Modesty

It's a constant battle in this culture to be modest and to expect modesty. As a father of daughters I am passionate about keeping them pure and helping them to dress in such a way that they don't endanger the purity of others.

Over the last couple of weeks we've spent time on modesty which is an issue of the heart bent on keeping myself and others Holy. And then we looked at Self-control as the power of the Holy Spirit exhibited in a believer to do the right thing even when you don't' want to. All of this in the context of clothing.

Last week we talked about Modesty as a principle for personal appearance. In the context of 1 Timothy 2:9 modesty's most visible application is in the clothing that is worn. Far exceeding a set of fashion do-s and don'ts; modesty at it's heart is the desire to be personally pure and holy as well as the desire to not do anything which would hinder the holiness of others. It is from that perspective that modesty changes more than clothing, it changes our lives.