Emphasis Preaching Journal

Paul had found a radically different motive for his life when he made the choice to serve Jesus Christ rather than the rules laid down by human beings. Bruce Kenrick has written about his experience in New York City as part of the ministerial team at the East Harlem Protestant Parish. He says the Moralistic approach to changing people's lives simply would not work in that community. Tell the people not to commit adultery because it is against the Ten Commandments, and they would reply, "The Ten Commandments was a punk movie anyway."