Alright, that should mean the Word is 'technical or even necessarily true.' Answer the questions, then, about the civil law, in particular the speed limit. Is a Christian living in sin if he 'regularly' breaks the speed limit [based on Romans 13]. And how far below the limit should a Christian drive to be technically certain he is not breaking it?
And then, if a Christian is a wage earner, is he stealing if he ever, at any time other than which is allowed, is having conversation which slows him down, putting food or drink in his mouth, writing his phone number to give to a coworker...?
The real issue isn't all these technicalities. There's something known as the spirit of the law.
Did Ahimelech sin by giving David and his men the shewbread from the table which only the priests could eat lawfully? Technically yes, but according to love, which is the fulfillment of the law, no. As if God desired sacrifice above mercy to the starving and persecuted righteous.
"I will have mercy and not sacrifice."
But, I will answer each technicality. The reason for the speed limit. Safety. Are you loving your neighbor by endangering him in the public right of ways? It's not about two or three miles above or below the posted limit, and cops know that. Keep it at about that speed. Unless your child is choking to death in the back seat and you need to get the ER . . .
About the workplace. In my 28 years of working for the man, I've never been called down because I stopped for a second to have a personal word with someone.
When harvesting, some grain would fall to the ground. It's inevitable. God's command was that which fell to the ground was the patrimony of the poor. And they could come in and glean, which is much harder work than cutting and loading sheaves. They were also commanded to leave the corners of their fields standing for the poor.
The point is, you can't treat people like machines. Relationships with one's coworkers is part of the job.
