Women should not have to shave their natural body hair, to conform to the worldly Barbie image, and the misguided preferences of men.
Nor should men conform to the latest Ken fashion in grooming or dress.
I am alarmed by orthodox men, even priests, sporting short hair, even cut/shaved in the latest trendy style, on top of a full beard. Really!
Even many Jewish men have short hair with full beards!
I very rarely see a manly man, with shoulder length hair and a full beard.
Men with full beards and short hair cuts, seem very strange to me.
I wonder if the race of truly godly men is almost extinct.
Feminine women, with long hair and long dresses, are rare in the West.
Men with their private parts bulging out of their jeans or pants, is not modest, appealing dress to some, though acceptable common dress code for almost all males in some countries.
Women wearing pants is not a feminine practice in general.
Women in jeans or even tights, that fully reveal every part of their anatomy, is definitely immodest.
The lack of godly male leadership in the West, in the area of dress and grooming, is shocking.
Many men, seem to be completely oblivious to this fact, that their wives/daughters are dressed completely immodestly and inappropriately,
Even supposedly Christian men, and pastors.
Most of these men unfortunately, are dressed inappropriately themselves, in pants/jeans not tailored loosely for modesty or relaxed comfort.
I far prefer the more modest, concealing, comfortable clothing commonly worn in some countries.
Regrettably men who dress and groom like masculine men, and women who dress and groom like feminine women, are becoming increasingly rare in many places
Where does God say men shouldn’t cut their hair? Samson didn’t, and was an exception. Likewise with those who took the Nazirite vow.
Regarding ways of dress, there’s nothing inherently, universally female about long garments, because in many cultures the males have beautiful flowing robes. It could be that God is simply proscribing that in every culture there should be no blurring of sexual identity while their customary clothing is used. And it goes without saying that sexual modesty is part & parcel of all this--though invariably someone will now mention indigenous tribes and what they do.
In any case, the Lord’s not saying that every nation needs to wear Western slacks for men and skirts (or jumpers, haha!) for women.
I think the point is that dress and grooming should not be singular. Consistent with modesty, one should blend in or else there is a danger of committing vanity, a form of pride.
This is your best article yet, and there is keen competition for that title. We need more of this in the US.
This is the type of sermon the Roman Catholic Church used to offer before the post-1958 anti-popes usurped the seat of Saint Peter.
Hmm...
Women should not have to shave their natural body hair, to conform to the worldly Barbie image, and the misguided preferences of men.
Nor should men conform to the latest Ken fashion in grooming or dress.
I am alarmed by orthodox men, even priests, sporting short hair, even cut/shaved in the latest trendy style, on top of a full beard. Really!
Even many Jewish men have short hair with full beards!
I very rarely see a manly man, with shoulder length hair and a full beard.
Men with full beards and short hair cuts, seem very strange to me.
I wonder if the race of truly godly men is almost extinct.
Feminine women, with long hair and long dresses, are rare in the West.
Men with their private parts bulging out of their jeans or pants, is not modest, appealing dress to some, though acceptable common dress code for almost all males in some countries.
Women wearing pants is not a feminine practice in general.
Women in jeans or even tights, that fully reveal every part of their anatomy, is definitely immodest.
The lack of godly male leadership in the West, in the area of dress and grooming, is shocking.
Many men, seem to be completely oblivious to this fact, that their wives/daughters are dressed completely immodestly and inappropriately,
Even supposedly Christian men, and pastors.
Most of these men unfortunately, are dressed inappropriately themselves, in pants/jeans not tailored loosely for modesty or relaxed comfort.
I far prefer the more modest, concealing, comfortable clothing commonly worn in some countries.
Regrettably men who dress and groom like masculine men, and women who dress and groom like feminine women, are becoming increasingly rare in many places
Where does God say men shouldn’t cut their hair? Samson didn’t, and was an exception. Likewise with those who took the Nazirite vow.
Regarding ways of dress, there’s nothing inherently, universally female about long garments, because in many cultures the males have beautiful flowing robes. It could be that God is simply proscribing that in every culture there should be no blurring of sexual identity while their customary clothing is used. And it goes without saying that sexual modesty is part & parcel of all this--though invariably someone will now mention indigenous tribes and what they do.
In any case, the Lord’s not saying that every nation needs to wear Western slacks for men and skirts (or jumpers, haha!) for women.
I think the point is that dress and grooming should not be singular. Consistent with modesty, one should blend in or else there is a danger of committing vanity, a form of pride.
That was one point but I dealt with the other.
Excellent! Too bad I am a trad Roman Catholic.