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Originally Posted by Aquila
I am a follower of Christ. I firmly believe that Christians should dress modestly in an immodest lust crazed world. And I am not ashamed of that position.
I believe ladies have to be extra careful because this world's fashion culture is poised to use them to gratify the lust of the eyes if they aren't careful. As men's styles become more provocative, the brothers are going to have to be sensitive to this issue of modesty also.
I don't believe what you wear saves you. Nor do I believe what you wear makes you "holy". But modesty is a very basic Christian principle.
There is a philosophy, if you will, or a way of "Christian living" that is wise. Let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater.
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I dunno, Bro. I agree 100% with you're previous post and I really like the way you break down and define "holiness," "separation" and modesty. That was excellent.
But the whole "as men's styles become more provocative" thing doesn't seem to line up for me. In NT times men would exercise and even compete athletically in public completely nude. That was the norm for the apostle's world. Our society is actually much more "tame" and even more modest than the one the apostles walked in.
A quibbling point... but combating the misapplication of
2 Timothy 3:13, that I see amongst us is a hobby horse of mine. You didn't really do it, but that phrase pushed my buttons.