ok ok...so my dad pointed this out,
And it jus so always happens, that most of the things he points out, is never in agreement on my side/part. I find that we like to disagree a lot. Go up against each other. If there's no fight/debate/discussion, then it's never interesting to both of us LOL.
So my dad pointed this out...in the Bible it says: "(yet to find verse...jus know it's in 1Timothy somewhere...i'll update when i have time lolz)"
which basically says that women should not get caught up in "earthly" beauty on earth. Nd yet...even "men" do it now (present day).
He was referring to one of my friends which offended me a bit. He's like..."wut has the world become of nowadays" kinda expression." "In the Bible, it already does NOT encourage women to engage themselves in beauty. And now, Even guys are doin it??" Esp. guys that wear earings; that was the form of beauty he was referring to. (Cuse a LOTTA my friends wear earings now...nd my Dad's not comfortable with it. He can't stand looking at it.)
To me, when guys wear earings nowadays, it doesn't mean they're gay (at least if they where it on the left (right) side). It's jus the style of the present world...or around Markham, lol iunno. But i know my dad has that impression of them, tht this could "possibly"..."potentially"...lead to (lack of better words) "homosexuality".
I was TOTALLY offended and TOTALLY disagreed. Since none of my friends that wear earings...show any of sign of tht, at least not yet. nd they're christian...if tht says much. + they have a gf. haha
So can anyone tell me...wut does God hafta say about ppl wearing earings? srry for such mo liu questions...
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Side: My dad and I had yet ANOTHER argument. But it was so mo liu...i thot.
He's like...the Bible doesn't SAY that there is only ONE tree of knowledge, and ONE tree of life. Cuse i was askin another question previously (u may have seen in previous blogs).
So i showed him this: Genesis 2:9
"...In the middle garden, were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil." Notice, that they were "TREE" and not "TREES" LOL.
But yea, his basic argument was..."wut if the english translator did it wrong, you can't totally rely on them." nd He said that right after...i sorta proved him wrong, by showing him.
But yea...tht wus his argument. That only the original language...Hebrew, could be entirely positively trusted. Who knows wut happens through translation he says.
But no worries...most of the time, my dad has a more logical sense of argument lol. No offense. My dad has a lot of insight most of the time.
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hey buddyyy :)
okay, so the ear piercing thing. i was talking to my mentor about this. cause my parents won't allow me to pierce anything.
anyways. she said that when she was younger, she really wanted to get her ears pierced. but her mom wouldn't let her. until finally her mom relented and told her to go ask her pastor's opinion.
she said that her pastor gave her a verse. 1 corinthians 10:23: everything is permissible, but not everything is beneficial.
at the same time, when i turn 18. oh i have plans. i'm aiming to get 5-6 piercings. in my opinion, i don't see a problem with it, depending on why you're getting your ears pierced.
1 peter 3. peter says "do not let your adornment be merely outward" but at the same time he doesn't say don't go out on the street looking like crap. he just reminds the reader that there's MORE to beauty than outside appearance, and you can still have piercings and adornment and whatever, but that real beauty comes from inside.
i personally know very godly, Christian guys who have their ears pierced. and God doesn't love them less nor does the act make them any less of a Christian. i'm sure that there are bigger fish to fry, and more important matters than whether one pierces their ear or not.
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okay, i disagree with your dad about his argument that only the original translation of the bible could be trusted. which is also the same argument that muslims use to defend the qu'aran, because they argue that its authority lies only in the original language that it was revealed in, arabic.
first of all, the bible is not written in one language, it is written in 3. hebrew, armaic, and greek.
secondly, translation is being confused with changes. although translation may lose some of the nuances of a word, it will not change its meaning.
finally, christianity is a universal religion, and as such it must be available in all languages for it to be universally accessible. why should christians learn hebrew, armaic, and greek to appreciate what the God of creation has revealed to the whole world.
but that's just my take on it.
lol it was a stupid argument lol...usually, no one ever gives in.
So I'm pretty sure...he knew, who wus right lol. But i think he jus wantec to keep the argument/debate goin a lil longer.
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