Usually, I am a "thread-killer" and no one responds to me...
However, I have this to say about rings. From the time I was about 7 or 8 until I left home at 19, I was in a VERY strict UPC church. Rings of any kind were taboo. I didn't necessarily agree with the whys and wherefores of how it was preached, but it was never an issue for me. I ordered a Sr class ring, but wore it when not at church. Dated a young man from a more liberal UPC church and wore his class ring - when not at church.
As I got older and moved to a more moderate church, I then began to have serious questions about it all. Oftentimes, the scripture about "costly array" was used against the wearing of rings. However, I would see these same ministers and their wives spend exorbitant amounts of money on clothing, shoes, purses, cars, home decor - etc etc.
Where I stand now - there are way more important things to worry about. Personal relationship with Jesus is the key. IF it is wrong for you, it might not me wrong for me! I respect anyone who has a personal
conviction regarding not wearing a wedding ring, but I expect them to respect my personal conviction TO wear one. It isn't "costly" nor is it gaudy, but it is pretty. And there are some ministers' wives who I know have paid more for their "Coach", "Dooney Burke", "Gucci" and other purses than my sweet hubby paid for the diamond I now wear. (He got a GREAT deal and it was our 25th anniversary - when we married, I wore just a band.)
There are some things that should be
personal convictions. To wear or not wear a wedding ring is one of those thing!
And that's all I have to say about that.......
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