Bible
Study - Are You Worshipping God In Spirit And In Truth?
Lesson 12
Our Dress In Worship
Even though worship is not
a "dress parade", many times we become too sloppy,
and revealing in the way we dress for worship. Our clothes
do contribute to the emphasis we place on worship to God.
This does not mean we have to wear fine and expensive clothes.
But the way we dress should be in keeping with the dignity
of the occasion.
Women are commanded in 1 Timothy
2:9-10, "In like manner also,
that the women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety
and moderation…which is proper for women professing godliness
with good works." Modest clothing is the way women
who are "professing godliness" dress. Certainly
a woman or man whose clothing is not modest is not professing
godliness by the way they dress. In this verse "moderation"
suggests being restrained and "propriety" suggests
conforming to what is proper in the worship of God.
The wearing of lewd and revealing
clothing to worship God is unthinkable, but some do it anyway.
A woman who wears clothing that exposes herself to men is
contributing to their sin of lust. Our Lord says in Matthew
5:28, "But I say to you that whoever
looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery
with her in his heart." She becomes guilty of
contributing to his sin of adultery, so she also becomes guilty.
In our actions as well as the clothing we wear, 1 Thessalonians
5:22 says, "Abstain from all appearance
of evil."
Some think they have to follow
the style and fashion of the world, regardless of how short
and revealing clothing gets. But we are told in Romans 12:2,
"And do not be conformed to this
world." Why? Because this world is going to be
lost, and if we conform to this world we will also be lost.
We are conforming to this world when we dress immodestly.
We are "to keep ourselves unspotted
from the world" (James 1:27).
Would we dress in sloppy or
revealing clothes if we were attending our parent’s funeral?
Our Lord says in Matthew 18:20, "For
where two or three are gathered together in my name, there
am I in the midst of them." How should we dress
to show respect for someone much greater than our parents,
when we appear in the presence of our Lord to remember the
death of our Saviour and to honor and worship God? He is the
one who made us and who will determine our future in eternity.
When we worship we are actually
in the presence of the Lord. He deserves only our very best.
We are told in Romans 12:1, "That
you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable
unto God". Do you actually think God is pleased
with us when we wear immodest clothing as we present our bodies
a living sacrifice in worship to Him. Are we doing as our
Lord says (Matthew 6:33), "seeking
first the kingdom of God and His righteousness"?
If we are wearing clothing that is immodest, how could we?
Our dress should show a moderate opinion of our own value.
Our dress should be pure, proper, chaste, and decent. It should
not call attention to ourselves, because it is showy, sloppy
or lewd.
Questions Lesson 12
Our Dress In Worship
(click on the button of the
answer of your choice)
1) (1 Timothy 2:9-10) How are women commanded
to adorn themselves?
In revealing clothing.
In modest clothing.
In what ever style is popular.
2)
Immodest clothing is how those who profess godliness
dress.
3) (Matthew 5:28) One who
lusts after a woman
Commits adultery with her in his heart.
Does not commit adultery with her in his heart.
Is not responsible.
4)
A woman who dresses immodestly contributes to a man committing
adultery in his heart.
5) (1 Thessalonians 5:22)
We are to abstain from
Doing good.
All appearance of evil.
Some appearance of evil.
6)
In our actions as well as the clothing we wear, we should
abstain from all appearance of evil.
7) (Romans 12:2) Should
we be conformed to this world?
No, this world is going to be lost and we will be
also if we conform to it.
Yes, so we can fit in with the world.
Yes, so we can be popular.
8)
We are conforming to this world when we dress immodestly.
9) (Matthew 18:20) When
we assemble for worship
The Lord is not present with us.
The Lord is present with us.
We don’t know if the Lord is present with us or not.
10)
Our dress as well as our worship should honor the Lord
who is in our presence at worship.
