Perhaps I should phrase this questiion differently,?

Question

I am a Christian,a Catholic to be exact, so I am wondering isn't modesty considered a virtue anymore? How about chastity? And aren't we supposed to not be a stumbling block to anyone else's salvation? Dressing to cause lust in men causes them to sin in their heart thus sharing in that sin don't you agree?

I am a Christian,a Catholic to be exact, so I am wondering isn't modesty considered a virtue anymore? How about chastity? And aren't we supposed to not be a stumbling block to anyone else's salvation? Dressing to cause lust in men causes them to sin in their heart thus sharing in that sin don't you agree? Aren't we called to be "Our brother's keeper?"

Answer 1

Yes.. it is sin...
But I think that people need to take responsibility for their own actions... I mean... like the guy above me... what's so appealing about another womans breasts?? If your married nothing.. People focus too much on the outward appearance instead of the inside soul. Godly men should not look at the appearance of a woman and think about her "breasts" or butt or anything like that.. they should think that a woman is sexy because of her walk with God. Being a holy woman with coothe and virtue is way sexier than being like the rest of the world and just letting it all hang out. People that do that just want attention from men... and they are insecure with themselves... if they weren't, they would know that Godliness is more beautiful than anything else...

A man never wants to marry the kind of girl he'll date... which is usually just a girl he'll sleep with or one that he goes after because of her looks... A man always wants to marry someone with more coothe and morals that he can bring home to his parents...

Still, I don't believe in the saying "boys will be boys... "... I don't think that it is "natural" for married men to find women dressed like hoochie's... appealing.. I think that once you have found the one that you want to spend your life with... anything else detests you... I think that is an excuse made up for men... by men... in order to get away with anything and everything having to do with sexual desires...

Of course there are exceptions.. some men will date and be with anything that walks..

Answer 2

The reason for this is because the world in general is losing it's faith. I see more and more families with increasingly less morals and values. Children and teens have become so disrespectful. Actually, people of every age have. But the reason I pinpoint the younger generations so much is because parents no longer care as much to teach their children respect, or values, or morals. I'm afraid this world is dangerously close to the end that the book of revelations speaks about. I know a lot of the signs we should be looking for have already presented themselves. I'm just glad I won't be here to witness it. Although I may be baptist, I am still a christian and I agree whole-heartedly with you. Our denominations have a few differences but I am still a christian sister. The only thing I know to tell you is to keep following your beliefs no matter what the rest of the world is doing. Although we may be deteriorating in numbers, you still have more christian brothers and sisters than you think. Keep being an example for those who don't know the way and pray that you have some sort of effect on them.

Answer 3

God created you naked. You did not come into the world wearing pampers.

One day someone ate an apple and learned about "right and wrong" and made up their own minds that being naked was wrong.

How could it be wrong when God made you naked.

Obviouisly GOD didn't not find this state wrong YOU DID and as a result God said, ok and made you some animal skin robes to appease YOUR OWN concept, for it was not God's concept.

Of course we are no longer in Eden, so it would get a little chilly sometimes without someting to wear.

The concept of modesty, from a religious point of view, is conservative vs liberal. It's also, today, about UV rays.

It is valid that if you show too much clevage a man's eyes will pop out of his head. Who's at fault, you, him, the both of you? No it's the knowledge we weren't supposed to have Right and Wrong.

Jesus said we have to be like little children. When you're 5 you don't have those concepts until you get spanked for showing the boy next door what you got. Then you learn the concept of Right and Wrong, although I tend to think we'd all learn that concept on our own as we reach puberty, although no one has ever proved it.

The concept you have to hide yourself is a by product of the original Sin, which we continue to hold on to. We have yet to let go and realize God never intended this.

If we do let go, we face other by products of Right and Wrong.

There are places called nudist camps and families go there. Boys, girls, moms, dads and all all walk around naked. They have rules and practice self control.

Free will.

Choice.

You chose your own behavior.

