Dressing and fashion in this age and time is so ubiquitous due to globalization. fashion trends in the U.S.A is the same with what obtains in Europe, Africa and everywhere else. many years ago you could pick out a Christian from the crowd as a result of their dressing which where usually uninspiring to say the least. However, one thing common in Christian dressing of yester years is that they covered people's body non the least their private areas.In these days however, these private areas are not so private anymore and this fashion trend has gotten a firm grip on Christians all over the world. Some years ago i was in a wedding ceremony with a christian sister. I couldn't concentrate because the gown she wore was quite shut and sitting down revealed quite a large chunk of her thighs. I had to stand up eventually and move somewhere else. Maybe i just didn't have enough self control!God says we should dress for glory and beauty [Exo 28]. We are not to dress for beauty only nor for glory only; whatever i put on should glorify God and be beautiful. And as we can see, glory comes before beauty.
I therefore pose the following questions:
1] What is right in wearing clothes that expose female breast and skimpy skirts?
2] What is right in men sagging their trousers?
3] What do females think and expect when they put on revealing clothes?
4] Are men really moved by these female actions towards serious relationships?
5] Does our dressing reflect our spiritual maturity?
Please I would really appreciate your comment/opinion on any or all of these questions. Thank you.
Our dressing actually depicts our state of mind.If Christ must be the centre of our lives,then we must do things that glorify Him. I opine that whatever we must wear must be such that does not breed controversy or suggest same.In essence, since nobody will complain if I don't expose my body and some might if I do, I'd rather not expose it. SIMPLE.
ReplyDeleteIn other words, all things might be lawful but not all things are expedient!
DeleteWhile I so much appreciate the deeper life kind of dressing because of the values it potrays. I regret that I am not able to copy them in entirety. Anything you do that the purpose is not to glorify God or draw others closer to him is "sin". We have to constantly pay attention to ourselves and to what we do, most especially our motives.
ReplyDeleteHowever the world today we have people with hurt personalities, low self esteem, people with a deep sense of emptiness and we cannot blame them for the methods they choose to fill that emptiness. We can only encourage them that "why long for that which does not truly satisfy".