Best not to assume. My congregation was old school. Means Old Testament was taught. A lot. We were also taught though what the Old Testament was. Because other passages from the Old Testament like cutting the temple hairs resulting in getting smote and the ok to own slaves but only from neighboring countries needed an explanation.crfriend wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 12:29 pmThat only goes to show that your congregation followed the teachings of the New Testament and not the Old. The reason you likely ran into the concept here at a site dedicated to Men In Skirts is that the passage is used against us more frequently than we'd like, and it's wielded as a weapon; thus, we tend to be rather sensitive on the matter. Compounding matters, is the tendency for the thing to be wielded by zealots and zealot wannabes who tend to be ineducable and who will not listen to reason, and that creates other problems. Fred accurately called out the "type" who wield the thing.It's not a matter of "fixating on the passage", it's just that an awareness of it will help prepare the individual for what he'll almost inevitably receive at some point in his tenure from a hard-core zealot. The awareness will help the individual decide what to do in the heat of the moment.Like this cafe says the biggest detractor to us wearing skirts is just us, I think the people who fixate on that passage when everyone else just don’t know it, are the people on this cafe. I think it best to forget about it like most do.
Indeed, for the most part, men are their own worst enemies in this, and that's whether their wives/SOs are "on-side" or not. We do not open our eyes to possibilities because we're not used to it after being constrained for so long -- and that's one of the mentalities we're fighting with. And grappling with an internal problem usually causes guys a major problem.
Just like this phrase. It’s not from the big guy. My favorite comeback to people throwing biblical phrases in my face to ask them to explain the context. Most can’t because they are just repeating something someone told them without them actually reading it or studying it.
And this passage is money if you ask me. Saying men should not dress like women at a time when men were dressed like modern women is perfect. Have them explain that one to me and defend it. You can’t. Letting them keep yammering on and on about it and they’ll be ultimately flummoxed. Especially as you ask them to give more details.
But don’t put them down or act smug. The moment you call them zealots or put down their religion, you lose the argument.
It’s not easy, but preaching tolerance even in the face of those who abuse you is a winning strategy.