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MODEST APPAREL

What does the Bible say?

Modest Apparel

1) What is an ellipsis?

2) Are nakedness and modesty the same issue?

3) What constitutes nakedness?

4) Why do some older men always wear long-sleeved shirts?

5) Why does the Bible emphasize the clothing ofwomen?

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Modest Apparel

6) Why did previous generations oppose mixedswimming of boys and girls?

7) Are politicians liars?

8) Who was Dr. Mary Walker and what did the USCongress do for her?

1 Samuel 16:77 But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look at hisappearance or at his physical stature, because I haverefused him. For the LORD does not see as man sees;for man looks at the outward appearance, but theLORD looks at the heart."

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1 Samuel 16:77 But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look at hisappearance or at his physical stature, because I haverefused him. For the LORD does not see as man sees;for man looks at the outward appearance, but theLORD looks at the heart."

John 6:2727 Do not labor for the food which perishes, but forthe food which endures to everlasting life, …

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John 6:2727 Do not labor [only] for the food which perishes, butfor the food which endures to everlasting life, …

1 Samuel 16:77 … For the LORD does not see as man sees; for manlooks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looksat the heart."

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1 Samuel 16:77 … For the LORD does not see as man sees; for manlooks [only] at the outward appearance, but the LORDlooks at the heart."

1 Samuel 16:77 … For the LORD does not see as man sees; for manlooks [only] at the outward appearance, but the LORD[also] looks at the heart."

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Two Issues

Two Issues

• Nakedness

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Two Issues

• Nakedness

• Modesty

Two Issues

• Nakedness – the body being uncoveredand the need to cover the nakedness up.

• Modesty

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Two Issues

• Nakedness – the body being uncoveredand the need to cover the nakedness up.

• Modesty – how the body is covered.

NAKEDNESS

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NAKEDNESS

Genesis 2:2525 And they were both naked, the man and his wife,and were not ashamed.

Genesis 3:7-107 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, andthey knew that they were naked; and they sewed figleaves together and made themselves coverings.8 And they heard the sound of the LORD God walkingin the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and hiswife hid themselves from the presence of the LORDGod among the trees of the garden.9 Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him,"Where are you?"10 So he said, "I heard Your voice in the garden, and Iwas afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself."

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Genesis 3:7-107 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, andthey knew that they were naked; and they sewed figleaves together and made themselves coverings.8 And they heard the sound of the LORD God walkingin the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and hiswife hid themselves from the presence of the LORDGod among the trees of the garden.9 Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him,"Where are you?"10 So he said, "I heard Your voice in the garden, and Iwas afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself."

Genesis 3:7-107 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, andthey knew that they were naked; and they sewed figleaves together and made themselves coverings.8 And they heard the sound of the LORD God walkingin the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and hiswife hid themselves from the presence of the LORDGod among the trees of the garden.9 Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him,"Where are you?"10 So he said, "I heard Your voice in the garden, and Iwas afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself."

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Genesis 3:7-107 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, andthey knew that they were naked; and they sewed figleaves together and made themselves coverings.8 And they heard the sound of the LORD God walkingin the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and hiswife hid themselves from the presence of the LORDGod among the trees of the garden.9 Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him,"Where are you?"10 So he said, "I heard Your voice in the garden, and Iwas afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself."

Genesis 3:7-107 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, andthey knew that they were naked; and they sewed figleaves together and made themselves coverings.8 And they heard the sound of the LORD God walkingin the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and hiswife hid themselves from the presence of the LORDGod among the trees of the garden.9 Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him,"Where are you?"10 So he said, "I heard Your voice in the garden, and Iwas afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself."

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Genesis 3:7-107 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, andthey knew that they were naked; and they sewed figleaves together and made themselves coverings.8 And they heard the sound of the LORD God walkingin the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and hiswife hid themselves from the presence of the LORDGod among the trees of the garden.9 Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him,"Where are you?"10 So he said, "I heard Your voice in the garden, and Iwas afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself."

