Fashion Statements

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Fashion Statements

• Messages Broadcast By Our Clothes

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Fashion Statements
Messages Broadcast By Our Clothes

• Ostentation?

• Excessive display pretentiousness
  
  
  
  
  marked by vainglory showy Websters
• The Lords apostles taught against such re
  clothing choices 1 Tim 29-10 1 Pet 32-6
• It can also cause others to sin
• Is proudproduces envy cp. 1 Cor 134-5

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Fashion Statements
Messages Broadcast By Our Clothes

• Seduction?

• The single-most influential factor in fashion
• The harlots attire is mentioned in Prov 710
• What was it?
• We dont know, but we do knowwhatever it was, it
  identified a woman as a harlot, whether she was
  one by practice or appearance

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Messages Broadcast By Our Clothes

• Seduction?

• Christians dont have to dress in such a way
  today to be fashionable
• This clearly is conformance Rom 122
• It can lead others to sin cp. 2 Sam 112
  Mt 528 186
• This is especially dangerous when wearing shorts

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Messages Broadcast By Our Clothes

• Sympathy For Sinful Practices?

• God apparently had such concerns re some O.T.
  prohibitions Deut 2211 Lev 1927
• Our society looks for ways to encourage
  tolerance, support for any all lifestyles
• Saints need to be careful they dont show support
  for lifestyles, practices that are sinful

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Messages Broadcast By Our Clothes

• Disrespect?

• An aspect more of judgment than Scripture
• How one chooses to dress is indicative of his
  attitude toward the activity in which he is
  engaged cp. Mt 2212-13

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Messages Broadcast By Our Clothes

• Disrespect?

• How much thought should go in to ones choice of
  clothing worn to worship?
• What would you wear to the funeral of a good
  friend?
• What should you wear when memorializing the best
  friend you ever had? cp. Jn 1513

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Messages Broadcast By Our Clothes

• Disrespect?

• What about times for worship other than Sunday
  a.m.?
• Is casual attire appropriate???
• Are we worshiping God any less than on Sunday
  a.m.?

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Messages Broadcast By Our Clothes

• Conclusion

• If our aim is to make fashion statements by
  what we wear, we are guilty of what Jesus
  condemned among the Pharisees Mt 6
• Though not concerned about our features, God is
  concerned about bodily actions 1 Cor 620
  2 Cor 510

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Messages Broadcast By Our Clothes

• Conclusion

• While we do want to make an impression on
  others, it must be for the right reason
• It should not be because of what is on us
• It should be for Who is in us Col 127
  Gal 220