| Author | Message | ||
| Gcfrankie Registered user Username: Gcfrankie Post Number: 44 Registered: 1-2007 |
In EGW's teachings she said that women should not wear make-up,pants,jewlery,etc. as you would look like a harlot. So my question is how does the church now justify these things? I know that as a convert to their religion that any jewlery of monetary value you were to give to the church which I never did but just quit wearing them. It sure is great to be able to wear them again without feeling guilty as they came down through my family (non-SDA's) and I can pass on to my grandchildren. Gail | ||
| Colleentinker Registered user Username: Colleentinker Post Number: 6825 Registered: 12-2003  |
Gail, how wonderful! You've gotten your heirlooms back!! They probably justify their growing acceptance of jewelry (at least on the West Coast) the same way they explain away Paul...it was a "cultural command", and now society is different... I don't actually know how they justify it! Colleen | ||
| Mrsbrian3 Registered user Username: Mrsbrian3 Post Number: 89 Registered: 8-2005 |
Through "progressive revelation" EGW changed her stand on many things ... Sabbath hours ... pork eating ... so if she'd have lived a little longer maybe she'd have changed her stand on make-up and jewelry too. wink wink | ||
| Colleentinker Registered user Username: Colleentinker Post Number: 6836 Registered: 12-2003 |
Perhaps that clause, "If the barn needs painting, paint it!" hadn't found its way into print yet when Ellen was producing her volumes. If it had, is seems it might have shown up somewhere in the Testimonies (or wherever!) next to her permission to eat the occasional slice of lemon pie... Hmmm...I wonder what she used in her pie crust; butter? lard...? Colleen |
