In this passage Paul describes the shortcomings of trusting in rule following. When we prescribe to rule following as the answer to life, we all fall short. None of us are capable of keeping rules perfectly. As Paul said, trying to keep rules is like rebuilding the same old barns. What barns do you keep trying to rebuild in your life? Jesus came to show us the path of grace and sacrficial love, as the path for life, rather than the path of rules. Where do you see the rebuilding of the same old barn taking place in our culture, and in your life, rather than following the path of grace?
