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and Spring break. Therefore they are not considered vacation periods.) We are
commanded to pursue holiness all of our lives, in every aspect of our lives, and in
every location. We all should always seek to love God first, with all our heart, soul,
mind, and strength, even when we are “on vacation.”
Pursue holiness and honor God first
— even on vacation.
The biblical principle is:
“As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in
your ignorance, but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all
your behavior; because it is written, ‘YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY.’ If you
address as Father the One who impartially judges according to each one’s work,
conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your stay on earth; knowing that
you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile
way of life inherited from your forefathers, but with precious blood, as of a lamb
unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ” (I Peter 1:14-19; NASB).
The ruling principle is:
“All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable...” (I Cor. 6:12; NASB).
The practical application is that when one sets other boundaries away from
school, it is difficult to discontinue them when he/she returns to school. Therefore,
although we do not supervise students’ lifestyles during these periods, any failure
to observe the absolute standards of Scripture, particularly in the moral area, is
serious and will result in disciplinary action. Read what Donald Miller wrote: “There
is a moral law, to be sure, but moral law is not our path to heaven; our duty involves
knowing and being known by Christ. Positive morality, then, the stuff of natural law,
is but an offering, a sweet tasting fruit in the mouth of God. It is obedience and
an imitation of our pure and holy Maker; and immorality—the act of ignoring the
concepts and precepts of goodness—is a dagger in God’s heart.” [Miller, Donald.
(2004).
Searching For God Knows What.
Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Inc., p. 160.]
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