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Originally Posted by SavedLou
the more years i spend in the UPC the more inconsistencies i see as far as some standards. we will use one verse and leave the other. examples: with the hair issue, we will take this at face value "it's a shame for a woman to be shorn" and then try to explain this one away "it's a shame for a woman to speak in church". we say one is a "cultural" issue. inconsistent. with jewelry, we will take the "women adorn yourselves with modesty...not with gold, pearls" and leave this off "...AND costly array". so we have nice holy women with no makeup or jewelry but wearing very expensive suits. inconsistent. we pick and choose. there are actually tons of scriptures where jewelry is spoken of positively but we ignore those verses. just food for thought.  |
Thanks for sharing this morning. lol...
Really, many here know exactly where you were coming from in this post. My opinion, modesty is mandated by the Lord and he will convict you if you cross the line. Standards should be personal between you and the Lord and not Sister Sally on the fourth pew on the right.
Unfortunately, after witnessing so many folks who became disillusioned with the mandated standards which caused them to leave the UPC, I saw many let go of one thing after another until they let go of God. That truly scared me, because many of these folks were ones that really walked with God. What they thought was new found liberty became their stubbing block. After years of conditioning to dress and behave a certain way, many of them never learned the meaning of "moderation".
OK....I don't know who put all these soap boxes in my office. I keep on stepping on them.