Because, that's the way I was taught too, but it really doesn't make sense.
Who defines jewelry as "anything other than..........etc"?
The Bible certainly makes no such distinction.
I get a bit confused on our unwritten rules sometimes, lol..........
Seriously Michael, you really can't go by me on the jewelry thing, cause I love jewelry. To me even though all of those pics that PP posted were kind of over the top for me, they are just what they are.
I can't wear earrings anymore, I do have my Mother's Necklace instead of a Mother's ring, my wedding set, which some consider over the top. I don't wear as much jewelry as I use to but not because anyone said I couldn't. It was just my former job made it impractical to do it.
To me a wedding ring set is a symbol of marriage vows, my question is why do some think it should just be plain? God made silver, gold, and diamonds etc. Why would he not want us to use them?
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
LOL! the preaher posts scripture without commentary and we get 11 pages.... cuz the scripture in question says take off the jewlery.
I love it!
Sorry, Ferdinand, the scripture the preacher posted didn't say take off jewelry. It said "ornaments', which is defined as "trappings".
My question is, how does he define trappings?
Sounds to me like it could be a fancy necktie, a watch, a belt, etc.
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You hang ornaments on a Christmas tree, so we know Rico is safe.
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
Ex 33:1-6
And the LORD said unto Moses, Depart, and go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it:
2 And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite:
3 Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiffnecked people: lest I consume thee in the way.
4 And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments.
5 For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.
6 And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb.
KJV
Ornaments
OT:5716
`adiy (ad-ee'); from OT:5710 in the sense of trappings; finery; generally an outfit; specifically, a headstall: KJV - X excellent, mouth, ornament.
(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers)
Trappings
Articles of dress or adornment, especially accessories.
Headstall
a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
`adiy (ad-ee'); from OT:5710 in the sense of trappings; finery; generally an outfit; specifically, a headstall: KJV - X excellent, mouth, ornament.
(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers)
Trappings
Articles of dress or adornment, especially accessories.
Headstall
a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
So, based on this, should we remove all articles of dress, finery, or outfits, along with our thin flat strips of flexible material?
__________________ "Many people view their relationship with God like a "color by number" picture. It's easier to let someone else define the boundaries, tell them which blanks to fill in, and what color to use than it is for them to take a blank canvas and seek inspiration from the Source in order to paint their own masterpiece"
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