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 2:9-10Immodesty Adjusting Our ThinkingRichard Thetford www.thetfordcountry.comBasic Ideas About ClothingProper uses of clothingTo cover nakednessGenesis 3:7-11, 21To protect fromthe elements2 Timothy 4:13, 21To adorn1 Timothy 2:9Richard Thetford www.thetfordcountry.com

Basic Ideas About ClothingKinds of immodest apparelPerverseDeuteronomy 22:5RevealingIsaiah 47:1-3SuggestiveRomans 13:14Galatians 5:19Richard Thetford www.thetfordcountry.comModern swimsuit: Reveals too much Often too tight Allows for no undergarments Draws attention to private partsBasic Ideas About ClothingKinds of immodest apparelDefiantRomans 12:10Romans 15:2Philippians 2:3-4Unbecoming1 Timothy 2:10Richard Thetford www.thetfordcountry.com

Specific Problem AreasWe may have a tendency to rationalize our conductMay find some way to make an exception for the activities we want to engage in even when they come in conflict with Bible principlesOnly qualified obediencepleases the LordJames 2:10-11Richard Thetford www.thetfordcountry.com

Specific Problem AreasAreas where we may be inconsistent in the application of our convictions:Double standardsSingles and marriedYouth and adultsMale and femaleWarped sense of modestyUndergarments versus revealing garmentsDressing versus watchingRichard Thetford www.thetfordcountry.com

Specific Problem AreasAreas where we may be inconsistent in the application of our convictions:Special situationsFamilyStrangersClose friends andfellow ChristiansRichard Thetford www.thetfordcountry.com

Specific Problem AreasAreas where we may be inconsistent in the application of our convictions:Relaxation and recreationSpecial social eventsComfortSwimming, water skiing, water sportsSportsRichard Thetford www.thetfordcountry.com

ConclusionDont put ourselves in the position of those who call evil good, and good evilIsaiah 5:20God is concerned about theway we dress ourselvesColossians 3:17Richard Thetford www.thetfordcountry.comMay we reverently dress ourselvesconsistently as thoseprofessing godliness