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Originally Posted by Tithesmeister
One problem with “basic standards” is that they often aren’t basic. They can’t be basic unless they are based on scripture.
When pastors start “enforcing” standards that are based on their opinion they have crossed the line from being pastors in a biblical sense to being dictators. Pastors have no biblical authority to enforce standards in my home. I have authority in my home. If a pastor tries to enforce authority in my home, he should be invited to a Bible study.
Just because he is confused about headship, doesn’t mean I’m supposed to be confused with him.
1Corinthians
[3] But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
I think a lot of the problems surrounding standards are a result of confusion about headship.
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Brother, standards is just the application of Biblical principles to our times. The problem is some people see principles, some see cultural issues being addressed, and therefore don't want to follow the application the elders of the church are teaching.
We are not the only ones doing it. If you read the first centuries manuscripts you see exactly the same thing. If you even read much later manuscripts you see similar points. It makes total sense to me that God cares about how you look, and definitely it is the reflection of what it is inside.
The biggest issue here is that many preachers teach Standards as commandments of men. They say "you shall... because WE ARE HOLINESS APOSTOLIC PENTECOSTALS, and those other denominations will go to HEEEELLLL".
Instead, they should teach it from the Bible, and as the Apostles taught it: from the inside attitude out, as something that GOD wants; not the UPCI, not the Pastor of the church, not just to be contrarian to other believers groups.