Regarding Holiness Issues

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>In the end, remember, preaching of holiness standards is easy when you
>have a bunch yelling AMEN. The real value of it comes where there are
>innocent and tender lambs that we really care about. It is THEN that
>we need to consider the REAL value of standards, realizing that if we
>dont get souls into the place of enduring love and safety, the whole
>exercise was in vain.
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>Preaching holiness takes the Holy Ghost, Love, Patience, Prayer, a
>prepared Mind, and some guts. I dont do as well as I would like. Any
>other preachers like to address this ?
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>-mwb
>

An outstanding message on holiness, Bro. Bassett.  I saved the full text  in
my permanent files for future reference.  Leading a church into strong,
solid standards in these trying times, is much like raising your children.
It takes much time, wisdom, compassion, and lots of patience and prayer.  It
also takes careful development of the whole spiritual man.  As an old, very
faithful church leader told me this past week, "When people really love God,
and have a deep spiritual relationship with Jesus Christ, then standards
will come naturally.  We old-timers knew this, and that's why church
holiness is where it is today."

This does not exempt the church and leadership from teaching (the old
excuse, of 'let the Lord just lead them').  As our children need teaching
and examples to follow, so must our new converts.  But leading people and
churches into good, strong holiness convictions takes time and wisdom.

Just my thoughts.
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Rex Deckard
Seymour, Indiana
rdeckard@venus.net
 
"For none of us liveth to himself; and no man dieth to himself..." Romans 14:7
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