[Baron1710]

Originally Posted by theoldpaths

Please explain to me how I have thrown a noose around my neck?

I am not adding to the word of God, but rather I am standing up for my Pastor's right to create holiness standards for my church, and standing up for my submission to my Pastor and to the holiness standards that he teaches. I am willingly obeying the one that has the rule over me in obedience to his word and I give God all of the praise and glory for enabling me to be obedient to His word. I thank God for his gift to me, my Pastor.

Again let me state, what others choose to believe is up to them and I respect their right to believe what they want to believe. I am simply stating what I believe and using scripture to back that up.

As far as I'm concerned, this has been a mature discussion about what the bible teaches. Others don't have to participate if they don't want to or are not able to backing up what they believe with scripture.

Others are free to join a church where the Pastor doesn't have ANY holiness standards, but let's people work out their own salvation with fear and trembling if they want to. I have been there, was not born again there and I'm glad I'm not there anymore but am back to where I was born again with a good relationship with my Pastor and my brothers and sisters in the Lord.

Thank you for your concern.

Create holiness standards??? What a bunch of garbage. You don't create holiness.