Are we modest? What does the Bible say about being Modest?
1 Timothy 2:9 (New International Version)
9”I also want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, not with braided hair or Gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
1 Tim 2:9(young’s literal translations0n)
“In like manner also the women, in becoming apparel, with modesty and sobriety to adorn themselves, not in braided hair, or Gold, or pearls, or garments of great price,”
In reference to first Tim 2:9 The Expositor’s Study Bible concordance. When talking about that women adorn themselves in modest apparel (presents that which is consistent with what she is, a child of God)
So we need to ask are self’s, when we put our close on in the morning, pretend were going to meet with Jesus to day. Would he approve of what we have on? Or are things showing are private parts that should be covered, or do we ware things that are to short.
If the answer is yes then we shouldn’t be wearing it.
You may think that’s the style is to ware the low cute things then where layers if you want to ware that, like tank tops to cover the obvious but to still look cute.
We need to be example.
We are the temple of God, Christ lives in us we need to make his Temple presentable.
1 Corinthians 3:16 (New International Version) “16Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you”?
But not only for that reason ,We need to be aware men see things visually. Do you think its fair for a man to come to Church to worship God and come to a safe place? To have some women in front of him with A Short skirt on and her front hanging out. That’s not fair yes its his choice to dwell on the image or not. But it is also are choice to behave like Godly woman or not and we will be held accountable.
We have a responsibility to be Godly woman and men and to dress like Godly woman and men.
Matt 5:13
We are suppose to be the salt of the earth.
We have to be careful if we call are self’s christens we need to examine are self’s make sure were doing right ask God if there’s anything we need to change.
We don’t want to be a stumbling block for someone were witnessing to or the poor man walking down the street I don’t want to be responsible for someone sinning do to the way I’m dressed.
Ladies we are beautiful there are so many ways to show your beautiful with out using your body to do it the wordtalks about some of these things.
1 Pet 3:3-4
Do not let your adornment be merely outward-arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel- rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.
God focuses on the inward person not the out ward your gone to eventually lose the out ward. Don’t you want to knowwho you are inward that’s the thing that’s going to heaven anyway.
When you have that inner peace and rest, the world will notice it more then your newest designer outfit.
Prov 31:30
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
The Lord thinks were beautiful we need to please him with are bodies word and deeds. Buy dressing appropriate buy reading the word and buy doing what the word says.
