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Originally Posted by reubstr
First let me preface and say I hold to a standard of not wearing jewelry. But I think you are right in many senses. There is more scripture for bridal adornment than there is for no 'wedding ring' for example. This scripture seems to discuss bridal jewelry in particular.
I think the whole point of the scripture about not being adorned with gold pearls and costly array, is really saying "Be adorned with GOOD WORKS". Let your outward appearance, or what people see... let it be your good works.
That said, it does say:
1Ti 2:9-10
not with ... gold, or pearls, or costly array.
But .... with good works.
So, someone who says I do not wear jewelry because it says so in the bible are also right. I do not think they are trying to be holier than God. They are trying to please him.
I love holiness, but I don't want it to come from doctrines of man. And more so, I don't want to demand my liberties at the expense of condemning and offending my brother.
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FUNNY how in MY life, I never DID like either makeup or jewelry I did not grow up wearing either..well I did
sometimes wear what I had to for "office" appearance sake, but as a rule, I rarely wore anything other than
the least of what I had to, lfor any given occasion.
I now look back and realize that GOD had me picked out long before I could realize what was ahead.
It was EASY for me, coming to Pentecost., I didn't have to give up much, in other words., EXCEPT for
SELF, which again, wasn't difficult for me, I had done a lousy job running my own life, I was glad to give
it over to HIM.
I thank HIM for everything, and love HIM all the more.
What I do today, and don't do, centers around my LOVE for HIM.
He did no less, for me.