Bikinis! You're probably
tired of hearing about them. Believe me, I am too. It's an important
subject though, and we need to be aware of it. Have you ever asked
someone who was okay with bikinis, “Why can you wear bikinis to the
beach but not anywhere else? Well, I did this once, a long time ago,
and the answer I got was, “Well, if you're at the church building
wearing a bikini, you'd draw a LOT of attention to yourself, whereas
at the beach, you wouldn't because everyone is wearing one.” Well,
in theory with no deeper thinking involved, this sounds like an
acceptable answer. Well, I thought about it, and I realized
something. Okay, modesty aside, the reason you couldn't wear a bikini
to a worship service is because it's not appropriate. Also, dressing
modestly and dressing appropriately are two completely different
things. That is what I will be talking about in this article.
Another thing about
dressing appropriately is that it's a form of modesty. Wait, didn't I
just say that dressing appropriately and dressing modestly are two
different things? Yes, but dressing appropriately is a kind of
modesty. In 1 Timothy 2:9 at the end of the verse it talks about not
braiding your hair, or wearing gold or pearls or costly garments.
This is not talking about not dressing up nicely. This is talking
about not over dressing, or dressing to attract attention to
yourself. Not showing off how much money you have in your dress,
basically. Like, you wouldn't go to a football game in a ball gown,
would you? Probably not. Why? It's not appropriate, and it will
attract a lot of attention. Dressing modestly isn't just about not
drawing attention to certain parts of the body, it's about not
drawing attention to yourself, either. We are to give glory to God in
everything we do, and it's kind of difficult to do that when we're
always giving glory to ourselves. 1 Timothy 2:10 talks about how we
need to dress appropriate for women who profess godliness. This is
exactly what I have been talking about. How can we claim to be
Christians, if we don't even dress like we are? It's very important
to remember this.
Today, I would like to
encourage all of you to not fall under pier pressure, and to remain
whole and pure in everything you do, because it is very important.
