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Just something interesting for all the statements about various facial piercings being evil or ungodly... As Misty pointed out:
In Gen. 24:47, a man is placing a ring in a woman's nose as a gift.
Do you know who this man and woman are?
The man is Eliezer, the trusted servant sent by Abraham to choose a wife for his beloved, and long-awaited son Isaac. The woman, who obviously already had a piercing in her nose to be receiving a new nose ring from Eliezer was Rebekah. Eliezer is giving her jewelry as a gift for watering his camels (which is another interesting topic regarding people saying all jewelry is vanity and so forth...)
Yup, Rebekah, as in, the wife of Isaac, mother of Esau and Jacob, and grandmother of the 12 Tribes of Israel had at least one nose piercing, maybe more.
Now, the Bible doesn't specifically say God condones it. But it doesn't say He condemns it either. And I doubt Abraham would have accepted a woman with a Satanic piercing as the wife for his son--surely he would have said, "Eliezer, what on earth were you thinking!!! God must have had a better, more godly choice for a wife for my son than this evil temptress with the pierced nose!!"
But Eliezer had prayed to God to show him the right girl, specifically asking that she would offer to draw water for his camels.
It's always interesting to me that so many Christians freak out about these kinds of things (I just believe that personal preference is fine, but condemnation is not) when God Himself chose a girl with a nose ring to be a cornerstone of the founding of His people.
*shrugs*
Just a thought.
In Gen. 24:47, a man is placing a ring in a woman's nose as a gift.
Do you know who this man and woman are?
The man is Eliezer, the trusted servant sent by Abraham to choose a wife for his beloved, and long-awaited son Isaac. The woman, who obviously already had a piercing in her nose to be receiving a new nose ring from Eliezer was Rebekah. Eliezer is giving her jewelry as a gift for watering his camels (which is another interesting topic regarding people saying all jewelry is vanity and so forth...)
Yup, Rebekah, as in, the wife of Isaac, mother of Esau and Jacob, and grandmother of the 12 Tribes of Israel had at least one nose piercing, maybe more.
Now, the Bible doesn't specifically say God condones it. But it doesn't say He condemns it either. And I doubt Abraham would have accepted a woman with a Satanic piercing as the wife for his son--surely he would have said, "Eliezer, what on earth were you thinking!!! God must have had a better, more godly choice for a wife for my son than this evil temptress with the pierced nose!!"
But Eliezer had prayed to God to show him the right girl, specifically asking that she would offer to draw water for his camels.
It's always interesting to me that so many Christians freak out about these kinds of things (I just believe that personal preference is fine, but condemnation is not) when God Himself chose a girl with a nose ring to be a cornerstone of the founding of His people.
*shrugs*
Just a thought.
I think you're missing both the context and the concept of this verse. Paul's not saying you can't wear braided hair, pearls, or gold. He's saying to behave in such a way that your heart and your actions are the focus and that you have a gentle and quiet spirit. It means to not wear clothing that is distracting to the men in the church or meant to flaunt their status. It's kind of like, "What attitude do you have with apparel you have?"
The ears pierced? yeah that's fine, but nose or lip ring ro even eyebrow ring? no way. It's not for me and I think it looks trashy myself, not saying the person who wears it is trashy, just the peircing itsself. even navel peircings I dont care for much. Holes punched in your body is not showing respect for God through his holy temple. When i see girls all tatooed or a gazillionholes in there body, mybe its wrong but yeah I dont have much respect for them
A
I love everybody's answers. So different! But I see some extremes, like, "I don't like women with metal all over their face". I agree, I don't like too many piercings on women or men. One statement piece is good enough! I meant more like one piercing like in the nose, lip or eyebrow.
I used to have a blonde mohawk and I felt like my style suited my piercing. Now I have longer natural hair and it just doesn't seem right anymore.
I don't believe my piercings displease God but at the same time it doesn't exactly give Him glory. I don't know if dying my hair does either. I do feel like lately He's been saying, "Lisa you don't to change yourself. I made you beautiful and I love you as you are."
D'aw, He's the best Father ever :3
To flip this... do I like piercings on men? Hmm... I always thought facial piercings were more feminine, haha.
I used to have a blonde mohawk and I felt like my style suited my piercing. Now I have longer natural hair and it just doesn't seem right anymore.
I don't believe my piercings displease God but at the same time it doesn't exactly give Him glory. I don't know if dying my hair does either. I do feel like lately He's been saying, "Lisa you don't to change yourself. I made you beautiful and I love you as you are."
D'aw, He's the best Father ever :3
To flip this... do I like piercings on men? Hmm... I always thought facial piercings were more feminine, haha.
I think a person with tattoos and piercings can be just as Godly as a woman without them. I'm not a tattoo, piercing person myself, but to say someone else with them is un Godly is in my opinon, Un Godly. No it's not a look I think is really attractive but who cares. I think of women in tribes in 3rd world countries, some of them have only known piercing and marks as a tribute to their tribe. It's their way of life. I find the tribal life interesting. But that's just me and honestly although I find the tribal life interesting, I would much rather live with modern plumbing in a house.
Hi Lisa 
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I just wanted to say that your piercings and personal style may very well be giving glory to God without you knowing it.
I grew up in church so I know that most Christians don't seem to like piercings, but as noted in above posts, for some very Godly people, this was the normal thing, apparently. When Eliezer went to look for a wife for Isaac, he carried many precious items of jewelry with him for the girl God would lead him to. The fact that he "put the ring in Rebekah's nose" (Gen. 24) means SHE ALREADY HAD A NOSE PIERCING. The Bible doesn't say, "And then... Eliezer pierced Rebekah's nose... to be able to put the ring he had for her into place..." And, HE WAS CARRYING NOSE RINGS WITH HIM, suggesting that in this time frame, it was NORMAL for women of the culture to have such piercings.
