So if you are a stripper, are you sinning by making others covet you?

Question

I'm only speaking about the sin of coveting. Not any other sin you think stripping is. And no i'm not a stripper. So what's your opinion, based on your Bible knowledge. And remember it's a sin to make up your own interpretations so i'm NOT invoking that sin on you. If you don't know the Bible's thought on this, save us from false information by not responding. In Jesus's name. 1*Luv

Answer 1

Paul had some helpful things to say about doing things that would cause a fellow believer to have difficulties in her or his religious experience.

Paul spoke about eating meat offered to idols, and he said in essence (I'm paraphrasing),

"You know what, eating this kind of food is not inherently evil, but it could cause problems for someone with weaker faith who sees you doing it. In that light, it's better not to do it in order to prevent a brother from getting tripped up."

In another place, Jesus tells his followers, "If anyone should cause one of these little ones (talking about children) who believes in me to sin, he'd be better off with a large stone around his neck, tossed into the deep part of the ocean!"

The principle at work in both instances seems to be that doing things that might trip up other people (particularly those who are not as spiritually sturdy) is certainly unhelpful and ultimately damaging to the faith community.

Answer 2

To answer the actual question, the sin is coveting not making other people covet. If it were, any good looking woman is sinning just by being visible.

To the larger sin itself.... Coveting is, in my opinion, the ubiquitous sin in modern America. The rat race, consumer culture is all based on wanting MORE, keeping up with the Joneses. Success is largely defined in our culture in comparison to others and we largely gauge how well we're doing versus how well others are doing.

I was taken aback when I read Thoreau's Walden where he said he doesn't despise someone who has a big house or fancy things - in fact, that they have these things was for him a reason to be happy for them. And while I certainly thing Greed is its own sin, there is a certain liberation in that sort of voluntary simplicity that doesn't need to want all the time.

Answer 3

The commandment on coveting included your neighbors goods,wife,servants,livestock etc. This had more to do with possesions than sexual sin. Are you trying to justify stripping by limiting it to just covetousness? Stripping contributes to spiritual adultery. And that is sin. Strippers strip for money. If the audience has married men in it then that money is part of the family budget. So a stripper does covet the goods of their neighbor.

Answer 4

Yes... there is scripture where Paul is telling mature Christians not to lead less experienced/mature Christians to doubt their faith. The context was the meat sold from the temples where it left over from sacrifices to other gods. By praying mature Christians were sanctifying it again so it was not a problem but young Christians would not understand this or see this as a contradiction to not eat meat sacrificed to other gods, and so would lose their faith.

So to answer your question... your actions are watched by believers and non believers. Within the believers realm the young Christians will not always understand what you are doing so you may lead them astray... so do not entice others to sin believers or not!

Answer 5

Very much so, undoubtedly. I tend to speak my mind rather than form my responses to gain best answer, although when I am chosen, it is a great honour. Yes it is a sin, but surely hell is a far more wondrous place for you being here, I feel Lucifer himslef seeks recognition amongst the realms of influential thinkers and Gods pure and enlightened souls... Allegedly ...

Answer 6

Yes. You are also sinning by making men lust after you. Stripping is a form of prostitution, in a way. You are receiving money in exchange for using your body in a sexual way while men get aroused and think sexual thoughts of you.

Why do you want to degrade yourself like that? You are worth so much more than being displayed like a piece of meat in a butcher shop window!

Answer 7

Yes, amoung other things you would be facilitating/enabling/contibuting to the sins of others which would put you in direct opposition to God. You cannot oppose God without committing sin.

Obviously your patrons would be sinning as well.

Answer 8

The sin is on the coveter not the covetee.

Answer 9

Yes, I do believe that is a sin in that way (and many others)

Answer 10

don't it say to covet? is the sin.... so stripping is just fine.....