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<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cYou sure don\u2019t look Pentecostal Holiness,\u201d<\/strong> is a statement I\u2019ve heard from various people throughout my life.\u00a0 After repeated conversations, it appeared I was missing the long sleeves, skirt and bun!\u00a0 Add to the fact that we gals of the 80\u2019s were wearing blue eye shadow, red lipstick, big hair and bare legs with our dresses.\u00a0 My husband\u2019s grandmother was a bun wearing IPHC saint!\u00a0 I know her and many other saints were praying for the future generations.\u00a0 What were the rules of being a Pentecostal Holiness girl?\u00a0 What was this \u201choliness\u201d that I am supposed to succumb to?
\nI LOVE that there\u2019s a book we can go to and get ALL the answers!\u00a0 The Bible contains it all!\u00a0 Scripture always has great answers!\u00a0 The Bible is the revelation of our holy God, inspired by the Holy Spirit, who points to our holy Savior, who calls us with a holy calling to be holy as He is holy, so we may dwell with Him eternally in his holy city (1 Timothy3:16; Revelation 4:8; 2 Peter 1:21; John 14:26; John 6:69; 2 Timothy 1:9; 1 Peter 1:15, 16; Revelation 21:2).\u00a0 Therefore, it stands to reason one of the seven specific core values we as IPHC prayerfully value is holiness.
\nWhat is this Holiness and where does it come from?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Moral attributes revealed in God\u2019s character and expected to be evident within us: holiness, truth, goodness, love, patience, mercy.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Experiential representation of God\u2019s holiness.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Everything we receive from God as believers comes by way of God\u2019s mercy, grace and unconditional love.
\nOn my quest to understand why my physical attire didn\u2019t quite measure up to the term \u201choliness\u201d I discovered through the Word of God that true holiness is an inward conviction which will result in our outward display of God\u2019s holiness.\u00a0 More of Him and less of me!
\nUnfortunately, misguided zeal has prompted some believers to drift in the quagmire of legalism.\u00a0 Holiness becomes a list of regulations that bind and burden,blotting out a lifestyle that is liberating and blessed.
\nThe more we reflect God\u2019s holiness, the more unified we become in personal character.\u00a0 We value holiness in our daily walk with God.\u00a0 As believers who maintain a biblical worldview, we understand our relationship with God extends beyond the sanctuary.\u00a0 Because we value holiness, it will be evident in our walk, witness and our work.\u00a0 The beauty of holiness should be evident in our life as we walk after the Spirit (Romans 8:1, 4) wherever we go, and with whomever we associate.
\nSo while my grandmother-in-law would probably be a little concerned about all of the piercings and tattings that are going on, I know that deep in her heart (and mine, too) she would want people to know the Lord and just live for HIM and reflect HIS character in their everyday ordinary life!<\/p>\n