Genesis 3:7-107 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, andthey knew that they were naked; and they sewed figleaves together and made themselves coverings.8 And they heard the sound of the LORD God walkingin the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and hiswife hid themselves from the presence of the LORDGod among the trees of the garden.9 Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him,"Where are you?"10 So he said, "I heard Your voice in the garden, and Iwas afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself."

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Genesis 3:7-107 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, andthey knew that they were naked; and they sewed figleaves together and made themselves coverings.8 And they heard the sound of the LORD God walkingin the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and hiswife hid themselves from the presence of the LORDGod among the trees of the garden.9 Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him,"Where are you?"10 So he said, "I heard Your voice in the garden, and Iwas afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself."

Genesis 3:2121 Also for Adam and his wife the LORD God madetunics of skin, and clothed them.

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Genesis 3:2121 Also for Adam and his wife the LORD God madetunics of skin, and clothed them.

Lessons:

Lesson #1: You must be covered from the neck tobelow the knees.

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Lessons:

Lesson #1: You must be covered from the neck tobelow the knees.

Lesson #2: Men must wear shirts in public.

NAKEDNESS

Isaiah 20:44 so shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptiansas prisoners and the Ethiopians as captives, youngand old, naked and barefoot, with their buttocksuncovered, to the shame of Egypt.

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Lessons:

Lesson #1: You must be covered from the neck tobelow the knees.

Lesson #2: Men must wear shirts in public.

Lesson #3: You cannot expose or accentuate yourbuttocks in public.

NAKEDNESS

Exodus 28:4242 And you shall make for them linen trousers tocover their nakedness; they shall reach from thewaist to the thighs.

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NAKEDNESS

Exodus 28:4242 And you shall make for them linen trousers tocover their nakedness; they shall reach from thewaist to the thighs.

Lessons:

Lesson #1: You must be covered from the neck tobelow the knees.

Lesson #2: Men must wear shirts in public.

Lesson #3: You cannot expose or accentuate yourbuttocks in public.

Lesson #4: Christians must have on clothing longenough so that when they sit down and thegarment rises, the thighs are not exposed.

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Lessons:

Lesson #5: Any action which causes one's upperleg (thighs) to be exposed uncovers one's"nakedness."

NAKEDNESS

Proverbs 5:18-1918 Let your fountain be blessed,And rejoice with the wife of your youth.19 As a loving deer and a graceful doe,Let her breasts satisfy you at all times;And always be enraptured with her love.

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NAKEDNESS

Proverbs 5:18-1918 Let your fountain be blessed,And rejoice with the wife of your youth.19 As a loving deer and a graceful doe,Let her breasts satisfy you at all times;And always be enraptured with her love.

Matthew 5:27-2827 "You have heard that it was said to those of old,'YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY.'28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman tolust for her has already committed adultery with herin his heart.

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Matthew 5:27-2827 "You have heard that it was said to those of old,'YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY.'28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman tolust for her has already committed adultery with herin his heart.

Lessons:

Lesson #5: Any action which causes one's upperleg (thighs) to be exposed uncovers one's"nakedness.“

Lesson #6: Women need to cover up their breasts(including cleavage).

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NAKEDNESS

Job 22:66 For you have taken pledges from your brother for no

reason,And stripped the naked of their clothing.

Lessons:

Lesson #5: Any action which causes one's upperleg (thighs) to be exposed uncovers one's"nakedness.“

Lesson #6: Women need to cover up their breasts(including cleavage).

Lesson #7: It is possible to have some cloth onyour body and still be considered "naked" byGod's standards.

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NAKEDNESS

Revelation 3:1818 I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in thefire, that you may be rich; and white garments, thatyou may be clothed, that the shame of yournakedness may not be revealed; and anoint youreyes with eye salve, that you may see.

Two Issues

• Nakedness – the body being uncoveredand the need to cover the nakedness up.

• Modesty – how the body is covered.