As posted before, GOD PURPOSELY CHOSE the mother of Jacob... the grandmother of the 12 tribes of Israel... as someone who had a nose piercing. And, she was beautiful. Jacob lied to other men and said she was his sister so that they wouldn't kill him and take her for themselves. I feel very sad when I hear people at church judging others with such things as facial piercings. Do they not know about Rebekah? I always want to tell them, maybe it would be better to spend more time reading what the Bible actually has to say and praying to understand God's heart towards people rather than harshly judging their looks, but that's just me.
My personal opinion is that if a person is experimenting with their look out of personal expression and not dissatisfaction with the way they were made, why not? If God gives you peace with colored hair and jewelry, then many blessings on you and I hope you enjoy your God-given personal style.
I admire people who can keep up great hair colors--I used to dye mine burgundy and then eggplant but it was so much upkeep that I gave up!!! Keeping in all that bright color takes a lot of dedication.
You may have the "look" that someone else will be drawn to as someone they can confide in or relate to... and your life as a Christian--a unique Christian with a unique look--may make someone else who feels uncomfortable with how society treats them more at ease in seeking out God for themselves.
Because of your personal style, you may automatically reach a group of people whom God loves very much but whom other "regular, boring" people like myself might not ever be able to reach as effectively.
And that, most definitely, is giving glory to God. When you get to heaven, God may very well say, "Good job, Lisa!!! You were able to reach out to that teenager who was contemplating suicide when no one else could... because they were too busy judging his hair and piercings."
God bless you and the special person you are!
,I just wanted to say that your piercings and personal style may very well be giving glory to God without you knowing it.
I grew up in church so I know that most Christians don't seem to like piercings, but as noted in above posts, for some very Godly people, this was the normal thing, apparently. When Eliezer went to look for a wife for Isaac, he carried many precious items of jewelry with him for the girl God would lead him to. The fact that he "put the ring in Rebekah's nose" (Gen. 24) means SHE ALREADY HAD A NOSE PIERCING. The Bible doesn't say, "And then... Eliezer pierced Rebekah's nose... to be able to put the ring he had for her into place..." And, HE WAS CARRYING NOSE RINGS WITH HIM, suggesting that in this time frame, it was NORMAL for women of the culture to have such piercings.
As posted before, GOD PURPOSELY CHOSE the mother of Jacob... the grandmother of the 12 tribes of Israel... as someone who had a nose piercing. And, she was beautiful. Jacob lied to other men and said she was his sister so that they wouldn't kill him and take her for themselves. I feel very sad when I hear people at church judging others with such things as facial piercings. Do they not know about Rebekah? I always want to tell them, maybe it would be better to spend more time reading what the Bible actually has to say and praying to understand God's heart towards people rather than harshly judging their looks, but that's just me.
My personal opinion is that if a person is experimenting with their look out of personal expression and not dissatisfaction with the way they were made, why not? If God gives you peace with colored hair and jewelry, then many blessings on you and I hope you enjoy your God-given personal style.
I admire people who can keep up great hair colors--I used to dye mine burgundy and then eggplant but it was so much upkeep that I gave up!!! Keeping in all that bright color takes a lot of dedication.
You may have the "look" that someone else will be drawn to as someone they can confide in or relate to... and your life as a Christian--a unique Christian with a unique look--may make someone else who feels uncomfortable with how society treats them more at ease in seeking out God for themselves.
Because of your personal style, you may automatically reach a group of people whom God loves very much but whom other "regular, boring" people like myself might not ever be able to reach as effectively.
And that, most definitely, is giving glory to God. When you get to heaven, God may very well say, "Good job, Lisa!!! You were able to reach out to that teenager who was contemplating suicide when no one else could... because they were too busy judging his hair and piercings."
God bless you and the special person you are!
W
I grew up in a pretty strict Christian family, where everything is a sin, ungodly, taboo, not allowed, etc. After awhile all those restrictions were suffocating me. Most people have the tendency to label other people. The tattoo, piercings and accessories have been my personal statement in proving that not everybody who wears skirts below the knees and free of make up is godly. And not everybody who has piercings is ungodly.
Now I work in a renowned institution in the middle management level. I wear formal clothes for work and I still keep my tattoo, piercings and accessories. I just love watching people reaction when they check out my whole attire and then notice the confusion in their faces. Let them think whatever they want to think and I'll prove them wrong later when they get to know me better.
Personally, I believe that God cares more about your heart than what you are wearing, your hair style or whether or not you have piercing. Your relationship with God is what determine whether you are godly or not. But hey, that's just my personal opinion. Everybody is entitle to their own opinions.
Now I work in a renowned institution in the middle management level. I wear formal clothes for work and I still keep my tattoo, piercings and accessories. I just love watching people reaction when they check out my whole attire and then notice the confusion in their faces. Let them think whatever they want to think and I'll prove them wrong later when they get to know me better.
Personally, I believe that God cares more about your heart than what you are wearing, your hair style or whether or not you have piercing. Your relationship with God is what determine whether you are godly or not. But hey, that's just my personal opinion. Everybody is entitle to their own opinions.
A
I use to have my tongue pierced when I was 21. Which I regretted as soon as I had it done, took it out 1 month later. I had my eyebrow pierced when I was 22, looked fabulous on me! A nice accent on my face. And a year ago, I got a stud in my nose but when I tried to change it, the piercing fell down the drain in the sink, and well that was the end of that. Thought about getting another stud, but it was the most painful piercing that I had, so I don't think I am brave enough.