The Latest from the "Holiness Police"

[Sam]

concerning the "holiness standards" held dear and taught by many:

Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
Isaiah 29:13

6 He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
11 But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.
12 And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;
13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
14 And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:
15 There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.
16 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
Mark 7:6-16

[On The Wheel]

Originally Posted by Sam

concerning the "holiness standards" held dear and taught by many:

Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
Isaiah 29:13

6 He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
11 But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.
12 And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;
13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
14 And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:
15 There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.
16 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
Mark 7:6-16

This is a problem. It is very difficult to listen if your mouth is always open. Those who are always on the prowl to catch those who's toes inch off the line are too busy condemning others to hear what thus saith the Word. I have learned that it is very hard to listen when your mouth is always open.

Also, it is impossible to learn if you already think you know it ALL!

[Scott Hutchinson]

People that are always looking for fault can find it,all they need to do,is to look for it in their mirrors.

[tv1a]

My daughter used to have a serious problem with being a tattle tale. She would tell on her brother for the least little thing in order to get him into trouble. Unfortunately, the root of the problem was when she was making someone else look bad, she thought she was looking good. We put a stop to that quick.

The internet gestapo wants to shift the spotlight on others so they can continue to work their evil in the dark. The Bible says that things done in secret will be brought to light. One can only hope that the light shines on their evil soon.

Originally Posted by Aquila

I think they want to discredit ministers because once discredited that leaves more people turning to them... that's more money in their pockets.

[On The Wheel]

Originally Posted by Scott Hutchinson

People that are always looking for fault can find it,all they need to do,is to look for it in their mirrors.

True. If I look there too long (say 4 or 5 seconds) I can get very depressed!

The true mirror is, of course, God's Word. But that can be very inconvenient. It might cause the viewer to humble himself and be convicted to shape up his act. It is so much more fun to look at others and harp on them to change up their act.