Where has Biblical Modesty gone???

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Y'all are going too far. I don't think that t-shirt nor those jeans are going to inside a healthy mind or heart to lust. I think that if those are the examples anyone who lusts after that has a lust problem to start with. Those people need to check their own hearts because they can be incited to lust by anything,
Oh glory to God, for his mercy on us vile wretches everyday, good morning Sister in the Blessed Lamb of God.

Thank you for your comment, very interesting, you bring up a good point, so we can see that those pants and t-shirt are tight, very tight, they would fit into the category of immodesty, now to clarify again, modesty is about honoring God as holy and loving your neighbor.

So the good point you brought up is that LUST is an inside problem, yes that is true, but we are not to tempt people, as in we are not to be a stumbling block as the bible would have it, we can do this by how we dress or don't dress. So modesty is about honoring God and your neighbor, seeking there best, its a command from God's word to either be rejected or obeyed in love.

You made a good point about lust in the heart, it must be burned out by the Spirit, but we can't use that as an excuse to destroy and justify immodesty, that is a sinful mindset.

And i attack this sinful mind, whether its in you or other people, may God bless this post:
Isaiah 5:20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
 
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SOME OF YOU CHRISTIANS NEED TO STAND UP AND FIGHT FOR THIS ISSUE IN YOUR CHURCHES OR DON'T YOU LOVE GOD AND YOUR NEIGHBOR? DONT SIT STILL IN YOUR CHURCH THAT HAS BEEN SITTING IN UNGODLY WICKEDNESS IN THIS AREA THINKING THAT ITS OKAY. IF THIS IS NOT BEEN PREACHED ON THEN FIGHT FOR THE GOSPEL.

2 Tim 2:19 But God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.”
 
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I am soooooo thankful God will be my judge and not man!
 
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I am soooooo thankful God will be my judge and not man!
Amen to that Brother, God shall judge us all, and judgment begins at the household of God, so we must prepare ourselves in this life for that judgment.
 
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Oh glory to God, for his mercy on us vile wretches everyday, good morning Sister in the Blessed Lamb of God.

Thank you for your comment, very interesting, you bring up a good point, so we can see that those pants and t-shirt are tight, very tight, they would fit into the category of immodesty, now to clarify again, modesty is about honoring God as holy and loving your neighbor.

So the good point you brought up is that LUST is an inside problem, yes that is true, but we are not to tempt people, as in we are not to be a stumbling block as the bible would have it, we can do this by how we dress or don't dress. So modesty is about honoring God and your neighbor, seeking there best, its a command from God's word to either be rejected or obeyed in love.

You made a good point about lust in the heart, it must be burned out by the Spirit, but we can't use that as an excuse to destroy and justify immodesty, that is a sinful mindset.

And i attack this sinful mind, whether its in you or other people, may God bless this post:
Isaiah 5:20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
Well I want to clear up something first so that you understand; Loco masculine not loca feminine,
pony dirt Man, not woman, so brother we are brothers. now that we've got that covered we can move on.
As long as folks have their bits and bobs covered, I'm not going to get in a big sweat about it. Even if I do find it in bad taste. I personally think that no grown person should ever wear a t-shirt beyond the threshold of their own front door, but I digress. I personally thought my daughter that the two things that you don't want people to see are your under curves or your cleavages, and I taught my boys to wear jeans and a button-up shirt. I figure in this cultural battle for reasonable fashion that was a pretty good line to draw.
 
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Well I want to clear up something first so that you understand; Loco masculine not loca feminine,
pony dirt Man, not woman, so brother we are brothers. now that we've got that covered we can move on.
As long as folks have their bits and bobs covered, I'm not going to get in a big sweat about it. Even if I do find it in bad taste. I personally think that no grown person should ever wear a t-shirt beyond the threshold of their own front door, but I digress. I personally thought my daughter that the two things that you don't want people to see are your under curves or your cleavages, and I taught my boys to wear jeans and a button-up shirt. I figure in this cultural battle for reasonable fashion that was a pretty good line to draw.
ahha im sorry i called you a Sister, my bad xD, anyway, thats fair enough, im just here to talk about modesty in this thread, i will keep spreading sound love and truth :) your free to disagree with me, im not your God, i just spread his word and the bible teachings on these things. What people do with it is up to them, im gonna do my best until this thread dies.
 
