Law vs. Liberty

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. Galatians 5:1

We put unneccessary burdens on ourselves as Christians. We set up rules and standards that have nothing to do with being Christ-like and bind ourselves to them. Christ came to set us free from the law. He fulfilled it in Himself because we could not. Our new goal should not be a list of rules, but a level of love. See, if we love God and one another, our actions will be affected...and the rest, well, it doesn't matter! We don't need a "Thou shalt not kill" because murder is not an act of love. We don't need "Thou shalt not commit adultery" because love naturally demands monogamy. We don't need "Thou shalt not steal" because love gives, it doesn't steal. We need to embrace the liberty we have in Christ and stop enslaving ourselves to "wear this, cut your hair like this, do this, don't do that, go here, avoid there." None of that matters anyway! That's law, not liberty, and not love.