Pastor Steve and Taylor Wallace sit down to talk about this controversial topic in our day. Has our time and age changed the conversation? Does lust factor into the discussion, and if so, how?
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1) Defining our terms - Modesty defined,(1 Cor 12:2, 1 Tim 2:9)
2) Why is modesty a bigger issue today? - Feminism (Proverbs 7:10, rape culture, Mark 7)
3) Rebranding - Current Christianity tends to rebrand unsavory parts of the faith/Bible
4) What can't we say? - Men are not part of the conversation (Paul addresses only women directly on this issue in 1 Tim 2:9-10)
5) Are there different types of modesty? - Financial, status, sexually.
6) God says so - (Gen 3, 1 Tim 2)
7) How should Christian women dress? - Proverbs 11:22
8) God is critical of those who dress as prostitutes - Proverbs 7:10
9) Humility - It's humble not to flaunt gifts, that includes physical ones.
10) Love - Love thy neighbor as thyself (Matt 22:39, Rom 13:10, Phil 2, Girl Talk: Carolyn Mahaney, 1 John 3:17, Gal 6:2)
11) Is she in any way responsible? - No, lust is clearly on the offender (Luke 6:45, Feminism)
12) Is there a verse that specifically talks about a woman's lack of modesty causing a man to sin? - No, but it can contribute (Rom 13:10)
13) Jesus taught about lust - Addressed only men (Matthew 5:27-28, Job 31:1)
14) Can we apply what Jesus said about lusting with our eyes to women? - (Isaiah 3:16, modern day statistics of pornography viewing)
15) What is the root issue involved in modesty? -
There are multiple:
a) Desiring acceptance
b) Desiring to be noticed
c) Not submitting to God
d) Not respecting our bodies as temples of the Holy Spirit
e) A lack of humility
f) Not loving others
g) Not understanding how we are made with differences
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