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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)


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)


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)


“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).


“with shamefacedness”

(KJV) - (aidos) literally

“shamefastness” - “Shamefastness is

that modesty which is ‘fast’ or rooted in

the character (Vine’s)






“Aidos would always restrain a good man from

an unworthy act” (Trench)





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

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. ”


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. ”


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