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Biblical Adornment-Should Christians Wear Jewelry, Makeup and Fancy Clothes?

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Greetings sisters in Christ, Below you will see our article on biblical adornment. I pray you are blessed and obey. ****************************** Should godly women adorn themselves?  Absolutely, but in what way, sinfully or biblically? 1 Timothy 2:9-10     In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;  But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works. The greek word for adorn is:  kosmeō  which means:   orderly, decorous: - to put in order, adorn, ornament Decorous means:  dec·o·rous adjective   \ ˈ de-kər-əs  also  di- ˈ k ȯ r-əs\ : correct and polite in a particular situation :   marked by propriety and good taste  :   correct  < decorous  conduct> 1 Peter 3:3-6  Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; But let it be the hidden ma

Quick on the Draw (Being Prepared to Share the Gospel)

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Greetings sisters in the Lord! Did you put on your armor this morning?  (Ephesians 5)  Did you thank the Lord for the hope of eternal life that He offers to those who follow Him?  If we start our day in thankfulness and putting on our armor, we will be ready for the battle and the strength to do it.  Being ready in all situations is very important and I am constantly reminded of it, in our mobile life on the road sharing the gospel.  Sometimes with my struggles in the flesh I have to work a little harder at it but I remind myself that I'm here as a vessel for the Lord, and willingly so.  I always want to be ready to give a gospel tract and although I don't usually get the chance to speak much to others about it, I get opportunities to hand them out.  One such time was this afternoon when we stopped to put some gas in the van.  Brother Jim had just finished and left the rest to me so I could get the receipt and close it up while he went inside to get our ice. (We have