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Two kinds of clothes:

• Sexually provocative clothes

• Modest clothes

Genesis 38:13-1613 And it was told Tamar, saying, "Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep."14 So she took off her widow's garments, coveredherself with a veil and wrapped herself, and sat in anopen place which was on the way to Timnah; for shesaw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given tohim as a wife.15 When Judah saw her, he thought she was a harlot,because she had covered her face.16 Then he turned to her by the way, and said, "Pleaselet me come in to you." …

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Genesis 38:13-1613 And it was told Tamar, saying, "Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep."14 So she took off her widow's garments, coveredherself with a veil and wrapped herself, and sat in anopen place which was on the way to Timnah; for shesaw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given tohim as a wife.15 When Judah saw her, he thought she was a harlot,because she had covered her face.16 Then he turned to her by the way, and said, "Pleaselet me come in to you." …

Genesis 38:13-1613 And it was told Tamar, saying, "Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep."14 So she took off her widow's garments, coveredherself with a veil and wrapped herself, and sat in anopen place which was on the way to Timnah; for shesaw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given tohim as a wife.15 When Judah saw her, he thought she was a harlot,because she had covered her face.16 Then he turned to her by the way, and said, "Pleaselet me come in to you." …

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Genesis 38:13-1613 And it was told Tamar, saying, "Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep."14 So she took off her widow's garments, coveredherself with a veil and wrapped herself, and sat in anopen place which was on the way to Timnah; for shesaw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given tohim as a wife.15 When Judah saw her, he thought she was a harlot,because she had covered her face.16 Then he turned to her by the way, and said, "Pleaselet me come in to you." …

Proverbs 7:1010 And there a woman met him,With the attire of a harlot, and a crafty heart.

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Lessons:

Lesson #8: People have a right to judge you byhow you're dressed.

Donald Burleson:

Prejudice still exists within corporate Americaabout tattoos in their dress codes, and there is aclear correlation between income, education andthe population who have tattoos. It's no surprisethat tattoos are more popular among the poor andundereducated.

Donald K. Burleson, Professional Dress Code tips.

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Donald Burleson:

Prejudice still exists within corporate Americaabout tattoos in their dress codes, and there is aclear correlation between income, education andthe population who have tattoos. It's no surprisethat tattoos are more popular among the poor andundereducated.

Donald K. Burleson, Professional Dress Code tips.

Donald Burleson:

Prejudice still exists within corporate Americaabout tattoos in their dress codes, and there is aclear correlation between income, education andthe population who have tattoos. It's no surprisethat tattoos are more popular among the poor andundereducated.

Donald K. Burleson, Professional Dress Code tips.

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Two kinds of clothes:

• Sexually provocative clothes

• Modest clothes

1 Timothy 2:9-109 in like manner also, that the women adornthemselves in modest apparel, with propriety andmoderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls orcostly clothing,10 but, which is proper for women professinggodliness, with good works.

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1 Timothy 2:9-109 in like manner also, that the women adornthemselves in modest apparel, with propriety andmoderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls orcostly clothing,10 but, which is proper for women professinggodliness, with good works.

1 Timothy 2:9-109 in like manner also, that the women adornthemselves in modest apparel, with propriety andmoderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls orcostly clothing,10 but, which is proper for women professinggodliness, with good works.

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1 Timothy 2:9-109 in like manner also, that the women adornthemselves in modest apparel, with propriety andmoderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls orcostly clothing,10 but, which is proper for women professinggodliness, with good works.

1 Timothy 2:9-109 in like manner also, that the women adornthemselves in modest apparel, with propriety andmoderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls orcostly clothing,10 but, which is proper for women professinggodliness, with good works.

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1 Timothy 2:9-109 in like manner also, that the women adornthemselves in modest apparel, with propriety andmoderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls orcostly clothing,10 but, which is proper for women professinggodliness, with good works.

1 Timothy 2:9-109 in like manner also, that the women adornthemselves in modest apparel, with propriety andmoderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls orcostly clothing,10 but, which is proper for women professinggodliness, with good works.

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1 Timothy 2:9-109 in like manner also, that the women adornthemselves in modest apparel, with propriety andmoderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls orcostly clothing,10 but, which is proper for women professinggodliness, with good works.

