'There's something comfortable about reducing Christianity to a list of do's and don'ts, whether your list comes from mindless fundamentalism or mindless liberalism: you always know where you stand, and this helps reduce anxiety. Dos-and-don'tism has the advantage that you don't need wisdom. You don't have to think subtly or make hard choices. You don't have to relate personally to a demanding and loving Lord.'
Robert C Roberts in Tom Hovestol, Extreme Righteousness: Seeing ourselves in the Pharisees, p.157.
