Where does the phrase "cleanliness is next to godliness" come from? And what does it mean?
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The phrase Cleanliness is next to godliness was first recorded in 1778 in a sermon by John Wesley. It is often invoked as an admonition to clean or tidy up (such as from parents to children) and reflects man's focus on the outward part of man as a measure of inward spirituality.
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well,  holy means to be clean,, so a person is to be morally clean,  spiritually clean, and physically clean.  \n\nSo being without a blemish is the aspect of what God is.  That is the requirement he expects out of his followers.  \n\nNot sure on what bible your translating from.
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Romans 12:1- Consequently I entreat YOU by the compassions of God, brothers, to present YOUR bodies a sacrifice living, holy, acceptable to God, a sacred service with YOUR power of reason.\n To present your bodies clean or to worship God with clean heart, mind and body means you can't pollute your body with smoking. God wants you to be healthy and clean in body and worship and thats not possible with smoking.
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It means to live a life that is clean and holy and to do all that to know to serve God.  He knows we are human and not perfect, but we can strive to live like the Lord.
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It means religion is whatever you want it to be. It's relative. Just like philosophy. I always took it to mean that living your life shouldn't be hampered by someone elses rigid ideaology.......live it with a hey Im me mentality. Be yourself, find yourself. What I am is what I am and what you are............That song is AWESOME.
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http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/59100.html
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Hygiene is the maintenance of healthy practices. In modern terminology, this is usually regarded as a particular reference to cleanliness.\n\nOutward signs of good hygiene include the absence of visible dirt (including dust and stains on clothing) or of bad smells. Since the development of the germ theory of disease, hygiene has come to mean any practice leading to the absence of harmful levels of bacteria.\n\nGood hygiene is an aid to health, beauty, comfort, and social interactions. It directly aids in disease prevention and/or disease isolation. (That is, good hygiene will help keep one healthy and thus avoid illness. If one is ill, good hygiene can reduce one's contagiousness to others.)\n\nWashing (with water) is the most common example of hygienic behavior. Washing is often done with soap or detergent which helps to remove oils and to break up dirt particles so they may be washed away.\n\nHygienic practices -- such as frequent hand washing or the use of boiled (and thus sterilized) water in medical operations -- have a profound impact on reducing the spread of disease. This is because they kill or remove disease-causing microbes (germs) in the immediate surroundings. For instance, washing one's hands after using the toilet and before handling food reduces the chance of spreading E. coli bacteria and Hepatitis A, both of which are spread from fecal contamination of food.\n\nAdequate hygiene require an adequate and convenient supply of clean water. In much of the developing world maintaining an acceptable level of cleanliness is difficult or impossible for much of the population due to lack of adequate water supply and sanitation. This results in the rapid spread and extent of diseases such as trachoma which are rare in the developed world.
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It means "God Be With You".  It's someones way of wishing you good health and safety in your life.
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Blessings - good things that you have.  Things you have been blessed with.\n\nTO all those happy blessings which ye haue,\nwith plenteous hand by heauen vpon you thrown:\nthis one disparagement they to you gaue,\nthat ye your loue lent to so meane a one.\nYee whose high worths surpassing paragon,\ncould not on earth haue found one fit for mate,\nne but in heauen matchable to none,\nwhy did ye stoup vnto so lowly state.\nBut ye thereby much greater glory gate,\nthen had ye sorted with a princes pere:\nfor now your light doth more it selfe dilate,\nand in my darknesse greater doth appeare.\nYet since your light hath once enlumind me,\nwith my reflex yours shall encreased be.
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There seems to be no etymology for the phrase, but it's likely either:\n\n(1) The person became rich through "filthy" ways -- monopolies, bribery, underground activities, etc.\n(2) The person is so wealthy that they no longer care about moral issues; s/he has become morally "filthy".\n(3) "Filthy" is just being used as a theatrical adjective, like the way that "phat" means "cool" and that "the bomb" means "the best".
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The first quote means that doing right isn't easy and will, in fact, be more difficult, given that people often will try to prevent you from doing right, because it (often) causes them to feel guilty about their own lack of effort.\n\nThe second means all the laws in the world won't keep bad people from behaving badly, while truly good people don't need to know right from the law; it is intrinsic in their nature.\n\nHope this helps...
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That is the sentence...Jesus was making a point about his diety. God was often refered to as I am... When moses was sent to free gods people he was told to tell pharoh i am said to let my people go. He was also letting the people know that he was around many years before he was born a man.
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It means that you should strive to live as godly as you can, which for a human is impossible to do completely. To live completely perfectly is only possible through Christ, not by anything you can do on your own.
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It is a quote from Saint Augustine - "He who sings prays twice". It is simply meant to describe the high place of music in worship.
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"Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons," is the actual quote.  It is taken from Acts 10:34.  The NIV translates this as, "“I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism."  The New American Standard translates this as, "I most certainly understand now that God is not one to show partiality."\n\nThe Apostle Peter is speaking, his full statement is, "“I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accepts men from every nation who fear him and do what is right."\n\nThe basic meaning is that God does not favor one person over another but will accept anyone who chooses to receive him.\n\nThe context of the statement is when Peter was at the home of Cornelius, a Roman Centurian, who wanted learn more about the gospel.  Up to that time in the New Testament church, the belief among the bretheren was that only Jews could become followers of Jesus Christ.  God used Peter and Cornelius to show the brethern in Jerusalem that the gospel message was intended for all people, not just the Jews.
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It's short for "May God speed you on your journey."  Good-bye is also a shortening, some even say corruption, of "God be with you."
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From Shakespeare:\n\nA thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues.\n\nBeggar that I am, I am even poor in thanks, but I thank you; and sure, dear friends, my thanks are too dear a halfpenny.