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It's been interesting seeing the various viewpoints on the subject at hand. I, for one, am not afraid of the wide array of Pentecostal views although I sometimes get fearful - as Elder Epley said - of how 'wide' that 'array' is getting!
The bottom line is that God called us to make righteousness look good to a lost and dying world. That had nothing to do with bending to please the world and everything to do with living a joyous attitude of 'life more abundantly' in the parameters of modesty and holiness. We have folks who bend too far to the left and too far to the right.
Part of that is the fault of preachers themselves. I still mourn to admit that there are many out there with the same sick mentality as the one who was most interested in 'job security'. We, in the ministry, have gotto convey that commitment and truth can be preached effectively and without a vulgar spirit but it will require preachers that have the guts to stand up for what's right and the tenderness in their hearts to show them a Christ like spirit while doing it.
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