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Originally Posted by Praxeas
I believe there is only one way to being saved and that is through Jesus Christ alone by faith in Him and what He did. Our "Lifestyles" don't save us, that's works. Our Lifestyles should be a by-produce of being saved plus we should want to be living witnesses for Jesus after what He did for us....it is our reasonable service
I don't think any Standard keeper is truely separate from the world according to their idea of separation unless they live in a cave or are Amish
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I agree with you, but I couldn't help but think back.
I do remember though what is was like to actually live a standard. There was a period of about 12 years that I didn't see a movie, watch tv, listen to anything but a Christian radio Station. Would not go to a restaurant that had a bar in it. Would not go out to lunch with people from work because I was worried they might tell a bad joke, or cuss. Went to church every morning before work to pray before work. Was in church everytime the doors were open. Was in the Choir. Taught Sunday School. Bus Ministry, knocking doors, ect ect. I pretty much felt like I was separate from the world.
We had revival, souls were saved, in a few years we grew from 20 to 500+ people.
Something happened though, people started getting that attitude that others were disgusting sinners, and no one, even other Apostolics were as good as us. No one could be as holy as us. We got to the point where we had a bad spirit. I didn't like what we had become but I didn't know what to do.
Then one day the pastor said that he wasn't going to preach/enforce standards anymore. I backslid hard core. It's taken me a several years to repair my walk with God. I'm still confused, still shaken, still damaged.
Maybe it's like the man of God had a hedge around me, but I didn't have one myself.
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