Biblical Dress Code (yeah, a skirt thread...)

[Bohémien]

I know that Deut 22:5 talks about women dressing in a feminine manner, but are there any other verses that discuss feminine dresscode in Christianity? I understand that divisions as to whether girly pants qualify as feminine or not are generally specific to the individual, but are long skirts specifically mentioned in the Bible at all with regards to feminine dressing? Are there any verses which dictate masculine dresscode for men?

 

[aiki]

1 Peter 3:3-4
3 Do not let your adornment be merely outward--arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel--
4 rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beautyof a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.


1 Timothy 2:9-10
9 in like manner also, that the women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and moderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing,
10 but, which is proper for women professing godliness, with good works.


I can think of no where in Scripture where women are specifically commanded to wear long skirts. As far as I can tell, the Word of God commands men and women to dress in a manner which makes the genders distinct from each other. This may or may not involve long skirts.



Selah.

 

[salida]

(dress codes)
http://www.godsmercyandgrace.com/indexm16.htm

 

[poeticlurker]

1 Peter 3:3-4
3 Do not let your adornment be merely outward--arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel--
4 rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beautyof a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.


1 Timothy 2:9-10
9 in like manner also, that the women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and moderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing,
10 but, which is proper for women professing godliness, with good works.


I can think of no where in Scripture where women are specifically commanded to wear long skirts. As far as I can tell, the Word of God commands men and women to dress in a manner which makes the genders distinct from each other. This may or may not involve long skirts.



Selah.

Didn't everyone back then wear some kind of skirt?? I mean, nobody seemed to have worn actual pants. The Romans wore togas, heck there's no indication in the Bible (or any artistic depiction of) Jesus even wearing pants.

Honestly I think "masculine" and "feminine" clothes are meant to solely to mark genders, and if a woman dressed like a man she was being dishonest about who she was (and vice versa).

 

[razeontherock]

Again, a distinction btw religion and Faith.

 

[Bohémien]

Thank you for the responses! Razeontherock, what do you mean exactly?

 

[razeontherock]

Well that train of thought runs across at least a few of your threads. We have no basis to have Faith in dress codes the way many enforce, so it's nothing but religion. On the other hand, we've had some good threads (in the deeper fellowship sub-forum?) discussing Godly attitudes regarding how to dress, and what impact it has on others as well as ourselves.

It's really hard to beat the Biblical advice that older women should teach the younger about these things, but basically any rules someone would like to make up, you could figure out a way to be tempting and attract undue attention while still following those rules. And if your intentions are pure, you could probably also figure out a way to violate just about any dress code ever written, and still not lead anyone else astray and stay on the straight and narrow yourself. (And still attract the attention of anyone you really wanted to)

So going about it that way would be done in Faith, w/o the need for religion.

 

[Sketcher]

The Bible isn't all that specific. The verses Aiki posted basically say that women shouldn't dress in an immodest, opulent manner. Context is important here:

1 Peter 3:3-4 is written to wives who had converted, but their husbands had not yet done so. Some of these guys were toads who were not too happy with their wives' new faith. Naturally, these women still wanted to be desired by their husbands, and for their husbands to convert as well. Peter tells them that what really counts isn't the way they're going dress or do their hair, but their personal example and morals. He didn't say to not braid their hair or not wear jewelry, but that their beauty shouldn't come from that. Extraneous stuff like hair and jewelry and clothing should not be their focus, but that becoming Christlike in their character should.

What Paul wrote to Timothy addresses a more serious problem. The context of that passage is how people are to behave in church. Right before verses 9 and 10 is verse 8, which is a command to the men to pray together without disputing with each other. When Paul told women to dress modestly, the aim here was for the women to love each other and not get competitive in the looks department. Church is for praising God, learning about him, and praying to him together. It's not about seeing how Sally looks with her new haircut or necklace, getting jealous, and trying to out-do her next week. Dressing modestly has a purpose in the Christian faith.

 

[Key]

Well that train of thought runs across at least a few of your threads. We have no basis to have Faith in dress codes the way many enforce, so it's nothing but religion. On the other hand, we've had some good threads (in the deeper fellowship sub-forum?) discussing Godly attitudes regarding how to dress, and what impact it has on others as well as ourselves.

It's really hard to beat the Biblical advice that older women should teach the younger about these things, but basically any rules someone would like to make up, you could figure out a way to be tempting and attract undue attention while still following those rules. And if your intentions are pure, you could probably also figure out a way to violate just about any dress code ever written, and still not lead anyone else astray and stay on the straight and narrow yourself. (And still attract the attention of anyone you really wanted to)

So going about it that way would be done in Faith, w/o the need for religion.

Basically what he is saying is this in an issue of Doctrine and Dogma, not Faith.

The Bible talks of a dress code in the sense of intention, a man and a woman are not to dress in a manner unbecoming of them. What that entails is up to the individual, the culture and what the person hopes to accomplish dressing in a specific manner.

If there are any rules or laws about how to dress, they are the laws of men, not God.

Hope this Helps

God Bless

 

[Bohémien]

Thanks everyone!