In other words, the kingdom of God is not about observance of ritual. It is not about maintaining rigorous law-keeping. It is about righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Gentiles didn't observe the law. The Jewish Christians contended that one had to. Paul renders the argument invalid. It's not about ritual. it's not about shirt tales. It's not about whether or not you drink a beer with dinner. These ideas do not deal with the root problem of humanity and they are very effective at getting our eyes off of our primary calling - the worship Christ.

Romans 14:17