September 1, 2004

[Bowser]

Quote[/b] ]. . it is written, ’Be holy, for I am holy’
—1 Peter 1:16

Quote[/b] ]We must continually remind ourselves of the purpose of life. We are not destined to happiness, nor to health, but to holiness. Today we have far too many desires and interests, and our lives are being consumed and wasted by them. Many of them may be right, noble, and good, and may later be fulfilled, but in the meantime God must cause their importance to us to decrease. The only thing that truly matters is whether a person will accept the God who will make him holy. At all costs, a person must have the right relationship with God.

Do I believe I need to be holy? Do I believe that God can come into me and make me holy? If through your preaching you convince me that I am unholy, I then resent your preaching. The preaching of the gospel awakens an intense resentment because it is designed to reveal my unholiness, but it also awakens an intense yearning and desire within me. God has only one intended destiny for mankind— holiness. His only goal is to produce saints. God is not some eternal blessing-machine for people to use, and He did not come to save us out of pity— He came to save us because He created us to be holy. Atonement through the Cross of Christ means that God can put me back into perfect oneness with Himself through the death of Jesus Christ, without a trace of anything coming between us any longer.

Never tolerate, because of sympathy for yourself or for others, any practice that is not in keeping with a holy God. Holiness means absolute purity of your walk before God, the words coming from your mouth, and every thought in your mind— placing every detail of your life under the scrutiny of God Himself. Holiness is not simply what God gives me, but what God has given me that is being exhibited in my life.

 

[Avesther]

Never tolerate...any practice that is not in keeping with a holy God.

Does that mean, not to tolerate that which is not in keeping with a holy God in ones life or as it pertains to the world around us?

For example: I will not tolerate the practice of magik in my house because its practice in my sphere of influence is not in keeping with a holy God. Should I also protest publically against others who practice magik? Or should I live out Revelations 22:11 He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let hime be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.?

 

[Bowser]

Quote[/b] (Gods_Peon @ Sep. 02 2004,1:26)]Never tolerate...any practice that is not in keeping with a holy God.

Does that mean, not to tolerate that which is not in keeping with a holy God in ones life or as it pertains to the world around us?

You'd have to ask Mr. Chambers that

Personally, I try to point out what I feel may be wrong doings by friends privately and between just me and them.  However, I don't make it a hassle or endeavor to correct them.

I tend to agree more with that I will not support any magics in my own household rather than going out in the world and trying to correct witchcraft and sorcery (or other sinful and immoral acts).  I'll let those who practice such things know where I stand and that I don't support what they do, and I will try to live out my life my own way and not try to take control of anyone else's.