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No, I didn't. It isn't unprecedented, though. Live-ins, a type of common-law marriage, have been doing this forever. If one outlives the other, it is awkward for subsequent marriages.

Victrix (a rare female form of Victor)

Verse 24 says, "But the priests and the people must not force their way through to come up to the Lord, or he will break out against them.” My guess is that it is related to Exodus 33:18-23, "And [Moses] said, 'Please, show me Your glory.' Then He said, 'I will make all My goodness pass...

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Q: How much does a pirate pay for his piercings? A: A buck an ear!

1 Cor. 7:4 cuts both ways, anyway.

The "her call" part applies to all of those other areas where I have no valid say in the matter.

That is a 1 Corinthians 7:4 consideration.

I don't know how to do that on this kind of forum. I just do copy/paste, here. Do Canadian dollars have a distinct symbol besides the "$"?

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Not that she has brought up, but it is still her call (except for 1 Corinthians 7:4). I will still weigh in on varous issues, but if I am in no way responsible for the consequences, I leave such decisions up to her.

Making sense is a low bar. The Holy Spirit is engaged in heart-work. The sensibility of such only becomes clear after-the-fact. Argument is a poor substitute for His transformation of us and, even if correct, can be a counterfeit to what He is doing/wants to do. "Now it happened, as we went to...

"Grey" only applies to lack of clarity. Jewelry, like graven images, isn't (of itself) demonic. (A good example would be a typical wedding ring or a family photo.) Amulets & idols, OTOH, ARE demonic. Romans 14 wouldn't be their defining scripture; Acts of the Apostles 19:19 would be. Read vv...

And we have a means to get right again [1 John 1:9].

Yes, but that is just my take on the matter. Beyond the specifics of Scripture, these types of issues show up in deliverance ministry (including some items of non-pierced jewelry).

Added to "Do not commit adultery" and "Do not commit murder" is "Do not entertain adultery" and "Do not entertain murder." The Law is still very much a guideline for us who are saved. (We just have a way to fix it when we fail.) It is incumbent on us to get with the Holy Spirit and reconsider...

If God is dealing with someone's marriage & family issues, anger, addictions, finances, health, etc. their tattoo orthodoxy may not be that high on His to-do list, for them. A provisional position will do for now. Sanctification is a dynamic process. Christians are inclined to revere the Law...

Piercing beyond the cultural standards of Ezekiel (whatever they were) strike me the same way.