Teen modesty....
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Hello!
I'm new here (so hello everyone!)
I'm wondering your views on modesty. I am a teenage girl (enough said
). Seriously though, I am fairly new to religion, and don't want to make any huge mistakes, but I am also aware of how it is actually quite difficult to be a devoted Christian in this day and age.
Soooo...
That being said, how far should modesty go? Is it bad to wear shorts, or certain dresses? And where do tight leggings go in all this?
Hope this makes sense and any advice is always appreciated!
I'm new here (so hello everyone!)
I'm wondering your views on modesty. I am a teenage girl (enough said
). Seriously though, I am fairly new to religion, and don't want to make any huge mistakes, but I am also aware of how it is actually quite difficult to be a devoted Christian in this day and age.Soooo...
That being said, how far should modesty go? Is it bad to wear shorts, or certain dresses? And where do tight leggings go in all this?
Hope this makes sense and any advice is always appreciated!
One other thing we can get from this story, is that even though Adam and Eve had fig leaf coverings, when God came to them, they hid. When He asked them why they hid themselves, they said because they were naked. So even though they had covered the bare essentials, they still considered themselves “naked”. I suppose God thought so, too because he made clothes for them. I think we can all get an idea of how much or how little the fig leaves covered.
2500 years later God has not changed his mind about what was modest. He gives instructions to the Jewish priests about their clothing. Exodus 28:42 says the priests were to wear “britches” under their tunics that went from the waists to the thighs — to cover their nakedness. As I said the Bible gives us “guidelines.” I think we can all pretty well know what God considered modest. Private parts were to be kept covered. I doubt the bikinis that women wear today in public covered as much as the fig leaves of Adam and Eve. If they are modest then the only thing immodest is complete nakedness with nothing on at all.
I recommend listening to a sermon on this subject by Kris Emerson called “The Black Box.” You can find it on the Lindale church of Christ website click on “sermons” or “online media” and type in “The Black Box.” He also has another one called “The Power of Modesty.” Both deal with this subject in depth. Be strong and courageous.
