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àUntil€the€last€few€years€women€wore€robes€or€dresses€that€covered€all€of€their€legs.Ð  !¼ ÐThis€was€true€of€the€Egyptians,€Ethiopians,€Syrians,€Hebrews,€Assyrians,Ð  "¨ ÐBabylonians,€Medes€and€Persians,€Scythians€and€Parthians,€Grecians,€Romans,€EarlyÐ ø"” ÐChristians,€Medieval€Period,€English€Renaissance,€and€Puritans.€Only€in€the€lastÐ ä#€  Ðgeneration€has€this€been€changed.ÐÐ$l!Ð Ð  ÐÌFor€Christian€women€who€would€buck€up€to€God€over€the€issue€of€pants€I€have€two€questions.€€WhatÐ ¨&D # Ðwould€you€say€or€think€if€someone€told€you€that€I€being€a€man€showed€up€for€work€in€a€dress?€€WhatÐ ”'0!$ Ðwould€you€do€if€I€being€a€man€showed€up€to€teach€this€Sunday€School€class€in€a€dress?€€€If€you€areÐ €("% Ða€man€and€you€choose€to€wear€a€dress,€then€you€are€choosing€to€be€an€abomination€unto€the€Lord.€Ð l)#& ÐThe€question€always€comes€up:€ð ðShould€Christian€men€and€women€wear€shortsðð?€€The€answer€is€no.€Ð X*ô#' ÐThe€Bible€says€in€Ó<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤°°ŒX<ÓòòIsaiah€47:1„3óó:Ð D+à$( ÐÐ 0,Ì%) Ðà8  àCome€down,€and€sit€in€the€dust,€O€virgin€daughter€of€Babylon,€sit€on€the€ground:Ð d Ðòòthere€isóó€no€throne,€O€daughter€of€the€Chaldeans:€for€thou€shalt€no€more€be€calledÐ Pì Ðtender€and€delicate.€2€Take€the€millstones,€and€grind€meal:€uncover€thy€locks,€makeÐ <Ø Ðbare€the€leg,€uncover€the€thigh,€pass€over€the€rivers.€3€Thy€nakedness€shall€beÐ ( Ä Ðuncovered,€yea,€thy€shame€shall€be€seen:€I€will€take€vengeance,€and€I€will€not€meetÐ  ° Ðòòthee€asóó€a€man.€òòIsaiah€47:1„3óóÐ œÐ Ð  ÐÌWe€see€that€the€uncovering€of€the€thigh€was€nakedness€that€brought€shame.€€Women€should€not€wearÐ Ø t Ðanything€that€exposes€any€flesh€above€the€bottom€of€the€kneecap€when€sitting.€Some€even€say€thatÐ Ä ` Ðthe€clothing€should€go€all€the€way€to€the€top€of€the€foot.€My€point€is€this:€ð ðIf€you€want€me€toÐ °L  Ðbreak€out€the€tape€measure,€then€your€heart€is€not€right€with€Godðð.€True€Biblical€modesty€for€menÐ œ8  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Ðbefore€my€daughters€bare€chested€or€in€my€underwear.€As€a€Christian,€I€need€to€be€even€more€carefulÐ Ôp Ðthan€that.€If€there€are€others,€including€family€members,€in€the€home€with€a€husband€and€a€wife,Ð À\ Ðneither€the€husband€or€the€wife€are€to€display€their€nakedness€outside€the€privacy€of€their€bedroomsÐ ¬H Ðor€bathrooms.