Is it a sin to wear jewelry & braid your hair?

I didn't see the disagreement with my statement. Sort of confused.

Diane

 

Dear HeadCoveredLady,

You asked...

This is what I said:

Then I inicated several passages allowing more flexibility.

I was indicating an impression that this passage of Scripture can not be isolated from the rest of Scripture.

That impression is that those who post here are not being in the state of “in silence” if this were the only Scripture given concerning women and their role in the Church.

It would seem then that if we agree that this Scripture allows for situations in which women are allowed to break the “in silence” mandate of this particular passage for situations like Sunday School, Children’s Church and the BB, then the other parts of the passage (wearing of gold) should also be open to this same or similar allowance.

In some cases yes, in others no.

HankD

 

HankD, you might want to look a few days back. We had a long thread discussing 'silence' other than in the church and how we viewed BB.com not as a church. It was quite interesting.


Diane

 

Thanks Diane, I missed that one.

HankD

 

Well? I was expecting some sort of reply about this. And, Dr. Bob, I thought you were the madman behind all this, but it must have been a similar thread. Anyway, where ya at????? Let's hear what YOU think!!

 

Say what? Just becaue people disagree with your interpatations does not mean they do not believe the bible. The majority of people do believe the bible, but they do not agree with you. To hear you tell it a person must agree with you if they are to beleie the bible, not agreeing with you means they do not beleive the bible.
Get off it, you aren't getting by with that kind of lie.
Self righteous legalism is never pretty on a christian.

 

Girls, girls!! CAn you feel the love??

 

HankD

Something HCL apparently does not understand about about bible study as she disagrees whenever it is used. And her posted studies lack scriptural comparsions.

 

I do agree that the text does not say do not wear any jewelery. Then I shared WHY I do not wear any.

But, I know that it also says,

1 Timothy 2:9, "In like manner also, that women ADORN themselves, in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; NOT with broided hair, or GOLD or PEARLS, or COSTLY ARRAY."

And I also believe this:

1 Peter 3:3, "Whose ADORNING let it not be the OUTWARD ADORNING of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on apparel."

I do not adorn myself with any of the above mentioned items.

And I do not wear jewelery at all because it is cumbersome, does not bring glory to God, (IMHO), and it is not a good use of the resources God gave us.

The latter part of the sentence based on:

Matthew 6:19, "Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where theives break in and steal: For where your treasure is there will your heart be also."

 

Say what? Just becaue people disagree with your interpatations does not mean they do not believe the bible. The majority of people do believe the bible, but they do not agree with you. To hear you tell it a person must agree with you if they are to beleie the bible, not agreeing with you means they do not beleive the bible.
Get off it, you aren't getting by with that kind of lie.
Self righteous legalism is never pretty on a christian. </font>[/QUOTE]I think you are such a blessing to the BB. You have so many great recipes and you seem to be a great helpmeet to your husband.

 

Well? I was expecting some sort of reply about this. And, Dr. Bob, I thought you were the madman behind all this, but it must have been a similar thread. Anyway, where ya at????? Let's hear what YOU think!! </font>[/QUOTE]I hope I have not offended you by answering. But, I have noticed that many times these verses as well as 1 Corinthians 11:1-16 are explained as "just for that time."

And I have noticed that some people who do wear these things seem to be attempting to be flashy even in this culture.

 

HCL I just wanted to tell you what a blessing you are to me. I know that I don't know you, but I've thought about what you have to say on this subject probably more than anyone elses thoughts on it. You get me to thinking. Thank you for that.

The question I have (general not to HCL specifically) is that if it is a sin to wear jewelry and braid your hair, why is it so common among Christians? I know that someone once said that the interpretation of broided hair is hair that has pearls woven into it. It doesn't mean braided like we would braid a little girls hair. And I happen to really like jewelry, although I don't usually wear much more than my wedding set and a pair of ear rings. Didn't someone say that in the context of the time this was written it was nose rings? I know that some people wear them these days, but they just bug me. ( I can't stand the thought of what it would take to have one personally)

I would also say that I love my Bible but some topics such as these have no clear answer from what I've studied. So I don't really have a firm opinion on it, but am more than willing to think about what other people think.

 

HCL, I took some time to reread 1 Corinthians 11 and tho I agree with you that divorce is a sin, a woman belongs in her home and that she is to be in submission to her husband I differ with you on this passage.

I have read some articles I received in the mail and also the scriptures. I've spoken with my husband and our pastor and I believe a woman's hair is covering enough when she prays but that her true covering is her submission to her own (and only) husband. (I also think we differ on women speaking out in Sunday School if it's a mixed class but cannot remember if that was you or someone else.)

However, I certainly respect your conviction on this and on women wearing dresses only, no jewelry, make-up or outward adornment. This is YOUR conviction and it would be wrong of you to waiver on this! When God speaks to us we are to yield and you have done that! I respect you for yielding to that conviction.

Diane

 

Say what? Just becaue people disagree with your interpatations does not mean they do not believe the bible. The majority of people do believe the bible, but they do not agree with you. To hear you tell it a person must agree with you if they are to beleie the bible, not agreeing with you means they do not beleive the bible.
Get off it, you aren't getting by with that kind of lie.
Self righteous legalism is never pretty on a christian. </font>[/QUOTE]I think you are such a blessing to the BB. You have so many great recipes and you seem to be a great helpmeet to your husband. </font>[/QUOTE]Well thank you, but recipes are trival compared to scripture. And thats what this discussion is about.

 

I believe this is true. Some topics we spend a lot of time on that bother us the most are not as clear as we seem to need to them to understand them. When they are not as clear, we need to depend on personal study and convictions. But it is also these that are not so clear that we have to be careful on what we teach about them. Personal conviction may be based on what we believe about scripture, but it is still not scripture. I reject others personal convictions/opinion for myself.

 

HCL, I am in agreement with Diane, you ahve a conviction and you follow that, for that I do respect you, don't get me wrong on that. But as she said, that is your personal conviction. Please allow the rest of us the room to study scripture and allow God to convict us of what He wants in our lives. Prephaps God had somethung for your life He could not accompish with you unveiled, you have mentioned several times you had, could we say, attitude problems( was it just submission, don't reall). So please let God work His plan for us in our lives too.
God bless you&lt;&gt;&lt;

 

Hasn't this horse been beat enough?

 

What is for supper?

 

I do not think that it is a sin to wear jewelry or to braid hair.

I wear pierced earrings, bracelets, a watch, one ring on the right hand
and my wedding ring.

And my wedding ring is an expensive gold and diamond ring that shows
my husband's (Edifier) love for me and also that he is very successful.

It was quite the talk around town when he bought my ring. He misread
the price....thought it was 3 numbers and when it was really 4 digits and
two decimal points. His remarks to me was don't look at the price that
is the one I want to buy for you.

Even my granddaughters heard about it...Small town of 90,000.

Well, I wear this ring and I think it brings glory to God in that I love
and cherish the man He sent me.

 

Well AMEN! That is a wonderful thought!