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Originally Posted by LUKE2447
hmmm let's take a look at the early church fathers and see if they have anything to add to this it's okay to glorify the flesh. I don't think they supported in anyway what many here consider okay. Also it wasn't just one it was across the board. Another point. Because something is common in the middle eastern culture has nothing to do with whether the church or Israel did it.
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Isaiah 3:16 "Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are
haughty (proud), and walk with stretched forth necks and
wanton eyes (ogle, blink coquettishly), walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:"
Some translations define "wanton" as using eye paint. Not sure about that one.
Jeremiah 4:30 "And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou
rentest (paint the eyes, as if enlarging them) thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life".
Jude 1:8 " 8Likewise also these filthy dreamers
defile (primarily, to stain, to tinge or dye with another colour, as in the staining of a glass, hence, to pollute, contaminate, soil, defile) the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
These are the only scriptures I can see that speak on painting the face or skin. In the context of the above scriptures they appear to be addressing the moral and spiritual character of the people. In other words, these scriptures, IMO, don't appear to be pointing at the items used, but the person using them.
Also, when we look at
I Peter 3:5 "For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God,
adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:" The word
adorn is defined as
"putting in proper order, decorate (literally or figuratively).
Apparently, moderation, in all things, is the key! We can use anything available to us and turn that into evil use. It's has always been about our heart and character.
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