Some people have a theory in their heads about the way life is supposed to be. Or the way society is supposed to be. Or an organization.
Theories lead to rules to enforce those theories. Rules lead to those who achieve power to force other people to live according to their theory.
There is a scene at the end of the movie National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation where the CEO comes to realization of the effects of his theory on people, “Some things look good on paper until you realize the effects on people. I now realize it’s the little people, like you, Clark, who really matter.”
The world over has political and religious leaders who have a theory of how things should be and are trying to force people into the mold. I guess that’s a human thing.
It’s when we change perspective and realize the effects upon individual people that we come closer to the Spirit of God. The mission Jesus proclaimed from the very beginning was to bring people into the Kingdom of Heaven. Not by force—that was the Roman way. But by love—that was Jesus way.
Faith Venture 
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