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MODERN DAY
MODESTY
Godliness – Demonstrating the Inner Man by the Outer Man “it is that habitual inner
self-government, with its constant rein on all the passions and desires,
which would hinder the temptation to these from arising, or at all events
from arising in such strength as would
overbear the checks and barriers which aidos
(shamefastness) opposed to it” (Trench Syn. Sec.xx, end).
(Vine’s)
“Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit,
fix your hope completely on the
grace to be brought to you at the revelation
of Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 1:13)
Godliness – Demonstrating the Inner Man by the Outer Man
“As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your
ignorance…” (1 Peter 1:13–16,
NAS)
this sound judgment and focus on spiritual matters is to have the effect of removing our attentions from this world
Conform - This word carries the idea of changing that which is outward. This passage is not merely saying not to have certain lusts but to not to participate in the outward things which would cause such lust.
Godliness – Demonstrating the Inner Man by the Outer Man The force of the passage
is plain to see, every aspect of our lives and action is to be holy i.e. modeled after the Divine principle of holiness, that which never participates in nor tempts others to sin
Our inward disposition toward God is demonstrated by our outward actions and appearance
“but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves
also in all your behavior; because it
is written, “YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR
I AM HOLY.” ” (1 Peter 1:13–16,
NAS)
Godliness – Demonstrating the Inner Man by the Outer Man
Chosen in ChristCalled from darkness into light
Made a peopleReceived Mercy
9 But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God’s
OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. 10 for you once were NOT
A PEOPLE, but now you are THE PEOPLE OF GOD; you had
NOT RECEIVED MERCY, but now you have RECEIVED
MERCY. 1 Peter 2:9–11 (NAS)
Godliness – Demonstrating the Inner Man by the Outer Man
Our inward disposition toward
God is demonstrated by
our outward actions and appearance
11 Beloved, I urge you as aliens and
strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts
which wage war against the soul.
1 Peter 2:9–11 (NAS)
Godliness – Demonstrating the Inner Man by the Outer Man
“Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or
pearls or costly garments, but rather by means of good works, as
is proper for women making a claim to
godliness. ” (1 Timothy 2:9–10, NAS)
“The well-ordering is not of dress and
demeanor only, but of the inner life,
uttering indeed and expressing itself in
the outward conversation” (Trench,
Syn., Sec.xcii).
Godliness – Demonstrating the Inner Man by the Outer Man
“with shamefacedness”
(KJV) - (aidos) literally
“shamefastness” - “Shamefastness is
that modesty which is ‘fast’ or rooted in
the character (Vine’s)
“Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or
pearls or costly garments, but rather by means of good works, as
is proper for women making a claim to
godliness. ” (1 Timothy 2:9–10, NAS)
Godliness – Demonstrating the Inner Man by the Outer Man
“Aidos would always restrain a good man from
an unworthy act” (Trench)
“Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or
pearls or costly garments, but rather by means of good works, as
is proper for women making a claim to
godliness. ” (1 Timothy 2:9–10, NAS)
Godliness – Demonstrating the Inner Man by the Outer Man
“Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or
pearls or costly garments, but rather by means of good works, as
is proper for women making a claim to
godliness. ” (1 Timothy 2:9–10, NAS)
The Real Question
When is One Naked
?
The Real Question
When is One Naked
?
“Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and
they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings.
…Then the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?” He said, “I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid
because I was naked; so I hid myself.” ”
(Genesis 3:7–10, NAS)
The Real Question
When is One Naked
?
“Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and
they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings.
…Then the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?” He said, “I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid
because I was naked; so I hid myself.” ”
(Genesis 3:7–10, NAS)
The Real Question
Naked =
Shame
““Because you did not serve the Lord your God
with joy and a glad heart, for the abundance of all
things; therefore you shall serve your enemies whom the Lord will send against you, in hunger, in thirst, in nakedness, and in the lack
of all things; and He will put an iron yoke on your
neck until He has destroyed you. ”
(Deuteronomy 28:47–48)
The Real Question
Naked =
Shame
““Your nakedness will be uncovered, Your shame also will be exposed; I
will take vengeance and will not spare a
man.” ” (Isaiah 47:3)
The Real Question
Naked =
Shame
““I will also give you into the hands of your lovers, and
they will tear down your shrines,
demolish your high places, strip you of your clothing, take away your jewels, and will leave you naked and bare. ”
(Ezekiel 16:39)
The Real Question
When is One
Clothed?
“Now the man called his wife’s
name Eve, because she was the mother of all the living. The
Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and clothed them. ” (Genesis 3:20–21,
NAS)
When is One Clothed? Original I.S.B.E. article on
“Dress” says chiton “resembled the Roman
tunic, corresponding most nearly to our long shirt, reaching below the knee
always, and, in case it was designed for dress
occasions, reaching almost to the ground” (I.S.B.E.,
II:877). . . . the chiton of the peasantry was shorter
like modern kamis of Syrian fellah which is to the knee.
“Now the man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the
mother of all the living. The LORD God made garments of skin for
Adam and his wife, and clothed them. ”
(Genesis 3:20–21, NAS)
When is One Clothed? “The tunic . . . was a shirt
which was worn next to the skin. It was made of leather, hair-cloth, wool, linen, or in
modern times, usually of . . . The simplest form of it was
without sleeves and reached to the knees or sometimes to the ankles. . . . Women as
well as men wore it [see Cant. 5:3, A.R.V.], although
there was no doubt a difference in style and
pattern in what was worn by the two”
(Fred H. Wight, Manners and Customs of Bible Lands, 91).
“Now the man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the
mother of all the living. The LORD God made garments of skin for
Adam and his wife, and clothed them. ”
(Genesis 3:20–21, NAS)
The Real Question
When is One Naked
?
““You shall make for them linen breeches to cover
their bare flesh; they shall reach from the loins even to the thighs. “They shall be on Aaron and on his
sons when they enter the tent of meeting, or when
they approach the altar to minister in the holy place, so that they do not incur guilt and die. It shall be a statute forever to him and to his descendants after him. ” (Exodus 28:42–43,
NAS)
The Real Question
When is One Naked
?
““Take the millstones and grind meal.
Remove your veil, strip off the skirt, Uncover
the leg, cross the rivers. “Your nakedness will be uncovered, Your
shame also will be exposed; I will take
vengeance and will not spare a man.” ”
(Isaiah 47:2–3, NAS)
Dressing as a Godly PersonClothing can and
often does indicate character (Prov. 7:10)
Look for the divine standard rather than the excuse
Modesty requires education and practice