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Originally Posted by Steve Epley
Bro. Price questioning is healthy I would never discourage anyone from questioning. That is not what is being celebrated here on this thread. I am sorry to say that folks do backslide first in heart then in actions.
The doctrine of separation from the world and unto God is being attacked daily. But God is going to have a separated people. Their mindset-lifestyle-recreation-and yes their appearance is to demostrate they belong to Him.
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What is backsliding? Is backsliding no longer caring what God thinks? If so, that doesn't apply to me. I am extremely concerned about pleasing God. I pray every day for God to draw me closer to Him. But I'm still questioning our traditional standards, because I can't find them in God's word.
Where does the Bible say that people will be able to tell by glancing at us whether or not we are Christian? I can go to Walmart, and someone can glance at me and immediately know that I'm Pentecostal. It happens to me all the time. But does that mean I'm truly a Christian? Underneath this garb, I could be a cheater, an adulteress, a liar. They'll know I'm a
Christian by my fruit, by my love.
And I
still want to know how people 200 years ago were "separate from the world". They looked exactly like everyone around them. An atheist woman would have had a floor-length skirt, long sleeves, and a bun hairdo. How was the church "separate" then? You couldn't walk into "The General Store" then and spot a Christian right off by glancing at them.
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