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[Pliny]

Originally Posted by Aquila

Are you saying that we should dress exactly as they did in biblical times? Or are you saying that we should dress appropriately in relation to what our culture identifies as pertaining to male or female?

Really? How many pages and posts have been made and you still cannot figure out the simple language of Deu. 22:5?
Show me biblical evidence of a single godly woman wearing pants and I will seriously consider your position. Until then you are just ignoring the Bible and trying to fling as much mud as you can and hope something sticks. It doesn't because the Bible is the standard.

So, you're saying that Deuteronomy isn't specifically saying pants (or any other articles of clothing) but rather is speaking of a principle.

It encompasses pants

You have the example of the Levites being commanded to wear shorts under their robes, and Babylonian hosen being worn by three Hebrew captives who were serving in the court of the king of Babylon. That's hardly "positive evidence" that God commanded that only men wear hosen or breeches. As I said. I'm currently looking into if women in ancient Israel wore any form of hosen or breeches under their tunics in the Winter months. We know that the Jews disbursed through Central Asia wore a Persian style of breeches under their garments. I'm trying to nail it down into at least the first century or prior. I'll let you know if I find anything.

Three godly Hebrew men who stood in the face of death to maintain their Jewish identify in obedience to their deity IS positive evidence. I am STILL waiting for the silence to be broken concerning your lack of evidence. Please demonstrate where a godly woman wore pants. Hint - you can't. All you can do is impugn the faith of three men who stared death in the face in obedience to their God.

No one has yet to answer this question for me. You're being pretty bold and straight up here, maybe you'll be willing to answer it.

Would it be an abomination for a man to wear a pair of ladies Jordache jeans with pretty pink sequins up the leg and pretty pink hearts stitched into the back pockets? If so, why? If not, why?

The question reveals a simple attempt to justify your rebellion while ignoring the Bible and the precedents and principles found therein.

However, I will say I think it would be stupid. Somehow you want me to sit on God's judgement throne and declare what is a abomination to Him. You may pretend to know as much as God but I do not. Modesty is certainly one component to clothing yourself. A woman in a dress can be immodest and a man in pants can be immodest as well.

The abuse of a drug doesn't make it a sin. For example, I was a medic in the Army. It wasn't a sin to administer morphine to the wounded. However, it is a sin to use morphine for any purpose that isn't medicinal. This is where intent determines sin... not the "thing" being talked about.

Drug abuse is not a sin? LOL!

The Bible is not a list of do's and don'ts. However, the OT has 613 mitzvahs (commandments). Some are positive, that is there are things that should be done and some are negative, that is some things should not be done. These and other passages provide a baseline for determining principles upon which a godly life should be built. For example, the Psalms says:

(Psa 101:3 KJV) I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes:

This is a principle that in conjunction with other passages such as, Php. 4:8 that begin to paint a word picture of the care we should take in allowing things before our eyes. Philippians gives us a positive example of what should be approved.

(Php 4:8 KJV) Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Thus, Deu. 22:5 provides us with a guiding principle to help us discern right from wrong.

I agree, Deuteronomy can be a guiding principle. And that leads me back to my yet unanswered question:

Would it be an abomination for a man to wear a pair of ladies Jordache jeans with pretty pink sequins up the leg and pretty pink hearts stitched into the back pockets? If so, why? If not, why?

See my response above

Sure...

2 captives wearing Babylonian hosen.
1 Priest wearing shorts under his robe.

Three men verified to have worn bifurcated garments.

Still waiting for the silence to be broken concerning your "evidence" that godly women wore pants. Nothing new here. Just more of the same argument from silence.