When Fashion Controls the Church.... - Page 14

nathan_slatter · #**131** 04-24-2007, 02:35 PM

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the bible Equates it to the demonic

How so?

MrsMcD · #**132** 04-24-2007, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Scott Hutchinson

But if you trim your hair and it would be something like flowing down your back or shoulder length it would still be long.
A man should not have flowing tresses of hair.

Samson did.

I'm not sure if it was flowing or not. lol

nathan_slatter · #**133** 04-24-2007, 02:35 PM

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Simple process of ID'ing the man, that's all.

But shouldn't his "holiness" have made him stand out?

nathan_slatter · #**134** 04-24-2007, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by MrsMcD

Samson did.

I'm not sure if it was flowing or not. lol

Samson was a pansy...

Thad · #**135** 04-24-2007, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by nathan_slatter

How so?

the book of revelations describes such

nathan_slatter · #**136** 04-24-2007, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Thad

the book of revelations describes such

Where?

Scott Hutchinson · #**137** 04-24-2007, 02:38 PM

Jesus I'm sure dressed like a conservative element of his society.
Here 's another question if Jesus was Jewish by race ,how about about Rahab being a Canaanite ,or Ruth who a Moabite ,Or Bathsheba being a Hitttite being in His Genealogy ?

Thad · #**138** 04-24-2007, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by nathan_slatter

Where?

I'll have to look it up.

OGIA · #**139** 04-24-2007, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by keith4him

And what about their society, dress and behaviors could he have violated that would have affected his holiness.

To become LIKE some of them, He could have committed adultery, lied, stole, etc. And, I'm certain there were those of His day who dressed immodestly, don't you think?

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Others believed wrongly that when he hung out and ate with sinners that his holiness was affected. Come on this is elementary!

What's elementary is that you're trying to use that Jesus became LIKE them incorrectly. He did become LIKE His creation, but only to a point. He was not incarnated into their society as He was incarnated into humanity. He did not assume their "nature" in the sense you're trying to promote it. He associated and even fellowshipped with sinners. I have no problem with that. But, He did NOT become LIKE those He was trying to save, except in the manner of His becoming human.

HeavenlyOne · #**140** 04-24-2007, 02:40 PM

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Good point... I think we often forget that Jesus wasn't Christian, Pentecostal, nor Apostolic... he was Jewish.

Jesus didn't travel outside of his place of birth by over about 50 miles or so. Wherever He went, He was like all other men of His day.

I believe that when Paul said he became all things to all men, this means that he adapted to their cultural norms and societal laws. So, if he went to a culture where men wore headcoverings, he wore one also. If culture called for him to cover his arms to the wrist, he did so.

Paul was big on not being a stumblingblock. He didn't see anything wrong with some things, like eating meat offered to idols, but if it was going to cause someone to stumble or be offended, then he said don't do it.

I believe that if Paul went to a society where men didn't shave their heads, then Paul would have grown his hair long enough to where it didn't have a shaved appearance, even if he preferred that look for himself (if that's truly how he felt, I don't know, just throwing things out there).

If Paul went to a society where men grew beards, I believe Paul grew one.

I don't believe Paul joined them in their sin, as some believe Keith and I are suggesting. That's NOT what Paul meant in any way. However, I do believe that in his travels, he adapted to the culture in dress and behavior as to be like them to win them.

It's not different than what Jesus Himself did.