Why We Don't Wear Wedding Rings

This is our story/testimony of what took place when we were just about to purchase wedding bands for our wedding ceremony. The Lord impressed our hearts to study it out and determine if we should make a financial investment in what has become one of the biggest symbols for marriage today. We believe that everything we do in our lives matters to God and that it is important to constantly seek out what is most pleasing to Him. Not because it saves us or makes us more righteous but because we love God and want to demonstrate our love for Him through our daily actions. We pray that you study and pray over this question for yourselves :) For more information and resources to study please continue reading below.

For Further Study on Jewelry + Wedding Bands:
Scriptures -
Genesis 35:1-4 - This passage identifies the jewelry in the hands and ears of Jacob's household as strange gods with the instruction to remove them as they went into the presence of God.
Exodus 33:1-6 - Another reference to jewelry as being ornaments and instruction to remove them.
Isaiah 3:16-23, Jeremiah 4:30 - In these passages, we see a direct relationship between extreme external adornment and a heart wandering away from God.
Romans 12:1-2 - Familiar verses instructing us to not have our ideas and practices in life conformed to the world. Everything we do ought to be supported by our faith in the Bible.
2 Corinthians 6:16-17 - God's instruction that our bodies are to be His temple on Earth so in everything we do and wear, we should ensure that we are not defiling the temple of God.
1 Timothy 2:9-10 - Timothy's guidance for how a woman ought to be adorned (not drawing attention to herself but attention to Christ)
1 Peter 3:3-4 - Peter's instruction for a wife's adornment, pointing to a heart for God as opposed to the external adorning.
Revelation 12:1,17 and Revelation 17:1-5 - These Scriptures go hand in hand for the topic of jewelry wearing. All throughout the Bible, we see evidence for a woman in Bible prophecy representing a church (Jer 6:2, 2 Cor 11:2, and Eph 5:22-23) and in the cited passages from Revelation, we identify the true woman and the apostate church by what she is wearing. Since neither of them speak in these verses, the only identifying and distinguishing factor is their adornment.

(Free e-book) Colorful Cosmetics & Jewelry by Joe Crews https://www.amazingfacts.org/media-library/book/e/20/t/colorful-cosmetics-and-jewelry
(Free e-book) Jewelry: How Much is Too Much? - https://www.amazingfacts.org/media-library/book/e/38/t/jewelry-how-much-is-too-much
For the excerpt we quoted from John Henry Newman, it can be found here: Development on Christian Doctrine - http://www.newmanreader.org/works/development/chapter8.html

The Encyclopedia Brittanica (Origin of Rings) - https://www.britannica.com/art/ring-jewelry

If you know of any other additional resources on this topic, feel free to share in the comments below!

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