Could You Spot Jezebel in Your Church?

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by DividedThigh

good post mp, dt

Part of it was good, the first part wasn't.

[Michael Phelps]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Whatever, Michael. Have you read Timothy lately?

Sure have.

Is there a scripture in there that ties my inward holiness to my outward appearance? Not counting modesty, of course.

[Rico]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Well, actually, I do that. I only wear leather shoes and buy leather purses, but I won't purchase them unless they are on sale. We can still look good and be fashionable. It's not hard these days with all the sales going on all the time.

I bought an Anne Klein coat this past winter. Found that on sale for $50 - bargain!

I think quality is the smart way to shop and then you find it on sale. It's ridiculous and a waste of money to buy cheaply made furniture, clothing, shoes, etc. You'll spend more in the long run.

I buy cheap furniture because I refuse to spend to spend hard earned money for expensive furniture, knowing there is a good possibility that someone in this house is going to break the rules about eating in the living room or playing on the couch, resulting in damage to the furniture. I paid $60 for the couch we now have. It looked (notice, LOOKED) like new when I got it. It's had kool-aid, soda, and food spilled on it, and got jumped on once that caused something in it to break. Had it been an expensive couch, I'd be in jail now for child abuse.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Rico

I buy cheap furniture because I refuse to spend to spend hard earned money for expensive furniture, knowing there is a good possibility that someone in this house is going to break the rules about eating in the living room or playing on the couch, resulting in damage to the furniture. I paid $60 for the couch we now have. It looked (notice, LOOKED) like new when I got it. It's had kool-aid, soda, and food spilled on it, and got jumped on once that caused something in it to break. Had it been an expensive couch, I'd be in jail now for child abuse.

We don't allow feet on the couches or eating in the living room. That solves that problem. I have two dining tables, they can sit there.

[bkstokes]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Well, actually, I do that. I only wear leather shoes and buy leather purses, but I won't purchase them unless they are on sale. We can still look good and be fashionable. It's not hard these days with all the sales going on all the time.

I bought an Anne Klein coat this past winter. Found that on sale for $50 - bargain!

I think quality is the smart way to shop and then you find it on sale. It's ridiculous and a waste of money to buy cheaply made furniture, clothing, shoes, etc. You'll spend more in the long run.

I wasn't saying that we shouldn't buy quality things. I was pointing out that in those same verses that it talks about a woman being shamefaced, it talks about not wearing expensive clothing. I see a lot more application with the shamefaced part. Don't you?

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Michael Phelps

Sure have.

Is there a scripture in there that ties my inward holiness to my outward appearance? Not counting modesty, of course.

Modesty is outward appearance. Good grief!

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by bkstokes

I wasn't saying that we shouldn't buy quality things. I was pointing out that in those same verse that it talks about a woman being shamefaced, it talks about not wearing expensive clothing. I see a lot more application with the shamefaced part. Don't you?

Shamefaced is the idea of downcast eyes and bashfulness. It is simply how we conduct ourselves toward men. We were taught it was speaking about make-up, but that isn't not true.

[LadyRev]

So much about ole Jezzy but nothing about the limp wristed so called man she was married to.

If women in the church that wear makeup or are more bold and outspoken fall into a "jezebel spirit" category then the following can also be said.

Men in the church that wear nylon dress socks (sometimes with designs even) and are more passive and soft spoken must fall into an "effeminant" category.

I've said it before and I'll say it again...

If men in the church didn't have women in the church to judge, criticize, complain and gossip about, they'd simply be bored to tears.

[Rico]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

I don't know anyone that is intelligent or has a "sincere" walk with God that believes that, Rico.

Hogwash. There are plenty of people who actually believe all that junk about people going to hell over women not wearing dresses and wearing make-up.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Rico

Hogwash. There are plenty of people who actually believe all that junk about people going to hell over women not wearing dresses and wearing make-up.

I'm sure you are right. Notice I said "intelligent" and "sincere" people don't.