The Beauty Of A Sister Carol Mcconkie

What is beautiful? How do people define beauty? People view differently. Usually, we judge people, first, from his or her appearance then to their inherence. It is a common fact that appearance has an indirect

Did you ever wonder what it truly means to be holy? Jeff Bridges, a bestselling author, wrote a book called The Pursuit of Holiness that explains just about everything you need to know about being holy and God’s holiness. Bridges believes that holiness is something that Christians often have trouble including in their life on a day-to-day basis. He speculates that the reason we have so much trouble with applying holiness to our lives is because we struggle in identifying what we have to do in order to be holy in the eyes of God. Bridges tackles this concept and breaks down the things that you can apply and remove from your life to pursue holiness.

Holiness is a dedication to God. This dedication is formed individually by the people of God, who are the church. However, not every person of God is one hundred percent holy. Only Jesus Christ had complete dedication to God, but the church strives for this dedication. Throughout time, there has been role models of holiness within the church known as saints.

"For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome." 1John 5:3 NKJV

I have so many families of Hebrew terms, the "qodesh". The main Hebrew words used for holiness in the Old Testament are I find are: 1) 'qadash' (verb, pronounced 'kah-dash') = to sanctify, to make holy; 2) 'qadosh' (adjective, pronounced 'kah-doesh') = holy and 3) 'qodesh' (noun, pronounced 'koh-daysh') = sanctification, holiness. Therefore, we can see various forms of these words are used over many times in the Old Testament. So which one is the correct one on the basis of our teaching or explain the holiness to those no know about the terminology. How we choice right one to be holiness to make senses for others in context of no- believers. I have a lot of doubt about the nature of holiness itself. The holiness of God is derived as ceremonial

“The heart of holiness lies in the restoration of God’s image in us.” (Tidball 21) Christians may claim to be holy because they choose good behavior and avoid sin, but holiness is more than that. Christ is our human example of holiness. Holiness is nurturing the character of Christ in us. In the 3rd chapter of Colossians, Paul tells of Christ’s unique qualities that make one holy, emphasizing love to be the most important, “clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.” (Col. 3.12) “And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.” (Col. 3.14) In the book Sanctification: Explorations in Theology and Practice, Derek Tidball talks about being holy means to have “the unblemished image of God in a human being.”(27) He also comments that it is “to be truly human and truly Christ-like.”(27) In Leviticus 19:1-2 the Lord says to Moses, “be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.” (NIV) God is the epitome of holy. He is sinless, all loving, and no one can compare to His perfection. When saying we need to be holy, God does not ask us to be perfect like Him, but strive to be perfect. In 2 Corinthians 13:11, the word says “to aim for perfection”. (NIV) God asks us to set ourselves apart from the world, living our day to day lives according to His standards, reflecting His righteousness in love. Tidball sums it up well when he says, “Holiness is more than avoiding sin. It is cultivating the character of Christ in us.”(24) It is “the very Godness of God”. (Lodahl

What makes someone beautiful? This striking question has always had a complex answer rather than simple. Society makes their interpretation of beauty with many standards that qualify for the “most beautiful people” in the world. America's picture of the perfect lady is extremely thin however full figured. America’s picture of the perfect gentleman is also thin, yet very fit. It’s always one thing or the other, never one choice. The public has their own particular rendition of what beauty looks like, yet american beauty happens to have a stance amongst the most startling standards. These standards of beauty that women see each day impact their confidence and self-esteem negatively only to push them to discover ways to fit into these unrealistic beauty criterias. Beauty standards in America are ever-changing, but society has yet to absolutely accept the average, everyday woman.

The priests are responsible for teaching the saints the distinction between what is common and what is holy (Leviticus 10:10-11). Though the saints are receiving education unto holiness, those outside of the prophetic community who are common that desire to be apart of the community can receive education moving them from being common to becoming a saint that contributes to the body within the prophetic community. Receiving an education will allow for people who are common to be able to draw near to God and be able to participate within the

“Holiness is not only expected; it is the promised birthright of every Christian.” (14) Bridges explains Holiness is for all us not just a select few. It is not some unreachable goal that only monks can reach, we do not have to be these perfect law driven people like the Pharisees. To be holy you need “to be separated from sin” and “consecrated to God.” (15) Bridges tells of we must accept the moral compass of the Bible, in our

becomes a temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6 v 19) and this is

As an outsider I would like to pose this question to Socrates for further discussion; if we regard piety / holiness as the highest honor to the Gods what constitutes our act of holiness? Do we show reverence to the Gods because we are told to honor them simply because they sit high or do we honor them because we feel convicted to honor what we know is superior and good? My point, do we make a judgment regarding right or wrong based on the circumstances of what we know is evil or wrong or do we judge based on the evidence to determine if the act was evil or deliberate. To make the decision honor the holiness of what the Gods deem right or wrong good or evil?

In a way that we cannot do on our own, the Holy Spirit will build into our lives love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control (Gal. 5:22-23). Rather than trying to be loving, patient, kind, God asks us to rely on Him to produce these qualities in our lives. Thus Christians are told to walk in the Spirit (Gal. 5:25) and be filled with the Spirit (Eph. 5:18). And the Holy Spirit empowers Christians to perform ministerial duties that promote spiritual growth among Christians (Rom. 12; 1Cor. 12; Eph. 4).

Now when I think of being holy, I cannot think of a good definition because my previous definition is in fact not being holy, it’s just conforming to society. Euthyphro and I have similar ignorance when it comes to what it truly means to be holy because our definition is simply repeating what someone else thinks. Socrates comes to the decision that nobody truly knows what it is to be holy.

The definition of beauty is a characteristic of a person, animal, place, object, or idea that provides a perceptual experience of pleasure, meaning, or satisfaction. Beauty has negative and positive influences on mostly people. Beauty is described by the inside and outside of us. Due to beauty, our self-esteem has been hurt dramatically, especially towards girls. Beauty is not always about our outside looks but it’s about our inside personality also.

The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.” (Mark 12:30-31) God here clearly states that he wants his creation to be just as benevolent as he is. This is a very possible task that can be achieved if applied to our daily lives.