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| Re: I Was Sent Out Of The Church Just Because I Was Wearing An Earring by Johnn74: 10:47pm On Jun 05, 2023 |
Merry100:Kpele OP, we know the churches where earrings are a NO NO ❌ for females. 🙄🙄🙄 Every church has its own doctrines hinged on some certain scriptures rigid interpretation that they refused to let go. Next time ,Wear ur earrings to churches that do not. mind Disclaimer Hope u nor be man sha.  Hope u are the woman in ur display photo. These days sef men Dey wear magnetic earrings go yahooZe church , men Dey even cover hair go yahoo church. |
| Re: I Was Sent Out Of The Church Just Because I Was Wearing An Earring by Johnn74: 10:51pm On Jun 05, 2023 |
Chinedumejoooo:Na swag. It irritates me so much. I see them as agege. But it’s just fashion fad reigning now. 💪🏽Most are straight oooo |
| Re: I Was Sent Out Of The Church Just Because I Was Wearing An Earring by Kobojunkie: 10:54pm On Jun 05, 2023 |
Johnn74:But here's the funny thing. There is no place where it is written that earrings are for women alone — never existed.  |
| Re: I Was Sent Out Of The Church Just Because I Was Wearing An Earring by Johnn74: 11:00pm On Jun 05, 2023 |
darealez:@rings—-It’s just ur Nigerian church bro. and our underaged minors in naija wearing them as fashion & swag Young Teenage girls and boys who are virgins or who have made a celibacy vow (not to continue with premarital sex), internationally,🌏🌏🌏🌏globally put on Ring 💍 ‘Purity Ring’. Google the finger it is placed. No church ⛪️ in USA 🇺🇸 or London 🇬🇧, will ask a teenager or 11yo to remove “purity ring “💍 before entering just coz rings are outlawed for teenagers Teenagers having strict moral or Religious convictions/upbringing/background generally put on abstinence/purity rings.Selena Gomez at one time had a purity ring on . Nick jones too in his much younger & innocence days. . Teenage stars/ minors who are famous early in show biz/entertainment industry and role models are also strongly encouraged to put on purity rings .
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| Re: I Was Sent Out Of The Church Just Because I Was Wearing An Earring by Johnn74: 11:02pm On Jun 05, 2023 |
Kobojunkie:21st century Men Una Dey craze o. Na idol worshippers men and Baal worshippers men Dey wear earrings normally. |
| Re: I Was Sent Out Of The Church Just Because I Was Wearing An Earring by Kobojunkie: 11:49pm On Jun 05, 2023 |
Johnn74:1. Where in the world did you get that crap from? Cultures that predate yours had men wearing earrings and your worship no better than theirs. Earrings and even nose rings were never made for women alone .. in Arab nations slaves, both male and female wore them . |
| Re: I Was Sent Out Of The Church Just Because I Was Wearing An Earring by Johnn74: 11:54pm On Jun 05, 2023 |
Kobojunkie:I am not Arab. I am not Israelite 🇮🇱 Or Having Roman roots or Hindu like Rishi Sunak. I am Nigerian 🇳🇬 And (males) who speak my African Nigerian language who put on earrings in my culture, are traditional idolatory worshippers. So that crap does not appeal to me.🤮🤢.
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| Re: I Was Sent Out Of The Church Just Because I Was Wearing An Earring by darealez(m): 10:56am On Jun 06, 2023 |
Johnn74: You must've clearly omitted where I said, HERE, IT IS NOT PERMITTED. Go fellowship where it is, not impose what you want where it's not welcomed. You can't wear mini skirt here, you can't wear dangling earrings to minister here. You can do it at Christ Embassy, and I am not in position to say whether it is right or not. Go fellowship where the doctrine allows you to do whatever you want to do. Selah. |
| Re: I Was Sent Out Of The Church Just Because I Was Wearing An Earring by Johnn74: 1:01pm On Jun 06, 2023 |
darealez:THE LAW WAS MADE FOR MAN; MAN WAS NOT MADE FOR THE LAW Your church is too local. I can’t attend such a holier than thou church that would walk out a teenager putting on purity ring; unless attendance at gunpoint. l had an abstinence ring on throughout my undergraduate days age 15 plus teenager 100level -20yo plus; (approachijg 21 in a few months); when l graduated. https://www.tiktok.com/@therealglen1/video/7183714411377397035 https://www.tiktok.com/@marylnixon/video/6816591903048420613
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| Re: I Was Sent Out Of The Church Just Because I Was Wearing An Earring by darealez(m): 10:19pm On Jun 06, 2023 |
Johnn74: You're missing the simple point, worship where a ring certifies your abstinence. I needn't judge you for believing a ring rattles around purity, but you're gonna force your definition into a place where it's not welcomed. The so local assembly where I worship has it's standards... Stay blessed. |
| Re: I Was Sent Out Of The Church Just Because I Was Wearing An Earring by Johnn74: 10:36pm On Jun 06, 2023 |
darealez:Man’s standards are not the standards of God. You’re missing the simple point, worship center rattles around reflecting godly principles and God’s glory and Christlike behaviour and Godly standards. So long it is not against Jehovah God’s commandments and not against God’s standards , your local assembly has no Right to chase away a teenager with an abstinence ring on, from the house of God Ode assistant Jesus holier than thou local assembly. If ring /piece of metal can rattle around commitment to a sexual partner joined in marriage; and ring place in certain fingers can rattle around divorce vows; and ring/ piece of metal in certain fingers can rattle around bethrothment; then ring can also rattle around abstinence commitment/vows. And asking one to remove such , tantamounts to a violation. Of Human rights/ rights to self expression. Not like an abstinence rings violates any law in God’s bible when d church carry for head. So what’s the big deal assistant Jesus church ? Thank God say man nor be God . Stay blessed Assistant Jesus Church member with personal key 🔐 to God’s heaven. am sure married men who believe wedding ring does not certify their marriage, but the wedding certificate at home; and thus prefer not to wear wedding ring around; go like Una church well well. |
