Take the scripture out of context? That's your perception just as a Trinitarian sees the Trinity and a Dispensationalists sees a Pre-Tribulational Rapture,
you see what you see because that's where you want to be.
It's like wanting a Christmas Tree, you and I know that there is no Bible for it, but yet you will have people fight you tooth and nail over it. The same goes for wedding rings; people will fight like wolves over one piece of jewelry when there is no scripture for it. Why? Because it's about agenda, it's about what people want whether it's in the Bible or not. It's the preacher’s job to preach to the people that they should get a prayer life and grow up and if that's accomplished then it will be Jesus who will take care of the rest.
The exact same thing could be said about the dress code crowd. They see what they see because that's what they want to see.
Wait a minute Bro, if someone is in a church they have a duty to study it out for themselves.
No body is told anything that they have to do. When I was in the world no Apostolic Pentecostal ever came to my door in the Bronx New York and told me that I couldn't dress a certain way. It's up to the people to study for themselves. Usually people blow off standards because they never believed in them from the start. It was a costume to them just like clown outfit is to Bozo. My wife studied out her convictions on holiness in the original languages and came to her conclusions through the word and prayer. The same goes for myself and everything that I believe. My daughters are compelled to study and as they grow we will TEACH, not yell, not scream or by any beatings. I want them to love Jesus like I love Jesus and not hate Him because they think He is the cause of religious misery.
My Puerto Rican foot. I've been there, heard the preaching, believed the lies, and found out different. You have come entirely too late to try to convince me people aren't told what to do over pulpits. If that is what you believe then you need to get your head out of the sand, Brother.
What if GOD does want that of every person? What if a preacher preached and the Holy Ghost moved in all his revivals and every revival people were baptized in Jesus name and received the Holy Ghost speaking in tongues and the people all said that God told them to change the way they looked?
Would you still be cool with that?
What if? What if you're wrong? Also, I seriously doubt entire revivals are caused by dress code preaching.
Brother Rico I have changed my beliefs on issues when I was given a good argument no matter how it was presented I have no problem when I see it in the word or when I hear a good argument against or for it.
At least you are willing to admit that your beliefs have changed. If they've been changed before then that would mean they could be changed again. This is a journey, and we learn as we go. What we think is God's way today could change on down the road a bit.
In Jesus name
Brother Benincasa
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