"As obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, [as] in your ignorance; but as He who called you [is] holy, you also be holy in all [your] conduct, because it is written, 'Be holy, for I am holy.' . . . Beloved, I beg [you] as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul . . ." (1 Pet. 1:14-15; 2:11).
HOW CAN WE ENCOURAGE BIBLICAL MODESTY?
Biblical Modesty starts when parents and children will want to present every part of their bodies as a living sacrifice—holy and acceptable to God ( Rom. 12:1).
Purity of heart is usually reflected by modesty of life.
Modesty of life is most often reflected in our clothing. The latter is perhaps the most difficult of all areas to pray about. What do the Scriptures present as the wardrobe we should wear? In the Bible, we see clothes that reflect three timeless principles:
OUR CLOTHING WAS INVENTED BY GOD TO COVER OUR BODIES. "Also for Adam and his wife the LORD God made tunics of skin, and clothed them" (Gen. 3:21).
We should pray to see our children understand that in the Garden of Eden God introduced clothing as a covering for His creatures. Before the Fall, Adam and Eve felt no shame in their nakedness (Gen. 2:25). However, after the Fall, they were embarrassed and desired that their bodies be covered, so they sewed fig leaves together to clothe themselves (Gen. 3:7). Because of the fallen, lustful human heart, God says, "Don"t allow yourself by a lack of modesty to become a wicked picture in an evil person's heart." Beware: "With eyes full of adultery, they never stop sinning; they seduce the unstable; they are experts in greed—an accursed brood!" (2 Pet. 2:14, NIV).
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Pastor John Barnett has been devouring the Word of God for over 30 years. John, now the teaching pastor of Calvary Bible Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan has served congregations in Oklahoma, New England, Georgia and California. He also served on the Faculty of the Master's College...