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Originally Posted by Timmy
...Sam knows preachers who shave their beards off, or remove wedding rings, when they minister in places where (in his words) there is not a good understanding of grace. ...
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Yes, those were my words about not a good understanding of grace. In my opinion there are lots of stuff that should be covered by the spirit of
Romans 14. In my opinion, if you believe it is wrong to wear earrings (whether a man or woman) then you should not wear them but you should not judge someone else who does. If you believe it is wrong to eat non-kosher food, then don't eat it or judge others who do. If you believe things like circumcision, tithing, sabbaths and holy days should be practiced, then do them but don't judge others who do not. In my opinion, that is grace.
A minister may shave off facial hair or remove a wedding ring or put on a neck tie or remove a necktie (cloth necklace) to go preach in some churches because it is an issue there. It may be preached about as salvational. The minister is not doing it because he/she is a hypocrite, it may be just something done to avoid a confrontation or out of respect for that pastor. However, in my opinion, if a pastor is preaching that wearing jewelry, or wearing a necktie, or not wearing a necktie, or some of that other minor outward stuff is salvational then that pastor does not have a good idea of grace. The pastor is preaching a performance based religion.
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