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Originally Posted by Tithesmeister
So if the hypothetical father is God, and this Father considers jewelry a blessing, would the hypothetical child be more bratty if he considers jewelry a blessing as well? Because if the hypothetical father is the pastor in your example, that would be more along the example of the RCC. In the Bible father usually means your biological father or ancestor (Abraham or David), or often if it is capitalized (Father) it refers to God.
I believe it is much more respectful (or, as you would say, less bratty) to let the Bible say what the Bible says. We are advised at least three times in the scripture not to add to God’s words or subtract from them. Perhaps you believe that advice does not include pastors. I believe it does.
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Call no man upon the earth "father", so Dad here is clearly God.
Hosea 2:13 contains a warning on this subject, where decking yourself with jewelry is a sign of pride that leads to forgetting God. Not forgetting ABOUT God, but leaving off genuine service and obedience to Him.
The apostles' words on how Christian women ought to present themselves, including their appearance and attire, is more to the point than symbolic descriptions of metaphors, or of historical narratives of plundering the enemies.
And let's be clear: the Bible does NOT say jewelry of any kind in any situation is sinful. But then neither is homicide, since we want to get technical here. But the apostles DID teach Christian women to forget about decking themselves up to be dressed to kill, and rather to adorn themselves with godliness and sobriety and humility and chasteness.
Sisters can violate the apostolic teaching even "within the boundaries of denominational standards" (seen Pentecostal hairdos lately? And some look more dressed for a night on the town rather than a meeting with God, skirt length and no makeup and no gold or silver notwithstanding).
If we are do all to the glory of God, the question one should ask is "If I don this jewelry, how does it speak to others of the beauty of HOLINESS?" Christians known for holiness and genuine piety have historically always been known for plain, simple, modest, non ostentatious dress and appearance. There's a reason that is so. And a calendar change to the 21st century doesn't affect that.
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