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Immodesty – Adjusting Our Thinking

This article discusses the principles of modesty in clothing, drawing from biblical passages. Based on 1 Timothy 2:9-10, it emphasizes the importance of women dressing in a way that reflects godliness, focusing on propriety and moderation. It highlights the various uses of clothing, including covering nakedness and protection from the elements. The piece categorizes immodest apparel and addresses potential inconsistencies in applying modesty principles. Ultimately, it encourages readers to dress reverently and consistently, rejecting the rationalization of immodest behavior.

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Immodesty – Adjusting Our Thinking

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  1. Immodesty – Adjusting Our Thinking “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 Richard Thetford www.thetfordcountry.com

  2. Basic Ideas About Clothing • Proper uses of clothing • To cover nakedness • Genesis 3:7-11, 21 • To protect fromthe elements • 2 Timothy 4:13, 21 • To adorn • 1 Timothy 2:9 Richard Thetford www.thetfordcountry.com

  3. Basic Ideas About Clothing • Kinds of immodest apparel • Perverse • Deuteronomy 22:5 • Revealing • Isaiah 47:1-3 • Suggestive • Romans 13:14 • Galatians 5:19 • Modern swimsuit: • Reveals too much • Often too tight • Allows for no undergarments • Draws attention to private parts Richard Thetford www.thetfordcountry.com

  4. Basic Ideas About Clothing • Kinds of immodest apparel • Defiant • Romans 12:10 • Romans 15:2 • Philippians 2:3-4 • Unbecoming • 1 Timothy 2:10 Richard Thetford www.thetfordcountry.com

  5. Specific Problem Areas • We may have a tendency to rationalize our conduct • May find some way to make an exception for the activities we want to engage in – even when they come in conflict with Bible principles • Only qualified obediencepleases the Lord • James 2:10-11 Richard Thetford www.thetfordcountry.com

  6. Specific Problem Areas • Areas where we may be inconsistent in the application of our convictions: • Double standards • Singles and married • Youth and adults • Male and female • Warped sense of modesty • Undergarments versus revealing garments • Dressing versus watching Richard Thetford www.thetfordcountry.com

  7. Specific Problem Areas • Areas where we may be inconsistent in the application of our convictions: • Special situations • Family • Strangers • Close friends andfellow Christians Richard Thetford www.thetfordcountry.com

  8. Specific Problem Areas • Areas where we may be inconsistent in the application of our convictions: • Relaxation and recreation • Special social events • Comfort • Swimming, water skiing, water sports • Sports Richard Thetford www.thetfordcountry.com

  9. Conclusion • Don’t put ourselves in the position of those “who call evil good, and good evil” • Isaiah 5:20 • God is concerned about theway we dress ourselves • Colossians 3:17 May we reverently dress ourselvesconsistently as those“professing godliness” Richard Thetford www.thetfordcountry.com

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