Welcome back to our posts on "How am I supposed to dress?" In this post we are going to finish up the part on modesty.
In our last post we saw what modesty means and what the Bible says is naked. We know that when this happens it is shameful and you are no longer called a lady.
So far we have seen that our clothes need to long enough and high enough. But what about thick enough? A tank top can go a long way to be more modest for when shirts are too low cut, or when they are too thin and a little see through.
Modesty is so important; we must be careful what we wear.
God doesn't want us to hide just skin, but the natural curves of a woman's body that would cause a man to lust. Now we are going to get to the bottom of it. Men are moved by sight while women are moved by words and touch.
Matthew 5:28 says, "But I say unto you, that whosoever looketh on a women to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart."
"Let us not therefore judge one another anymore, but judge this rather that no man put a stumbling block or an occasion to fall in his brothers way.'' --Romans 14:13
If a man looks on a woman to lust after her, he has already committed adultery in his heart. Likewise when a woman invites such attention and causes him to lust by the manner she is dressed, then she is an equal party. She's also responsible.
When choosing clothes we need to ask ourselves, "Am I being a stumbling block to anybody?"
Not only in dressing immodestly can we cause a brother to fall, but more often we attract the wrong people and the wrong attention. Jack Hyles said, " Anybody can get attention by taking off her clothes, but it takes a real lady to get attention through the sweet mystique of femininity."
This is why it is so important for us as Christian young ladies to dress modestly. We are children of The King of Kings! We need to dress like one of His children.
I hope you have enjoyed these last few posts just looking with me in The Bible to find the answers. I pray that you will join me in my next post on dressing modestly and femininely.
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