Holiness Study

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Amen!  Sis. Rachel Ramon!!!!!

Kimberly Elkins

> I don't know that not dressing holy will "keep" you out of heaven, but I
> have found that all truly godly women either dress holy or are being
> convicted about it.  I really saddens me to see so many UPC churches
> loosing their standards.  I agree with Bro.Brown that because the hair
> issue is mentioned in the New Testament, it is something that the Lord
> intended to continue.  I have yet to find a Jesus name, spirit filled lady
> prayer warrior that cuts her hair.  If you are in the presence of God long,
> he will convict you about this.  There is something to be said about
> gentleness, though, when talking to someone about these things.
> 
> Psalms 18:35
> Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand
> hath holden me up, and
> thy gentleness hath made me great.
> 
> I have a friend who is charismatic and has been baptized in Jesus name and
> filled with the Holy Ghost.  She walks so close to God that he has dealt
> with her about her dress.  One day she went to a garage sale where a UPC
> woman was and this women was extremely mean and accusing about her dress.
> While the woman was correct in her convictions, she was lacking in love to
> know how to express them.  My friend was very discouraged.  While we
> shouldn't compromise our standards, we need wisdom in how to express them.
> Convictions have to become "personal" to stand against temptation.  A
> preacher said recently that one generation's concecration becomes the next
> generation's tradition and becomes the next generation's legalism.  We need
> to make the holiness standards a personal concecration again.   This is
> what I'm praying for my children.  The other day my daughter (who never
> seems to stop growing upward)  had a dress on that had gotten above the
> knees.  In the middle of the day she changed and I asked her why.  She said
> "Mommy, I felt uncomfortable, this dress is too short."  Praise the Lord!
> That is what I want for my children, something personal.  It may start with
> Mommy says and the Bible says, but that inner tug of the Spirit is what
> keeps it there.
> 
> I understand Mike's point about the other things the Bible talks about.
> Christianity is not just the don'ts but also the dos.  It's good not to cut
> your hair (if you happen to be a woman), but how many people have you
> witnessed to lately?  Let's get busy in the harvest!
> 
> One more point.  I heard a Baptist lady on Focus on the Family last night
> say this.
> 
> "A country is as strong as the standard's of its women."  It is a privelage
> to dress like a daughter of the KING!
> 
> God Bless!
> 
> -Rachel
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> Rachel Ramos, Senior Support Specialist
> UT-Houston School of Allied Health Sciences
> PO Box 20708
> Houston, Texas  77225-0708
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