| Re: I Was Sent Out Of The Church Just Because I Was Wearing An Earring by Maximus692(m): 11:47am On Jun 07, 2023 |
Were you invited? Most people don't know what Christianity is all about, they just feel it's any religious center where Jesus' name is been called. Real Christians must first of all preach to you and from their appearance you must have sensed some of their dos and donts but before you're invited to their worship center they must have been TEACHING you things you ought to know. Well for your information the true Christians don't just expect you to walk into their gathering without invitation!  Merry100: |
| Re: I Was Sent Out Of The Church Just Because I Was Wearing An Earring by LilleG(m): 9:41pm On Jun 07, 2023 |
For me, I don't think wearing earrings is a sin. |
| Re: I Was Sent Out Of The Church Just Because I Was Wearing An Earring by Greatestkidb: 9:44pm On Jun 07, 2023 |
It is a sin brother. God frowns at it. |
| Re: I Was Sent Out Of The Church Just Because I Was Wearing An Earring by Greatestkidb: 9:49pm On Jun 07, 2023 |
it's definitely a sin to wear earrings. Earrings have never been accepted by the true Christians (nor the true Jews before Christ.) Of course, the vast multitude who consider themselves Christians do wear earrings like the Baal worshipers did in the Old Testament era. It's always been the custom of the pagans and idolaters to wear earrings. In this text we'll have a look at a number of statements by the early Church Fathers as well as some from the later periods. Their opinions are based on the Bible. Earrings are mentioned in several places in the Bible, as we'll find out soon. Throughout this post, the unanimous message from the early Christians, Church Fathers and various past Bible commentators is elaborated in various ways. Links to the publications from the Church Fathers are embedded within the text when applicable. 1.) Adorning precedes destruction First, a warning to all of you dear readers. In the book of Kings you find Jezebel, who was soon killed after she adorned herself (2.Kings 9:33, 9:30). In Genesis, Judah committed adultery with Tamar after she "wrapped herself" so that Judah thought she was a harlot (see Gen. 38:24). When Judah got to know Tamar was pregnant, he said: "let her be burnt", as instructed by Lev. 21:9. The logic is that destruction follows adorning. This is well detailed in the Bible verse below: 30 And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life. (Jer.4:30) Let's jump into a prophecy that isn't necessarily very far. Just prior to the fall of the Revelation Babylon, its adornments are declared: 4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: 5 And upon her forehead was a name written, Mystery, Babylon The Great, The Mother Of Harlots And Abominations Of The Earth. (Rev. 17:4-5) This world will eventually end. It'll be destroyed by fire (2.Pt.3:7). Such is the end of the Revelation Babylon (Rev. 17:16, Rev.18:8, Rev.19:3). It looks like the majority of the people on the planet earth have either adorned themselves or accept the idea of wearing earrings / makeup etc. What follows is the end of the world, a complete destruction. The good news is that there's still time to repent. Just like Judah said about Tamar: "let her be burnt", this never happened. They confessed their wrongdoings! In like manner, confess your sins to someone who has the Holy Spirit! 1 Like |
| Re: I Was Sent Out Of The Church Just Because I Was Wearing An Earring by Greatestkidb: 9:51pm On Jun 07, 2023 |
2. Jacob in Bethel Let's start from Genesis chapter 35. It serves as a good example how earrings are being treated among the pious. In the Old Testament, often times the people were heretics and hypocrites that usually serve as warnings, not as examples to follow (see 1.Cor.10:11). Although many people were leaving Egypt in Exodus, most of them died in the desert due to their unbelief. The kings of Israel and Judah were serving foreign gods such as Baal. Sure, there were righteous kings like David but they were certainly a small minority as may be read from the Chronicles and the Book of Kings. Let's continue the account in Genesis: 2 Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments: 3 And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went. 4 And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem. (Gen.35:2-4) For you see, pious Jacob commanded to take off all earrings. Even the believers fall into sin occasionally but they don't stay with the sin like the worldly people. The true believers follow the example of Jacob even today by avoiding earrings completely - although the vast majority of mankind do the opposite: they say it's all right to wear earrings. What happened prior to this? Where did the earrings come from? Ambrose of Milan (337 - 397 AD) mentioned in his work "Jacob and the happy life" the following, while discussing that Laban was a figure of Satan, and comparing it to the Gospel. Happy is he from who Satan finds nothing of his own! Or in Ambrose's own words: How happy is the man in whom the enemy has found nothing that he could call his own, and in whom the devil has come upon nothing that he would recognize as his own. That appeared to be impossible to man, but Christ supplied the model of it when He said in the Gospel, "The prince of this world will come and in me he will find nothing" (Jn. 14:30) happy was Rachel, who concealed the false idols of the Gentiles and declared that their images were full of uncleanness. (Ambrose of Milan) How were they declared? For today's people, it's not necessarily evident. This declaration happened here; compare it to Leviticus 15:20: 35 And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched but found not the images. (Genesis 31:35, KJV) 20 And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean. (Lev.15) |
