Appropriate to Man, but Immodest to God

     So, before, I mentioned something about clothing being appropriate to man, but immodest to God, but didn't really cover it all that much. So today, I am going to focus on that a little more. Now, if you wore a bikini to the beach, society tells us that that would more than acceptable. I believe, that when the Bible says that we should be modest, it doesn't mean that we should be modest, except when we're swimming, that makes it okay. In 1Timothy 2:9, it says, “Like wise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold, or pearls or costly garments.” (NASV) This does not say that it is okay to dress immodestly during the summer just because it's hot outside, or because that's what's in style. In John 21:7, it says, “That disciple therefore whom Jesus loved said to Peter, 'It is the Lord.' And so Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put his outer garment on (for he was stripped for work) and threw himself into the sea.” (NASV) Now, if John was in his underwear, and it was perfectly fine for man because it was for his work, did that make it okay In Jesus' eyes? Of course not! What is acceptable for man may not be acceptable for Jesus. And, if he was clothed in as little as his underwear and Jesus was not okay with it, does that mean that he would be just fine with a bikini just because you were at the beach? Well, Peter was in that little clothing, and HE was fishing, which is a water activity. But that by no means made it okay.