Dressing Modestly

LinkH · #1 10th January 2011, 06:56 PM

I've been into some churches in Hawaii where some attendees show an awful lot of skin. Hawaii may be more extreme than some other places in this regard, but it seems like immodest dressing, whether in or out of church, seems to be gaining more acceptance (or is ignored) a lot more nowadays than in the past.

Here is a reason giving reasons for dressing modestly.

YouTube - Dress Modestly

Yitzchak · #2 10th January 2011, 08:17 PM

It is a biblical teaching to dress modestly. It is part of the doctrine of living a holy life.

JimB · #3 11th January 2011, 07:11 AM

How about we dress our women in burqas?

I have often suspected that the main problem lies in the hearts (and imaginations) of the persons imposing dress codes than with those they feel dress “immodestly.” What Pharisees need to do is get their minds back in their pants.

IMO.

~Jim

Ajax 777 · #4 11th January 2011, 07:22 AM

And the brother whose conscience is defiled when another brother eats food
sacrificed to idols should just get over it and not worry about his conscience, right?
Better yet, just tell him to his face to stop acting like a Pharisee and go right ahead
and eat the things which upset his faith.

It isn't about proving to the world that we aren't a Pharisee, for Christ knows our hearts
better than even we do. But our weaker brother might just be made to stumble
by what is nothing to us, and this is when we have no right putting our own comforts first.

Liberty is not a license for lasciviousness,
nor should it ever come before the needs of our brother,
for whom Christ also died. If how I dress will be less upsetting
to my brother who desires to only put on the garment of praise
by being done more modestly than my normal attire,
I will gladly dress in the manner that comforts them,
to say nothing of the manner which draws the least attention to myself.
For why should I cause to my brother distraction from the LORD
by how I dress when we come together to praise HIM?

_Sonnie · #5 11th January 2011, 08:23 AM

Originally Posted by JimB

What Pharisees need to do is get their minds back in their pants.

I thought the problem was that their mind was in their pants.

_Sonnie · #6 11th January 2011, 08:26 AM

Originally Posted by Ajax 777

And the brother whose conscience is defiled when another brother eats food
sacrificed to idols should just get over it and not worry about his conscience, right?
Better yet, just tell him to his face to stop acting like a Pharisee and go right ahead
and eat the things which upset his faith.

It isn't about proving to the world that we aren't a Pharisee, for Christ knows our hearts
better than even we do. But our weaker brother might just be made to stumble
by what is nothing to us, and this is when we have no right putting our own comforts first.

Liberty is not a license for lasciviousness,
nor should it ever come before the needs of our brother,
for whom Christ also died. If how I dress will be less upsetting
to my brother who desires to only put on the garment of praise
by being done more modestly than my normal attire,
I will gladly dress in the manner that comforts them,
to say nothing of the manner which draws the least attention to myself.
For why should I cause to my brother distraction from the LORD
by how I dress when we come together to praise HIM?

The problem is that what one person finds modest, another doesn't, and it becomes an endless circle. Some people at my church think if you spend more money on clothes than the clearance rack at kmart that you are dressing expensively and immodestly.

It can get a little ridiculous.

And some guys stumble any time they come within any distance of a pheromone-emitting female regardless of dress.

JimB · #7 11th January 2011, 08:34 AM

Originally Posted by _Sonnie

I thought the problem was that their mind was in their pants.

I guess you could look at it that way, too.

But then, who wants to look at it.

_Sonnie · #8 11th January 2011, 08:40 AM

Originally Posted by JimB

I guess you could look at it that way, too.

But then, who wants to look at it.

Good point.

LinkH · #9 12th January 2011, 02:22 AM

Originally Posted by JimB

How about we dress our women in burqas?

I have often suspected that the main problem lies in the hearts (and imaginations) of the persons imposing dress codes than with those they feel dress “immodestly.” What Pharisees need to do is get their minds back in their pants.

IMO.

~Jim

Did you watch the video before commenting? The problem is, some guys do have to struggle to keep their eyes and minds pure. Women showing in mini skirts showing cleavage.

What would you think of a professing Christian who danced down the street wearing nothing but a G-string? Would that be acceptable behavior?

FoundInGrace · #10 12th January 2011, 04:36 AM

sad to say I do think us women have a responsibility to dress modestly out of respect to our brother's journeys
but men have a responsibility to guard their hearts too

Having said that it's a journey and we need to remember it's all relative. a new believer may be dressing way more modestly than they used to but someone else may still think they are dressing way too immodestly without realising where they have come from. we cannot judge another on their outward appearance.