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Originally Posted by Esther
Somehow I don't think this is what you mean in the entire of not being different.
If you are saying they didn't dress different than the world, I for the most part agree with you. But a blanket be like the world is not what Jesus preached.
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I think they may have dressed, somewhat, different or Timothy wouldn't have raised the issue and given the teaching that he did. It would be the same circumstances with us today. Two blouse choices - one low cut, one not. Two skirt choices - one short and tight, one not. Two pant choices - one tight and one not. Worldly and Christian choices. We make them today.
IMO, he wouldn't have said what he did if he wasn't contrasting the issue with what he saw as an outside influence. If everyone was dressing the same and it was all peachy keen, I don't think Timothy would have addressed what he wanted from them.