Comments on: What does the Bible say about wearing jewelry?

By: Dina

Dina — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:56:19 +0000

I have several family members who are UPC and have questioned some if their teachings. I have come to this conclusion: religious rules and rituals can place someone in bondage, and Jesus came to set the captives free. Wearing jewelry, make-up, and pants don’t mean I am “free”, but I will not place myself into religious bondage for man’s approval. I see nothing wrong with any of those things, but I do place a high emphasis in modesty. Seek God’s will for your life, and remember that each man shall work out his own salvation with fear and trembling.

By: Josh (Site Admin)

Josh (Site Admin) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:38:43 +0000

Ann,

I generally avoid the subject of Oneness vs. The Trinity because it didn’t have a bearing on why I left, which is what this Web site is about. That’s not to say I’ll never do an article on the subject, but debates about it tend to attract the type of people who like to do nothing but argue in circles. With that said, I couldn’t agree more with your statement. I thought you were right on.

In Christ,
Josh S.

By: Ann

Ann — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:42:31 +0000

I really can’t believe that this is such an issue. If for whatever reason you truly feel…convicted…to not wear jewelry, then don’t wear it! If you feel absolutely no conviction about wearing it, then wear it if you want to!

Somehow, I believe when we come face to face with Jesus He will not be condemning us either way…unless….we somehow idolize our jewelry. But we can idolize anything. And sometimes not realize it. I was on a Christian cruise last summer and met some terrific people. A gentleman sitting at our dinner table shared something with us that I will never forget. He was talking about his son-in-law being minister of music at a church and how in love he (the gentleman) became with the music ministry. Sounds great, doesn’t it? He said he then realized that he was going to church looking so forward to the music that he felt convicted that he was beginning to worship the worship music instead of God! Wow! He said he repented and now he feels much better about his approach to worship music. But that made me wonder, how many of us do things like that? We don’t realize that we do. ANYTHING can be made “wrong” when our hearts are not right, or when we lose focus, or when we concentrate so much on those things we see (physical appearances) and things we cannot see (hearts).

I wish our lives and the world in which we live was so good that all we had to concentrate on from a biblical/world view was something so unimportant as wearing jewelry or not. People, there are so many more important things than this!

Josh, I know you do not want to discuss/debate the whole oneness/trinity thing so you may delete this entire paragraph. But frankly, it sickens me to read and hear all the debates and the animosity they (the debates) create about Matthew 28:19. Everyone argues over the literal meaning of…baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit…..when seemingly completely ignoring what I think is the most important part of the verse: …Go and make disciples of all the nations…. Hmmm….we are instructed by Christ to deliver the Gospel to all parts and nations of the world and we don’t. We stay here, in our local churches, go to our scheduled services at a building and fight over who is right and who is wrong. Over things ranging from wearing jewelry, make-up, pants to what is actually said when one publicly professes his/her faith and symbolically dies and is resurrected with Christ. Hmmmm…..wonder how He feels about that.

Good thing He sees beyond what we wear and sees our hearts and forgives us so often and so much and so repeatedly…..

By: franklin

franklin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:02:18 +0000

Believers of God, why bother debating over these things. Apostle paul wrote in colossians that we are complete in Christ Jesus. B e not decieved by anyone who urges us to do things or to cease from doing things which are according to the doctrines of men. PRO JEWELRY folks you are just showing how carnal you are by defending things that are here on earth. Christ is only using it in his parables as an allegory of beauty. Parables are not to be literally followed but to be understood. Here is an example of Christ teachings that nobody takes literally, MAT. 18:8,9. HE SAYS IF THY HAND COMMITETH SIN CUT IT OFF,IT IS BETTER FOR YOU TO ENTER INTO THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN MAIMED.Surely all of you here committed sins by your hand and yet nobody chopped them off.Do you see my point here people. But when you have read tyhe story of the prodigal son and saw the word ring there, you automatically say that it is ok.

