|
 Ladies,
your short dresses are making it more unlikely for you to be
surrounded by honorable minded gentlemen. Dresses too short, too
low, and too tight may attract men, but such do not attract gentlemen.
And, they are not inclined to produce honorable thoughts. Think
for just a moment — honestly now; you must admit this is true.
If you want the men around you to be gentlemen and think about
you as gentlemen should, dress (and act) like a lady — better
still, as “becometh women professing godliness.” (1 Tim.
2:10)
Ladies,
you sometimes make it uncomfortable for a gentleman to be in
your presence. Your dresses are too short when you are standing,
and when you are seated a gentleman can not look in your
direction without being embarrassed for you. This presents no
problem to unprincipled men, but a gentleman expects, and
respects the privacy of a lady. He seeks to maintain her
dignity, and looks the other way when she is uncovered. But your
indiscretion shows no respect for yourself, nor for his manners.
Frankly,
you are embarrassing us. We cannot help being embarrassed when
you do not wear enough clothes to hide your nakedness. One high
school Bible class studied around tables arranged in a horse—shoe
shape. The young men continually refused to sit at the tables
but rather went to the rear of the room. Finally it was
discovered that they were embarrassed to sit facing the short
skirted girls seated at the tables. But the brethren corrected
the problem; they enclosed the tables with wooden skirts.
I
thought then it would be better to put
|
|
skirts on the girls rather than on the
tables.
I
understand the boys’ problem. I teach classes and it is
sometimes embarrassing to stand before the class. You find it
impossible to freely look at the audience because some of the
women do not have on enough clothes. If we can’t get ladies to
wear more clothes, churches may need to consider buying some lap
robes.
Ladies,
can you honestly say you think these short, tight skirts are
modest apparel? Not “Are they the style” but “Are they
modest?” If so, how would a woman be immodest? a belt is about
the only article of outer clothing that is tighter or shorter!
Women who profess godliness ought to be concerned with adorning
themselves “in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and
sobriety.” (1 Tim. 2:9-f.) They should learn to be “discreet,
chaste.” (Tit. 1:5) Styles should be considered, but I fear
some of my sisters in Christ have sacrificed modesty and
discretion for style.
Ladies,
consider the impression left by such scanty attire. It is by
such “advertising” that the lewd and vulgar appeal to their
counterparts. These are the “tools” of risqué cartoons,
dirty “jokes”, and outright pornography. Do you suppose
anyone suspects you are a Christian, on the basis of such
clothing?
Ladies,
wake up! Adorn your inner person for heaven, and allow this
primary consideration to dictate correct outer garments. Joe
Fitch
[Previous
Article] [Next
Article]
|
