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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 12:15 pm
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 12:17 pm
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 12:32 pm
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 12:38 pm
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 4:39 pm
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 5:04 pm
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 12:55 am
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This is a bit of a gray area for me. I can see it from two angles.
Positive angle:
A Christian should be able to wear what they want. If someone is a Christian at heart and follow's the word of Christ then they'll be considered a Christian no matter what. In the eyes of God, they will be seen as a believer because they believe in Christ. As long as you follow the word of God, then it should be all okay.
Negative angle:
Our appearance in society will affect what people think of us due to stereotypes. Some Christian girls still wear bikini's to the pool, and sometimes they look like some beach girl that might drink and only be there trying to impress the boys and no one else. If a girl dresses in a short skirt, high heels, and a corset top that shows cleavage they're going to assume you may be a prositute or stripper. Thing is, sometimes attitudes come along with the way we dress. Those that dress for comfort are sometimes considered more laid back and sometimes even considered slobs if we go shopping in our sweatpants and a comfy t-shirt, or assume that we just walked in from the gym. Stereotypes happen and it's a part of society. No, people shouldn't assume who we are by the way we dress, but other times it can tell us a lot about a person. When I lived with my parents, I was never allowed to wear anything that resembled any type of witchcraft like a perfect prism crystal as a necklace, a witchcraft star, wasn't allowed to even read Harry Potter, or watch cartoons with witchcraft (so watching TV around Halloween was difficult with all of these Halloween specials). So if I wore that in my house, my Mom would've thrown it away and would've probably made some of those comments to me as well. We're supposed to appear as a child of God, and sometimes wearing a witch(craft) type star as a necklace, or dressing like that doesn't necessarily give the good appearance of a Christian...or at least not a good one. If you think about it, Satan actually doesn't look how he is in pictures...you know, the red skin, goatee, horns, and a trident. No, since he is a fallen angel, he actually looks of that of the light. He appears to be good, but is really a deceiver.
So the choice to find some new clothes, I would encourage. Maybe something a bit more neutral. I mean, wearing black is okay (I love wearing black a lot of the time), but sometimes the wrong image comes off by wearing the accesories and certain logos. If you got a plain black shirt or something and some jeans and wear a cross as a necklace instead, then it'd be a huge difference, right? Dressing more neutral wouldn't be a bad idea. People could've been making those comments because they think you're turning around, don't know you, or they've met so many fakes in their life that they think you may be quite the opposite. The way we put our image out can make a huge difference in what people think.
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Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 10:08 pm
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:29 am
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:00 pm
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:56 pm
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Quote: In response to complaints by parents and others about her clothing choices and sex-symbol persona, one pop singer quickly responded that being a role model was not her responsibility. She brushed off complaints about the sexual explicitness of her photos and dismissed the complaints as "their opinion." In other words, "Your problem with what I wear is your problem" As Christians, though, we're all accountable for our actions. The Bible warns against cuasing someone else to stumble ( see Corinthians 10:32 ). Maybe that's why the apostles Peter and Paul stressed the need for modesty. Let's face it: some clothing styles can be distracting or inappropriate for certain settings - particularly the worship setting. Some may argue that we're not responsible for how other people think. After all, some men will lust after a woman no matter what she wears. That's true enough. but there's one thing that's within our control: our own motives. We can discern those by asking ourselves the following questions: ~Do I dress to get attention or to entice? ~Am I trying to maintain a certain image? ~Do I hope to boost my low self-esteem? ~Am I trying to push the envelope because of what I think is an unfair dress code? Modesty doesn't have to mean wearing sack-cloth or foregoing make-up and jewelry. As with all other decisions, wisdom is key. "As long as we've been human we've needed modesty, because as humans we don't just have sex; we also have emotions and vulnerability" - Wendy Shalit "Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks, or the Church of God." - 1 Corinthians 10:32 see also: Proverbs 31:25,30 Matthew 18:6-9 1 Timothy 2:9-10 1 Peter 3:3-6 This is taken from a bible study I do from a women's bible. I hope this helps, it certainly has me.
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Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:06 am
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Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:09 pm
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Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 10:04 pm
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False Dichotomy N o r m a R o s e I think you should stop dressing the way you do. Believe me when I say that this is coming from a place of love.
If you dress like the devil, you're having a part with the devil. The bible says give no part to the devil. If you give a little something from the devil, he will take what he deems as his and the next thing you know, you'll be caught in a sin that you could never imagine finding yourself in.
If I were you, I'd get rid of all that stuff and pray for some forgiveness. And then ask God about how you can repair your damaged reputation at school.
Good luck! Just because someone wears black lipgloss and band symbol doesn't mean anything. Personally, I like the look, but am kinda turned off by the typical people strutting around with it. Alternate styles of dress are one of those things that amount to nothing but superfluous bullcrap, so who should really care what you wear? Who made blue jeans and a frilly blouse the default christian girl's uniform? Wear what you want, your actions are what matter. If anything, being really down to earth like that makes you a more approachable person.
Yeah I second that. Cultural norms like wearing blue jeans and a cute top are only temporary, but God is forever.
I dress kind of like a tomboy, I guess because I don't really care about wearing typical Christian girl things, and I've had people think I'm lesbian (which I am not, I'm straight), both Christian and otherwise, and I've gotten a bit of crap from it, but I don't feel like it affects my relationship with God. I don't do it for attention, I just do it because I like what I like. I like baggy jackets, videogame T-shirts, beanies, and military boots, and not wearing makeup.
Listen, OP, I like wearing black too. I honestly wish I knew where/when people started associating black accessories/clothing/hair/makeup/etc. with Satan-worship. Did that start in the 1970's when metal music was starting to come around? Because
Anywho, fashion comes and goes. In Europe, Just 120 years ago it was considered extremely scandalous and indecent for women to show any part of their bodies in public other than their faces and hands, and about 500 years before that in the same area, it was common to wear billowing and loose clothing with short sleeves, and about 1500 years before THAT it was chunks of animal furs and poorly woven cloth that women wore, complete with veils and other accessories. So back to my original point; women's fashion may change, but God abides forever. The fact that you choose to not wear clothing that the rest of our culture wears is just fine.
Just because someone wears something different doesn't mean they are bad, mislead, or Satan-worshipping. But humans have a very bad habit of demonizing anything they see as different, before they actually take the time to learn about it. Why? Because humans are lazy, and it's easier to hate and fear something than it is to put effort into learning about it before calling other people names. It's MUCH easier to tell someone they're going to hell, instead of sitting and thinking about things.
Also, tell those little pukes at school that they shouldn't be casting the first stone.
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