Holiness issues
Travis A Lillard (obie@juno.com)
Wed, 14 Aug 1996 08:59:30 PST
>>>>> "Deckard" == Deckard <rdeckard@venus.net> writes:
Deckard> It is true that as the world moves farther into left
Deckard> field in dress and behavior, it gives us the appearance
Deckard> of being more extreme. In actuality, we have not moved-
Deckard> they have. However, we do not gauge our standards of
Deckard> dress by comparing ourselves to oothers, be it the world
Deckard> or the Amish. A standard by definition, is something
Deckard> that everything else is compared to. A standard weight
Deckard> or measure, is one which all other measures are compared
Deckard> to.
Agreed, but this is not how most of the church world functions. Allow me
to illustrate. 75 to 100 years ago, there were many good moral
standards in the *world*. Standards like honesty, paying your bills,
being a good neighbor, helping friends and neighbors in time of illness,
death, and etc. The world had a standard.
The churchs (in general) had a higher standard than that of the world.
As the world's standard declined, the churches just maintained the same
distance from the world. As the world has declined, so has the churches. The standard of most churches is lower than the standard of the world
50 years ago.
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Most churches think they are ok. They are still maintaining their
standard as
compared to the world.
May the Lord Jesus bless you!
Travis L.