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Originally Posted by crakjak
Falla,
My dear sister, you are absolutely right, it is and was those "standards of the heart" that build strength into our family. Mom and Daddy required these standards of their children, honesty and respect of those around us. I remember one of us sassing a neighbor, and Dad requiring a face to face apology to that neighbor. These things of character are honorable and make us respected by our community, and by the grace of God I see them in my own adult children.
My point is: It is those things of the heart that made the difference in our family, so I have to believe it is those standards to which you are referring. And from that perspective I totally embrace and agree with all that you have presented.
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Amen, amen, and amen!
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Originally Posted by Falla39
If people would get on their knees and pray about things instead of getting
them inside and letting them fester and infect the whole body, which could
bring death, spiritual or otherwise, there would be more victory in homes and
churches. Seek the LORD about everything!! The HOLY GHOST is there to
lead and guide.
I do not depend on any person to give me the answers that
are important to me. I take my "case", whatever it may be to the, to the
highest court. TO THE FINAL AUTHORITY! I have never found a problem HE
could not solve or a question He could not answer! HE IS THE KING!!!
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Unfortunately, people in strong "standards" churches are not usually allowed to do that. It doesn't matter what God says to them, it only matters what the rules of the church are. That is what you will do, period. And your kids will do that, too, even if it's not your own family's conviction.
This leaves many of us with the
very difficult decision of having to pull up roots and change churches to be allowed to have a little freedom to follow our
own principles, and not the principles of people who lived 50 years ago and set the rules.
It's fine and dandy to say "I love the standards, what's the big deal"... but what about those of us who DON'T love them?
What about my son who lay crying on my bed because he wants to wear short sleeves (and I mean above-the-elbow, people, not tank tops!)?
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Originally Posted by John Atkinson
It becomes all about outward. And sadley in many places the outward is the only thing preached.
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My kids went to a youth conference recently.... a huge building FULL of youth. Three sermons - three sermons about standards. No joke. That is ALL that was preached. Splits, short sleeves, short skirts, nail polish..... yadda yadda yadda. I was so frustrated I could have cried. A whole building full of youth, in a very precarious time of their lives, and you can't use this time to truly draw them closer to the heart of God?
Some of you truly don't understand what a huge issue this "standards" thing is in some circles.
I think it breaks the heart of God.
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