ANTI JEWELRY FOLKS, you made yourselves legalistics like the pharisees. Jewelry is in itself innocent. You condemn people TO BE SINNING WHEN THEY WEAR IT.
MY WHOLE POINT IS THIS THAT WE ARE COMPLETE IN CHRIST. WE DON’T NEED JEWELRY TO PREACH THE GOSPEL, WE DON’T NEED JEWELRY TO LOOK GOOD, WE DON’T NEED JEWELRY TO BE HAPPY, WE DON’T NEED JEWELRY TO LET PEOPLE SEE OUR RICHES.
WE ARE COMPLETE IN CHRIST. CHRIST IS OUR JOY,HAPPINESS,CONTENTMENT AND SATISFACTION. THAT IS WHY APOSTLE PAUL SAID IN COLOSSIANS 3 THAT IF YE THEN BE RISEN WITH CHRIST SEEK THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE ABOVE AND IN VERSE 2,SET YOUR AFFECTIONS ON THINGS ABOVE NOT ON THE THINGS ON EARTH.
BRETHREN THESE THINGS ARE GOING TO PERISH SO WHY CARE WEARING IT AND DEFENDING IT AS THOUGH YOUR LIFE DEPEND ON IT.

COLOSSIANS 3:10 PUT ON THE NEW MAN,WHICH IS RENEWED IN KNOWLEDGE AFTER THE IMAGE OF HIM THAT CREATED HIM.

By: Jessen Baby

Jessen Baby — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:58:28 +0000

The bible ultimately doesnt say the goodness of gold ornaments or silver ornaments. The ultimatum of bible teaching is the second coming of Jesus Christ. According to bible, there are strong versus about not wearing ornaments. Can anyone deny that? As somebody commented you justify ornaments today…tomorrow gay marriage… and so on. the catholic church taught people to pray to mary and dead spirits was like this came to churches.
I wish your eyes to be opened to know the essence of the scripture rather sticking worldly things. Please read the bible carefully whether Jesus taught wearing ornaments nor the desciples and the first believers. The bible and its true teaching stays for ever whosoever comes with new teaching to wear ornaments and judge the one doesnt wear ornaments.Our God is precious than ornaments so wait for Him rather thinking on the ornaments. Did peter, jacob, paul or any of the apostle wear a gold or silver while they were martyred? OR Jesus in the cross? They were examples for us so follow them rather being under and surge for virtuality.

By: Adan Alvear

Adan Alvear — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:07:17 +0000

Men always try to justify His own heart. It is easier to find escuses instead of obeying the scriptures. One thing I have learned. The Bible NEVER contradicts it self. Is the OT right or the NT wrong? NO WAY! All scripture is inspired BY GOD. Today your are justifying jewlery, Tomorrow GAY MARRIAGE! Repent and convert.

By: Tina

Tina — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:55:29 +0000

Praise the Lord!

Let the beauty of Jesus alone be seen in us!

Let us examine ourselves and prepare for the second coming of our Lord. Let us share the love of Jesus to all non-chrisitans and pray for their salvation.

By: Josh (Site Admin)

Josh (Site Admin) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:03:17 +0000

“in the name of JESUS”, I appreciate your concern :). If we both pray then we can’t go wrong :)

You may want to check out “My Story” (on the top navbar) for a little more background on where I’m coming from.

In Christ,
- Josh S.

By: kofi

kofi — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:57:02 +0000

God bless you for whatever investment you are making into the kindom of God through sharing as John the elder puts it[what we have seen and heard and handled,& we say the things we have head and testify to the things we have seen]i have been a christian for almost 20yrs.i have not woried about these things untill i traveled and seeking a penticostal church to worship i found upc.i was happy and at home with the holiness preaching untill i began to realize that woman wearing men atire and men wearing women atire is or seem to be more abomination than fornication.infact all the holiness is more about what to wear and not to wear.my spirit came under bondage,the liberty wherewith christ has made me free seem to leave me.i began to search untill i came to your site and thank God what my spirit agrees on and the interpretation my heart gives witness to is what exactly i came to find on your site.my heart just rested.thank you.i left the church not becouse they are bad.but not to offend them for their conciense sake as bible says if meet will offend your brother,for his sake dont eat,i can stay and not put it on after all i know my salvation in and through Jesus Christ has nothing to do with what i eat or dont eat or what i put on. the woman who broked the costly alabasta ointment and poured it on Jesus.we have every right to use every blessing that God has bless us in this life as christians untill we deside not to as paul desided not to marry.[i will like to study with you via my email,send and cntact me with any helpfull lesons.thank you and God bless you.

By: TT

TT — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:43:26 +0000

Josh, here it is the last day of 2011 going into 2012 and your article is still making an impact on ppl. Keep up the good work. Allow God to continue to use you. I enjoyed the article. It makes you think and decide for yourself and not just take the word of someone else which may be based upon truth and scripture or may be based upon tradition. God bless and Happy New Year.