Christianity is this wild religion that has always been more concerned about following Jesus than following the rules of Jesus. You didn't know all the rules, but you knew Jesus. For some of us, the church stepped in at this point and told us we needed to know more than Jesus-we needed to know the rules of the Christian faith. Otherwise we might end up in confusion and spiritual anarchy. Some churches are always worried we might make a mistake.
Mistakes are the guaranteed outcome of wild abandon.
Mistakes are a sign of growth. That is why both the Old and New Testaments are brimming over with people who made mistakes. The church should be the one place in our culture where mistakes are not only expected but also welcomed. We are not substituting religious rules with our rules. We are substituting religious rules with me.