1 Timothy 2:9-109 in like manner also, that the women adornthemselves in modest apparel, with propriety andmoderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls orcostly clothing,10 but, which is proper for women professinggodliness, with good works.

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1 Timothy 2:9-109 in like manner also, that the women adornthemselves in modest apparel, with propriety andmoderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls orcostly clothing,10 but, which is proper for women professinggodliness, with good works.

1 Timothy 2:9-109 in like manner also, that the women adornthemselves in modest apparel, with propriety andmoderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls orcostly clothing,10 but, which is proper for women professinggodliness, with good works.

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1 Timothy 2:9-109 in like manner also, that the women adornthemselves in modest apparel, with propriety andmoderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls orcostly clothing,10 but, which is proper for women professinggodliness, with good works.

1 Timothy 2:9-109 in like manner also, that the women adornthemselves in modest apparel, with propriety andmoderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls orcostly clothing,10 but, which is proper for women professinggodliness, with good works.

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Lessons:

Lesson #8: People have a right to judge you byhow you're dressed.

Lesson #9: Women cannot be in fashion showswhere they are on stage with all eyes focused onthem.

1 Timothy 2:9-109 in like manner also, that the women adornthemselves in modest apparel, with propriety andmoderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls orcostly clothing,10 but, which is proper for women professinggodliness, with good works.

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1 Timothy 2:9-109 in like manner also, that the women adornthemselves in modest apparel, with propriety andmoderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls orcostly clothing,10 but, which is proper for women professinggodliness, with good works.

Lessons:

Lesson #8: People have a right to judge you byhow you're dressed.

Lesson #9: Women cannot be in fashion showswhere they are on stage with all eyes focused onthem.

Lesson #10: Sexy clothes are forbidden.

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Mary Quant:

Mini-clothes are symbolic of those girls who didn'twant to wait until dark to seduce a man."

via. George Reed, "Fruit of the Spirit", Vol 5, No. 1

1 Timothy 2:9-109 in like manner also, that the women adornthemselves in modest apparel, with propriety andmoderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls orcostly clothing,10 but, which is proper for women professinggodliness, with good works.

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1 Timothy 2:9-109 in like manner also, that the women adornthemselves in modest apparel, with propriety andmoderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearlsor costly clothing,10 but, which is proper for women professinggodliness, with good works.

1 Timothy 2:9-109 in like manner also, that the women adornthemselves in modest apparel, with propriety andmoderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearlsor costly clothing,10 but, which is proper for women professinggodliness, with good works.

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1 Timothy 2:9-109 in like manner also, that the women adornthemselves in modest apparel, with propriety andmoderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearlsor costly clothing,10 but, which is proper for women professinggodliness, with good works.

Lessons:

Lesson #8: People have a right to judge you byhow you're dressed.

Lesson #9: Women cannot be in fashion showswhere they are on stage with all eyes focused onthem.

Lesson #10: Sexy clothes are forbidden.

Lesson #11: The woman must not wear expensiveclothing or accessories which draw undueattention to herself.

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1 Timothy 2:9-109 in like manner also, that the women adornthemselves in modest apparel, with propriety andmoderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls orcostly clothing,10 but, which is proper for women professinggodliness, with good works.

1 Timothy 2:9-109 in like manner also, that the women adornthemselves in modest apparel, with propriety andmoderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls orcostly clothing,10 but, which is proper for women professinggodliness, with good works.

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1 Timothy 2:9-109 in like manner also, that the women adornthemselves in modest apparel, with propriety andmoderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls orcostly clothing,10 but, which is proper for women professinggodliness, with good works.

Lessons:

Lesson #12: The woman's clothes cannot cling toher body. The clothing must be loose and fallfrom her body.

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1 Timothy 2:9-109 in like manner also, that the women adornthemselves in modest apparel, with propriety andmoderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls orcostly clothing,10 but, which is proper for women professinggodliness, with good works.

Deuteronomy 22:55 "A woman shall not wear anything that pertains to aman, nor shall a man put on a woman's garment, forall who do so are an abomination to the LORD yourGod.

