Morality

2. Morality A look at “proper” or “modest” clothing

4. 1 Timothy 2:9-10 “Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments, [10] but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness.”

6. “Women used to dress like Old Mother Hubbard, now they dress like her cupboard - bare.”

8. Naked • Unclothed • Mark 14:51,52 “A young man was following Him, wearing nothing but a linen sheet over his naked body; and they seized him. [52] But he pulled free of the linen sheet and escaped naked.”

9. Naked • Unclothed • Scantily clad or poorly clad • Matthew 25:36, 38, 44

10. Matthew 25:36 “naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.'”

11. Matthew 25:38 “'And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You?”

12. Matthew 25:44 “Then they themselves also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?'”

13. Acts 19:16 “And the man, in whom was the evil spirit, leaped on them and subdued all of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.”

14. James 2:15 “If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food,” KJV “If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,”

15. 1 Corinthians 4:11 “To this present hour we are both hungry and thirsty, and are poorly clothed, and are roughly treated, and are homeless;” KJV “Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;”

16. Naked • Unclothed • Scantily clad or poorly clad • Clad in undergarments only • John 21:7

17. John 21:7 “Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord." So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put his outer garment on (for he was stripped for work), and threw himself into the sea.” KJV – “… (for he was naked,) …”

18. Apparel • A garment let down, dress, attire • (Thayer’s Greek English Lexicon)

19. Modest: • Orderly, well arranged, decent; • The well ordering is not of dress and demeanor only but of the inner life, uttering indeed and expressing itself in the outward conversation (conduct) • (Vine’s Exp. Dict.)

20. Shamefacedness: • A sense of shame, that modesty which is rooted in the character - the opposite of brazenness; • a shrinking from all that is indelicate

21. Sobriety: • Reasonableness, rationality, good judgment, self government with its constant rein on all the passions and desires which would hinder the temptations to these from arising. • (Vine’s Esp. Dict.)

22. Revelation 3:17-18 “'Because you say, "I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing," and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked, …”

23. Revelation 3:17-18 “…[18] I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.”

25. Bible Principles that Regulate Dress

26. Man – vs - God • When sin came, nakedness passed from state of innocence to one of shame and danger. • Genesis 2:25

27. Genesis 2:25 “And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.”

28. Genesis 3:7, 10-11 “Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings.”

29. Genesis 3:7, 10-11 “He said, "I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself." [11] And He said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?"”

30. Man – vs - God • Fig leaves used to make Aprons (3:7) • Hebrew: HAGORA -- “girdle, belt, ... loinclothes, ... aprons” • Garment covering loins; from abdomen down, pubic region and hips; anything from midriff or waist and often covering hips

31. Man • Fig leaves used to make APRONS (3:7) • Completely “naked” or nude before apron (v. 7), • Relatively “naked” with apron (v. 10).

32. God • Animal skin used to make adequate clothing or Coats / Tunic (3:21) • Hebrew: KUTTONET • “a tunic...; generally with sleeves, coming down to the knees, rarely to the ankles”

33. God • Animal skin used to make adequate clothing or Coats / Tunic (3:21) • a simple slip-on garment made with or without sleeves and usually knee-length or longer, belted at the waist, and worn as an under or outer garment by men and women

34. Man – vs - God • Went from strictly naked • To partially naked – Man • To properly clothed – God

35. Man – vs - God • Principles of godly demeanor and dress is same from then till now. • 1 Peter 3:5 “For in this way in former times the holy women also, who hoped in God, used to adorn themselves, being submissive to their own husbands;”

36. Man – vs - God • Principles of godly demeanor and dress is same from then till now. • 1 Peter 3:5 “For in this way in former times the holy women also, who hoped in God, used to adorn themselves, being submissive to their own husbands;”

37. 1 Peter 3:1-4 “In the same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives, [2] as they observe your chaste and respectful behavior. …”

38. 1 Peter 3:1-4 “…[3] Your adornment must not be merely external—braiding the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on dresses; [4] but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God.”

39. Man – vs - God • Principles of godly demeanor and dress is same from then till now. • 1 Peter 3:5 “For in this wayin former times the holy women also, who hoped in God, used to adorn themselves, being submissive to their own husbands;”

40. Man – vs - God “The rule for the holy women of the New Testament time extending down to our day is not different from what was the rule for the holy women of the Old Testament time, resting as it does on a Divine appointment in the earthly constitution” (Pulpit Commentary)

42. Two Kinds of Nakedness Complete & Partial

43. Two Kinds of Nakedness • Naked in strict sense • Partial nakedness • Hebrew: ERYA -- “nakedness”

44. Two Kinds of Nakedness • Naked in strict sense, or partial nakedness • Greek: GUMNOS • “Unclad, without clothing (Thayer) • “unclothed” (Kittel) • “naked” (Liddell and Scott) • “Ill-clad” or “clad in the undergarment only” (Thayer)

45. Two Kinds of Nakedness • Naked in strict sense, or partial nakedness • Greek: GUMNOS • “badly clothed” or “not fully clothed” (Kittel) • “in common language ... lightly clothed” (Liddell and Scott)

46. Strict sense: • Genesis 2:25 “And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.” • Genesis 3:7 • “Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings.”

47. Strict sense: Genesis 9:21-23 “He drank of the wine and became drunk, and uncovered himself inside his tent. [22] Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside. …”

48. Strict sense: Genesis 9:21-23 “…[23] But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it upon both their shoulders and walked backward and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were turned away, so that they did not see their father's nakedness.”

49. Strict sense: • Job 1:21 “He said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, And naked I shall return there. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord."”

50. Strict sense: • Mark 14:51-52 “A young man was following Him, wearing nothing but a linen sheet over his naked body; and they seized him. [52] But he pulled free of the linen sheet and escaped naked.”