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Because We Are His - Lesson #2

Pastor: Rev. Michael Blankenship
Topic: Holiness - Because We Are His, Blankenship

"Because We Are His" Rev. Michael Blankenship------------------------------------------------------ Part II: Christian Concepts of Dress------------------------------------------------------I Samuel 16: 7 "But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart."There you have it! This won’t take long because God is not worried about how we dress! Right? Some would think so but let’s examine closer. It was stated in the last session: Balance is our Goal. I want to show you that the way you choose to dress is both RELATIVE & IMPORTANT! (but not to impress God) If you want to impress God then concentrate on your spirit, attitude & inner values.NOTICE: vs 7 does not say God approves of ungodly dress. BUT it shows that He does not evaluate us totally on that level alone. *** One thing vs 7 does show, is that God looks where man can’t. BUT MAN DOES LOOK ON THE OUTWARD APPEARANCE because that’s all he can see! THAT’S WHY IT’S IMPORTANT! This verse is NOT a valid argument to say our attire is not important, if anything, it is a verse to argue the opposite! How we dress is important because man looks at it!_________________Your dress makes a statement about you: It reveals your feeling, commitments, frame of mind.Romans 6: 17 "But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye

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