The following was written by Bishop Billy McCool in 2010.
What’s Wrong with Holiness?
Holiness is not a privation it is a privilege, it is not a burden it is a blessing, it is not an obligation but an opportunity, it is not a loss but a liberty. Holiness is not hard, but a harbor. It is my protection against promiscuity, the loss of my reputation and the loss of my sensitivity. It is my shield against sin.
Holiness does not require me to puncture my body thousands of times with needles risking infection in order to get a tattoo. Holiness does not require me to painfully pierce my body, my ears, my nose, nor my eyebrows. Holiness does not require me to wear a metal pin poked through my tongue. Holiness does not require me to pierce my navel in order to wear body jewelry. Holiness does not require me to shave my head, bleach my hair or color it in outlandish colors. Holiness does not require me to paint my face or disfigure myself in any way. Holiness has no abusive initiation in order to be a member.
Holiness requires the least change and the least effort from a normal and natural life style than any fraternity, sorority, club, lodge or labor union. It is not expensive to be Holiness. It requires no uniforms, demands no degrees, and requires no pedigree. No one can prevent me from being Holiness regardless of their status or political power. Holiness is not affected by the car I drive, the house or neighborhood in which I live. To be Holiness I am not required to fill out forms nor pass any written, oral or aptitude test.
You do not have to have seniority or be experienced to have Holiness. You do not have to be voted on or be elected to be Holiness. No credit check or background investigation is required to be Holiness. No monetary investments are required to be Holiness. You can be stone-broke or wealthy, you can have educational degrees by the dozens or you can be unable to read or write and still be Holiness.
There is no shortage, nor glut on Holiness. It is the most readily available blessing God has to offer. With all it’s ready availability there is nothing so valuable. Holiness will make you the best employee in your company. It will make you the best student in your school. It will make you the best and most faithful wife or husband in the world. It will make your children the best and most obedient children in the world. It will make you the greatest parents in the world. It will absolutely eliminate child abuse. It will eliminate spousal abuse.
Holiness is a one hundred percent prevention of AIDS. Holiness will eliminate drunk-driving, disorderly conduct and road-rage. Holiness will prevent Juvenile delinquency, drive-by shootings and unwed unwanted pregnancies. I ask, “What’s wrong with Holiness?” Holiness is the answer to mean Mothers and run-away Dads. Holiness will prevent the practice of live-in lovers and life long losers, who are the major cause of the abuse of helpless little children.
I ask, “What’s wrong with Holiness?”
Holiness would have prevented former senator John Edwards from cheating on his wife and fathering an illegitimate child. Holiness would have prevented the shameful scandal between President Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky and would have prevented Clinton from being impeached by the House of Representatives. I ask, “What’s wrong with Holiness?”
Holiness would have prevented Bernard Madoff from carrying out the biggest swindling scheme in history and would have saved investors $50 billion. Holiness would have prevented Madoff from receiving a 150 year sentence in prison. I ask, what’s wrong with holiness.
The Beta Club requires certain conditions to be a member. Future Farmers of America have certain requirements, The Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and the Brownies have requirements.
When planning a tee time at most golf courses you will be told you must wear collared shirts and no denims please.
Holiness is the least costly, least stringent, most easily attained, yet it is most valuable teaching, doctrine or philosophy, yielding the greatest benefits and producing the most positive results for mankind. I ask, “What’s wrong with holiness?
Holiness is not synonymous with ugly.
Holiness and homeliness is not one and the same.
I ask, “What’s wrong with Holiness?”
-Rev. Billy McCool
(Used with the permission of Bishop Billy McCool)