Does God want us to dress nice?

Scripture makes it clear that we should dress in clothes that are respectable and demonstrate self-control. We should not be preoccupied with costly clothes or focusing on gaining attention through fine things. Women should adorn themselves with good works as a result of their faith in the Lord.

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What does God say about dressing nice?

1 Timothy 2:9-10

Likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works.

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Does God care about what you wear?

God's Word instructs us to dress modestly, in part, so that what we're wearing on our hearts remains visible because it is of greater worth than those awesome new flared jeans! So, yes. God does care what you wear on your body.

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What does the Bible say about dressing appropriately?

“I also want the women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothes” (1 Timothy 2:9, NIV). “Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes.

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Why does God want us to dress modestly?

“God ordained clothes to cover, and not draw attention to, our naked skin.” Our clothing is supposed to tell the truth about the gospel. It shows the world that Jesus covers our shame and makes us decent. Our clothes cover our nakedness as the clothing of Christ covers our sin (Revelation 3:18).

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Christians this is for you who don’t want to dress modestly.Immodesty is not okay in God’s eyes!

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Is it a sin to dress immodestly?

It should be clear that immodesty is not simply defined by the lack or type of clothing, but it also involves the audience and the intended result. Immodesty is an issue of the heart, not simply an issue of what one puts on their body. Using this definition of immodesty makes it pretty clear that immodesty is a sin.

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What does the Bible say about dressing like a woman?

A woman must not wear men's clothing, nor a man wear women's clothing, for the LORD your God detests anyone who does this. If you come across a bird's nest beside the road, either in a tree or on the ground, and the mother is sitting on the young or on the eggs, do not take the mother with the young.

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Does the Bible say do not worry about clothes?

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?

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What does the Bible say about nakedness?

[17] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.

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Does God care what you wear to church?

“If we clothe ourselves with humility, then no matter how we dress, we will honor and reflect Christ.” God doesn't specify what external clothes honor him most, because he cares what our hearts wear.

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Does God look at our appearance?

“The Lord does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”

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Does Christianity have a dress code?

Many Christians have followed certain dress codes during attendance at church. Customs have varied over time and among different Christian denominations. As with the Bible, the Church Fathers of Christianity taught modesty as a core principle guiding the clothing that Christians are to manufacture and wear.

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What does God say about covering your body?

[6] For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered. [7] For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

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What does God mean by dress modestly?

Modesty is an attitude of humility and decency in dress, grooming, language, and behavior. If you are modest, you do not draw undue attention to yourself. Instead, you seek to “glorify God in your body, and in your spirit” (1 Corinthians 6:20; see also verse 19).

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What does the Bible say about hair?

Paul writes plainly, “Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?” (1 Corinthians 11:14). All major Bible translations agree on the intent of this verse. God intended (and commanded) men to keep their hair much shorter than women.

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Is dressing well a form of respect?

The fact of being older or wearing a suit doesn't automatically make someone respectable, someone young and dressed casually might be equally deserving of respect. However, dressing up is a great way to show that you respect yourself, the people around you and the task at hand.

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Did the Bible talk about breast?

Proverbs 5:18b says “…and rejoice with the wife of your youth.” Verse 19b says, “… Let her breast satisfy you at all times.” This scripture does not say that it is the breasts of only a young girl that gives a man satisfaction.

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Can you use condoms in the Bible?

There is nothing in the Bible against the use of condoms or contraception in general.

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Does the Bible talk about personal hygiene?

The Bible's main teaching about physical cleanliness appears in Leviticus 11–15. Some of the rules may seem strange and harsh to us. However, our modern understanding of how many diseases are transmitted shows other rules to be very sensible.

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Should we not wear others clothes?

Clothes of another person may contain germs of various diseases left by that person. Wearing those clothes could cause the transmission of the disease to us. Hence it is not advisable to wear other people's clothes.

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What does the Bible say about washing clothes?

Exodus 19:10-11 King James Version (KJV) And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes, and be ready against the third day: for the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.

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Why do people tear clothes in the Bible?

Torn garments in this text is a sign of mourning for an unpleasant situation of a loved one. King Ahab tore his garments (1 Ki 21:27) when he heard the divine judgements pronounced by Elijah because of the atrocities committed by the king and his wife Jezebel (1 Ki 21:17–29).

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What did girls wear in the Bible?

Women's garments were probably longer (compare Nahum 3:5, Jeremiah 13:22, Jeremiah 13:26, Isaiah 47:2), had sleeves (2Samuel 13:19), presumably were brighter colors and more ornamented, and also may have been of finer material.

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What does the Bible say about woman covering their hair?

Angels: In 1 Corinthians 11:10, Paul says "Therefore the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels" (NASB), also rendered "That is why a woman ought to have a veil on her head, because of the angels" (RSV).

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What is a woman's covering in the Bible?

A woman's covering her head (e.g., with a thin head scarf) socially indicated that she was married. It symbolized her modesty and chastity and submission to her husband. A wife who refused to cover her head publicly disgraced her husband.

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