Fear God and keep his commandments,
for this is the whole duty of man.
For God will bring every deed into judgement,
including every hidden thing,
whether it is good or evil.
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14
Fear God not becoz we are afraid but out of respect and awe. And we keep His commandment becoz we know that these laws are good and beneficial. And one of things that is very clear in these verses, is that every deed will be judged. We can never run away from our actions. There is no running away from consequences. One day, every body will have to come before God and account for everything, big, small, right or wrong, all deeds. So let's really consider our actions before executing it. However one point not to mix up with is that Salvation is not by deeds but by faith. As long as you believe that Jesus is God and had died for you and was risen again, your salvation is secured. But that doesn't gives us the liberty to do whatever we want. That's why coming back to the top of these verses, it says, Fear God and keep His commandments. We still have to follow the rules of God. People often mentioned that there are too many rules in Christianity and all these make it boring and dull. But I think otherwise. In any game, there must be rules and regulation. So that every player will know what they can do and cannot and what is their roles and responsibility. That's when everybody knows their roles, then can the game be played and played in a regulated and enjoyable way. Imagine a soccer match that has no rules. I can imagine chaos. So likewise in our walk with God, we need to know the commandments so that then our walk with God will be enjoyable. The commandments are not meant to tie us down but help us to know how to have a closer and intimate relationship with our Father.
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