The real source of happiness according to the Old Testament

[jennifer_bloom]

The bible says that obedience to the 10 commandments and disobedience to the 10 commandments leads to depression, misery and disease, but the thing is, you don’t have to obey them perfectly, as long as you try, God will reward you, and you do not have to take the laws literally, “No other Gods,” could mean to worship justice and not video games, “No idols,” could mean avoiding laziness by doing volunteer work, not taking the “Name in vain.” Could mean, not exaggerating how religious you are to get attention etc… “Keeping the sabbath holy,” could meaning honouring those worse off than you by buying hot dogs or water for homeless people etc…

[Avicenna]

Excellent points- focus on what really matters and not on the letter of the law or being "holier than thou".