Fifty years ago...

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The early church practiced circumcision for a few years. Did God change his mind on that one?

Originally Posted by marthaolivia

If I remember correctly, fifty years ago, (and yes I was around then!) at least in UPC & ALJC, it was a sin to watch or own a tv, to go to the movies, for women to wear slacks, to dress out for gym at school, to dance, to go to ball games, to "arch" your eyebrows, for women to cut or trim their hair, to wear open toed shoes, to wear any make-up (except for Vaseline), to go swimming in anything other than your everyday clothes, to listen to certain radio stations and there are probably some more deadly sins that I forgot to mention.
My question is.."Did God change His mind about these things through the years or were they man-made from the beginning?"

[marthaolivia]

Originally Posted by Margies3

Now having said that - I will say this. IF you live the life of standards because you honestly believe that it pleases God and you just want to make Him happy (much like a wife dresses up and looks good for her husband just because she loves him and wants to please him), then that's good and honorable. IF you are living standards because you are scared that if you don't, God won't let you inside the gates of heaven, then you need to re-examine your thinking.

This makes a lot of sense to me. Perhaps one of my problems during the years is my questioning "the rules". Nevertheless, God gave us all a brain to think and the HG leads us into all truth, right? I certainly respect my mom and others who never deviated from their teachings.

[Pragmatist]

Originally Posted by Sherri

In my opinion, UPC got stricter and stricter through the years.

Exactly right. Yet we hear about the OLD paths. A lot of the "holiness standards" are "new" revelations.

I realize some held them all along, but they were not nationwide. The more conservative forced them upon everyone in later years.

[James Griffin]

Originally Posted by Margies3
"Now having said that - I will say this. IF you live the life of standards because you honestly believe that it pleases God and you just want to make Him happy (much like a wife dresses up and looks good for her husband just because she loves him and wants to please him), then that's good and honorable. IF you are living standards because you are scared that if you don't, God won't let you inside the gates of heaven, then you need to re-examine your thinking."

Amen, and amen.

Originally Posted by FRINGE_NUTTER

Please do not think I am being disrespectful but I have never heard Vaseline referred to as make-up. Does that mean if I rub this on my grandchild's body (didn't say where) I am using make-up on him? Never heard that one.

Some use vaseline on their eye lashes to make them darker and longer, also to make your lips shiney. This was preached against at my church.