| Re: I Was Sent Out Of The Church Just Because I Was Wearing An Earring by Greatestkidb: 9:53pm On Jun 07, 2023 |
3. Rachel's confession In fact, Rachel confessed that what was below her was unclean. She had the earrings among other items in the camel's furniture underneath. This is how a sin is confessed: you declare it unclean! Now, the Devil (Laban) doesn't look for it in places we declare unclean (sinful). If our understanding is corrupt - we think it's okay to wear earrings - the Devil (Laban) finds his own! One more time: what is sinful, is declared unclean. If Rachel didn't declare the love into the items as unclean (she wouldn't have stolen them otherwise), wouldn't Laban have found them with ease? And what would've happened? Jacob said to Laban: "32 With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live". Spiritual death is upon the people who claim sinful life is just okay - or upon them who pervert the Law (that is spiritual) to fit their purposes! Laban - Satan finds the items of his own and Jacob, as a figure of Christ, declares "let him not live". Fitly are the sins first confessed (declared unclean) and then buried under the tree (tree which prefigures the cross), that is, the gospel is preached. Contents of the camel's saddle How can we be sure that Rachel indeed had earrings (perhaps among other items) hidden in the camel's saddle? Jacob got to know the items Laban was looking for. Thus, he buried them under the tree. Why? If I was Jacob, I would've wanted to return the items to Laban if there was an appropriate time. Similarly, Zacchaeus returned money to its proper owners. Some, if not all the items belonged to Laban, who, as we already found out, is a figure / type of devil. (Some Church Fathers referenced to the Book of Enoch which mentions the wicked angels that introduced the makeup & ornaments to the mankind. This appears to be in line with it; It was Laban's, that is, Devil's stuff) Isn't teraphim (the Hebrew word referenced herein, Gen.31) a small in size? It's possible Rachel used the items in the wedding ceremony with Jacob (Bible is silent about that) and thus had some emotional bonds with them. "Strange gods which were in their hand" suggests, that they were no other than bracelets, rings and such. Earrings belong to this list. In like manner, the golden calf idol in Ex.32 was formed from the earrings. We'll come to it later. Do you know anyone wearing a literal strange god in his hand? Neither do I. Still, they were ordinary people just like you and me. The household gods even today are money and precious items. The money and riches are thought to protect during famine and hard times. This is regardless of how they look like (in form of earrings, bracelets etc). Some might argue that the earrings in question had some images of strange gods engraved and they were thus inappropriate or superstitious. Well, the Bible doesn't mention such a fact so it's not a biblical view. It's a "wish of the wicked" trying to nullify the actual Bible message. Even if they had some images engraved, why didn't they use some form of sandpaper and wipe those engravings off instead, rather than throwing them away? Thus we see this as a very weak and unbiblical argument. Spiritual earrings Jacob's family affairs in Bethel well portrayed how the pious handle earrings. Next, we shift focus on the spiritual side. It's written: "The law is spiritual". The Bible is the source of all heretics, hypocrites, man-made denominations and man-made sects. The real message is encrypted for the most - the majority just don't understand what's being told. |
| Re: I Was Sent Out Of The Church Just Because I Was Wearing An Earring by Kobojunkie: 9:58pm On Jun 07, 2023 |
Greatestkidb:What in the world is this gobbledegook? If in all your religiosity, you have yet to learn the simple facts which is that ■ Sin is defined by God in His Law by way of His teachings and commandments ■ Sin is disobedience of God's direct commandment or teaching hence the reason why it is referred to as transgression of God's Law ■ No man has the power/authority to add/remove or even change God's definition of what comprises sin in His Law then I must say that your life is severally wasted pretending to be of God.  |
| Re: I Was Sent Out Of The Church Just Because I Was Wearing An Earring by Greatestkidb: 10:01pm On Jun 07, 2023 |
Rebekah and the jewels Even during the time of Ambrose, the heretics apparently tried to approve the use of earrings with the example of some Bible passages. Perhaps among one of the most famous is the account of Rebecca. Ambrose has commented on this issue clearly: In preaching against extravagance in dress, he imagines that the ladies will say to him, "Oh, but bishop, Rebecca had earrings and bracelets!" and he proceeds to tell them that Rebecca's earrings were pious attention and her bracelets good deeds ! (De Abrah. i. 9). Lives of the fathers, p.192 footer One must notice that initially Rebecca had no earrings nor bracelets. Neither she put them on, but instead, a servant from the house of Abraham put on the precious items on her. This is how the gospel is spread: a servant from the house of Abraham - meaning the elect, the true Christians - preach the gospel, which in turn, brings forth faith in the hearers. The earrings is translated as a forehead jewel, nose-ring etc. In fact, this is a minor issue - since this jewel is understood spiritually. It's the wedding garment, the bridal garment - the true faith, which is required in the in the Lamb's wedding banquet. There's no man on earth who can put on such a jewel himself. Only Jesus Christ fulfilled the law whereas no man can do. It's true that Rebekah had some kind of physical adornments. She was getting married. Usually there's all kinds of adornments on the bride and the bridegroom. However, do you keep wearing the wedding garment for good or just for the necessary duration? Similarly, adornments on Rebekah don't justify the use of earrings in everyday life. Isaac is a type of Christ. Thus, Rebekah is a figure of the bride of Christ, meaning the true church. Christ himself doesn't look for a bride here on earth but He sent the apostles for the task. Jesus Himself went to heaven. In fact, His followers are the true servants from the house of Abraham who wish to spread the precious jewels to those without. This forehead jewel / earring weighted half a shekel as we may read from the Bible. This signifies the temple tax (Ex.30:13-14). Jesus provides the other half so that a complete shekel is formed (Matt.17:27). The weight certainly approves the spirituality of the matter as it links to Exodus: 15 The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the Lord, to make an atonement for your souls. (Ex.30:15) More of this half of the shekel may be found here, written by Ambrose of Milan. |
