? on rings

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To quote Bro. Westburg, "If you want people to know that you are married, 
ACT MARRIED!".

I am not willing to make wedding rings into a salvational issue.  I do think 
that it is wrong however--  just like other jewelery.  (I have heard of UPC 
churches that wear class rings, etc.)

Why *should* someone wear a wedding ring?  Is it *really* neccesary to wear 
a ring of gold to show marriage to the outside world?  Why?  Will it prevent 
you from some form of sin?  Does it separate you from the world?

I believe that we need to be very careful about what traditions we take from 
the world.  Wearing a wedding ring because that is how the world chooses to 
show fidelity is not necessarily appropriate-- it should be in accordanceto 
the Word of God.

Brad

On Mon, 05 Aug 1996, CDSTERRE@INDYVAX.IUPUI.EDU wrote:
>I had a discussion recently with a few saints from another
>UPCI church nearby to the one I attend.  We got on the topic of standards
>and that led to the question to me, "does your pastor allow 
>the wearing of wedding rings?"  I said yes..and then backed it
>up with the thought that in todays society, you have to have
>something there to show that you are married.  There reply was
>if you let the wedding ring become ok, then you could justify a 
>mothers ring, class ring, etc.  
>I am curious to see what other UPCI members and their churches 
>believe and then why they believe that?
>My personal belief is that the wedding ring is not wrong as
>long as it does not bring attention to yourself.
>
>C.Sterrett
>sterrett@juno.com
>
>Apostolic Bible Church
>acts2.38@juno.com
>
>
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