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NASB | Philippians 4:8 ¶ Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Philippians 4:8 ¶ Finally, believers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable and worthy of respect, whatever is right and confirmed by God's word, whatever is pure and wholesome, whatever is lovely and brings peace, whatever is admirable and of good repute; if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think continually on these things [center your mind on them, and implant them in your heart]. |
Bible Question: Is it okay to openly express that you are interested in someone that is in your local church? I am a female and I have been taught that you do not let a man see you are attracted to them. |
Bible Answer: 4everblesssed I would gently ask you, is this a Bible study question? I think that where the Bible is silent we should be too. But I do think you have the right motives in that you are seeking for what is Godly behavior in this instance as a woman of God attending church. I just don't know if this is the right place to address this question. But I will try gently to do so. Saying hello to people whether they are men or women should be acceptable in church as part of general fellowship - Acts 2:42 They were continually devoting themselves to the apostle's teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of food and to prayer. So you could start with hello, my name is so and so, how are you today, I really enjoyed the service today, how about you? And see where the Lord would lead that endeavor? Perhaps that much is not forward, but part of proper fellowship? I am thinking also of exmaples in the Bible how God moved in the details of men and women getting together. I think if I am not mistaken that the Lord has the man doing the "looking" for a woman and not the other way around. But I also wonder about Ruth. Abraham sent someone to look for a wife for his son, you see the men doing the choosing; Jacob, David, Solomon, and on and on... We have not much in the NT other than the story of Mary and Joseph, which hardly applies at all. But it is said that the OT is not really to be used as examples for moral living per say. I would say the description of holiness might apply here - 1 Peter 1:15 But like the Holy One who called you, be holy yhourselves also in all your behavior; because it is written, You shall be holy, for I am holy. Older women are told to be modest in their behavior and to teach young women the same and to love their husbands. Perhaps modesty is in order here; maybe this is the whole premise of a woman not being forward towards a man in letting him know she is interested. None of us, men or women can be like people are in the world... Ask yourself this, in what sense are you attracted to the man, and is that attraction pure and holy? And would letting him know what type of attraction you have to him be modest? Try to find scriptures that describe right conduct in general and see if your plans to approach the man in letting him know you are attracted to him line up with the practice of those scriptures? Lean on the Lord and ask the Lord for what you need in your life, He is faithful to provide what you really need. Wait on Him, be still and know that He is Lord. peacebestill |
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