| Re: I Was Sent Out Of The Church Just Because I Was Wearing An Earring by Greatestkidb: 10:02pm On Jun 07, 2023 |
End-time Rebekah Rebekah has also a meaning for the end-time people. Rebekah met Isaac soon after receiving the adornments. When the bridal garment is complete, the wedding banquet will soon start. The banquet is elaborated in the parable of the wedding feast, Matt.22:2. In other words, the world will end soon after. Rebekah will meet her spouse once she has the ornaments for the heavenly wedding. This is written by Isaiah: 18 Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth. (Isaiah.49:18) Is that you? When those ornaments are worn, isn't it the last moment before the ceremony? When God's words will be fulfilled it will be the end. For the true Christians it will be a day of inexpressible joy. End-time Laban Have you ever wondered why Jacob buried the earrings among other items, under the tree? Why didn't he burn or destroy them? One reason perhaps was that Jacob meant to return the items back to Laban (remember, Laban is known as a type of Devil) if he had a chance; like mentioned earlier. During the last century or so, it's looking like Laban (the devil) has found the items from under the tree already: 7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, 8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog, and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. (Rev.20) Make no mistake here. Devil himself, in a figure of Laban, has found the items buried under the tree. Today, he's promoting the pagan customs throughout the world. Earrings and makeup have turned out extremely popular during the last 100 years or so. This is not due to Christian teaching. It's due to the teachings of the Devil! From behind this link, you'll find a number of links and citations of the early Christians. Again, it's the teaching of the Devil that has boosted up this pagan habit. In other words, the Euphrates River has dried up, making it possible for Laban (a type of devil) to cross it with all his might. This is what is meant by 'Satan shall be loosed out of his prison'. The Bible mentions that Laban lived on the other side of the Euphrates river. Apparently Jacob fled from the east side of the river, where Laban dwelt: So he fled with all he had, crossed the Euphrates River, and headed for the hill country of Gilead. (Gen.31:21, NIV; KJV: Euphrates River = River) In the Book of Revelation, we see the Euphrates river drying up. This is a prophecy already fulfilled. One frog (coming out of the mouth) mentioned in the Revelation is the claim that it's not sinful to wear makeup and earrings; as we can clearly see that Jacob, who is a type of Christ, buried such items, so that the early Christians knew it wasn't right to wear such. Now the wicked people claim the opposite. See the river Euphrates drying up, and remember the Beast is a king as well (Rev.17:11-12): And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. (Rev.16:12-13) So called Little Ice Age, which was from the year 1300 to about 1850, was characterized of slightly colder periods of time. However, more heat has been perceived ever since. It reminds of the earlier verses of Revelation Ch. 16: 8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. 9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory. (Rev.16:8-9) This topic "End-time Laban" is preceded by the topic "End-time Rebekah". The revelation LovePeddler and its destruction may be found from the Revelation chapters 17, 18 and 19. It's written: the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the LovePeddler (Rev.17:16). Why would they start hating her suddenly? The harlot Rahab in the Book of Joshua actually repented. The devil hates the true Christians, and he opposes all truth. I might be wrong, but I wish to believe, that this revelation harlot is you who belong to one of the thousands of man-made sects or denominations, but from whom some repent like Rahab did. Hear the call: Come out of her, my people (Rev.18:4) Then you become an ornament to the end-time Rebekah. It makes the Devil angry! I'm afraid the Devil starts thinking all the people will repent, so those outside of Rev.18:4 will be burned alive? So that they wouldn't repent. Hear and hide the spies sent by the true Christians, in like manner Rahab did; hear the Gospel and hide it in your heart. For you see, right after the fall of the great LovePeddler, the wife hath made herself ready: 7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. (Rev.19:7) |
| Re: I Was Sent Out Of The Church Just Because I Was Wearing An Earring by Greatestkidb: 10:03pm On Jun 07, 2023 |