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Deuteronomy 22:55 "A woman shall NOT wear anything that pertains toa man, nor shall a man put on a woman's garment, forall who do so are an abomination to the LORD yourGod.

Deuteronomy 22:55 "A woman shall not wear anything that pertains to aman, nor shall a man put on a woman's garment, forall who do so are an abomination to the LORD yourGod.

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Deuteronomy 22:55 "A woman shall not wear anything that pertains to aman, nor shall a man put on a woman's garment, forall who do so are an abomination to the LORD yourGod.

Deuteronomy 22:55 "A woman shall not wear anything that pertains to aman, nor shall a man put on a woman's garment, forall who do so are an abomination to the LORD yourGod.

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Deuteronomy 22:55 "A woman shall not wear anything that pertains to aman, nor shall a man put on a woman's garment, forall who do so are an abomination to the LORD yourGod.

Deuteronomy 22:55 "A woman shall not wear anything that pertains toa man, nor shall a man put on a woman's garment,for all who do so are an abomination to the LORDyour God.

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1 Corinthians 6:9-109 Do you not know that the unrighteous will notinherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived.Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, norhomosexuals, nor sodomites,10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, norrevilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom ofGod.

1 Corinthians 6:9-109 Do you not know that the unrighteous will notinherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived.Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, norhomosexuals, nor sodomites,10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, norrevilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom ofGod.

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1 Timothy 2:9-109 in like manner also, that the women adornthemselves in modest apparel, with propriety andmoderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls orcostly clothing,10 but, which is proper for women professinggodliness, with good works.

Lessons:

Lesson #12: The woman's clothes cannot cling toher body. The clothing must be loose and fallfrom her body.

Lesson #13: The woman's clothes must befeminine. Clothes made for men are off-limits.

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Pants?

Yes

Pants?

No

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Pants?

Dan Valentine:

Most American women wear pants these days… Folks think nothing about it.

It hasn't always been so in the United States.Back about 100 years or so ago, the public

frowned on any woman brave enough to weartrousers.

The first American female to make a big to-doabout wearing pants was Dr. Mary Walker. In fact,she raised such a fuss about her right to weartrousers that the US Congress passed speciallegislation giving her the legal right to wear pants.

Dan Valentine, "Spirit of America"

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Dan Valentine :

Most American women wear pants these days… Folks think nothing about it.

It hasn't always been so in the United States.Back about 100 years or so ago, the public

frowned on any woman brave enough to weartrousers.

The first American female to make a big to-doabout wearing pants was Dr. Mary Walker. In fact,she raised such a fuss about her right to weartrousers that the US Congress passed speciallegislation giving her the legal right to wear pants.

Dan Valentine, "Spirit of America"

Dan Valentine :

Most American women wear pants these days… Folks think nothing about it.

It hasn't always been so in the United States.Back about 100 years or so ago, the public

frowned on any woman brave enough to weartrousers.

The first American female to make a big to-doabout wearing pants was Dr. Mary Walker. In fact,she raised such a fuss about her right to weartrousers that the US Congress passed speciallegislation giving her the legal right to wear pants.

Dan Valentine, "Spirit of America"

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Dan Valentine :

Most American women wear pants these days… Folks think nothing about it.

It hasn't always been so in the United States.Back about 100 years or so ago, the public

frowned on any woman brave enough to weartrousers.

The first American female to make a big to-doabout wearing pants was Dr. Mary Walker. In fact,she raised such a fuss about her right to weartrousers that the US Congress passed speciallegislation giving her the legal right to wear pants.

Dan Valentine, "Spirit of America"

Dan Valentine :

Most American women wear pants these days… Folks think nothing about it.

It hasn't always been so in the United States.Back about 100 years or so ago, the public

frowned on any woman brave enough to weartrousers.

The first American female to make a big to-doabout wearing pants was Dr. Mary Walker. In fact,she raised such a fuss about her right to weartrousers that the US Congress passed speciallegislation giving her the legal right to wear pants.

Dan Valentine, "Spirit of America"

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The Compton Encyclopedia Yearbook:

Paris couturier Jacques Esterel states that"identification of the sexes in terms of clothes willbecome a thing of the past." He designed anidentical tunic and pants outfit for father, mother,and child.

