What happened to modesty among God’s people? Immediately after stating forthrightly that he was an apostle, speaking the truth in Christ, Paul urges that the women in the assembly dress modestly. (See I Timothy 2:7-10). In chapter 3 of I Timothy, Paul tells Timothy how believers ought to behave in the house of God. (See I Timothy 3:14-15).
I have been present in congregations where some of the women wear low cut tops that expose so much of their breasts that literally nothing is left to the imagination. Also, some of the men wear pants so tight a quick glance is all that is needed to determine if they are circumcised. Brethren, these things ought not to be. Men and women, who wear garments that can easily arouse lustful or obscene passions in the opposite sex need to consider how Satan can use such immodest attire to tempt fellow believers into sin. Those who do so are not exhibiting love and concern for their fellow Christians. They are serving the tempter and not the Savior. “If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained…These things command and teach.” ( I Timothy 4:6, 11).
Christ’s Faithful Servant (Galatians 1:10-12),
Donald Wiley