#Modesty and #immodesty are not ultimately about clothing: they are #dispositions which can be displayed in what one decides to wear (or not to wear). 

Modesty involves striving to not draw undue attention to oneself by how one looks or how one acts.

Immodesty, therefore, is the attempt to draw undue attention to oneself by how one looks or how one acts.

#Christians should not strive to draw undue attention to themselves, but should live quietly.

#Modesty and #immodesty are not ultimately about clothing: they are #dispositions which can be displayed in what one decides to wear (or not to wear). 

Modesty involves striving to not draw undue attention to oneself by how one looks or how one acts.

Immodesty, therefore, is the attempt to draw undue attention to oneself by how one looks or how one acts.

#Christians should not strive to draw undue attention to themselves, but should live quietly.

Monday Miscellany!

This week:
- against #sexualization of children
- #immodesty
- #Bible readings
- Book review: #Alaska, climate change

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#Paul and #Peter had concern regarding #immodesty among women. 

Yet they did not speak regarding a lack of clothing, which was not a concern in Greco-Roman society. 

Instead, their concern involved displaying #wealth or the aspiration thereto in what women were wearing. 

#Paul and #Peter had concern regarding #immodesty among women. 

Yet they did not speak regarding a lack of clothing, which was not a concern in Greco-Roman society. 

Instead, their concern involved displaying #wealth or the aspiration thereto in what women were wearing. 

#Immodesty remains a major challenge in modern culture and society. 

In #Christian discourse, conversations about immodesty have tended to center on #women's clothing or the lack thereof in various contexts.

While some of these concerns about immodesty may have validity, they do not reflect or represent the whole of the concerns regarding immodesty according to the witness of Paul or Peter. 

#Immodesty remains a major challenge in modern culture and society. 

In #Christian discourse, conversations about immodesty have tended to center on #women's clothing or the lack thereof in various contexts.

While some of these concerns about immodesty may have validity, they do not reflect or represent the whole of the concerns regarding immodesty according to the witness of Paul or Peter. 

Monday Miscellany!

This week:
- camps, land, and cities in #Numbers
- #immodesty
- #Bible readings
- on the socials: #Epstein and #Trump
- Book reviews: #Numbers commentaries

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How do #Christians today generally talk about immodesty?

What were Paul's and Peter's concerns in terms of #modesty and #immodesty?

How should Christians navigate an immodest world in modest ways?

Immodesty
https://youtu.be/j3W2R0TYSsA

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قُلْ تَعَالَوْا۟ أَتْلُ مَا حَرَّمَ رَبُّكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ أَلَّا تُشْرِكُوا۟ بِهِۦ شَيْـًۭٔا ۖ وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ إِحْسَـٰنًۭا ۖ وَلَا تَقْتُلُوٓا۟ أَوْلَـٰدَكُم مِّنْ إِمْلَـٰقٍۢ ۖ نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُكُمْ وَإِيَّاهُمْ ۖ وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا۟ ٱلْفَوَٰحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ ۖ وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا۟ ٱلنَّفْسَ ٱلَّتِى حَرَّمَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ وَصَّىٰكُم بِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ ١٥١

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Come! Let me recite to you what your Lord has forbidden to you: do not associate others with Him ˹in worship˺. ˹Do not fail to˺ honour your parents. Do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for you and for them. Do not come near indecencies, openly or secretly. Do not take a ˹human˺ life—made sacred by Allah—except with ˹legal˺ right.[1] This is what He has commanded you, so perhaps you will understand.

[Quran: Al-An’am 6:151]

Footnote - 1

For example, in retaliation for intentional killing through legal channels.

#Quran #verse #children #child #kids #young #recite #associate #worship #honour #honor #kill #murder #fear #poverty #indecencies #immodesty #immodest #modesty #sacred #legal #commanded #Muslim #Islam

Surah Al-An'am - 151 - Quran.com

قل تعالوا اتل ما حرم ربكم عليكم الا تشركوا به شيئا وبالوالدين احسانا ولا تقتلوا اولادكم من املاق نحن نرزقكم واياهم ولا تقربوا الفواحش ما ظهر منها وما ...

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