Is Holiness necessary anymore?
Believers are to be different in many ways:

Outward adorning:

The Christian (Men or Women) are not to draw attention to them selves but let the Love of God be what is seen!

First Peter 3:3,4 (Liv Bible) v3. Don’t be concerned ( addicted) about the outward beauty that depends on fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes. 4. You should be known for the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God.

Paul writes:
First Tim. 2:9,10 9. And I want women to be modest in their appearance. They should wear decent and appropriate clothing and not draw attention to themselves by the way they fix their hair or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes. 10. For women who claim to be devoted to God should make themselves attractive by the good things they do.

Many things can become idols, if we get addicted, so to speak. They can control our life and become the most important thing in our life. Most of these things are simply the desires of the flesh or the old nature. Many are "Fads" that can have everlasting effects and consequencesThey will take you over, leave them alone!

Gen. 35:4 4. So they gave Jacob all their idols and their earrings, and he buried them beneath the tree near Shechem. Wonder what happened to the tree?

The enemy wore the jewelry, but after it was changed into something for good, it still brought shame to Gideon’s family and the Godly people around them.

Judges 8: 24-27 23. But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The Lord will rule over you! 24. However, I have one request. Each of you can give me an earring out of the treasures you collected from your fallen enemies.” (The enemies, being Ishmaelites, all wore gold earrings and probably other attention getting items)

25. “Gladly!” they replied. They spread out a cloak, and each one threw in a gold earring he had gathered. 26. The weight of the gold earrings was forty-three pounds, not including the crescents and pendants, the royal clothing of the kings, or the chains around the necks of their camels.

27. Gideon made a sacred ephod ( Image, maybe like praying hands, etc.) from the gold and put it in Ophrah, his hometown. But soon all the Israelites prostituted themselves by worshiping it, and it became a trap for Gideon and his family.

Israel was unfaithful and went after other lovers.

Hosea 2:13 13. I will punish her for all the times she deserted me, when she burned incense to her images of Baal, put on her earrings and jewels, and went out looking for her lovers,” says the Lord.
A Warning for Jerusalem’s Women (Does God change?)

Isa. 3:16-24 (Liv Bible)
16. Next the Lord will judge the women of Jerusalem, who walk around with their noses in the air, with tinkling ornaments on their ankles. Their eyes rove among the crowds, flirting with the men. 17. The Lord will send a plague of scabs to ornament their heads. Yes, the Lord will make them bald for all to see!
18. The Lord will strip away their artful beauty—their ornaments, headbands, and crescent necklaces; 19. their earrings, bracelets, and veils of shimmering gauze. 20. Gone will be their scarves, ankle chains, sashes, perfumes, and charms; 21. their rings, jewels, 22. party clothes, gowns, capes, and purses; 23. their mirrors, linen garments, head ornaments, and shawls. 24. Instead of smelling of sweet perfume, they will stink. They will wear ropes for sashes, and their well-set hair will fall out. They will wear rough sackcloth instead of rich robes. Their beauty will be gone. Only shame will be left to them.

2 Tim.3:1-5 (Liv. Bible)
Paul writes about The Dangers of the Last Days:V-1. You should also know this, Timothy, that in the last days there will be very difficult times. 2. For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred. 3. They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control; they will be cruel and have no interest in what is good.

4 . They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God. 5. They will act as if they are religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly.

Paul speaks to children in Eph.6:1-3 Liv Bible

V-1 Children, (All ages; You will always be a son or daughter [child] to your parents) obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do. 2. “Honor your father and mother.” This is the first of the Ten Commandments that ends with a promise. 3. And this is the promise: If you honor your father and mother, “you will live a long life, full of blessing.”
Today's children go their own way, do their own thing. Some put on a godly appearance when around parents and then show a complete different person when they are away from the parent. We wonder why schools are having such trouble with fights, sex, even killings. It's because we are raising up a generation of double minded children that is quickly becoming the rulers of the Country. Their crimes are not dealt with because of their age or family status. James 1:8 states a double minded man is unstable in all of his ways.

Parents responsibility:

Prov. 22:6 Liv Bible
6. Teach your children to choose the right path, and when they are older, they will remain upon it. Here is an area of trouble! Are parents teaching as they should? Many work a job or even two jobs to make ends meet. Would it be better to live in a "box car" and have Godly children? Would it be better to walk or catch a ride to work and raise children that know the right way? Don't we have our priorities wrong?

Youth remember your Creator:

Eccl. 12:1 Liv Bible
Don’t let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your Creator. Honor him in your youth before you grow old and no longer enjoy living.

My Observations:

Excessive wearing of any kind of attention getting items, in order to draw the attention of the opposite sex, is wrong. For any age person to adjust to a “Fad” that is seen in use by people that are known to be anti-God, is wrong.
Many today want to be Christian and blend in with the worldly crowd. No one can “look, smell, act, and think” like the unredeemed and be in good standing with God! There are all kind of excuses and arguments and reasons cooked up by the dozens, but the bottom line is they are not Glorifying God! If what you allow is not Glorifying God, better not do it!


The final word is this: 2 Co. 6:14-17 Liv Bible

The Temple of the Living God
14. Don’t team up with those who are unbelievers. How can godliness be a partner with wickedness? How can light live with darkness?
15. What harmony can there be between Christ and the Devil? How can a believer be a partner with an unbeliever?
16. And what union can there be between God’s temple and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. ( if we have accepted Christ as our Saviour) As God said: “I will live in them
and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my
people.
17. Therefore, come out from them and separate yourselves from them, says the Lord. Don’t touch their filthy things, and I will welcome you.
18. And I will be your Father, and you will be my sons and daughters,
says the Lord Almighty.”

Every one must decide ”for” Christ or “against” Christ!
No Middle ground.

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Love Dave