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Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord
Having personal convictions, and living out those convictions sincerely and humbly before the Lord and others.... is a powerful thing.
Having a "standard" that the group you are a part of believes in, and you only keep the "standard" to maintain your status in the group, is where the road parts ways. Your act of keeping the "standard" actually becomes a stench in the nostrils of God, if it is only done to please man, while having a heart that is full of evil.
So, I don't bash those who keep and hold a standard... if they are doing it as unto the Lord. I respect that, and actually all those who call themselves Christian should have a mode of separation from the evil that is present around them.
But I do have a problem when a certain standard becomes tied in with salvation, because that is when the spirit of the Pharisees can become prevalent - which would be a group of people following a list of rules that they hope covers up their evil hearts.
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How can two walk together unless they agree. Churches have the right to hold standards for membership and positions. If those things don't matter to a person then I guess a person really doesn't have to worry about it. We all will give an answer to God for ourself.
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