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Separation From The World
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which testify of Me.)
Which is
to say “they [the scriptures]
testify of Christ,” meaning that
scripture itself leads us to
Christ instead of being a book
of law which we need to fulfill
ourselves. The Jews in this
situation were blind to Christ,
instead leaning on the scrip-
tures as their method of attain-
ing salvation. Similarly, Gala-
tians 3:24 tells us
Wherefore
the law was our schoolmaster
to bring us unto Christ, that
we might be justified by faith.
We have a clear verse here
which tells us that the Bible
isn’t a book of law which we
must follow, but that the law
was put in place to lead us to
Christ, who is the fulfillment
of the law by His own admis-
sion.
This Ordnung regarding cloth-
ing then is a very slippery
slope. For it is true that as a
Christian, it behooves us to
deny the flesh and the lusts
thereof. No mature Christian, I
daresay, will entertain the idea
of wearing clothing that
tempts the viewer thereof.
Instituting a set of rules has to
be very tempting for the lead-
ers of the plain churches, as
they truly feel responsible for
their congregations and the
natural man
(without the Holy
Spirit)
and without constraint
is like a loose cannon and
surely will get into much trou-
ble.
Please join me in my next arti-
cle as we continue down this
path of learning more about
our plain background and the
deep seated roots guiding plain
groups today. We’ll look into
more of the rules of the Ord-
nung, which institutes separa-
tion from the world, and dig
down even deeper to take us
all back to the Holy Bible,
where we can learn so much of
Christ’s will for our lives.
Christ truly is the perfect vine,
and we are told that as His life
flows through us as branches,
we will bear the most beautiful
fruit. Praise Him!
—J. Martin
And you know, I would NOT trade
this off-to-the-side, special, intense-
ly personal relationship with God
for anything. This 'whisking me off,
alone, none of the rest of you
around, special relationship!
And He is waiting for you too. Let
your heart be still and receive the
love He has for you.
Tell Him you are listening, and you
want to know Him. Ask Him to
open your eyes to what He is doing
and saying for you and in you. And
be patient and wait. He IS there,
and He is capable of the most inti-
mate, original stuff ever! —Lynn
YOU Are Very Special
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Romans 10:8-13
But what saith it? The
word is nigh thee,
even
in thy mouth,
and in thy heart: that
is, the word of faith,
which we preach;
That if thou shalt con-
fess with thy mouth
the Lord Jesus, and
shalt believe in thine
heart that God hath
raised him from the
dead, thou shalt be
saved.
For with the heart
man believeth unto
righteousness;
and
with the mouth con-
fession is made unto
salvation.
For the scripture
saith,
Whosoever
believeth on him shall
not be ashamed.
For there is no differ-
ence between the Jew
and the Greek: for the
same Lord over all is
rich unto all that call
upon him. For whoso-
ever shall call (ask)
upon the name of the
Lord shall be saved.