€You€say,€why€brother€that€is€extreme!€The€Scriptural€justification€for€my€perceivedÐ ˜4 Ðextremism€is€òòLeviticus€18:6„18óó€where€it€is€written:Ð „  ÐÌà8  àòòÔUKUS.,Ô6óó€ÔUS.,UK.,ÇZÔNone€of€you€shall€approach€to€any€that€is€near€of€kin€to€him,€to€uncover€òòtheiróóÐ \ø Ðnakedness:€I€òòamóó€the€òòLordóó.€ÔUKUS.,Ôòò7óó€ÔUS.,UK.,‡[ÔÔUKUS.,ÔThe€nakedness€of€thy€father,€or€the€nakedness€of€thyÐ Hä Ðmother,€Ô_ÔshaltÔ_Ô€thou€not€uncover:€she€òòisóó€thy€mother;€thou€Ô_ÔshaltÔ_Ô€not€uncover€herÐ 4 Ð Ðnakedness.€ÔUS.,UK.,»[ÔÔUKUS.,Ôòò8óó€ÔUS.,UK.,ã\ÔÔUKUS.,ÔThe€nakedness€of€thy€fatherððs€wife€Ô_ÔshaltÔ_Ô€thou€not€uncover:€it€òòisóó€thyÐ  !¼ Ðfatherððs€nakedness.€ÔUS.,UK.,]ÔÔUKUS.,Ôòò9óó€ÔUS.,UK.,Ü]ÔÔUKUS.,ÔThe€nakedness€of€thy€sister,€the€daughter€of€thy€father,€orÐ  "¨ Ðdaughter€of€thy€mother,€òòwhether€she€beóó€born€at€home,€or€born€abroad,€òòevenóó€theirÐ ø"” Ðnakedness€thou€Ô_ÔshaltÔ_Ô€not€uncover.€ÔUS.,UK.,^ÔÔUKUS.,Ôòò10óó€ÔUS.,UK.,>_ÔÔUKUS.,ÔThe€nakedness€of€thy€sonððs€daughter,€or€of€thyÐ ä#€  Ðdaughterððs€daughter,€òòevenóó€their€nakedness€thou€Ô_ÔshaltÔ_Ô€not€uncover:€for€theirs€òòisóó€thineÐ Ð$l! Ðown€nakedness.€ÔUS.,UK.,s_ÔÔUKUS.,Ôòò11óó€ÔUS.,UK.,�`ÔÔUKUS.,ÔThe€nakedness€of€thy€fatherððs€wifeððs€daughter,€begotten€of€thyÐ ¼%X" Ðfather,€she€òòisóó€thy€sister,€thou€Ô_ÔshaltÔ_Ô€not€uncover€her€nakedness.€ÔUS.,UK.,Â`ÔÔUKUS.,Ôòò12óó€ÔUS.,UK.,®aÔÔUKUS.,ÔThou€Ô_ÔshaltÔ_Ô€notÐ ¨&D # Ðuncover€the€nakedness€of€thy€fatherððs€sister:€she€òòisóó€thy€fatherððs€near€kinswoman.€ÔUS.,UK.,ãaÔÔUKUS.,Ôòò13óóÐ ”'0!$ ÐÔUS.,UK.,°bÔÔUKUS.,ÔThou€Ô_ÔshaltÔ_Ô€not€uncover€the€nakedness€of€thy€motherððs€sister:€for€she€òòisóó€thy€motherððsÐ €("% Ðnear€kinswoman.€ÔUS.,UK.,ùbÔÔUKUS.,Ôòò14óó€ÔUS.,UK.,ÊcÔÔUKUS.,ÔThou€Ô_ÔshaltÔ_Ô€not€uncover€the€nakedness€of€thy€fatherððs€brother,€thouÐ l)#& ÐÔ_ÔshaltÔ_Ô€not€approach€to€his€wife:€she€òòisóó€thine€aunt.€ÔUS.,UK.,ÿcÔÔUKUS.,Ôòò15óó€ÔUS.,UK.,þdÔÔUKUS.,ÔThou€Ô_ÔshaltÔ_Ô€not€uncover€theÐ X*ô#' Ðnakedness€of€thy€daughter€in€law:€she€òòisóó€thy€sonððs€wife;€thou€Ô_ÔshaltÔ_Ô€not€uncover€herÐ D+à$( Ðnakedness.€ÔUS.,UK.,3eÔÔUKUS.,Ôòò16óó€ÔUS.,UK.,JfÔÔUKUS.,ÔThou€Ô_ÔshaltÔ_Ô€not€uncover€the€nakedness€of€thy€brotherððs€wife:€it€òòisóó€thyÐ 0,Ì%) Ðbrotherððs€nakedness.