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Personal Convictions

From the Archives: How to Have Personal Standards Without Being a Legalist

By Aaron Berry on Wed, 05/07/25

“Your skirt length is a heart problem.”
“Music with a 2-4 beat is demonic.”
“Christians should never step foot in a movie theater.”

Maybe you remember hearing things like this in your church.

Some young Christians, when they look back on their upbringing, only remember a Christianity of “dos and donts.” They only remember their pastors preaching against rock music, clothing standards and movie theaters and the guilt they felt when they violated these commands. And the first chance they get, they flee.

How to Have Personal Standards Without Being a Legalist

By Aaron Berry on Mon, 04/16/18

Reposted from Pursuing the Pursuer, with permission.

“Your skirt length is a heart problem.”
“Music with a 2-4 beat is demonic.”
“Christians should never step foot in a movie theater.”

Maybe you remember hearing things like this in your church.

Some young Christians, when they look back on their upbringing, only remember a Christianity of “dos and donts.” They only remember their pastors preaching against rock music, clothing standards and movie theaters and the guilt they felt when they violated these commands. And the first chance they get, they flee.

How to develop biblical and balanced convictions

By sifilings on Fri, 01/31/14
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Studying Your Standards

What Matters Most: Personal Convictions

By sifilings on Mon, 09/17/12
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What Matters Most: Personal Convictions

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