PRINCIPLES TO LIVE BY
® A rule, law or requirement is limited in scope and
application. For example, laws which apply to the people in
one area may not apply to those in another. Diplomatic
immunity allows certain people to do things forbidden to
others. A principle is universal and does not allow special
privileges or diplomatic immunity.
® A rule, law or requirement is always subject to amend-
ment or elimination. A principle cannot be changed or dis-
carded. Its only change is in its application to meet a specific
situation.
SITUATIONS CHANGE — PRINCIPLES NEVER
CHANGE
As stewards, we are endowed with mental, physical and
moral capabilities. These must be developed and combined
into an intangible we call character. This character is the
only thing we will take, in its acceptable form, from this earth
to the next. Therefore, these capabilities must be perfected
through the power of choice — the choice and application of
principles to specific situations. It is this consideration, de-
cision and implementation that form the foundation and
growth of character.
It was to this end that God formed man a free, moral agent
—a person who could recognize his capabilities and develop
them to the glory of his Creator; a person who would be able
to return love as he was loved. Such men were to take their
places in the heavenly family as contributors to the celestial
happiness.
To accomplish this divine purpose, a man must recognize
his origin and his God-given appointment as a manager over
the things with which he has been entrusted. Dominion calls
for individual decision and action — therefore, God gave
man great, guiding principles to live by.