Because so many of us are oriented toward moralism and works, we are prone to approach most of Scripture looking for some way to use it to shore up morality, or in building a case for getting people to be good. This method of interpretation generally looks for rules, threats, sanctions, prices to be paid. Sometimes it is difficult to tell whether the intent is to scare people out of hell or the reverse. Unfortunately, there seem to be many who relish telling all that is likely to happen to those who do not toe the line or who stray from the straight and narrow.
