No yoke

Now therefore, why do you test God by putting a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved in the same manner as they." – Acts 15.10-11

It seems like from he earliest days people have tried to add a yoke to the gospel. That is just part and parcel of religion.

When Gentiles stated getting saved  the Jews thought they should have to do the same things they did or had done. They wanted the Gentiles to submit to circumcision.  They wanted them to live by the Law after they were saved.

'Why do you test God by putting a yoke on the neck of the disciples?'

That's a pretty powerful question. First, look who is being tested by yoking the disciples? Not the yokers, not the yokees, but God is the One who is tested when ever a yoke is added to the gospel. The reason is that if God doesn't put a yoke there who are we to impose one?

The true gospel is yoke-less. The entire book of Galatians deals with grace robbers who try to rob the joy of salvation by burdening Christians with a heavy yoke.

Matthew 11.29-30 -"Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."

If our Christian life is yoked by man's rules and man made regulations we are not living the way Jesus wants us to live. His yoke is easy. His burden is light.

Don’t let the grace robbers weigh you down.