Principles of Modesty in Dressing

What Is In Your Closet? Does God Care About What I Wear? 1

Immodest Attire 2

Therefore Come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you. I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty 2 Corinthians 6:17-18, NKJV 3

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God Romans 12:1-2 4

Principles Pertaining To Our Attire and Appearance 5

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, but, which is proper for women professing godliness, with good works 1 Timothy 2:9-10, NKJV 6

Modest Gk: kosmios well arranged, orderly Respectable, honorable. Expression of self-control, well mannered, disciplined. 7

Shamefacedness & Propriety a sense of shame Precedes and prevents the shameful act That which restrains a good man or woman from an unworthy act 8

Moderation - Sobriety good judgment, moderation, self-control Moderation would hold a check on and restrain anything to which propriety would be opposed 9

Modesty Propriety Tells us what is right Moderation Recognizes the limitations Keeps us from going beyond these limitations All these principles work together in the area of MODESTY 10

Why Should I Be Concerned About the Way That I Dress? 11

1. I Should Be Ashamed To Be Naked and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed Revelation 3:18 12

1. I Should Be Ashamed To Be Naked Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame Revelation 16:15 13

1. I Should Be Ashamed To Be Naked Behold, I am against you, says the Lord of hosts; I will lift your skirts over your face, I will show the nations your nakedness, and the kingdoms your shame Nahum 3:5 14

One does not have to be completely nude to be Biblically naked James 2:15-16 cf. Matt. 25:36, 38, 43, 44 Adam admitted that he was naked with his covering Genesis 3:7-11 God clothed them Genesis 3:21 1. I Should Be Ashamed To Be Naked 15

1. I Should Be Ashamed To Be Naked God s covering was a tunic, coat, garment Genesis 3:21 a long shirt-like garment 16

1. I Should Be Ashamed To Be Naked Because It is exposure of the THIGH And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach Exodus 28:42 17

1. I Should Be Ashamed To Be Naked Because It is exposure of the THIGH Take the millstones and grind meal. Remove your veil, take off the skirt, uncover the thigh, pass through the rivers. Your nakedness shall be uncovered, yes, your shame will be seen Isaiah 47:2-3 18

1. I Should Be Ashamed To Be Naked Because It is exposure of the BUTTOCKS So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians as prisoners and the Ethiopians as captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt Isaiah 20:4 19

1. I Should Be Ashamed To Be Naked Because It is exposure of the BREASTS I made you thrive like a plant in the field; and you grew, matured, and became very beautiful. Your breasts were formed, your hair grew, but you were naked and bare Ezekiel 16:7 20

Our clothing sends a message about ourselves and our heart One can profess godliness, or one can profess to be a harlot 1 Timothy 2:9-10 Proverbs 7:10 Clothing is going to do what it has been designed to do, regardless of who is wearing it 2. I Don t Want To Advertise Something About Myself That Is Not True 21

3. I Dont Want To Cause One To Stumble 6 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. 7 Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh! Matthew 18:6-7 22

3. I Dont Want To Cause One To Stumble But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died Romans 14:15 23

God wants me to dress modestly, with propriety and moderation God wants me to dress in a way that professes godliness God has defined nakedness, and wants me to be ashamed to be naked God does not want me to make myself an object of lust, causing others to sin CONCLUSION God Is Concerned About the Way I Dress 24

Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble 1 Peter 5:5 25

Alien sinners must Hear the Gospel Romans 10:17 Believe John 8:24 Repent Acts 17:30 Confess Christ Matthew 10:32 Be Baptized in water for the remission of sins - Acts 2:38; 22:16 An erring child of God must Repent and Pray Acts 8:22 Christians must live faithful unto death Revelation 2:10 what doeth hinder me to be baptized? Acts 8:36 26