Imagine how differently the Gospels would have played out if Jesus approached potential disciples and said, “Here is a list of things I want you to avoid doing.” He would have developed a group of nice, safe, inactive people, and the church would have died before it was even fully established. I suppose it is quite easy to look way back in history and acknowledge that God was quite active. If you flip through pages of the Old Testament, it’s hard to deny it. However, it is not enough to acknowledge