Twofold nature of a man Everybody is initially made of flesh and spirit. This is the division of a man set in the Paradise. The flesh represents the old and the spirit the young. However, today's prodigal sons have only the flesh and the soul, not the Holy Spirit but the spirit of the Devil. The half a shekel tax was targeting 20 years old people and upward (Ex.30:14). The adults never got into the promised land except for Joshua and Caleb: 29 Your carcases shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward which have murmured against me. 30 Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun. 31 But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have despised. (Num.14) This old part, old Adam, this which is figuratively described as at least twenty years old, will never make it to the promised land, heaven. It's called the flesh. Jesus, the true heavenly Joshua was an exception as He had no sin. Also, Caleb, the true end-time Christian church will also get to heaven without dying - they will be changed (1.Cor:15:52) when Lord Jesus Christ returns. What is needed is the Spirit, not the spirit of the devil, but the Holy Spirit, in order to get to heaven. Our carnal body, flesh, is always prone to sin. If the flesh dominates a man, he can never enter the promised land. Indeed, he'll be lost on the way. This is what's called being slave to sin. If we want to get into the heavenly Jerusalem, Jesus must ride on the colt, foal of an ass (spirit), followed by the old donkey (flesh). If Jesus isn't present and the donkey leads the way, it will not get into the heavenly Jerusalem. Martin Luther mentions: 85. Now consider the spiritual riding. Christ rides on the colt, its mother follows, that is, when Christ lives through faith in the inner man we are tinder him and are ruled by him. But the outer man, the ass, goes free, Christ does not ride on her, though she follows in the rear. The outer man, as Paul says, is not willing, he strives against the inner man, nor does he carry Christ, as Gal. 5, 17 says: "The flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are contrary, the one to the other; that ye may not do the things that ye would." Because the colt carries Christ, that is, the Spirit is willing by grace, the ass, that is, the flesh, must be led by the halter, for the Spirit - chastises and crucifies the flesh, so that it becomes subject. 86. This is the reason Christ rides upon the colt and not upon its mother, and yet uses both for his entrance into Jerusalem, for both body and soul must be saved. If, here upon earth, the body is unwilling, not capable of grace and Christ's leading, it must bear the Spirit, upon which Christ rides, who trains it and leads it along by the power of grace, received through Christ. The colt, ridden by Christ, upon which no one ever rode, is the willing spirit, whom no one before could make willing, tame or ready, save Christ by his grace. However, the sack-carrier, the burden-bearer, the old Adam, is the flesh, which goes riderless without Christ; it must for this reason bear the cross and remain a beast of burden. (Advent Postil, First Sunday in Advent; Matthew 21:1-9) |
| Re: I Was Sent Out Of The Church Just Because I Was Wearing An Earring by Greatestkidb: 10:05pm On Jun 07, 2023 |
Exodus earrings Introduction to the twofold nature above serves as a prelude to the incident reported in Exodus Chapter 32. We learned from Genesis that Jacob buried the earrings among other gods in Shechem. Where did these Exodus earrings come from? They were borrowed or taken from the Egyptians: 22 But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians. (Ex.3:22) 2 Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man borrow of his neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, jewels of silver and jewels of gold. (Ex.11:2) 35 And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: 36 And the Lord gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians. (Ex.12:35-36) It's important to notice that the jewels were targeted to be put on the sons and daughters. They were never meant to be put on the wives! In other words, the young, representing the spirit, was the sole place for the jewels, including earrings! Origen (d. 253), has understood the Exodus women signify the flesh: We have already often said that woman, according to the allegorical sense is interpreted as flesh and man as the rational understanding. (Origen: Homilies on Genesis and Exodus, Homily XIII) Why did God Himself command the people to put off the ornaments? In Exodus chapters 3, 11 and 12 it was commanded to put them on. Isn't it contradictory? therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee. (Ex.33:5) Exodus chapter 32 states that the earrings were in the ears of the wives as well. This was never the purpose. Only the sons and daughters should've worn them. Now the wives, signifying the flesh, were carrying the earrings as well! This adorning of the outward appearance wasn't intended to happen. In fact, the jewels are the same spiritual ones Rebekah wore. God doesn't contradict Himself but people tend to make mistakes due to the human nature. Thus, be sure the Ex.33:5 command to put off the ornaments means to get rid of the real, physical earrings just like Jacob did in Shechem. Moreover, the spiritual earrings, the Holy Spirit, should be worn instead! 2 And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me. (Ex.32:2) Ambrose, again, mentions in his letters about the Ex.32 earrings. Notice that in chapter 32 Aaron collects the earrings and in chapter 33 God Himself commands them to be taken off. We can neither excuse this great priest (Aaron), nor dare we condemn him. It was not however unadvisedly that he deprived the Jews of their rings and earrings; for they who designed sacrilege could have neither the seal of faith nor ornaments of their ears. The patriarch Jacob too hid the earrings along with the images of the strange gods, when he hid them in Shechem, that no one might come to know of the superstitions of the Gentiles. And he said well, Break off the golden earrings which are in the ears of your wifes; not as leaving the men their earrings, but in order to shew that they had them not. Fitly also are the earrings taken from the women, that Eve may not again hear the voice of the serpent. Apparently the command in Ex.33:5 to put off the ornaments was quite well kept for some time. We may read a verse from the Book of Judges implying that the Israelites didn't wear earrings at that time: 24 And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.) (Judges.8:24) |
