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Originally Posted by Truly Blessed
The most important words in 1Peter 3:2 are "...let it not be that outward adorning... He is not saying that there should not be that adorning, but rather that this is not the adorning a woman should be relying on to distinguish herself. |
TB, you're missing the content, Paul is focusing on costly apparel and the wearing of jewelry as alluring. If you would happen to use this in the context of the New Testament Paul also admonishes women to win their husbands by chaste behavior, this runs harmoniously with what the Apostle Peter is saying.
So, Paul and Peter are both speaking of the inward enhancing the outward.
Hence Jesus' words in
Matthew 23:25-26
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse FIRST that which is within the cup and platter, that the OUTSIDE OF THEM MAY BE CLEAN ALSO.
The inward will always enhance the outward.
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Originally Posted by Truly Blessed
In 1Timothy 2:8-15 the most important words to note are in verse 8 where Paul begins with " I will therefore ...." Paul had his own views and expressed those personal views as "I will", not God commands or requires. How many pastors share his views on women? His views were shaped by his culture as our's are by our culture. |
TB, please understand I'm not attacking you personally, I am just trying to present what I'm seeing in your statements. First, what you're saying is that the scripture is ever evolving with our society and cultures, and the Bible is not to have us conform to it, but that it should conform to us? Please explain your thoughts more clearly for me.
I was recently studying a book "The Gospel of Inclusion" by the agnostic Carlton Pearson, and find that he views the Bible through the lens of it being written to an ancient people and that the Bible can only be used for moral issues just as any other religious book or mythology. The agnostic Pearson also makes statements concerning teachings of Paul that must be kept in context of Paul's era and culture.
The Roman and Eastern Orthodox Churches prove their arguments with the same kind of ideology. What I'm saying is that kind of approach can cause you problems that in the long run will hurt you.
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Originally Posted by Truly Blessed
Are you who are relying on Paul's words here to support your position for not wearing rings, able to say that you agree with all of Paul's teaching throughout his NT writings?
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When I read this for the first time I was going to give you a quick answer, but I will ask you to please explain further the above.
In Jesus Name
Brother Benincasa
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