tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640205432697388472.post2229757093438354282..comments2024-03-24T03:26:42.819-04:00Comments on It's a Beautiful Life!: Jon&Marissa's Wedding Pictures Part 2ChelsyReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03847869006579825787noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640205432697388472.post-74243599507807421632014-07-10T14:13:27.617-04:002014-07-10T14:13:27.617-04:00Thank you for this, I had been wondering! Great in...Thank you for this, I had been wondering! Great insight. Stephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640205432697388472.post-8945693647514268612013-06-06T10:54:26.652-04:002013-06-06T10:54:26.652-04:00thanks for adding your thoughts! =)thanks for adding your thoughts! =)Chelsy Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904782642821446762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640205432697388472.post-91850730805990017672013-06-06T09:21:34.516-04:002013-06-06T09:21:34.516-04:00Just stumbled upon this debate, and I have to say ...Just stumbled upon this debate, and I have to say that after studying 1 Corinthians 11, I came to the same conclusion as your immediate family, Chels. I'm Nazarene, and my mom grew up in a very strict upbringing (though not as strict as an Amish upbringing). She grew up wearing skirts and dresses 24/7, but no one in the church ever explained why. They had all sorts of rules, of do's and don't's. While I know that my grandparents were raising my mom and her siblings in the best way they knew how, the Nazarene church's old ways were very legalistic. They honestly believed that your hemline made you more righteous. Nowadays, I have been taught by the Lord Himself that, while it is important to dress and conduct myself in a way that glorifies Him, I cannot win His favor, nor His love, nor His salvation through anything I can do in my own strength. The thought that one CAN earn those things is faulty at best; Ephesians 2 states that we cannot earn the GIFT of salvation. Sometimes, when choosing dress standards within the body of Christ, I think that some folks get this confused. Dress to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ, but don't have the motive of dressing to win His love, because He has already given His love as a free gift to all that will believe in and accept it. :) Just my two cents to add to this debate. :)<br />Blessings to each of you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640205432697388472.post-34350634811672109022013-05-24T09:33:02.646-04:002013-05-24T09:33:02.646-04:00you are welcome!
And I'm a pants-wearing Bapti...you are welcome!<br />And I'm a pants-wearing Baptist too...so we might have more in common than you think. =)Chelsy Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904782642821446762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640205432697388472.post-81087443386146633742013-05-24T02:29:14.645-04:002013-05-24T02:29:14.645-04:00Thanks so much for your reply! I don't have th...Thanks so much for your reply! I don't have the same beliefs as you, but I respect that you have come to these conclusions by yourself and are willing to openly discuss them. At the end of the day, we're all one in Christ :)<br />I honestly think that God is bigger than we can understand and therefore there is nothing wrong with a range of people can worship Him in different ways.<br />-An average pants-wearing BaptistHayleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640205432697388472.post-27864638042553076862013-05-22T15:16:48.280-04:002013-05-22T15:16:48.280-04:00By the way..I am more than willing to discuss cont...By the way..I am more than willing to discuss controversial subjects on this blog/comment sections, and people are very welcome to give their opinions and beliefs in their own words, but I will not be publishing comments that include links to related articles. We need to be able to articulate what we believe for ourselves.Chelsy Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904782642821446762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640205432697388472.post-55545255422538353962013-05-22T11:01:34.515-04:002013-05-22T11:01:34.515-04:00Yes, believe me-we have studied 1 Corinthians 11! ...Yes, believe me-we have studied 1 Corinthians 11! Coming from Mennonite background and having many many Mennonites as relatives and friends we know ALL the mennonite arguments and answers. =) <br />But as we have personally studied it ourselves we have discovered that the Bible is talking about long hair as the woman's covering, and NOT a piece of fabric.<br />Think about this....the thing that is so confusing about the way Mennonites carry out their head covering belief, is that IF the Bible (as Mennonites think) is truly talking about wearing a head covering to cover their hair/head, instead of hair being the covering....than why is it that I have yet to see a mennonite woman who TRULY has her head/hair covered? The trend is itty bitty veils that hardly cover anything. And even those who wear larger coverings (Amish, Charity, more conservative Mennonites) do NOT have their head/hair covered, just a portion of it.