Did Jesus Wear Pants?

[Aquila]

Some can be jaded by the standards. Especially if they have been in Pentecost long enough to come to the belief that some of the standards are not absolutely biblical.

Some can strongly defend the standards. Especially if they have been in Pentecost long enough to find what they believe is a value for the standards, or have come to identify their entire faith with the standards.

Some new converts can be simply disillusioned with the standards wondering if all of it is necessary and when given texts, they just don't see the standard exactly expressed in Scripture.

Some new converts grow into the standards, seeing value in their application and embrace them as principles to be practiced, even if not specifically spelled out in Scripture.

Some new converts can be strong defenders of the standards as a result of what I remember some calling, "True Believer Syndrome". This is a mental and emotional psychological state wherein the individual blindly embraces anything taught to them on account of their love and trust for a given authority. Scripture is therefore often interpreted through the lense of practice, instead of practice being established by plain reading of Scripture. All too often, upon realization of the imperfection of the institution, a "true believer" can become very disillusioned and become jaded about the standards they come to believe are not biblical.

So, be it a new believer, true believer, firm believer, jaded believer... it doesn't matter. People generally have some reason why they believe as they do. And if listened to, most have merits to why they believe what they do.

Ultimately Scripture is the final word, regardless of where one is coming from.