Salvation/Disciples/Witness Bracelet Question

[michelejosephine]

Ok guys another weird question from me. Do any of you have/own a Salvation/Disciples/Witness Bracelet? For those of you that don't know what one is, it's a bracelet with (and I'm describing mine, but there are different versions) a knot, then a black bead, a red bead, a white bead, a blue bead, a green bead, a yellow bead, and then another knot. Each stands for something: 1st knot- I am not of this world, black bead- sin, red bead- Jesus' blood, white bead- cleansed (washed whiter than snow), blue bead- baptism, green bead- growth in Christ, yellow bead- Kingdom, and 2nd knot- Not ashamed to tell others about Jesus. Ok ANYWAYS, I wear mine all the time, and I sometimes wonder if people think it's a rainbow meaning I'm gay. I know I'm gonna get bad replies for writing this, but I don't have a problem with gay people or their lifestyle (it's not for me obviously) but I don't want people thinking I'm gay. My friend, Phil said he stopped wearing his bracelet cause people thought it meant he was gay. Has anyone else come across this problem? What should I do? I really don't wanna stop wearing it, and it's definitely NOT a rainbow (black? white?) but ignorant people won't know this. Help, thanks, and sorry so long.

 

[michelejosephine]

Anyone?

 

[Margim]

I don't go for this sort of thing personally (braclets, etc), but if you are wearing a bracelet that says 'not ashamed to tell people about Jesus,' then 'don't be ashamed'.

If people are going to confuse you, then let them... its not your problem.

 

[rustypjr]

I don't wear salvation bracelet any more because they keep breaking but I do wear one bracelet on each arm. One is black and says "Follow Me" John 10:27 then is has the wounded footprint of Jesus all the way around. The other is a white one that says Make A Difference.

 

[Sketcher]

Gimmicks like that generally aren't my thing. I don't pay attention to the minute details of gay culture, so I wouldn't know if they wear similar things or not. Pray about this first and foremost. Keep this in mind though, girls can get away with wearing more stuff than guys can. Just because it makes a guy look gay doesn't automatically mean it makes the girl look gay.

 

[Manda_24]

I remember making those when I was younger and I would wear it all the time. Now I don't really like any kind of jewelry except my watch and my necklace. I do wear an wordless book (that's what we always called it) bracelet on my ankle. I've made several of them because the tend to break, mine is a bunch of small beads making up a section of color, so about 30 small red beads is the red section, same for black, and so on.

I've sometimes wondered the same thing. I only take mine off when I'm working or at church and wearing a skirt, it doesn't look quite right with that. I'll usually leave it on if I'm swimming or wearing shorts. Other times it's covered by my socks or jeans. I guess I just don't let what others think bother me, really it doesn't look like a rainbow bracelet with the black and white in it. I agree with what twistedsketch said too, girls can get aways with it more than guys can.

 

[Frame1520]

Perhaps, if someone were to confront you and ask you if thats what it meant, then you would have an excellent oppurtunity to tell them about Christ. I wouldn't think of it as a "gay" symbol, but then again, I don't usually think along those lines first.

 

[Blank123]

meh... i don't think that'd be a concern i have. if someone is confused about your bracelet they'll probably come to you and ask if there's any special meaning.

personally i dunno how much of a conversation starter something like that would be though, i think most people would tend to see it as just another piece of jewelery you're wearing just cuz you thought it was cute or something, heh... so i'd probably just wear something like that as a reminder for myself of what Christ has done and what that means for me. but hey if it leads to even one opportunity to share the gospel its worth it, right?

 

[underthesouthercross]

my blue Jesus wraist band...
l have it to continue to remind me that god is always with me...
l got it from a christian bookshop...

 

[plum]

I know those bracelets and I don't think they look anything like a rainbow, much less a symbol for gay pride.

 

[sherri]

Stacks of guys wear bead braclets?? Maybe just wear a couple of leather tie things as well to help tone it down if you think it's too colourful. My old homegroup leader wore hers to china on a missionary trip and she said they worked really well.