In a world where "No one tells me what to do" and "I am my own authority", the Ten Commandments quickly find their way to the trash heap. For most of us, the words surrounding law- rule, restriction, regulation, requirement, code, commandment, covenant, must, ought, shall, will- are simply not our favorite words to hear. They are parental words, court words, conflict words. We use them only when we have to: otherwise, we willingly hold them at a distance.
But the Old Testament people of God had a different take on law. They took their copy of the law their God had given them, clutched it to their chests, and danced with it. They observed it daily in their relationships and required their young to memorize it and when a copy of the law had grown ragged and old, they had a special ceremony to retire it. They buried it with all the dignity of a beloved grandparent's body.
In Dancing With The Law, author Dan Boone challenges us to, like the ancient people of God, look at law as a sacred gift that points the way to the life God intended. Through his earnest exploration of the Ten Commandments, he offers us a new perspective on law - one that makes us dance with freedom, liberty and the gift of life.
Contents:
Introduction: Dancing With The Law
1. Promised Land - Here or There
2. By What Authority?
3. The God Who Tolerates No Rivals
4. Holy Terror
5. Laughing At The Idols
6. Plagiarizing The Name of God
7. The Pinocchio Effect
8. Sabbath
9. Heavy
10. Life Is Sacred
11. A Decent Proposal
12. Takers and Givers
13. Piranha Pond and Gossip Graveyard
14. Coveting
