Is this the scripture we teach to be separate?

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by nahkoe

Dress truly has very little to do with being modest. How you carry yourself, the words you speak, the way you express yourself, and how you come across are all far, far more important. I also think it's obvious when a person fancies themselves too much.

Not sure that I will be able to agree with this, Nahkoe. The Bible does instruct us to dress modestly - it is a Bible mandate. But, I do agree the inward is just as important. More importantly - it is the starting point. The outward will express the inward.

[Esther]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Not sure that I will be able to agree with this, Nahkoe. The Bible does instruct us to dress modestly - it is a Bible mandate. But, I do agree the inward is just as important. More importantly - it is the starting point. The outward will express the inward.

And therein lies the problem as to what is modest. Seems everyone has a different measuring stick.

[KWSS1976]

A quiet place if you were to change and put on pants and go to your church how do you think they would treat you? Just asking..

[Light]

Originally Posted by Esther

Is the scripture we teach to be separate or is there another?

2 Cor 6:17
17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
(KJV)

Wow how fast the subject of the above scripture was changed from context to dress. Context matters..

2Co 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers:
for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and
what communion hath light with darkness?

2Co 6:15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial?
or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?

2Co 6:16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols?
for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

2Co 6:17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate,
saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

These verses are not telling us to come out from the world but away from those that teach FALSE DOCTRINE!!!

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Light

Wow how fast the subject of the above scripture was changed from context to dress. Context matters..

2Co 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers:
for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and
what communion hath light with darkness?

2Co 6:15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial?
or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?

2Co 6:16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols?
for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

2Co 6:17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate,
saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

These verses are not telling us to come out from the world but away from those that teach FALSE DOCTRINE!!!

Good post! You are right about it moving into the context of dress. I don't see how it wouldn't being that the scripture has been taken out of context.

[MissBrattified]

The reason it does is because there is merit to the idea that a Christian lifestyle will cause some natural separation from unbelievers in appearance, behavior, etc. However, I agree--that isn't the context of the scripture. It's just overused in support of the aforementioned concept.

The concept is valid--it just isn't really supported by the "come out from among them" scripture. Using that scripture out of context leads to the misinterpretation in which people go to great lengths to appear separate just for the sake of it.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

The reason it does is because there is merit to the idea that a Christian lifestyle will cause some natural separation from unbelievers in appearance, behavior, etc. However, I agree--that isn't the context of the scripture. It's just overused in support of the aforementioned concept.

The concept is valid--it just isn't really supported by the "come out from among them" scripture. Using that scripture out of context leads to the misinterpretation in which people go to great lengths to appear separate just for the sake of it.

I agree!

I do also believe that a Christian lifestyle will cause us to transform and have a natural separation from unbelievers in appearance, behaviour, lifetstyle, etc.

I've always spelled that - behaviour - both are correct though. lol

[KWSS1976]

I don't have a problem with any thing anyone does or wears but it is hard to understand how god can convict one women in a certain denomination to dress one way and the other women in another denomination will not get that same conviction. I don't think god is doing things for certain people in certain denominations and not doing it for others...

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by KWSS1976

I don't have a problem with any thing anyone does or wears but it is hard to understand how god can convict one women in a certain denomination to dress one way and the other women in another denomination will not get that same conviction. I don't think god is doing things for certain people in certain denominations and not doing it for others...

I don't think anyone could go to hell for "sincerely" believing, viewing or interpreting the scriptures in the way they do. Some take things more literally and others don't. The ones that agree hang together. It's pretty simple.

The ones that aren't hanging in any group are on message boards finding out where to hang.

[Ron]

One person brought up in a thread some time ago in a Galaxy far, far, away, about there not being anymore "newfound convictions" just "newfound liberties."

Interesting statement!