So, it's up to you, chose!

Answer 4

I am a Christian as well, and I do believe that modesty and chastity are virtues that need to be practiced more often than they are. Women need to ask themselves what message they are trying to send when they wear suggestive clothing. Most men take notice when a woman shows a lot of skin, and not all men that cross your path have honorable intentions. It is best to dress modestly for a woman's safety (from sexual predators), as well as for her purity and the purity of a man who might otherwise be tempted by her scantily clad body.

Answer 5

Amen!

Women today feel like they can go around in whatever suits them. What most women do not understand is that men are visually stimulated. When they see women dressed the way that they do with their revealing clothing they get turned on. There is no maybe to that. My mom said if it is not for sell then do not advertise.

I do believe that when women dress in a revealing way that they are a stumbling block to men. I do believe that God intends us to dress modestly. In the book of Proverbs it gives men all sorts of warnings about "seducing" women. It describes what they wear and their attitudes and so on and it is a lot of what you see today. At the end of Proverbs it describes a virtuous woman and what you should be doing and how you should act. That is what women should use as a guideline.

Overall they need to be more responsible for their appearance. Men themselves are ultimately responsible for what they do, however we are responsible for leading them to water and not expect them to drink!

Answer 6

How could someone lose faith because they see a beautiful woman insted of gaining faith because they see a wonderful gift to the earth from God...

Its the mans fault if they lust after you. And that lust is really only a sin in my opinion if you or he are married.

Dress how you want, However if you dress conservativly with the thought that you are doing it for the glory of the Lord, I feel he will smile upon you for that.

Come to think of it, if you dress provocativly for the glory of the Lord, I dont know but he may smile upon that as well.

"In all that you do, do it for the glory of the Lord."

Answer 7

Yes, i very much agree. It seems that many a person goes to extremes when it comes to appearances. Either wearing very revealing, tight clothing or baggy, sloppy rags. There is a happy medium of looking nice and discreet while also flattering one's figure without being overtly sexual. A woman wearing revealing clothing is distracting to both men and women, and is totally unacceptable in a professional workplace. I think much of it comes from our sexually immature culture. Sex,sex,sex with no thought to the much more beautiful complexitites of virtues such as modesty and chastity. Virtues, that when practiced, help make love a truly special gift and marriage a blessing. People don't even realize what they are missing out on. Our culture is programmed for instant gratification, a very short-sighted and dangerous attitude to take when it comes to one's body, heart and soul. I see many young people using sex to find love, but who are actually afraid of love. They use the sex to get the needed human contact but are extremely fearful of real emotions.
I talk to many young women who are looking for marriage but not necessarily love. They use cheap sexual tactics to lure in the men, but don't even really want to know them, they just want to control them. I think it is a very scary commentary about the emotional and spiritual well-being of our society. It is the job of women to set good moral examples for their families...and it can start with respecting oneself by dressing appropriately for all situations. (P.S. This in no way means that individuality or femininity needs to be thrown out the window! "Appropriate" does not equate to boring, frumpy or matronly by any means.)

Answer 8

I agree with you 100%.

But remember, we are living in a society that mirrors the "times of Noah." Rampant, unrepentent, unconceiled immorality seems to rule this society, just as it did back then.

Although we cannot be a stumbling block to another's salvation (i.e. cause another person to not be saved -- only the Holy Spirit can control this issue), we certainly can be (or allow others to be) stumbling blocks to purity.

Answer 9

Thats absolutely ridiculous! I agree from your point of view it makes sense but still, you're blaming women for causin lust in men and thereby preventing them a sinless life, just by the way they dress. So its a girls fault if a guy felt like assaulting her.
Its sad that people think the way you do with the number of crimes against women going up.
Please rethink your philosophy.

Answer 10

You sound like a Muslim.

That's why Muslim women dress modestly and veil themselves (except for the ugly ones).

Christians have no rules to follow and aren't responsible for their own sins, much less anyone else's.