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1 | do piercing | Ex 21:6 | Sang_Phleg | 113025 | ||
EdB and Jlp - I am reading all opinions on the subject, and so I have seen EdB's very eloquent response to you. We can absolutely agree on the truth that Many Christians want to hang onto the world while trying to follow Christ at the same time. It cannot be done. Christ Himself said you cannot love the world and Him too. This is because the world system (Greek -"Kosmos") is run by Satan, not God. But I would add that many Christians have wrongly interpreted that to mean they have to stay away from ALL worldly things and all worldly people. I would ask - how then do you bring the lost to Christ? Wait for them to bang down your door? No, you must go out there and get them, and you must welcome them in. Christ meets us where we are. Remember He said that the sick need the doctor. Too many churches have become a Christian fortress against the world, keeping out even those who deperately need Him and us! "I have written you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people-- not at all meaning the people of this world who are immoral, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world." - 1 Cor. 5:9-10 *getting off my soapbox* In my walk... because in our church we have real fellowship and get really involved in each others' lives (as God's "one another imperatives" tell us to do)... I have seen all of the new Christians over many years struggle over giving up the things of their old selves as they begin to walk with Christ, and we begin to challenge them to do just that. ALL of them realize Christ is right... they cannot serve 2 masters. Most of them choose Him over all else eventually.... some of them choose to go back to the world, which is devastating. Humans love their sin. This is an unfortunate fact. Anyway... We can agree on this truth that EdB laid down. You cannot be dedicated to the world system AND to Christ at the same time. I simply do not see Scriptural validation for deciding that because a person has piercings or tatoos - they are not dedicated to Christ. My main concern is that an attitude of rejecting people simply based on external appearance would NOT be promoted among Christians!! For the record... Sang_Phelg is a SHE, not a he. :) I am a happlily married mom of 3 - the leader of a women's cell group (my husband a leader of a men's cell group) and soon we will be leading a home church as our home church is about to split into 2 new home churches because we have grown too big. - I have studied theology for 8 years now - I have been a Christian 12 years. May you both be blessed - Sang |
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2 | do piercing | Ex 21:6 | EdB | 113029 | ||
Sang Once again I did not say piercings or tattoos was justification to reject someone. We should never reject someone for any reason. You said we aren't told to stay out of the world and that is true. Jesus went to the sinner and loved them but he didn't dress like a prostitutes, look like a tax collector, talk like a thief. People were attracted to Jesus because he was different. He dressed to fit in not stand out, he acted consistently not unpredictably, he spoke truth not what the world wanted to hear. Too many today feel they have to look like the sinner, act like the sinner, be like the sinner to be able to witness to the sinner. That is nonsense. Sinners know what they got, they know the pain of the piercing, the agony of the tattoo, they know all to well. What they want is something different. I know a man that visited prison and each time he would put in his earring. I asked him one time about it and he said he wanted to fit in with the prisoners. This man knew that he couldn't fit into normal society with an earring in his ear but when he visited prison he put it there to fit in. Friend that was a study in hypocrisy. Sinners instantly know the genuine article, they instantly see though people that act or look like them but want to tell them about Jesus. What sinners want is someone that will tell them how to get out of the situation they are in. Not someone that will dress like them speak like them and act like them they want someone that has the answer! Jesus is that answer. EdB |
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