[Cindy]

Originally Posted by Aquila

I do agree with many of the posts here, but I want to defend a point made in one of the blogs posted here. The blogger wrote...

It didn’t happen overnight for me, but after years of my journey with Jesus Christ, I finally realized what a tremendous blessing there is in “looking like a Christian.” I also realized that obeying the Word of God by dressing modestly and leaving my hair long does not take away from who I am, but it actually enhances my personality.

I think the blogger is correct. There is a tremendous blessing in "looking like a Christian". I know a sister who attended a very conservative Apostolic church. While out shopping with her one day, I watched a young lady in Wal-Mart approach her. The young lady said, “Hi, I’m Amy. I saw the way you dressed and I’d like to know, are you a Christian?” Our sister answered that she was indeed a Christian. The woman began to cry and tearfully explain her circumstances and asked for prayer. The young woman came to church the next Sunday.

What I find valuable in the story above is that a woman spotted what she believed was a Christian woman. Had our sister just blended in with the crowd, this young lady may have never asked for prayer and received a touch from God in her life. I think it’s important to “look Christian”. But that doesn’t mean we have to look weird. I think any extreme in style… even Pentecostal style… should be avoided. We don’t need hair down to our ankles or Amish looking dresses and/or clothing. But we should appear modest enough so that coupled with our meek and gentle spirit; the world will see something “different” about us.

Besides, modesty reduces one’s participation in the lusts of this world. You can’t control what another person thinks when they look at you… but as a Christian we shouldn’t offer fuel for their fire.

Maybe it wasn't what she was wearing, Chris. But the love of Jesus that shone on her face. I have seen women that dress modestly and have a hateful spirit, and it shows.