Should standards be an issue when witnessing?

[scotty]

Originally Posted by Timmy

Just wondering, it seems you believe that the Holy Spirit guides people in dress/hair standards. E.g., a woman may be led by the Spirit never to cut her hair and never to wear pants. Is that correct?

If so, does He also, in some cases, not lead certain other believers in the same direction? E.g., a woman may feel no conviction about pants, or cutting hair. Is that correct?

Or is the latter woman just not listening to the HS? Or does the HS usually lead people in the same direction as other people in the same local
church?

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Originally Posted by Pressing-On
On the pants issue - my best friend thinks this is hilarious. She wears pants, but not to church. I can't wear them because I feel sexual in them. She laughs her head off over that. I'm sure it was from my bartending days, but really, I will always feel that way about pants personally. I don't look down on others, but that is why I don't and can't wear them, plus they are uncomfortable.

Originally Posted by Scotty

Exactly , everyone is different...

I have a friend who does not have a tv because he says "I am not good at controling it" It takes his time away from him, yet he has the most awesome collection of PC games I have ever seen, but rarely plays them.

I have a tv, I rarely watch it, mostly Fox news, some History and disovery and animal planet, but usually have praise music going...however , I have given away all of my PC games because they possessed my time. I would be up till midnight or later playing Black Hawk Down online.

See the difference, thats why standards are personal.

So to answer your question , yes...I believe some standards can come from conviction and some are just personal to you.

Believe me , I did not want to get rid of my games, one night I sat down to play and while it was loading it hit me like a ton of bricks on my shoulders......"i could be praying right now, I could be holding a family bible study, I could be at the church fixing something...etc etc. I broke every game CD I had right then and there and threw them in the trash...thats conviction...and I have been blessed tremendously for adhering...