Index to the Heart

"....the outside appearance is an index to the heart.

When the exterior is hung with ribbons, collars, and needless

things, it plainly shows that the love for all this is in the heart; unless such persons are cleansed from their corruption, they can never see God, for only the pure in heart will see Him.
   
.....the ax must be laid at the root of the tree. Such pride should not be suffered in the church. It is these things that separate God from His people,.."
Testimonies For The Church vol.1,p.136 E.G.W.

 .....adorn themselves in modest apparel,

with shamefacedness and sobriety;

not with broided hair,

or gold, or pearls, or costly array;

1 Timothy 2:9