asked me how they could ever keep their people in line, keep them from sinning or keep them giving if all these loads were removed. They are asking, in effect, “If there isn’t at least a little law to keep people in line, won’t they run wild?” My answer (from experience) is, “Yes, some may run wild. But at least then we know what we’re dealing with—that is, unregenerate hearts.” There are many people in our churches who have never been renewed by the Holy Spirit, who have never in fact been born