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Phil 2:5-8 |
--What was the attitude of Christ? --How can our dress reflect the attitude of Christ? |
| 2CL | Lev 16:4 | On the day of atonement, the high priest removed the decorated garment and replaced it with the simple linen one. This simplicity of dress symbolized the attitude of Christ and the purity of life. We are now living in the day of Atonement. How then should we dress. |
| 3CL | Exo 33:5,6 | God Commanded his people to take off their ornaments before He judged them and before they could enter the promised land. |
| 4CL | 1Cor 10:6 | The Old Testament wilderness stories are examples for us, spiritual Israel, today. We are living in the time of the judgement about to enter the promised land above. |
| 5CL | Hos 2:13 | Jewelry is associated with idolatry and forgetting God. |
| 6CL | 1Tim 2:9,10 | Does modest dress means that a Christian should be concerned about necklines, dress length, bathing suits? Paul prohibits the wearing of expensive clothes, he is speaking of moderation, he also prohibits the wearing of jewelry. "The Lord, through His apostle, speaks expressly against the wearing of gold." 4T630 |
| 7CL | 1Pet 3:3, 4 | Peter explains how the wearing of jewelry blocks up the witness of the Spirit and true beauty is from within. |
| 8CL |
Eze 16:10-14 |
Jewelry symbolizes the blessings God wants to give to Israel. Jewelry in itself is not evil. God created jewels. He will give us a crown of jewels in the new earth. But until then it is not appropriate for us to dress ourselves with jewelry. We are to wait until he gives it to us. |
| 9CL | 1Cor 8:9 | The question is not always a question of right and wrong, but a question of what is best for the church as a whole. Many are struggling with pride of dress and fashion. We should insure that we are not a stumbling block to others. |
| 10CL | Romans 12:1 | Don't conform to the worlds standards of dress and amusement. |
| 11CL | 1 Cor. 6:18 | Flee from all sexual immorality. How does this affect the things we choose to watch on TV? |
| 12CL | Psalm 11:5 | Those who love violence displease God. |
| 13CL | 2 Cor 3:18 | When we behold God, we become like Him. The opposite is also true. |
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