Topic: The Idol Of Dress, Jewelry, Make-ups And Other Wears: | |
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In His great Mount Olives discourse on the "things to come" (Matthew 24), the Lord Jesus predicted that in the last days, "iniquity shall abound and the love of many shall wax cold" (Matthew 24: 12).
Certainly, one aspect of that iniquity is this issue of idol of dress, jewelry and make-ups. Today, people are so given to dress, jewelry and make-ups that the devils have taken human bodies and polluted the societies with every kind of thing. A whole generation of people now busy themselves out with various forms of things to satisfy the lusts in their carnal minds (1John 2: 16). The motive of dress which primarily, is to cover nakedness (Genesis 3: 10 to 13, 21), and to maintain/uphold human dignity over the animals, have been thrown away for a show of what is worn and the attendant pleasure of the carnal mind (consider Isaiah 3: 16 to 24). Unfortunately, many in Christendom have also been plagued by these idols. To prove this, let us consider the following Scriptural injunctions/remarks (John 17: 14 to 16; 1 John 2: 15 to 16; 1 Timothy 2: 9 to 10; 1 Peter 3: 3 to 5 and Isaiah 3: 16 to 24) alongside what is seen among today's church people including the so-called gospel or Pentecostal assemblies. Consequences Of The Idols Of Dress, Jewelry Etc: Among those in Christendom, the following consequences exist: * Pollution of the house of God as they come in dresses or style that exposes their sensitive/delicate parts (Exodus 20: 26; Leviticus 18: 6 to 18; Habakkuk 2: 15; Lam. 1: 8; and Ezekiel 16: 36). Seduction of the male folks by the female folks through exposure of delicate by these seductive wears, make-ups etc, leadings to fornication and adultery of the heart (Matthew 5: 28). * Provoking competition in wears instead of provoking love, purity and good works (compare Hebrews 10: 24). * Shaming and offending the poor in the assembly (compare 1 Corinthians 11: 21 to 22). |
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The Bible does encourage weomen to dress with modesty and propriety. A godly weomen should dress modestly and try not to stumble a brother in Christ. I am a God fearing weomen and as such I do not wear short skirts, or midriff shirts, or shirts with a low neck line. However I see nothing wrong with wearing make up, so long as it's done tastefully. The real issue here is sin, instead of blaming weomen for the way they dress, blame sin. Look at the sin inside your own heart before you decide you blame the way a weomen dresses. Let me leave you with this thought do you would think weomen would dress that way if men werent impressed by it? Mens evil hearts have a lot to do with why a weomen might dress like that.
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I am not righteous but i'm running towards the perfection of righteousness. I want to be righteous and holy before GOD.
The devil is so smart and at the same time very wicked for he knows that when a man lust after a woman, he'll appear to be an adulterer/a fornicator before GOD. When a man have decided that he'll never commit adultery, the devil plans the other way to gain the heart of men using immoral dressing of women. Matthew 5: 27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time. Thou shalt not commit adultery: 28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. |
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I am not righteous but i'm running towards the perfection of righteousness. I want to be righteous and holy before GOD.
The devil is so smart and at the same time very wicked for he knows that when a man lust after a woman, he'll appear to be an adulterer/a fornicator before GOD. When a man have decided that he'll never commit adultery, the devil plans the other way to gain the heart of men using immoral dressing of women. Matthew 5: 27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time. Thou shalt not commit adultery: 28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. |
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I am not righteous but i'm running towards the perfection of righteousness. I want to be righteous and holy before GOD.
The devil is so smart and at the same time very wicked for he knows that when a man lust after a woman, he'll appear to be an adulterer/a fornicator before GOD. When a man have decided that he'll never commit adultery, the devil plans the other way to gain the heart of men using immoral dressing of women. Matthew 5: 27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time. Thou shalt not commit adultery: 28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. |
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I am not righteous but i'm running towards the perfection of righteousness. I want to be righteous and holy before GOD.
The devil is so smart and at the same time very wicked for he knows that when a man lust after a woman, he'll appear to be an adulterer/a fornicator before GOD. When a man have decided that he'll never commit adultery, the devil plans the other way to gain the heart of men using immoral dressing of women. Matthew 5: 27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time. Thou shalt not commit adultery: 28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. |
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