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It means Sam that when you see a girl in a bikini you can chose whether to fill your head with thoughts of lust and imagine everything you could be doing with her, or you could think 'oh there's a girl in a bikini' and move on. It's up to you. Only you can choose.
South Korea is one of the most atheist states in the world and Bikinis are frowned on and rarely ever seen at the beach.
Wow, really? That's really interesting. Usually people are very modest because of the culture of their religion. I suppose this is just because of the culture. Just like how some cultures (someone I know visited one) where women just don't wear shirts. It's not immodest at all, just women don't and not a second thought is given. In those cultures (that culture) there isn't anything private about breasts, it gives children milk and that's it.
It means Sam that when you see a girl in a bikini you can chose whether to fill your head with thoughts of lust and imagine everything you could be doing with her, or you could think 'oh there's a girl in a bikini' and move on. It's up to you. Only you can choose.
Matthew 18:7 says its a sin to do something that leads somebody else to sin. Here's the verse. "Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes!"
I would argue that a woman wearing a bikini is tempting men to lust-therefore, it is a sin.
Matthew 18:7 says its a sin to do something that leads somebody else to sin. Here's the verse. "Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes!"
I would argue that a woman wearing a bikini is tempting men to lust-therefore, it is a sin.
Yes, but Christians shouldnt base their modesty standards solely on the culture, especially if that culture has double standards. There are some very basic standards of human decency.
Yes, but just because those traditional cultures do it, it doesnt make it right. A lot of cultures are uncivilized. Here's another example. If a Christian grew up in a Muslim country, would it be a sin for them to not wear a head covering? Despite their cultural standards, I would argue that it isnt a sin.
I get your point, but where is the line drawn? When a women smiles and just looks darn attractive, is that a sin, because since she is so beautiful she led him to lust? And by wearing a bikini that covers the top fully and the bottom, *is* that a big temptation? Kinda my main question :/ Sure, those itsy bitsy bikinis are kinda, well, very hard to resist lust, but if it has good coverage and the only thing showing, is it modest?
I get your point, but where is the line drawn? When a women smiles and just looks darn attractive, is that a sin, because since she is so beautiful she led him to lust? And by wearing a bikini that covers the top fully and the bottom, *is* that a big temptation? Kinda my main question :/ Sure, those itsy bitsy bikinis are kinda, well, very hard to resist lust, but if it has good coverage and the only thing showing, is it modest?
The Bible tells us in Isaiah 47:2-3 that NAKEDNESS means a woman exposing her legs and thighs...
Isaiah 47:1-3, Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate. Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers. Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man.
Matthew 18:7 says its a sin to do something that leads somebody else to sin. Here's the verse. "Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes!"
I would argue that a woman wearing a bikini is tempting men to lust-therefore, it is a sin.
Bikinis, by definition, dont cover the top fully. Also, they expose the upper leg, which the bible says is immodest. God's Definition Of Nakedness
Hetta said:Oh you're going to link lectures by repressed fundamentalists. I don't subscribe to those crazy men who see temptation in bare ankles. Really. Try thinking for yourself rather than reading that garbage.
I don't braid my hair much, or wear pearls or expensive clothing. Does that count?
Bikinis, by definition, dont cover the top fully. Also, they expose the upper leg, which the bible says is immodest. God's Definition Of Nakedness
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