Did 1st century christian women "stand out"?

[Truthseeker]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

It isn't because the preachers are wanting women to stand out and men to not stand out.

(Bracing for the grief I'll receive for this one)

It's that women of the world are dressing in such a manner that modesty stands out on it's own.

A man dressing modestly doesn't stand out in this world. If the majority of men began wearing skirts. dresses or otherwise clothed themselves in a manner that showed off their bodies... then we would.

A modestly dressed woman, in this day and age, tends to stand out.

Good point, some things are gender specific.

[Cindy]

Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord

The question begs to be asked - why the WOMEN and not men too?????

Why is it that the women are always the target, and men escape any need to "stand out"?

I believe it sincerely goes back to Eve. The temptress, the seductress. Because men are the weaker sex, so that they succumb to the wiles of women.

[Truthseeker]

I still believe dress is important, but not extreme as some have made it. Actually, clothes is the easy part, now love your enemies is getting somewhere.

[MrMasterMind]

Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord

The question begs to be asked - why the WOMEN and not men too?????

Why is it that the women are always the target, and men escape any need to "stand out"?

I believe in large part because what is considered normative in our society has changed radically for women, but not for men, within a single generation or so.

Some just cannot accept the fact that women's pants are now sold in the women's section of the store and mainstream society now considers that women's apparel

[onefaith2]

I am assuming Mike Blume does not think people dressing a holiness standard are not capable of standing out by loving one another?

[Justin]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

Did first century christian women standout like what many preachers say todays pentecostal ladies should today?

No, they would have been detained and possibly killed like most other Christians during Christianities infancy.

[Cindy]

Originally Posted by MrMasterMind

I believe in large part because what is considered normative in our society has changed radically for women, but not for men, within a single generation or so.

Some just cannot accept the fact that women's pants are now sold in the women's section of the store and mainstream society now considers that women's apparel

When I was growing up some women started wearing what were called "pedal pushers." I thought that was the neatest sounding thing.

[KeptByTheWord]

Originally Posted by mfblume

My 14 year old daughter was asked by some standard-keeping friends what it was that makes our church different from their's, since we are both one God and Acts 2:38. She responded in an amazingly wise manner: "We believe our love for one another tells the world who we are, not the way we dress."

Awesome!! What a profound response

[Truthseeker]

Originally Posted by Cindy

I believe it sincerely goes back to Eve. The temptress, the seductress. Because men are the weaker sex, so that they succumb to the wiles of women.

What do you weaker sex?

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Cindy

I believe it sincerely goes back to Eve. The temptress, the seductress. Because men are the weaker sex, so that they succumb to the wiles of women.

I don't agree with that.

Both genders have their weaknesses and, generally speaking, the other gender holds the cards concerning that weakness. Nothing Eve did had to do with seduction or temptation. What Eve did had to do with being able to be swayed by persuasive argument and failing to see the law as absolute. This is a case of "following ones heart" which is a tendency more prevalent for the female of the species.

Both male & female bring their own brand of strengths to humanity and both have their own set of areas where they are more easily led astray. The strengths of one support the weakness of the other and, together, we are a stronger species.

When one gender views the other gender with disdain or views them as "weak" as a gender then the respect between genders necessary for us to learn from one another is not present and we all lose.