1 Corinthians 13:6 - It does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.
I referenced Matthew Henry again on this one. He said, "It does nothing out of place or time; but behaves towards all men as
becomes their rank and ours, with reverence and respect to superiors,
with kindness and condescension to inferiors, with courtesy and
good-will towards all men."
Being a first born (check out the birth order book [aff link]) I have no problems with this. I always want to do things the way they're supposed to be done and follow the rules. I make sure I'm doing what I'm supposed to and when I'm supposed to.
However my fault here lies in the reasoning behind doing so a lot of the time. There's a difference between following the rules to follow the rules, which can be dogmatic and religious, and not doing it out of service and love.
Too many times, doing the right thing becomes fulfilling a checklist and doesn't have the heart behind it should. There's a big gap between following the rules and rejoicing in the truth.
How have you walked the line between following rules and doing what's right?
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