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Post by frienduff on Apr 23, 2020 12:29:11 GMT -5
It is about giving ourselves over completely to what God's says, God's says it, I accept it, now it is part of my life. Loving God and his word. If they lined me up on a firing squad and said , any lasts requests . I WOULD say , SAY IT AGAIN . CAUSE ITS ALL ABOUT LOVING GOD AND HIS WORD . and I PROMISE the TWO CANNOT BE SEPERATE . GOD IS HIS WORD and HIS WORD HE IS .
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Post by John on Apr 24, 2020 20:23:22 GMT -5
One key verse to take heed to is this one: 1Ti 2:9 (9) In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; Here is the Greek definition of the word modest: (Thayer's Greek definitions)
(G2887 κόσμιος kosmios
Thayer Definition:
1) well arranged, seemly, modest Part of Speech: adjective A Related Word by Thayer’s/Strong’s Number: from G2889 (in its primary sense))
Now modest apparel, can be nice looking apparel, and as John mentioned it does not have to be bathing suits that looks like old granny ones, but it must be decent, not provocative, not for the purpose of seeking the wrong kind of attention. And then there is people who have to wear the most costly apparel and so on, just to show off. Humbleness does not seek attention, seeks to be modest, and seeks to be an example to all. Just think about what is pleasing in God's sight, and then we won't be the focus of attention, and then man made opinions just fall off, because man or ourselves are no longer the focus. I think the key is balance. I know some women that purposely try to look unattractive because of modesty misdirection. What modesty cannot be is sin prevention. Otherwise women can never leave the house. You do have a point there. I do not believe that God expects women to intentionally look bad to keep men from being tempted. I also see an even worse trend, and that is an attack on women looking feminine, like that is something bad. There are some who will be full of lust no matter what. The main thing is to be modest. I think most understand what that means.
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