Rules,rules, rules!

People say we have lots of rules, but are they God's rules or man's? In Mark 7:7 Jesus speaks of rules taught by men, "They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men." We must be careful what we teach. We need to know and understand the why for some rules.
Jesus was a rule breaker. He healed on the Sabbath(Luke 6:1-11)ate with tax collectors(Luke 19:1-10), even invited one to be his disciple(Mark 2:14-17), and spoke to a Samaritan woman of questionable character(John 4:1-26).
The rules Jesus broke were meant to keep man from straying away from God. But God has perfect rules, man just has a way of adding to them. Sometimes the more we try to explain or make clear what God intended, the more damage we do to His message.Remember Micah 6:8? If you don't, here it is: "He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God."
God wants a relationship. He wants your heart. Here is your memory verse from John 4:24
"God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth."
Please read all these stories and keep on searching God's truth in your Bible.