The Plain Coat

[Sept5SavedTeen]

But Amish clothing standards aren't biblical! I mean, if you like them, fine, but they're not what reaches people and win the lost, in fact they can act as a stumblingblock. Should a woman wrap a garment around her as to not expose her thighs and be modest? Yes, she should not be in pants, fair enough. Should a man dress modestly, yes? But what's the point of dressing like 1500's Swiss Anabaptists? The Apostles weren't 1500's, Swiss Anabaptists. The Apostles dressed like the people of their day, but if there was any immodesty in the styles of their day, they taught against it (ie. Peter and Paul speaking against women wearing jewlery and costly array as in IPeter 3 and in ITimothy 2, ect...). There's just no reason to dress in Amish clothing, it's in fact the oppossite of modest, in that it ATTRACTS attention.

GOD BLESS!
Bro. Alex

[ILG]

Originally Posted by Sept5SavedTeen

But Amish clothing standards aren't biblical! I mean, if you like them, fine, but they're not what reaches people and win the lost, in fact they can act as a stumblingblock. Should a woman wrap a garment around her as to not expose her thighs and be modest? Yes, she should not be in pants, fair enough. Should a man dress modestly, yes? But what's the point of dressing like 1500's Swiss Anabaptists? The Apostles weren't 1500's, Swiss Anabaptists. The Apostles dressed like the people of their day, but if there was any immodesty in the styles of their day, they taught against it (ie. Peter and Paul speaking against women wearing jewlery and costly array as in IPeter 3 and in ITimothy 2, ect...). There's just no reason to dress in Amish clothing, it's in fact the oppossite of modest, in that it ATTRACTS attention.

GOD BLESS!
Bro. Alex

I'm not sure if you realize that Emma is a spoof. But please, use your own logic on UPC standards in the same way you talk about Amish standards. The Apostles weren't 1940's America either like the women's UPC dress code. Think about it! And Peter and Paul were speaking of overdressing as a principle best as I can tell or jewelry would not be praised in the Old Testament!

[Sept5SavedTeen]

Well obviously Emma isn't Amish, she's on the internet. As for "spoof" I don't know what that means. She entitled to her opinion, and if she likes Amish clothing, by all means, dress in it, but to ask why more Apostolic men don't wear the "plain coat", well the answer is that the Bible doesn't command it, and there is no need to put upon people more than what is written. As for UPC dress being 1940's, I don't really see that... I mean, the women wear long skirts, modest tops, ect... How is a long jean skirt and a turtleneck on a woman 1940s? How is a khaki skirt with a button up shirt on a woman 1940's? My sister wears these things, she doesn't dress like the 1940s. What is typical modest clothing is so counter-cultural today that it becomes noticed, but it of itself should not attract attention.

GOD BLESS!
Bro. Alex

[ILG]

Originally Posted by Sept5SavedTeen

Well obviously Emma isn't Amish, she's on the internet. As for "spoof" I don't know what that means. She entitled to her opinion, and if she likes Amish clothing, by all means, dress in it, but to ask why more Apostolic men don't wear the "plain coat", well the answer is that the Bible doesn't command it, and there is no need to put upon people more than what is written. As for UPC dress being 1940's, I don't really see that... I mean, the women wear long skirts, modest tops, ect... How is a long jean skirt and a turtleneck on a woman 1940s? How is a khaki skirt with a button up shirt on a woman 1940's? My sister wears these things, she doesn't dress like the 1940s. What is typical modest clothing is so counter-cultural today that it becomes noticed, but it of itself should not attract attention.

GOD BLESS!
Bro. Alex

That's the point, it's counter cultural. The Bible does not anywhere command women to wear skirts, it simply says that men and women should not wear the apparel of the other. The Bible does not anywhere say that women cannot trim or cut their hair, it simply says that long hair is a glory to a woman. If people are not supposed to wear jewelry, then the Bible contradicts itself, praising jewelry in the Old Testament and condemning it in the New. And UPC'ers often wear rings and tie tacks and cuff links and expensive watches and hair thingys and then frown on someone wearing a simple necklace.

I agree that people should dress modestly, but long hair and a skirt, as you said, is counter cultural and draws attention which is the opposite of modesty. I am not saying it is WRONG for a woman to wear long hair and a skirt if that is her conviction, but it is wrong to make it a mandate for all women or call them rebellious and backslid or going to hell.