Page 71 to not own expensive vehicles. to not own insurance. to not lock their car doors. to not lock the doors of their house. God’s will is for Christian women . . . to never wear jewelry. to wear a veil on their heads in church gatherings. to never cut their hair. to wear clothing that never exposes their legs. to be silent in church meetings. to never wear a bikini. The Limitations of Personal Conscience In Chapter 2, we discussed the conscience. The conscience is an internal guide into God’s moral will. However, the conscience is limited by knowledge. Every person has an internal line that is drawn by his or her conscience. If you cross that line, you have sinned. Yet because the line drawn by our conscience is limited by our knowledge, the line of some Christians will differ from others. Consequently, I may engage in a certain behavior that my
Go to God by prayer for a key to unlock the mysteries of His Word. It is not the plodding but the praying soul, that will get this treasure of Scripture knowledge. God often brings a truth to the Christian’s hand as a return of prayer, which he had long hunted for in vain with much labour and study: “There is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets” (Dan. 2:28); and where doth He reveal the secrets of His world but at the throne of grace?
William Gurnall