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Modest dress is best;do you agree?

I have read much here about modest dress and behavior. I will give my thinking on this subject too.

   Some women introduce themselves as a mystery of darkness to men. In the way they dress, talk, behave or write on the web.

    The important thing for women to remember is that what you show by how you dress, talk, write or behave is what men think of you and about you. In other words, DON"T advertise what's not available from you. If you have Christian values that restricts a certain something to marriage, then DON'T go around advertising it to men you aren't married to. It is your job not to make lust easy for a man, you don't want to be responsible for this sin,you can cause.

   The style might be "skimpy dress" or the conversation might be about  "love life", but you have another code to live by if you are a Christian. DON'T tempt men where they don't need to be tempted. You can still dress today and be both modest and in style.You can have a conversation with out discussing things of a private nature and still be interesting.You can hang out with a crowd, behave like a modest woman should and still be interesting. Make sure you don't advertise just because you have seen it on TV,  seen others behaving this way who claim to be Christians or have read it in a book writen by a person claiming to be Christian.

      The Bible is the best source of advice for any of these topics. It tells us how to live, dress, behave and in all, everything we really need to know for Christian living.

     I do realize there are many women and men who might read this and will totally disagree. I am just going by what I read in the Bible as being the proper way to be modest and it is what I believe. I also realize that  birds of the same feather flock together. If you are being encouraged by a person who is not Christian then you should not listen to them. If someone claims to be a Christian it does NOT mean they are a Christian, their actions will tell the truth.Beware of satin disguised as an angel.

I grew up in a house...

{ 04:33 , Sunday, December 31, 2006 } { Posted by panshrmu }

that had clothing requirements.....dad would make sure our skirts were below the knee and when we wore pants, we had to be able to grab a handful of material right below the behind, like top of the back of the thigh area. We are foster parents and we have these requirements too. Also, no running around in your pj's at our house as our foster kids are teen girls and I have 3 young boys and a husband who don't need to be tested in their own house. We also don't allow the show your gutt and butt clothing........not at our house!!!
I have to admit that I do wonder sometimes where the girls are who are taught and care about how they dress. I have 3 boys who need modest wives someday. I will keep praying.........Deana

Yep, I'm definitely for modest dress.

{ 03:13 , Monday, January 1, 2007 } { Posted by MissionaryMom }

My girls know that they can't show their bellies. If their shirt shows their belly, the shirt is gone. We don't do all dresses, though. We live in the mountains and do a lot of hiking and hard work. It's not easy to sled or ski, etc in a skirt. I do pay attention to what I am advertising to the world in the way I dress and I'm trying to make my dd's aware of it too.

So, who are you? Where are you from? Do you homestead? Do you have children?

Carol

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{ 10:10 , Monday, January 1, 2007 } { Posted by Kimberly }

I'm with you on the modest thing, but I've seen it go to the opposite extreme here with some girls. They dress so "modest" (according to their own opinion) that they no longer look like girls. Now when I hear modest I cringe and want to add this... modest AND feminine in dress and action.

We're not dresses only, but dress very modestly. However, when my youngest (she's 7) daughter does not ACT femininly her punishment IS dresses only until she can act more feminine. It works! (and it gives me an excuse to sew her more dresses!)

Modesty is a must

{ 10:43 , Monday, January 1, 2007 } { Posted by stteresadeavila }

I wear a longer dress full time. I've climbed onto a roof to replace shingles in it. When I was younger I was on the slopes skiing and sledding. Whether climbing a fence to catch a cow or hiking or fishing, my longer dress has kept me covered. I'm much cooler in a dress in summer and in winter I can add more layers to be warmer than a pair of pants.

I also wear a prayer kapp full time. I never have a bad hair day because it is always covered. Modesty is about sending the right message if we are Christian.

Dress

{ 03:38 , Wednesday, January 3, 2007 } { Posted by douBBleyolkgirl }

I agree that dress can say a lot about you. Thanks for adding me to your friends' list:) Daphne

Amen!

{ 12:52 , Monday, January 8, 2007 } { Posted by Purewater }

You are correct. Modesty in dress is very important to the Lord. I pray that my sons will be able to find godly, modest, and pure girls to be their future wives, and that my girls will remain godly, modest, and pure for their future husbands. God bless you!

Double AMEN

{ 07:08 , Tuesday, January 9, 2007 } { Posted by csstumper }

I can tell you that men do indeed judge women by their dress, language and behavior. I can also tell you that real men aren't looking for a woman who advertizes a free lunch, if you get my drift. I'm a man who is getting more and more disgusted by the way some women dress and by the apparent degradation of morals in our lives.

WOW!!! This is GREAT!!!

{ 11:49 , Tuesday, June 5, 2007 } { Posted by KellyKJV }

AMEN ! AMEN! & AMEN! I REALLY enjoyed reading this post!!!

~Kelly * KJV~

Edited by KellyKJV on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 at 11:49

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{ 02:19 , Saturday, January 12, 2008 } { Posted by CitySteader }

I 100% agree with your post! I don't think it's about wearing dresses of a certain length or that women have to wear only dresses. The Word says that "A woman must not wear men's clothing, nor a man wear women's clothing" Deut 22:5
When this was written, men wore clothes that we would nowaday call a dress! The distinguishing factor was not that women wear a dress and men pants, but that a woman dress so that she is known as a woman and a man dress so he is known as a man. A dress is lovely. I am not opposed to wearing dresses, or pants! In agreeance with you, Scripture does not have specific regulations for what "modest" is, such as a skirt that comes 4 1/2 inches below your knees (for example). I believe the reason It does not is because that would draw us into a practice of meaningless religious acts, rather than focusing on the heart of the matter. Each of us should care so greatly about the state of our brothers in Christ that we would not dare to cause him to stumble, or be the point of his temptation.
However, all this said, some believe that they are bound to more strict regulations than others, and we are not to "pass judgement on disputable matters" Romans 14:1-12. I don't think dressing modestly is up for dispute, but perhaps the details are and therefore should not judge according to them. We should each examine our own hearts and act in accordance to what the Lord would have us do. It was wonderfully refreshing to hear a man's point of view on the matter!!!