There are Rules for a Reason.

John 14:21
21 Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him."

It's a question that comes up far too often: Why does Christianity have all these [unreasonable] rules? It's thought that we have to follow God's rules very meticulously with absolutely no mistakes.

So God's commands are unreasonable? How about that last statement about not being able to mistakes? How is it possible to even be remotely human and obey God's rules perfectly?

Those of us that are Christians and know God, understand the truth. God made us, God loves us, God knows we're going to do things that are wrong and hurtful. He knows all this and more than we will ever know! God's rules are his way of trying to keep us from the unrighteous deeds and prevent us from getting hurt.

Think of a young child. He or she isn't to walk across the street without a parent. It seems obvious because well that would be silly (for a lack of a nice word) if a young child was allowed to run across the street. The same can be said for God's rules. If we don't follow them, we're foolish, and we can easily get hurt.

God is caring enough that he doesn't want us to have to face everything from guilt to hatred because those feelings are just a waste of time. That's why he gave us his commandments. If we just follow them, this worthless stuff is completely avoidable! God is simply trying to make our lives better and more efficient...not more difficult and testy.