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*Modesty*
Texts: I Timothy 2:9-10
Teaching Service on Modesty
Scripture Passages:
I Timothy 2:9-10
Song of Songs 2:7, 3:5, 8:4 - NLT - until the time is right
Proverbs 31:30 - Beauty is fleeting
Genesis 2:20-25 - Adam first meeting Eve
Genesis 3:8-11, 21-22 - Covering up after the first sin
Genesis 3:16 - Eve longs for husband after the Fall
Matthew 5:27-28 - Jesus’ words on lust
Romans 14:13, I Corinthians 8:9 - don’t let freedoms become stumbling blocks
I might make you mad today - difficult topic - modesty in our clothing choices.
~*Danger Against Speaking About Modesty
1.
Accusation of Judgmental
2.
Sexist - But men and women are created differently
3.
It’s a cultural thing - keeping up with the styles
-consider the culture, styles of today
If It’s Just a Cultural thing, we should consider our culture:
-sex not limited to marriage
-pornography has grown acceptable and accessible
-even joked about and taken lightly - radio commercial (porn on the internet)
-there is an increasingly revealing nature to style
-especially in women’s clothing
-society is over stimulated - sexually- billboards, shows, magazine covers
The Setting of First Text:
-Church worshipping together
-Instruction to dress in a way that reflects condition of heart
-church could be divided - by immodest dress
-dress that draws attention to self
-can be emphasis on overdressing (diamond studded suits) - draws attention
Does it look like prejudice
-Prejudice - to make a judgment based on limited information
-Often illegitimate- skin color, disabilities
-because the color of skin says nothing about character
-because disabilities say nothing about the condition of a person’s heart
However, clothing is a choice (at least to some extent)
-maybe better say- appearance
-if I shave my head - tattoo a swastika - you will make assumptions about me
-if I spike my hair, dye it green, dog collar, perverse T-shirt- make a statement
We realize that dress can make an impression
-it reveals something about our heart
-although it may be limited, it does reveal our hearts
This message is not merely about short skirts and tight sweaters - but about heart condition
~*Modesty
Avoids clothing that is extravagant, showy, revealing, or sexually enticing
~*Immodesty- more than a problem of wearing short skirts
-is a matter of the heart, more than the clothes
-an expression of arrogance
-lacks humility
-draws undue attention to oneself
There is a struggle
-there is a fine line between admiring beauty (or taking care of Creation - stewardship_
-and immodesty (and its counterpart- lust)
~*Comments on Beauty:
1.
God created this world with beauty - Genesis 1 - God Saw, It was good
*READ GENESIS 2:20-25 (NOTE CHANGE TO 25)*
2.
God created men and women to be attracted to each other
-see Adam and Eve - in creation
-this pleasure was to be limited to marriage
3.
There are stumbling blocks associated with beauty (because of sin)
*READ MATTHEW 5:27-28*
-for men - tendency to lust
-sadly- we must confess it is a stain of sin that almost never fades away
-at least it is very prevailing
-refer to Council Survey
5 questions - distraction
2~/3 said yes to every question
The rest only said no to one question
-one person said no to 2 questions
-these questions, asked of council members at our church
-above reproach?
A reality.
-in the work world
Survey between men and women
Appropriate dress at work
-women thought knee length skirts - OK
-men thought mid calf at the extreme of revealing
*READ GENESIS 3:16 - SPEAKING TO EVE AFTER THE FALL*
-for women - possible to use beauty for attention
-Eve longed for her husband
-Is this still a pitfall for women in the 21st century?
-do you like the attention paid when you receive compliments?
-could that lead to desire to be more revealing?
*READ PROVERBS 31:30 - BEAUTY IS FLEETING*
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Outer beauty is fleeting
-nice, but fleeting, vain, does not last
-and if we strive for outer beauty, we are chasing a fading dream
-for men - value in a woman - chasing a fleeting characteristic
-for women - it will not last - chase something better
5.
God desires a beauty that results from an intimate walk with Him
Unfading beauty - is found in a gentleness of Spirit, integrity, character
-a modest heart reflects this beauty
-we’re not just talking about clothing
-we are talking about hearts
-we are talking about attitudes
TWO TENSIONS:
1. Tension between beauty and provocative
-a terrible cycle - men’s lust, women’s insecurity
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There is a difference between beauty and sexy
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