Summer & Modesty
Summer & modesty
It’s summertime, the birds are chirping, the bees are buzzing, and worldly women are wearing more revealing clothes than normal. Including baiting suits.
But some of you guys are already married, and some of those women you’re staring at are other men’s wives.
You should remember what Jesus said about this…
[Matthew 5:27-29] You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery’; but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Now if your right eye is causing you to sin, tear it out and throw it away from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
Jesus said to pluck out your eye if that’s what it takes not to stare.
•Are you avoiding situations and people that tempt you?
•Are you griwing in self control?
•Do you watch TV shows or movies or any entertainment with inappropriate scenes?
•Do you attend places where you know you’ll be tempted?
If you continue to stare, do not make excuses for yourself, consider…
[1 Corinthians 10:13] No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
Jesus explained how serious this is and that you need to take measures to control yourself in [Matthew 5:27-29] because. “It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.”
Consider God’s words carefully,
[Jeremiah 5:8-9] They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing for his neighbor’s wife. Should I not punish them for this?” says the Lord. “Should I not avenge myself against such a nation?”
When David saw Bathsheba, imagine how much trouble he would have avoided if the second he saw her bathing he would have said “nope”, turned around, and went back inside.
We should try not to do anything if it causes another believer to stumble.
[Romans 14:21] It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or ➡️do anything that causes your brother to stumble.⬅️
Which means women should follow God’s commands to dress modestly. [Men too].
[1 Timothy 2:9] And I want women to be modest in their appearance. They should wear decent and appropriate clothing and not draw attention to themselves by the way they fix their hair or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes.
[Luke 17:1]
And he said to his disciples, “Temptations to sin are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
Both men and women have roles to play. Men must control their thoughts and actions, and women should not dress provocatively to avoid causing temptation.
Keep your eyes on Jesus & the righteous path...not on temptations that can drag you into sin. Kill and conquer lust and sexual immorality and it will have no hold on you anymore.
God bless.
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