Is There A Difference In?

[renee819]

Originally Posted by J4Truth

People seem to ask this question a lot. Also in regards to women and modesty. The standards or dressing modestly is not necessarily just dressing different for different sakes. Also the man have the same standards more or less.

The main reason women of Apostolic/Pentecostal faith adhering to standards of dress and modesty stands out so much is because the women of our culture is farther gone in regards to modesty. Women clothes in general are tighter and/or expose more flesh. Men clothes by contrast is mostly modest.

A woman that is covered will be suspected as being religious while a man that is covered is normal attire for a man. Its quite obvious why Apostolic/Pentecostal women stand out. Go to any department store and people watch.

Someone on the forum posted a picture of a pentecostal family all wearing simple matching clothes of a black top and jean bottom. The man looked like the average man but the females was distinctly apostolic yet they were all wearing the same style of clothing.

Its the society we live in. Immodesty in women is natural and almost expected in our present day culture. And if a women is not dressed like such some deem to call her old fashioned.

For a simple example, its righteous or right to not lie, steal, or cheat. The fact that a person don't lie, steal, or cheat don't make them holy. But a holy person wouldn't do such and in that regard he won't be any different from the other man that is not holy at all but refuses to lie, steal, or cheat. Being holy is not being different from right, just different from wrong.

J4Truth, that is a very sensible answer. I mentioned before, have you ever sat and watched how the world dresses? In my opinion, most of it is ugly and immodest. And a lady, even in a pant suit, that doesn't fit her as a second skin, and a modest blouse, and her hair, neat, will stand out from the crowd, even if she is not trying to. And I imagine, we look old fashioned to the younger crowd. Which is alright with me, I'm not trying to keep up with the fashions of the world, but what is modest, looks good on me and is comfortable.

I imagine Jesus was very comfortable in His seamless robe. (Which I believe was rare, in His day) Is that why some gambled to get His robe?