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For those are still on the fence, when it comes to modesty, maybe this song can help you out a bit:
 

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SOME OF YOU CHRISTIANS NEED TO STAND UP AND FIGHT FOR THIS ISSUE IN YOUR CHURCHES OR DON'T YOU LOVE GOD AND YOUR NEIGHBOR? DONT SIT STILL IN YOUR CHURCH THAT HAS BEEN SITTING IN UNGODLY WICKEDNESS IN THIS AREA THINKING THAT ITS OKAY. IF THIS IS NOT BEEN PREACHED ON THEN FIGHT FOR THE GOSPEL.

2 Tim 2:19 But God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.”
How did what we wear become "the Gospel?"
 
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How did what we wear become "the Gospel?"
Well fighting for the gospel in your church means fighting for modesty, absolutely (that is, if its not present), your fighting for God's Gospel which is what? that we are saved to holiness (internal and external reality), through grace, this is the gospel, this is the only biblical gospel. Aka we are to fight for the gospel in our churches, if it is being distorted into unrighteousness.

Plus i didnt say that what we wear becomes the gospel, so that's a LIE, i said its CONNECTED to the gospel in that quote.
Aka i mean that the gospel is being comprised if holiness is being destroyed, in the name of what? an upholding of a sinful grace.
 
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Well to clarify in that in that quote fight for the gospel through modesty, yes for sure, which means not that modesty is the gospel, but that the gospel is being compromised being expressed in lawless dress.

Salvation itself is by faith alone not through law, which then produces the law if it doesnt it can absolutely lead people into hell eventually for sure, hence the gospel itself can be being comprimised.. Matthew 7:19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
 

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Well fighting for the gospel in your church means fighting for modesty, absolutely (that is, if its not present), your fighting for God's Gospel which is what? that we are saved to holiness (internal and external reality), through grace, this is the gospel, this is the only biblical gospel. Aka we are to fight for the gospel in our churches, if it is being distorted into unrighteousness.

Plus i didnt say that what we wear becomes the gospel, so that's a LIE, i said its CONNECTED to the gospel in that quote.
Aka i mean that the gospel is being comprised if holiness is being destroyed, in the name of what? an upholding of a sinful grace.
Ok, if that is what you have to believe. It's your life.
 
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Now don't get me wrong im not saying that immodest people aren't saved (it could be a sign, for sure, but there can be many signs, 1 John for example declares that all that know God will be marked by Light and Love, (just so that people don't jump on my back).
 

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As it says in Galations
Nevertheless what saith the scripture?

If there are any real Christians here, shame on you. There has been lots of talk about this topic, but very little scripture given. I am the admin of jahhouse.com, so here I go:

jahhouse.com/modesty.pdf
 

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As it says in Galations
Nevertheless what saith the scripture?

If there are any real Christians here, shame on you. There has been lots of talk about this topic, but very little scripture given. I am the admin of jahhouse.com, so here I go:

jahhouse.com/modesty.pdf
Why is it seemingly and mostly the men that concern themselves with what Modesty means (for women) according to the scripture? When they themselves think they are not prescribed to be particularly careful with their appearance?
And if Biblical modesty according to first century standards are for today, is a woman to be stoned for wearing revealing clothing? Women should not dress as a man!
In Bible times men wore long tunics as did women. Today we'd call those dresses. Men wear pants today, as do women. No thing is wrong with that.
What Is the Meaning of Modesty in the Bible?

... 1 Samuel 16:7 - "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”

... “She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.” - Proverbs 31:25


Modesty, according to the Bible, is less of self and more of Christ. Humility, purity, and generosity, but not to be noticed or practiced as a religious requirement. We are fearfully and wonderfully made, not to be ashamed of who we are in Christ. We exist to honor God, with our physical bodies and our behavior."
 

KJVJude

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"Why is it seemingly and mostly the men that concern themselves with what Modesty means (for women) according to the scripture?"

I addressed both in the scriptures I referenced.

"And if Biblical modesty according to first century standards are for today"

The standard is created design and holy scripture not any particular place and time.

1 Samuel 16:7 concerns Samuel trying to find out who God was anointing king over rebellious Saul by looks. Similarly I can not tell by outward appearance whose God elect are. This is not about modest clothing, which scriptures I did list.

Proverbs 31 KJV (Hebrew also) also does mention her actual physical clothing. Context is needed.

I know very well the heart matters most which is why I addressed it in the scriptures I referenced:

jahhouse.com/modesty.pdf