Earrings worn by men may show rebelliousness, since they belong to the ornaments of the counter-culture, and much depends on the person's attitude. Because earrings are traditionally female ornamentation, a man who wears them falls under the principle of cross-dressing, which God calls an abomination in Deuteronomy 22:5. Dress and grooming are highly personal areas, and the ministry does not police members in them, but modest dress and grooming are expected, and our appearance speaks volumes about us as Christians. Jewelry and ornamentation are not intrinsically wrong. Christ Himself decorated His wife with ornaments (Ezekiel 16:9-13), and they were wonderful as long as she displayed them to the credit of her Husband. When she took personal pride in them and used them selfishly, they became a curse (Ezekiel 16:14-15), and Isaiah 3:16-24 shows such decorations taken away because of vanity and self-glory. Misused, abused or over-indulged, ornamentation becomes a stumbling block. As a Christian grows in grace and knowledge, becoming more humble, modest and holy, involvement with questionable practices like these should diminish and disappear.