UPCI's Randy Hollis Throws Down the Gauntlet: The Emancipation of Isaac

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Originally Posted by staysharp

There is not such thing. God is not a respecter of persons. Sin is sin. What is sin is listed in the bible. Sin that will ........ your soul. "They that do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God." God does not allow behavior for one and not for the other. It's across the board.

I know a lady who has been in UPC all her life. Her sister cut her hair and she said 'why did God let her do it and not me." Well, God had nothing to do with it. The ladies husband would not let her and preached against it all his ministry. So, God isn't stopping her, its her husband.

I agree with you that sin is sin. There are some things that although not sin can become sin for some people.

A rich young ruler once came to Jesus, anxious to know what was wrong with his religious experience. He was so anxious that he literally came RUNNING, and FELL DOWN at the master's feet. When he inquired, 'What must I do --?" Jesus replied, "one thing thou lackest --." Christ then put his finger upon the young man's pet sin, and instructed him how to get rid of it. (See Mk. 10:21.)

http://www.spiritoffire.org/ebooks/aa%20allen/mwp13.htm

Another excerpt from A A Allen:

Consecration has much to do with personal things. It is the putting off, out of our lives, the hundred and one little things that in themselves may not be sin, but which if they are allowed to remain, take the place that Christ should take. As an example, many professing Christians admit that they do not read their Bible as much as they should. They declare that they are so busy, they just don't have time to read it. Yet these same people have time to read all the daily and Sunday comic strips, many magazines and stories. There is but one conclusion. These comics, magazines, and stories are more important to them than the word of God. They have crowded out Christ from his rightful place in these people's lives. Some of this reading might be of such a nature as to be actually sinful in itself, but much of it is rather harmless, except for the fact that it HAS CROWDED OUT CHRIST. Thousands of those who profess to be believers in the Lord Jesus Christ today would have more power in their lives if the time they spend in listening to the ball games and "soap operas", and "perpetual emotion dramas" were spent listening to the voice of God, alone in the closet of prayer. These are some of the "little foxes tht spoil the vines", destroying the tender grapes and robbing God's people of fruitfulness.

I consider the 'holiness standards' of the UPC manmade rules. But having said that it is possible for a woman to be personally convicted by the Holy Spirit that wearing jewelry is wrong. For instance, if I adorned myself with excessive jewelry or took pride in my jewelry, a pride which comes with a feeling of superiority, then it would be sin and God would convict me of the pride that came with wearing jewelry. After repentance, I would either get rid of my jewelry since it was a hinderance in my walk with God or I would be able to push away thoughts of pride and still wear jewelry but not to the same excess. It's not all black and white as you would like it to be. But the important thing to remember is not to impose my convictions on others. (And if you're curious, no, the above did not happen to me. I've have never been one to wear jewelry even before I became a Christian. This is only an example.)

How is one convicted if not by their conscience? Or why did God give us a conscience if not to be able to tell right from wrong. Rom 2:15