The Importance Of Holiness

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Holiness includes not just how God and our pastors see us. But how the world/universe sees us. Holiness includes our thoughts, attitudes, appearance and physical man. Once you possess inward holiness the outward holiness will show. But don’t be fooled, outward appearance of holiness is worthless without inward holiness. Read 1 Corinthians 6: 19-20 NKJV “ Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the holy spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?. For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are Gods”. When you become saved and filled with God’s holy spirit your inner man will teach you a lot, if you allow it. When you are filled with God’s spirit, holiness …show more content…

Therefore, we take care of it as God would have. Acceptable is defined as “able to be agreed upon”. If we look in the mirror at our outward man, will God agree upon what we are wearing, would he agree that you should have that crop top on showing your body(which belongs to him) to the world? Would he agree on you putting those tattoos all over your body (again, which belongs to him)? Would he be okay with you putting that alcohol in your body (which belongs to him)?

Let me draw your attention to Romans 12:2 (NKJV). “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” First, let’s define conformed. Webster dictionary defines conform as “ (of a person) behave according to socially acceptable conventions or standards. The pressure to conform". God is saying do not try to fit in with the crowd, nor act or look like them. Do not follow the crowd, but follow me. Transformed is defined as “make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, appearance, or character of”. So if you have those piercings and wearing those

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