Women and Clothing
1 Timothy 2 - In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold,...
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1 Timothy 2 - 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; But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.
Before, I just wore the common clothing of today's generation, like short sleeve t-shirts, jeans, etc. which revealed the arms and waist shape. Also, it's hard for me to see today's Christian female model, wearing modest or conservative clothing around me to learn from. This just means that this generation of Christianity is a corrupted generation as most of them are not following the New Covenant.
Not just being a bad example to other women, but also they teach others to do like them, cutting short hair, wearing fashionable clothing, following entertainment industries, etc. rather than keeping the head covering or a long hair and modest clothing. They also judge others as so conservative or old fashioned.
Speaking of fashion, I then learned that fashion has corrupted the modest clothing for women like my husband and I learned about modest or conservative clothing commandment for women who are of God mentioned in the Word of God. Since then, I switched to wearing long skirts with short sleeve t-shirts.
During the time that I've been staying in Malaysia by the will of God, I then saw most of the Muslim women in this country wearing modest apparel to cover most of their body parts, arms, legs, and so on from top to toes. I started to wear long sleeve t-shirts or polo shirts to cover also my arms and long top longer than the waist, to cover the skin as much as possible and not tight clothing.
However, Muslim women still use makeup, jewelry, and beauty products, which I don't follow as these are against the Word of God. The question is why women use makeup, jewelry, and beauty products. Is it to be outwardly attractive? Then they focus on outer appearance, and so to be attractive to whom? As for God, what He concerns is about the inward of a person to be considered righteous in His eyes, and this makes a person beautiful and attractive in the eyes of God.
Modest or conservative clothing for women has been practiced in the old and new testaments among the people of God. Then people started to be corrupted, so they departed from wearing modest or conservative clothing.
1 Peter 3 - Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands: Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.
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