1970 Compton Encyclopedia Yearbook, p. 249.

The Compton Encyclopedia Yearbook:

Paris couturier Jacques Esterel states that"identification of the sexes in terms of clothes willbecome a thing of the past." He designed anidentical tunic and pants outfit for father, mother,and child.

1970 Compton Encyclopedia Yearbook, p. 249.

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Jane Dorner:

The struggle for political and social equality wasexpressed in fashion by a tendency to borrow malegarments for female clothing. … [Above] all it washis trousers, the symbol of physical freedom, thatwomen began to adopt and adapt with increasingconfidence until they became respectable andfashionable wear for all occasions.

Jane Dorner, Fashion, 1974, p. 76.

Jane Dorner:

The struggle for political and social equality wasexpressed in fashion by a tendency to borrow malegarments for female clothing. … [Above] all it washis trousers, the symbol of physical freedom, thatwomen began to adopt and adapt with increasingconfidence until they became respectable andfashionable wear for all occasions.

Jane Dorner, Fashion, 1974, p. 76.

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Pants SIN???

Yes … if …

Pants SIN???

Yes … if …

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1 Corinthians 10:23-2423 All things are lawful for me, but not all things arehelpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all thingsedify.24 Let no one seek his own, but each one the other'swell-being.

1 Corinthians 10:23-2423 All things are lawful for me, but not all things arehelpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all thingsedify.24 Let no one seek his own, but each one the other'swell-being.

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1 Corinthians 10:23-2423 All things are lawful for me, but not all things arehelpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all thingsedify.24 Let no one seek his own, but each one the other'swell-being.

1 Corinthians 8:1313 Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I willnever again eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble.

Lessons:

Lesson #12: The woman's clothes cannot cling toher body. The clothing must be loose and fallfrom her body.

Lesson #13: The woman's clothes must befeminine. Clothes made for men are off-limits.

Lesson #14: If a woman wearing pants erasesgender-distinction or encourages other's to doso, this is wrong.

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1 Timothy 2:9-109 in like manner also, that the women adornthemselves in modest apparel, with propriety andmoderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls orcostly clothing,10 but, which is proper for women professinggodliness, with good works.

Lessons:

Lesson #15: Your clothes must advertisegodliness.

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1 Peter 3:3-63 Do not let your adornment be merely outward--arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fineapparel--4 rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, withthe incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit,which is very precious in the sight of God.5 For in this manner, in former times, the holywomen who trusted in God also adornedthemselves, being submissive to their own husbands,6 as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whosedaughters you are if you do good and are not afraidwith any terror.

1 Peter 3:3-63 Do not let your adornment be merely outward--arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fineapparel--4 rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, withthe incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit,which is very precious in the sight of God.5 For in this manner, in former times, the holywomen who trusted in God also adornedthemselves, being submissive to their own husbands,6 as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whosedaughters you are if you do good and are not afraidwith any terror.

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1 Peter 3:3-63 Do not let your adornment be merely outward--arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fineapparel--4 rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, withthe incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit,which is very precious in the sight of God.5 For in this manner, in former times, the holywomen who trusted in God also adornedthemselves, being submissive to their own husbands,6 as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whosedaughters you are if you do good and are not afraidwith any terror.

1 Peter 3:3-63 Do not let your adornment be merely outward--arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fineapparel--4 rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, withthe incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit,which is very precious in the sight of God.5 For in this manner, in former times, the holywomen who trusted in God also adornedthemselves, being submissive to their own husbands,6 as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whosedaughters you are if you do good and are not afraidwith any terror.

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Lessons:

Lesson #15: Your clothes must advertisegodliness.

Lesson #16: Your clothes must reflect godlywomen of the OT.

Conclusion

1 Timothy 2:9-109 in like manner also, that the women adornthemselves in modest apparel, with propriety andmoderation, not with braided hair or gold orpearls or costly clothing,10 but, which is proper for women professinggodliness, with good works.

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