Religious truth is not false for being narrow any more than mathematical or scientific truth is false for the same reason.

God not only allowed for joyful worship but also commanded it.

A concern for doctrinal purity should always be based on love of the Lord, not a desire to express spiritual pride.

The concept of freedom in Scripture differs from modern notions. Freedom is not a life lived free of restraints but a life that recognizes healthy limits, those that are concern to produce prosperity and order for the person who observes them.

Discouragement is contagious and is easily transmitted to others.

While catastrophes do enter the lives of godly people, they attach themselves far more to people who reject Him.

Moses simplifies the whole duty of Israel (and of humanity) by crystalizing the moral law into a single command to love God supremely.