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Ezekiel earrings One of the favorite passages among the wicked is Ezekiel chapter 16 for justifying the use of earrings. This how it says: 12 And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head. (Ez.16:12) The wicked tend to think for some reason that this justifies the use of earrings. Here again, it's mentioned that He put on the adornments, not the people themselves. Imitating God isn't something we should be doing. Yes, we should take the life of Jesus as our example. God created the world out of nothing and we don't have such power. Even this adorning is something we are incapable of performing - it's the task of God: "No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day" (Jn.6:44). God sends true believers to preach the gospel to those who He has appointed. The garment described in Exodus 28 and Leviticus chapter 8 contains a lot of jewels and precious metals. Ambrose has mentioned that the Levite were a figure of the elect, prefiguring the royal priesthood, the Christians. The period of literal Aaronic priesthood is over; we live in the new testament era. If Ex.28 and Lev.8 were given after the ten commandments which Moses broke, as it would seem, then the Ex.3:22 were likely a prefigure of the Aaronic priesthood. Ezekiel chapter 16 covers the Exodus affairs mystically. It's the Exodus in short form written in beautiful terms but also a brief history of the Israelites. Targum translation confirms this idea introduced by Macarius (see the link below). Perhaps it also refers to the vast amount of prodigal sons today? St. Macarius (d.391 AD) mentions regarding Ezekiel chapter 16: 4. So likewise the Spirit utters warning to the soul which through grace knows God, which after being cleansed from its former sins and adorned with the ornaments of the Holy Ghost, and after partaking of the divine and heavenly food, does not behave dutifully with much discretion, and does not properly preserve benevolence and love for Christ the heavenly Bridegroom, and so is rejected and put away from the life of which at one time it was a partaker. It's a different thing to trust your own beauty than to trust the beauty given by God. Worldly people claim earrings, makeup etc. contribute to their own beauty. This is what the wicked trust. Accordingly, the judgment follows: 15 But thou didst trust in thine own beauty (Ez.16:15) 41 And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: (Ez.16:41) Old testament pointed to Christ. It did so in figures. Christ himself fulfilled the whole law, and notice how He was adorned; not like the Levites: The new order is a spiritual priesthood, with spiritual adornments, spiritual tabernacle and sacrifices--spiritual in all that pertains to it. Christ, in the exercise of his priestly office, in the sacrifice on the cross, was not adorned with silk and gold and precious stones, but with divine love, wisdom, patience, obedience and all virtues. His adornment was apparent to none but God and possessors, of the Spirit, for it was spiritual. (Martin Luther, The Sermons of Martin Luther) |
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Earrings as figure of sin Exodus Passover is a figure of the New Testament Easter. Christ died for all of our sins on Easter. The sins were not his own. In like manner, the Israelites borrowed / plundered the Egyptians on Easter - they took the earrings and the like that were not their own. The sins are only borrowed from those who are eternally doomed as they will have them back one day. Such are the prodigal sons that never return home. Such were the vast majority of the adult Israelites when leaving Egypt. Similarly they use or approve physical earrings for adorning the outward appearance but such jewels are "returned" upon death. They're plundered for good from those who live a life according to God's word. They're taken away from them but they will never be have them back for all the sins are forgiven and they no longer cause a burden. Aaron the priest collected the earrings and thus the Golden Calf was soon formed. Similarly, if one piles up sin on top of sin, eventually a foreign god - an idol - is formed in place of the living God. The faith is lost and love into the world in place. Moses broke the tables of law and the golden calf. Jesus Christ fulfilled the law, crushed the head of the serpent - so that the gospel may be preached; the golden calf is broken in pieces and is drank with water, that is, the living water, which is the gospel from a person with the Holy Spirit. This water cleanses the soul! This gospel breaks the ungodly life, the calf, and lets all the sins be forgiven - making the person walk in the light, makes the person a child of the living God. |
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Conclusion, wearing earrings is a sin The Bible promises only strong delusion, Antichrist and false prophets for the end time people. There's no promises of better Christian doctrine or theology. Instead, things only get worse as we may witness today. With the teachings throughout the Church history, it's absolutely evident that wearing earrings has always been a sin. The early Christian martyrs held a doctrine only a very few can take seriously today. However, with all the biblical details, they were correct, understanding the Bible message even though not all could read and write. |
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Kobojunkie:My brother, I will also advice you to go through the texts above. I'm not the one that said it but the holy bible. Even the bible said there's a way that seems right in the sight of men but the end is destruction! |
| Re: I Was Sent Out Of The Church Just Because I Was Wearing An Earring by LilleG(m): 10:20pm On Jun 07, 2023 |
