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NASB | 1 Timothy 2:9 Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Timothy 2:9 Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves modestly and appropriately and discreetly in proper clothing, not with [elaborately] braided hair and gold or pearls or expensive clothes, |
Subject: is it wrong to wear fine clothing |
Bible Note: "We have to keep in mind that God says, ". . .with lovingkindness have I drawn you" and that's what will draw the world." The problem with compromising (see American History) is that those who compromise usually end up lossing everthing! Do you remember Jesus compromising, ever? Even when most of His followers left Him when He told them that they would have to eat His flesh... did He call them back and said: "Wait, wait, I was using a metaphor--please, I did not mean it literaly!" When forgiving the sins of those He healed or rescued did He tell them "go and do the best you can for God is merciful and loving?" When the young man came to Him and told Him that he must first tend to his recently deceased father, did Jesus command "everyone, take five?" God is so loving that He does not set a limit to the number of sins nor does He allot a certain amount of forgiveness per sinner... but time and again the call has been to "be perfect," "sin no more." As Christians, we can love people, even when they reject Jesus. We can teach them with love and humility. We can see them as creatures of God and not as underlings who need rescue! But we can never compromise God; we can never compromise His Word; we can never compromise Christ's Love! When the king came in to look at the guests he noticed one man who was not wearing a wedding garment, and said to him, "How did you get in here, my friend, without a wedding garment?" And the man was silent. Then the king said to the attendants, "Bind him hand and foot and throw him into the darkness outside, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth." For many are invited but not all are chosen.' (Matthew 22:11-15) Now, I could be wrong... it may be that Jesus was killing time and not just teaching... But I rather err on the side of caution and believe that He meant for us to change our old garments into new... and not that the Church should down-grade His teachings so that more people can find them unobstrusive enough to join in, by the millions! God Bless! Angel |