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Originally Posted by rdp
Ever heard of the Golden Rule of Interpretation?
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Just bear in mind that the Golden rule of interpretation is a man-made philosophy.
Scriptural understanding has to come by revelation from the Holy Spirit (The Holy Spirit leads us into ALL truth)
Rom 7:6
But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that
we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter
2 Cor 3:6
Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit:
for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
Looking at
1 Peter 3
3 Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
4 But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
I believe this scripture contextually is saying that outward beauty should not be the primary focus of a Christian woman, but rather the inward man should be decked with meekness and a quiet spirit. If a woman (or a man as the case may be) is focused on spiritual disciplines, I don't think there will be an unnecessary emphasis on outward beauty. In fact, we know from the bible that our present body will not inherit heaven, so why would a Christian care so much about "outward beauty".
1 Cor 7:31
And
they that use this world, as
not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away
Coupling this scripture with
1 Peter 3:3-4 and
1 Tim 2:9, I see all three scriptures saying be modest.
However, if someone else reads the scriptures and comes away with the understanding that gold jewelry is wrong to put on, I'd have to ask is it okay if I put on silver jewelry or aluminum jewelry?
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