Wedding rings

[kclee4jc]

Originally Posted by hometown guy

On another thread someone put something about wedding bands and it got me thinking. I have been in and around many churches both liberal and conservative. In every church that I have attended rings have been preached against but some of the churches will wear wedding rings. The funny thing is they always refer to them as wedding bands. So my question is why would it be wrong to wear rings but its ok to wear wedding bands. Isn’t a wedding band a ring? Isn’t it jewelry? Are they trying to justify it by calling it a wedding band?

Brothert Verbal Bean taught on wedding rings often. He has some very interesting information on the history of such. I find the practice of wearing a wedding ring validated no where in the scripture. And of course we see jewelry spoke against several times in the epistles. A wedding band is no different in my opinion...it's jewelry. And i find no teaching of "functional" or "ornamental jewelry" in the scripture. I don't judge others for wearing one but i do not believe it is ok and when/if i am married i will not wear one.

[ILG]

Originally Posted by John Atkinson

There is actually, they are called "handcuffs", sometimes a person just has to wear them

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Narrow Is The Way

A pregnant woman without a wedding ring looks evil?

A pregnant woman without a wedding ring looks like an unwed mother. Is that the kind of witness you think the church should have?

[ILG]

I never wore a wedding ring through either of my pregnancies.

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by kclee4jc

Brothert Verbal Bean taught on wedding rings often. He has some very interesting information on the history of such. I find the practice of wearing a wedding ring validated no where in the scripture. And of course we see jewelry spoke against several times in the epistles. A wedding band is no different in my opinion...it's jewelry. And i find no teaching of "functional" or "ornamental jewelry" in the scripture. I don't judge others for wearing one but i do not believe it is ok and when/if i am married i will not wear one.

Someone needs to cross post this thread with the "Why Are There So Few Graduates at UGST?" thread.

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by RandyWayne

The principle is the same in both cases or with expensive clothing as well. If you follow a principle you find that there are little to no inconsistencies when talking about things like this.

I fully expect rdp to show and give his 2 cents on the subject.

Right. It doesn't say jewelry either. It says gold, pearls and costly array (clothing)

So do these clothesline preachers preach you need to buy your clothing at walmart?

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Pragmatist

I'm not into jewelry at all, but don't think it's wrong. Wearing rings actually annoys me, but I still put my wedding ring on whenever I leave the house. I then take it off as soon as I get back home. I am currently pregnant and want people to know that I am married.

Im the same way. I won't wear watches just because I don't like how it feels.

[ILG]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

Right. It doesn't say jewelry either. It says gold, pearls and costly array (clothing)

So do these clothesline preachers preach you need to buy your clothing at walmart?

This all confused me greatly while I was in because most preachers and wives (not mine) dressed to the nines and drove fancy cars and bragged about it. I tried to be consistent as I could. I still live modestly in principle, I just don't follow those rules that mess people's heads up.

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by ILG

I dunno about the ring/band thing. I dreamed of my wedding ring when I was a little girl and gazed longingly at my mothers. My husband and I bought rings and our pastor said he would not do a ring ceremony (although he did one for someone else a few years later). If you recall, my husband and I were basically told we needed to get married because we were living together and just joined the UPC. So, with no family present, we got married a few weeks later. We sold the rings we bought at a pawn shop two weeks after the wedding. I have a little band now. It's not the ring I dreamed of. Maybe someday, when we get our business built, I'll get one.

Yeah...of all the "proposal" scenes I have seen the woman's face really changes when she sees the ring, no matter what size it is. It's not just his words but that little symbol of his promise to marry her. I don't think that is merely cultural. I think it's built into women and so is the desire to "pretty" herself up

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by ILG

This all confused me greatly while I was in because most preachers and wives (not mine) dressed to the nines and drove fancy cars and bragged about it. I tried to be consistent as I could. I still live modestly in principle, I just don't follow those rules that mess people's heads up.

Exactly. They say too that it's so we don't draw attention to ourselves.

Then don't move into that fancy house or drive that fancy car or wear that fancy watch or that fancy suit

Now personally I think we should do things in moderation, not excess.