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Re: Folks COMMANDED to Remove Ornaments.
Is it prideful to announce what a church gives to Sheaves For Christly publicly ?
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06-18-2008, 11:43 AM
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Re: Folks COMMANDED to Remove Ornaments.
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Is it prideful to announce what a church gives to Sheaves For Christly publicly ?
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It all depends on motive! Maybe it's announced to incourage other churches to give. If you do things to be seen of men, you have your reward in them seeing you. If you do things to be seen of God, you reward is stored up in heaven.
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06-18-2008, 11:45 AM
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Re: Folks COMMANDED to Remove Ornaments.
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Is it prideful to announce what a church gives to Sheaves For Christly publicly ?
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What is the motive?
I personally believe Jesus told us our giving was to be in secret, or otherwards not drawing attention to ourselves.
JMHO
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06-18-2008, 11:45 AM
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Re: Folks COMMANDED to Remove Ornaments.
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That is plain silly & so far out of reach & you should know it.
Clothing ain't optional.
Necklaces, Earrings, Baubles, & Rings are just that---optional & totally unnecessary.
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Interesting that you should discard colorful clothing as being ornamental, when the scripture clearly mentions "modest apparel" in the SAME VERSE that it says not to be "adorned with gold and pearls".
Just another example of selective interpretation.
No offense to you, Ron, but to those who weren't raised in this, it's hard to keep up with the unwritten rules.
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06-18-2008, 11:46 AM
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Re: Folks COMMANDED to Remove Ornaments.
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What is the motive?
I personally believe Jesus told us our giving was to be in secret, or otherwards not drawing attention to ourselves.
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Was that on an individual basis, and not necessarily on a corprate basis where no one knows what each individual gave?
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06-18-2008, 11:47 AM
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Re: Folks COMMANDED to Remove Ornaments.
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Of course clothing isn't optional. But you do get to choose whether you dress up, dress down, wear a classy suit or wear the cheap dimestore version.
I'm just pointing to motives--you pointed out "attracting attention" as if it is a bad thing--I'm saying we attract attention when we dress up. Find another argument.  (One that isn't so plain silly) |
It isn't silly, does one dress "up" to draw attention to themselves or are they dressing for the occasion?
Again clothes are needed, rings and baubles aren't. 
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Re: Folks COMMANDED to Remove Ornaments.
See God looks at motive,sometimes people try to make the scriptures say absurd things.
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06-18-2008, 11:48 AM
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Re: Folks COMMANDED to Remove Ornaments.
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Was that on an individual basis, and not necessarily on a corprate basis where no one knows what each individual gave?
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It certainly was for an individual, as for corporate?
What is the motive?
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06-18-2008, 11:48 AM
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Re: Folks COMMANDED to Remove Ornaments.
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It isn't silly, does one dress "up" to draw attention to themselves or are they dressing for the occasion?
Again clothes are needed, rings and baubles aren't. |
Oh, I don't know, Ron. SOME occasions may call for rings, baubles, or more specifically, pearls.
The Bible seems to think that a bride's wedding day is one of those "occasions."
What do you think about that?
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Re: Folks COMMANDED to Remove Ornaments.
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Originally Posted by Michael Phelps
Interesting that you should discard colorful clothing as being ornamental, when the scripture clearly mentions "modest apparel" in the SAME VERSE that it says not to be "adorned with gold and pearls".
Just another example of selective interpretation.
No offense to you, Ron, but to those who weren't raised in this, it's hard to keep up with the unwritten rules.
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Colorful clothing???????
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