The most common objection to wearing fringes today as a Christian is "That's what the Holy Spirit is for". However, there is no Scripture that says the Holy Spirit took the place of what these fringes represent. When we look at the instance of when the command for fringes was given, it was to remind the Israelites to obey God's commands. This is WITH a physical manifestation of God leading them around the wilderness as a pillar of smoke by day and fire by night. They've had first hand witness to the awesome and terrifying things God can do, yet God still saw a need to tell them to put something on their clothes to remind them of keeping the commands.

Something else to think about, as Paul warns (1 Thess. 5:19, Ephesians 4), you can ignore what the Holy Spirit is telling you. If you ignore something long enough, you won't hear it anymore. If you are tying something to your clothes every day, to where you see them, that is a conscious choice to do so. You aren't ignoring. It puts you in a mindset of "Yes, I am walking the way God wants me to".

When we look at the Acts account when the Holy Spirit came on the upper room, there is no mention of the disciples ripping/cutting off these fringes. The only place in the New Testament I can find a reference to these fringes is when the woman with the issue of blood touches Jesus' hem of his robe, the hem would have these fringes according to the commandment. We know Jesus and the disciples wore these. We are trying to imitate their lives. Why wouldn't we?

The last thing I would bring up with this argument is: when was the last time you were somewhere that the people didn't know you, and you let yourself not be Christlike? A waiter spilling your drink? Being rowdy at a sports game? Etc... Something that you might feel bad for afterward, but don't really pay too much attention to it, because after all, no one knew you were a Christian? Having fringes on the outside of your clothing is showing the world "My actions, my words, my self, is representing God, the Most High!".

Something to think about.


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