<br />Anyway, thats just food for thought-what the Lord has showed me in my study. Most Mennonites have probably have never thought about it that way because they just do the headcovering/etc the way the other people in their churches do, but it is true if you actually think about it.<br />Chelsy Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904782642821446762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640205432697388472.post-18119346823939969022013-05-22T10:35:18.606-04:002013-05-22T10:35:18.606-04:00UM.. did you look in 1 Corinthians 11? if you didn...UM.. did you look in 1 Corinthians 11? if you didn't-you should! This is why our family wears veils. We live in a community where all the Mennonites (except our church which is B.M.A.)wear cape dresses and it's for modesty but some of them would just say it's tradition. our family and church would all wear skirts t-shirts so on. <br />Katrina Swartzentruber of MO.<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640205432697388472.post-37040993668849919272013-05-13T10:16:38.383-04:002013-05-13T10:16:38.383-04:00Yes....my parents both grew up in Mennonite/Amish ...Yes....my parents both grew up in Mennonite/Amish families and the majority of our relatives are still either mennonite or amish. My mom grew up wearing a headcovering and capes on her dresses. <br />My parents have searched the scriptures and don't believe there is any biblical basis for wearing a headcovering or cape dresses; although we respect our relatives and have no problem with people who do those things. <br />We believe that hair is given to a woman for her covering, and that in the area of clothing, the Bible simply tells us to dress in a way that is not defrauding, which we strive to do. <br />Chelsy Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904782642821446762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640205432697388472.post-58163522816540331322013-05-12T01:25:53.794-04:002013-05-12T01:25:53.794-04:00Lovely photos :) I've always found it interest...Lovely photos :) I've always found it interesting how most of your extended family wears head coverings and bib-like things (don't know the name, sorry) on the front of their dresses for modesty. Is there any particular reason your immediate family doesn't? Hayleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640205432697388472.post-68330443429564231652013-05-09T16:49:32.217-04:002013-05-09T16:49:32.217-04:00Beautiful pictres! I love the color of the dresses...Beautiful pictres! I love the color of the dresses! And the flowers on them are so neat! Thanks for sharing!Tashiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11666690388215344868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640205432697388472.post-65212939845339799502013-05-07T17:38:02.523-04:002013-05-07T17:38:02.523-04:00Awesome pictures!!! I loved looking at them, so th...Awesome pictures!!! I loved looking at them, so thanks for sharing. Congratulations to your cousin!! It looks like it was very cold, but it also looks like everyone had a good time. :)Briannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16084335184811715952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640205432697388472.post-57032819359534939862013-05-05T00:36:36.265-04:002013-05-05T00:36:36.265-04:00LOVED these pics so much, Chels! Wow! you're l...LOVED these pics so much, Chels! Wow! you're like drop dead gorgeous! =D Love the contrast of the pink and the outdoor lighting! Greatly enjoyed your visit and we should totally plan to do something like that again. (Only a little longer! =D)<br />Love you!Just call me Kaylee...https://www.blogger.com/profile/03905010206222341523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640205432697388472.post-58179781027567862082013-05-04T16:26:49.702-04:002013-05-04T16:26:49.702-04:00I love the pictures. You are really a great sewer....I love the pictures. You are really a great sewer. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640205432697388472.post-42569513627558862742013-05-04T09:21:52.640-04:002013-05-04T09:21:52.640-04:00OH MY WORD... I just LOVE these pics!! I love the ...OH MY WORD... I just LOVE these pics!! I love the story about the fake finger nails!!! lol.. almost laughed out loud while I was reading it.. "sorry" about that...... :( That would be horrible... and btw, you are GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love that color pink!!! Thanks for sharing the pics, MaryMary and Sarah Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12471436424572694264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640205432697388472.post-68549392137166313392013-05-04T01:49:51.197-04:002013-05-04T01:49:51.197-04:00P.S.
Marissa looks absolutely lovely in white!P.S.<br />Marissa looks absolutely lovely in white!His Way Serviceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399253900250847411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640205432697388472.post-2494763900624179932013-05-04T01:45:57.227-04:002013-05-04T01:45:57.227-04:00Oooo!! I love the two of Jon and Marissa together!...Oooo!! I love the two of Jon and Marissa together! I like the picture of you and her too.<br />Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />Rebecca K.His Way Serviceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399253900250847411noreply@blogger.com