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Originally Posted by Sarah
APQ...good post! And I can agree with most of what you said. The only thing that I might disagree on would be the expensive clothes at a good discount, and, if the Lord prohibited fancy cars, not having one if someone gave it to you.
A Mercedes Benz actually doesn't look any fancier than some of the cheaper cars (not anymore) and would last and last and last. So yes, if someone gave me one, I'd be a fool not to take it. LOL
And just say I was in the market for a good, basic, conservative black skirt. If I found a two hundred dollar one that was marked down say for about forty or fifty dollars, and it was made of very good quality, I would certainly buy it. It would probably last me the rest of my life.
You are right. Jesus wants us to be modest in all areas of our lives. And that really shouldn't be too hard to do.
God bless!
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Well, God didn't prohibit nice cars, so I'd take the Benz, too!
My point, though, is that I don't think it is the dollar amount Paul was talking about. He was talking about appearance. Good quality over poor quality is not really the point. I doubt Paul thought they should wear shoddy clothing. His point was, in my opinion, that they were wearing clothing that was supposed to draw attention to how wealthy they were. And he was cautioning them that that was not seemly.
I know someone who bought a Jag. Their kids were going around telling everyone how much they paid for it, with puffed-out chests. There's nothing wrong with buying a Jaguar, but if you bought it just so that everyone would be impressed, you might have a heart issue. (not saying these people did, but the kids did need an attitude adjustment)
Like I said, I don't think Paul was making a list of prohibitions, but if we are going to take this verse absolutely literally, then let's do it across the board, not just focus on jewelry.