Lol man. Just because of what I said? God is interested in our hearts and deeds and not what we put on. That is why he encourage us to be clean because of body is the temple of God. We Africans are just pretenders who overdo things and that is why we are left behind. To show love to our neighbors is a problem sef and our God is love itself. Why do we always carry irrelevant things on our head. There are more things to do as children of God. The church is sending her away just because of earrings! Imagine! The church that should be drawing people to itself. If you check well maybe that particular church is lagging behind in evangelism. I don't say we should dress anyhow but I think God is looking at the inside not outside just like when David was annoited! |
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Have you go through those texts? We shouldn't judge the outside of a man? What will you say about this bible verses: Matthew 7:16-20 You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they? So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.read more. Luke 6:43-45 For there is no good tree which produces bad fruit, nor, on the other hand, a bad tree which produces good fruit. For each tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from a briar bush. The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart. Matthew 5:16 Verse Concepts Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 12:33-37 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit. You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak what is good? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart. The good man brings out of his good treasure what is good; and the evil man brings out of his evil treasure what is evil.read more. John 15:8 Verse Concepts My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples. James 2:17-18 Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself. But someone may well say, “You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works.” Proverbs 15:13 Verse Concepts A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, But when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken. 1 Samuel 1:16-18 Do not consider your maidservant as a worthless woman, for I have spoken until now out of my great concern and provocation.” Then Eli answered and said, “Go in peace; and may the God of Israel grant your petition that you have asked of Him.” She said, “Let your maidservant find favor in your sight.” So the woman went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad. Proverbs 17:22 Verse Concepts A joyful heart is good medicine, But a broken spirit dries up the bones. Daniel 5:5-6 Suddenly the fingers of a man’s hand emerged and began writing opposite the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace, and the king saw the back of the hand that did the writing. Then the king’s face grew pale and his thoughts alarmed him, and his hip joints went slack and his knees began knocking together. |
| Re: I Was Sent Out Of The Church Just Because I Was Wearing An Earring by Greatestkidb: 10:27pm On Jun 07, 2023 |
Mark 10:22 Verse Concepts But at these words he was saddened, and he went away grieving, for he was one who owned much property. Matthew 23:25-28 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full of robbery and self-indulgence. You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of it may become clean also. “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness.read more. Isaiah 29:13 Verse Concepts Then the Lord said, “Because this people draw near with their words And honor Me with their lip service, But they remove their hearts far from Me, And their reverence for Me consists of tradition learned by rote, Isaiah 53:2-3 For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, And like a root out of parched ground; He has no stately form or majesty That we should look upon Him, Nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him. He was despised and forsaken of men, A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; And like one from whom men hide their face He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. Matthew 7:15 Verse Concepts “Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. Luke 11:39-41 But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the platter; but inside of you, you are full of robbery and wickedness. You foolish ones, did not He who made the outside make the inside also? But give that which is within as charity, and then all things are clean for you. 2 Corinthians 11:13-15 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds. Colossians 2:23 Verse Concepts These are matters which have, to be sure, the appearance of wisdom in self-made religion and self-abasement and severe treatment of the body, but are of no value against fleshly indulgence. Hebrews 13:2 Verse Concepts Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it. John 7:23-24 If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the Law of Moses will not be broken, are you angry with Me because I made an entire man well on the Sabbath? Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.” |
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Luke 16:14-15 Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and were scoffing at Him. And He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts; for that which is highly esteemed among men is detestable in the sight of God. John 8:15 Verse Concepts You judge according to the flesh; I am not judging anyone. 