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Sherrie, I am curious, do you wear clothes at all when you go out? What about to church?Originally posted by Sherrie:
Ok. I will Edit this! But I am tired of HLC thinking she has this all better and more powerful relationship with God just because she wears a dress or head covering. If this is what keeps someone from going to our Lord, you will be held accountable. Because she and others have definately caused a stumbling block. I am not changing anything else, or apologizing. God sees and hears us because we wear Jesus. For no other outer garment. Perhaps this topic should be in the Pentecostal section.
I know it was commonplace for the comans to cut their hair, but Jewish men of the time, depending on the practice within their sect, often didn't cut their hair, citing OT restrictions on men cutting their hair. Jewish males also typically had facial hair as well. However, cutting of hair was not forbidden.Originally posted by Don:
Johnv, I have actually heard the exact opposite: that it was common practice in Jesus' time for men to keep their hair cut.
What I've heard, and never been able to substantiate one way or the other, is that Michelangelo is the culprit for our long-haired Jesus.
I'm quite surprised that people would take offense to the idea that Jesus might have had long hair.Originally posted by Abiyah:
JohnV was kidding, people!
Sherrie, if I have a daughter one day, I will require that she only consider certain types of young men. Is this a problem in regards to her relationship with God?Originally posted by Sherrie:
When you add rules to having a relationship with God, and try to enforce them all the time on others, you are a stumbling block.
People do not come to Christ because they love their wicked deeds and Christ requires repentance (John 3:19).Originally posted by Sherrie:
This could be the very reason some may not even try to get to know God. Man makes too many stipulations.
I wanted to address this coment because I used to wonder about it too. The pictures that you are referring to were not crafted during the time that Jesus was alive. He did not sit for these portraits...they are the interpretation of the artist of the period...much later in fact. There are no known drawings of Jesus Christ...which throws the whole theory of his having long hair as a fact right out the window.Originally posted by Johnv:
In 1Cor11 it talks about men and women's hair, then it says in vs14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?
I'm stumped over this as well, because all the pictures of Jesu I've seen, well, he's got long hair. It was a common and acceptible practice for Jewish men at the time.
Since God is the one who gives the increase, I am going to stick my neck out and say this is meaningless in determining one's maturity.Originally posted by Sherrie:
How many did you lead to the Lord today?
Teresa, I would encourage you to do a little more study on this issue. Paul is not arguing culture in 1 Corinthians 11. Paul makes two appeals that go beyond culture as for why he says what he does.Originally posted by baptistforever:
The context in which Paul was using was within the culture of the Corinthians, to whom it was written...
Originally posted by Preach the Word:
Hello, Preach. I am wondering: would you do. . . If I as a pastor ask the ladies to
exclusively wear dresses and skirts
to church, am I hindering their
relationship with God?
this? Have you done this? Why would you do
this? Wwhat is your biblical precedent for it?
What would you do if the women did not comply?
How would you feel toward them? How would
you assess their spiritual condition?
The only reason you would not hinder my rela-
tionship with our God is because I would simply
either not comply or would just leave and go to
another place of worship. 8o) I feel horribly
immodest in dresses and skirts. I simply can
NOT wear them for this reason, not do I wear
things that even come near to showing cleavage,
while I have seen many Christian women show-
ing this and much more.
All female immodesty I have seen in churches
has been based upon these things:
* the woman was wearing a skirt or dress
* the woman wore a low-cut top
* the woman word a top with the sleeves or the
arm-hole cut too wide
* the woman wore low-cut pants and did not
tuck her short blouse in
* the clothes were too tight.
If a person dresses modestly, is it the pastor's
business to dictate to them what to wear? How
did he get such authority?