Ya know...that little "FISH" sign on the back of your car

[Dora]

I'm wondering if there is scripture that states something along the lines of..."you shall know them by their A-standards..." Is there a scripture that clearly states that Christians shall be known to one another and to the rest of the world by their personal appearance? Just wondering...

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by Dora

I'm wondering if there is scripture that states something along the lines of..."you shall know them by their A-standards..." Is there a scripture that clearly states that Christians shall be known to one another and to the rest of the world by their personal appearance? Just wondering...

Dora, now don't go getting technical on us!

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

Originally Posted by Dora

I'm wondering if there is scripture that states something along the lines of..."you shall know them by their A-standards..." Is there a scripture that clearly states that Christians shall be known to one another and to the rest of the world by their personal appearance? Just wondering...

IF your Fruit of The Loom is covered we shall know you?

[Scott Hutchinson]

I definitely believe Christians should dress modestly and the followers of Jesus Christ will be known by their love one for another.

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Barb

LOL!! Telling of what, Prax?! Carp said they were looking at him weird...sounds unkind to me...and I didn't assume, I read...JMHO...

They thanked him....Id look at him weird too if someone I never met held the door for my wife and called her sister and then me brother...that does not mean "unkind" that means Im curious as to why he is calling me brother when he never met me.

It is just terrible disgusting for some folks to always assume the worst of people...particularly Apostolics and assume that a 'weird look" means anything else that is evil OTHER than being a little confused as to why someone is doing what they are doing. It really does get frustrating and sickening after a while. Im not joking. I get tired of seeing that stuff from people here that call them brother and sisters on the one hand and then speak evil of them on the other

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by NobodyImportant

I understand where you are coming from.
The fish has a long and varied use as a pagan symbol. This may help to explain it better: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_symbol

I have studied this in great depth. This material is out there for anyone to read.
Most christian symbolism today has pagan roots and ties to trinity or direct ties to occultism. If people would but look they might be a bit horrified at what they find, trinis and oneness alike.
NI

I see that page has only 2 sources for the material and so most of it is disputed. However they do give reference for the symbol being used by pagans and such as Dagon. However that alone does not mean the origen of the Christian use of it comes from paganism. Muslims invented Algebra, does that make it a no-no for us to use?

See my point? Just because someone else used a symbol first and that someone else believed stuff we do not, that does not make our use of it equally pagan.

We have to look at WHY the early Christians used the fish symbol and did they actually get it from a pagan source? Sunday is a pagan word and Sunday worship is pagan (Pagans worshiped on Sunday and pagans used fish symbols and pagans ate pork and beef and pagans did this and that)

So simply that pagans were known to use a fish symbol does not make the fish symbol Christians used was pagan

[Jekyll]

Originally Posted by Barb

Noooo...not really when we consider that they couldn't respond kindly untill they beheld Sis. Carpenter...telling indeed, Carp...

Well, the slant is presented...

Maybe Carp was looking for that response and set up this story to reflect some kind of irony in order to start discussion...

I remember a wise old fella said that God should be glorified rather than him...so, he didn't have religious symbols on his vehicle...

[Carpenter]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

They thanked him....Id look at him weird too if someone I never met held the door for my wife and called her sister and then me brother...that does not mean "unkind" that means Im curious as to why he is calling me brother when he never met me.

It is just terrible disgusting for some folks to always assume the worst of people...particularly Apostolics and assume that a 'weird look" means anything else that is evil OTHER than being a little confused as to why someone is doing what they are doing. It really does get frustrating and sickening after a while. Im not joking. I get tired of seeing that stuff from people here that call them brother and sisters on the one hand and then speak evil of them on the other

C'mon give me a break Prax...terrible disgusting? A-people are used to being called brother and sister are they not? If someone did that to me, I would smile and immediately ask them if they were believers and/or which church they go to.

I suppose you have to know my personality. The point of this thread is not their reaction to me, rather it is the fact that they didn't recognize me as being one of them until they saw my lovely wife... Typical stuff.

[Carpenter]

Originally Posted by Dora

I'm wondering if there is scripture that states something along the lines of..."you shall know them by their A-standards..." Is there a scripture that clearly states that Christians shall be known to one another and to the rest of the world by their personal appearance? Just wondering...

Good point Dora, and that may be the point.

[Barb]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

They thanked him....Id look at him weird too if someone I never met held the door for my wife and called her sister and then me brother...that does not mean "unkind" that means Im curious as to why he is calling me brother when he never met me.

It is just terrible disgusting for some folks to always assume the worst of people...particularly Apostolics and assume that a 'weird look" means anything else that is evil OTHER than being a little confused as to why someone is doing what they are doing. It really does get frustrating and sickening after a while. Im not joking. I get tired of seeing that stuff from people here that call them brother and sisters on the one hand and then speak evil of them on the other

Originally Posted by Jekyll

Well, the slant is presented...

Maybe Carp was looking for that response and set up this story to reflect some kind of irony in order to start discussion...

I remember a wise old fella said that God should be glorified rather than him...so, he didn't have religious symbols on his vehicle...

Sorry, but I don't think the worst of people. I read the post in question and gave my opinion.

I'm sorry if you felt it was judgmental...I do my level best to not fall into that.

My intent was not to speak evil, rather to point out that their countenance appeared to change once they beheld his wife.