jaydeltathree

The modesty question

Okay, I've looked into the modesty question, and for the most part, I confirmed my suspicions. I knew all along that the bible doesn't give you standards like, any skirt above the knee is immodest, but I was sure hoping...! Anyway, using my handy-dandy copy of eSword, I looked at 1 Timothy 2:9 and read the original greek for the words modest, shamefacedness, and sobriety. I also looked up the words modest and modesty at m-w.com, and learned that it means propriety, which basically means what is fitting and appropriate. But appropriate for whom? For society. So...we all know that is a continually shifting sand, so I wasn't too happy at that point.

So I decided to go to the web. I found an article on MInthegap.com which was really excellent. I think I'd seen MInthegap once before, and since its currently got some kinda database error as I'm typing this, I can't say more about it. One of the things that had been lingering in my mind about modesty was that it had to do with wanting to be noticed, to show off, which is the connection between modern day modesty and the scripture in 1 Timothy, and that was confirmed. The article made a connection between modesty, chastity and humility. There was more, but like I said, the site is down. The big thing, was the survey. There was a link to the Modesty Survey, a survey of over 1,600 Christian guys about what they consider to be modesty. Good stuff. I only went through a fraction of it before I decided to capture it here before my daughter's piano lesson was finished and the window of opportunity was closed.