2 Corinthians 10:7 Verse Concepts You are looking at things as they are outwardly. If anyone is confident in himself that he is Christ’s, let him consider this again within himself, that just as he is Christ’s, so also are we. James 2:1-4 My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism. For if a man comes into your assembly with a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man in dirty clothes, and you pay special attention to the one who is wearing the fine clothes, and say, “You sit here in a good place,” and you say to the poor man, “You stand over there, or sit down by my footstool,”read more. Revelation 3:17 Verse Concepts Because you say, “I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing,” and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked, 1 Samuel 16:6-7 When they entered, he looked at Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is before Him.” But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Kings 8:39 Verse Concepts then hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and forgive and act and render to each according to all his ways, whose heart You know, for You alone know the hearts of all the sons of men, 2 Chronicles 6:30 Verse Concepts then hear from heaven Your dwelling place, and forgive, and render to each according to all his ways, whose heart You know for You alone know the hearts of the sons of men, Psalm 139:1-2 For the choir director. A Psalm of David. O Lord, You have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thought from afar. Proverbs 16:2 Verse Concepts All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight, But the Lord weighs the motives. Proverbs 21:2 Verse Concepts Every man’s way is right in his own eyes, But the Lord weighs the hearts. Isaiah 11:3-5 And He will delight in the fear of the Lord, And He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor make a decision by what His ears hear; But with righteousness He will judge the poor, And decide with fairness for the afflicted of the earth; And He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked. Also righteousness will be the belt about His loins, And faithfulness the belt about His waist. Luke 16:15 Verse Concepts And He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts; for that which is highly esteemed among men is detestable in the sight of God. |
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Galatians 2:6 Verse Concepts But from those who were of high reputation (what they were makes no difference to me; God shows no partiality)—well, those who were of reputation contributed nothing to me. Revelation 2:23 Verse Concepts And I will kill her children with pestilence, and all the churches will know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts; and I will give to each one of you according to your deeds. Luke 20:45-47 And while all the people were listening, He said to the disciples, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love respectful greetings in the market places, and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets, who devour widows’ houses, and for appearance’s sake offer long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.” Matthew 6:2 Verse Concepts “So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. 2 Corinthians 5:12 Verse Concepts We are not again commending ourselves to you but are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you will have an answer for those who take pride in appearance and not in heart. Galatians 6:12 Verse Concepts Those who desire to make a good showing in the flesh try to compel you to be circumcised, simply so that they will not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal. Psalm 51:6 Verse Concepts Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being, And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom. Psalm 147:10-11 He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He does not take pleasure in the legs of a man. The Lord favors those who fear Him, Those who wait for His lovingkindness. Romans 2:28-29 For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh. But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that which is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter; and his praise is not from men, but from God. Genesis 12:11-15 It came about when he came near to Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, “See now, I know that you are a beautiful woman; and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife’; and they will kill me, but they will let you live. Please say that you are my sister so that it may go well with me because of you, and that I may live on account of you.”read more. Genesis 39:6-7 So he left everything he owned in Joseph’s charge; and with him there he did not concern himself with anything except the food which he ate.Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance. It came about after these events that his master’s wife looked with desire at Joseph, and she said, “Lie with me.” |
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1 Samuel 9:2 Verse Concepts He had a son whose name was Saul, a choice and handsome man, and there was not a more handsome person than he among the sons of Israel; from his shoulders and up he was taller than any of the people. 1 Samuel 16:12 Verse Concepts So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him; for this is he.” 1 Samuel 25:3 Verse Concepts (now the man’s name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. And the woman was intelligent and beautiful in appearance, but the man was harsh and evil in his dealings, and he was a Calebite), 2 Samuel 11:2-3 Now when evening came David arose from his bed and walked around on the roof of the king’s house, and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful in appearance. So David sent and inquired about the woman. And one said, “Is this not Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?” 2 Samuel 14:25-26 Now in all Israel was no one as handsome as Absalom, so highly praised; from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head there was no defect in him. When he cut the hair of his head (and it was at the end of every year that he cut it, for it was heavy on him so he cut it), he weighed the hair of his head at 200 shekels by the king’s weight. 1 Peter 3:3-5 Your adornment must not be merely external—braiding the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on dresses; but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God. For in this way in former times the holy women also, who hoped in God, used to adorn themselves, being submissive to their own husbands; 1 Timothy 2:9-10 Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments, but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness. |
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