HYGIENIC BELIEVERS

HYGIENIC BELIEVERS

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

  I well remember Grandmother McGee stating firmly “I will be checking behind you ears.” Then we’d groan and she’d firmly respond “Cleanliness is next to godliness.”

  Is that adage based in God’s Word, or is it a folksy way of getting outdoor loving dirtballs to launder? In my lifetime I’ve heard 2 ministers proclaim it has no basis in Scripture. I’ll let you decide by looking up and reviewing Bible verses on cleanliness from WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE BIBLE, The Ultimate A To Z Resource, by Ken Anderson (ISBN 0-7852-1157-8).

Washing traveler’s feet Gen.18:4; 19:2; 43:24

Clean clothes Ex.19:14

Cleanliness next to godliness Ex.40:32

Pronounced clean Lev.13:6

Shower & shave Num.8:7

Feminine daintiness Ruth 3:3

Matrimonial duty 1Sam.25:40-41

Worship preparation 2Sam.12:20

Washing prostitutes & chariots 1Kin.22:38

Snow water Job 9:30

Strength from clean hands Job 17:9

Priestly requirement Isa.52:11

Soda, soap Jer.2:22

Laundry soap Mal.3:2

Wash your face Mt.6:17

Outward purity Mt.23:26

Hands & utensils Mk.7:1-4

Foot washing, an act of humble love Lk.7:44; Jn.13:5; 1Tim.5:10

Washed with pure water Heb.10:22

  Now what say you?

EBB4