25/01/2025
DON'T DRESS IMMODESTLYโ๏ธ
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1. Modesty Reflects a Heart of Humility and Godliness
God values a heart that seeks to honor Him and others, rather than seeking attention or approval through outward appearance.
๐น1 Timothy 2:9-10 (KJV):
"In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; but (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works."
๐นProverbs 31:30 (KJV):
"Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised."
2. Immodesty Can Be a Stumbling Block
Wearing clothing that is revealing or provocative can cause others to sin by fostering lustful thoughts. As Christians, we are called to live in a way that does not lead others into temptation.
๐นMatthew 5:28 (KJV):
"But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart."
๐นRomans 14:13 (KJV):
"Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way."
3. The Body Is the Temple of the Holy Spirit
Our bodies are not our own; they are temples of the Holy Spirit. How we dress should reflect respect for Godโs temple and the One who dwells within us.
๐น1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (KJV):
"What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's."
๐นRomans 12:1 (KJV):
"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."
4. God Looks at the Heart, Not Outward Appearance
While Godโs primary concern is with the heart, our outward actions including how we dress reveal the condition of our heart.
๐น1 Samuel 16:7 (KJV):
"But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart."
๐น1 Peter 3:3-4 (KJV):
"Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price."
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โ๏ธAsk: Does This Glorify God? Before wearing something, consider whether it reflects a heart that seeks to honor the Lord.