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BEThis reel is satire, but its point is serious.
When Holiness and Apostolic publications teach that “God’s opinion on adornment is clear” and “Jewelry represents pride and rebellion against God,” but then we allow and promote adornment/jewelry that goes on our clothing, in our hair, or has a watch face—that’s inconsistent and confusing.
Biblically speaking, bejeweled hair clips aren’t inherently wrong, but neither is jewelry (Ex 3:22; 35:22; Jer 22:24; Ez 16:3-12; Lk 15:8-9, 22). What’s wrong is when we arbitrarily decide adornment is unholy and label other believers as “rebellious” or “compromisers” for not agreeing, and then we don’t even keep our own standard.
What’s a solution to the inconsistency? Paul gives a great one in Romans 14. When it comes down to applying biblical principles practically, Paul didn’t say, “Ask your pastor,” or “Decide as a congregation,” he put the responsibility on individual believers. Instead of pressuring everyone in our churches to believe and look exactly the same, we need to do as Paul did and hand responsibility back to individual believers.
If it’s up to the individual to decide how much/what type of adornment is appropriate, then it’s completely fine if they decide to wear jewelry in their hair but not on their face. There‘s an inconsistency when “no adornment” is a hard and fast rule for everyone, but there’s no inconsistency if it’s an individual making their own decision on what they personally will and won’t wear.
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