. They were charming, wonderful, behaved little people. Now? Oh my goodness. I'm parenting strictly by rules at this point, what little bit of parenting I actually get to do in my busy schedule, and it's not good. Not good at all.

I think that's what Kae was saying.......LOL!

Yes, that is what I was saying.

Then I'll agree. lol