A Question of Modesty

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A Question of Modesty

• Opinions on Biblical Teaching Regarding Modesty
• Summer Goreham

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Clothing and Modesty

• Many religious groups have differing opinions on
  the Bibles views of modesty
• A few have rather extreme views
• Minority
• More conservative than most
• An example is the Amish

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Online Shopping

• Jewish Orthodox womens clothing site
• http//modestclothing.bizhosting.com/
• Purpose
• To counteract the messages from the media
  promoting immodest dress
• Help girls to be valued for who they are instead
  of seen as objects

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Modesty Standard

• Immodest clothing
• Short skirts
• Skirts with slits
• Short sleeves or sleeveless tops
• Low necklines (uncovered collarbone)
• Tight, clingy garments
• Sheer garments
• Pants or shorts

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Christian Views

• Christians have different views on Biblical
  modesty
• 2 articles written by women
• 1 article from a church website
• 1 article written by a man
• Sometimes they take Bible passages out of context
  or add speculation

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What is Biblical Modesty?

• Christian women should be concerned with Gods
  views
• Adam and Eve made clothes out of leaves but God
  later made clothes for them himself
• Why were they (the leaves) not
  appropriate?...they did not suit God, because
  they did not adequately cover parts of the body
  that God knew would become a temptation to sin
  for mankind.
• Speculation--this explaination is not found in
  the Bible
• Prostitutes wear clothing to draw attention

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What is Biblical Modesty?

• Godly women avoid attention by not wearing
• Revealing clothing
• High fashion
• clothes so out of date they are conspicuous
• Help keep men from falling into sin
• Modest clothing discourages lustful thoughts
• Modesty standard
• Skirts/dress whenever possible

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The Attire of An Harlot

• References Proverbs 71-27
• Warning to young men about immoral women
• Links the harlots heart to her clothing
• This womans clothing speak for her.
• A Godly woman dresses herself in virtue
• Proverbs 31
• Christians have began to measure themselves
  against the worlds lowering standards
• Should measure themselves against the Bible

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Modesty Standard

• Do not think of dressing old fashioned
• Many of these styles are not appropriate
• Dress as God says
• Do not wear
• Expensive clothing or jewelry
• Short hair
• Shortened skirts
• Low necklines
• Pants
• Shorts

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Teens and Modesty

• Wolfeboro Bible Fellowship
• A Fundamental Bible Church
• A headline from their homepage, How can you be
  saved from Gods wrath?
• Teen Corner
• article about modesty, Biblical Clothing
• Your clothing on the outside should represent
  godliness on the inside.
• Your clothing should not be a stumbling block
  for believers or unbelievers.
• Would the older men women in the church be
  offended at what youre wearing?

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Modesty Standard

• Dress appropriately
• Clean and neat
• Nice clothing for worship service
• What not to wear
• Clothing that draws attention yourself in a
  sexual way.
• Clothing that causes others to lust
• Shorts that are too short
• Dresses that are too short or tight
• Low necklines
• Skirts with slits on the sides
• Spaghetti straps that dont cover undergarments

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Another Opinion

• Is it necessary to dress up for church?
• Ties and head coverings
• Is there a Biblical Basis?
• Christ and his disciples did not wear nice
  clothing
• Pharisees, Scribes, and rich men dressed well
• Which company do you prefer to keep?
• More false conclusions
• Early Church did not dress nice
• Neat and clean
• James 22-5 warns about showing favoritism based
  on dress

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Inconsistencies and Reverence

• Inconsistencies
• Dress up for church service but not for
• Church meetings
• Sunday and Wednesday night services
• Daily devotions
• Every time one speaks to God
• Reverence
• Important in the ways God calls for
• Not in the ways man devises