€ÔUS.,UK.,fÔÔUKUS.,Ôòò17óó€ÔUS.,UK.,FgÔÔUKUS.,ÔThou€Ô_ÔshaltÔ_Ô€not€uncover€the€nakedness€of€a€woman€and€herÐ d Ðdaughter,€neither€Ô_ÔshaltÔ_Ô€thou€take€her€sonððs€daughter,€or€her€daughterððs€daughter,€toÐ Pì Ðuncover€her€nakedness;€òòforóó€they€òòareóó€her€near€kinswomen:€it€òòisóó€wickedness.€ÔUS.,UK.,{gÔÔUKUS.,Ôòò18óó€ÔUS.,UK.,þhÔÔUKUS.,ÔNeitherÐ <Ø ÐÔ_ÔshaltÔ_Ô€thou€take€a€wife€to€her€sister,€to€vex€òòheróó,€to€uncover€her€nakedness,€beside€theÐ ( Ä Ðother€in€her€life€òòtimeóó.€òòLeviticus€18:6ð!ð18€óóÔUS.,UK.,3iÔÔ#†XøDXXXøD K#ÔÔ‡XøDXXXøDÔÐ °Ð Ð  ÐÌThat€is€quite€a€list!€In€a€family€setting,€it€leaves€no€one€out.€We€realize€that€many€preachers€andÐ ì ˆ Ðteachers€apply€the€word€ð ðnakednessðð€to€the€act€of€having€sexual€relations.€While€it€has€thatÐ Ø t Ðapplication,€it€is€much€stronger€than€that.€It€even€prohibits€the€act€that€leads€up€to€and€ends€in€sexualÐ Ä ` Ðrelations,€and€that€is€the€act€of€Ô_ÔÔ_Ô€ð ðthe€uncovering€of€nakednessðð.€Put€bluntly,€you€cannot€show€yourÐ °L  Ðnakedness€to€anyone€in€your€household€but€your€spouse€because€unscriptural€nakedness€leads€toÐ œ8  Ðfornication,€adultery,€incest,€and€sodomy.€Read€and€heed!€Though€not€a€fan€of€Shakespeare,€thereÐ ˆ$  Ðis€much€wisdom€in€the€expression€that€ð ðdiscretion€is€the€better€part€of€valorðð.€Do€not€think€that€youÐ t  Ðare€immune€to€temptation!€We€are€to€abstain€from€all€appearance€of€evil.€That€is€why€modesty€inÐ `ü  Ðdress€on€the€part€of€Christian€men€and€woman€is€of€critical€importance.€The€Bible€prohibits€publicÐ Lè  Ðdisplays€of€nakedness€from€both€men€and€women.Ð 8Ô  ЀÌFinally,€Christian€men€and€women€do€not€belong€on€the€beaches€or€at€public€swimming€pools€andÐ ¬ Ðswimming€holes€where€men€and€women€are€not€properly€dressed.€€Remember€what€the€Bible€saysÐ ü˜ Ðin€Ó<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<ÓòòPsalm€101:3óó:€ð ðI€will€set€no€wicked€thing€before€mine€eyes:€I€hate€the€work€of€them€that€turn€aside;Ð è„ Ðòòitóó€shall€not€cleave€to€meðð.€The€Bible€also€says€in€Ó<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<Óòò1€Thessalonians€5:22óó:€ð ðAbstain€from€all€appearanceÐ Ôp Ðof€evilðð.€Ð À\ ÐThe€Christian€standards€for€hair€are€set€forth€in€Ó<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<Óòò1€Corinthians€11:14„15óó€where€we€read:Ð ¬H ÐÌà8  à14€Doth€not€even€nature€itself€teach€you,€that,€if€a€man€have€long€hair,€it€is€a€shameÐ „  Ðunto€him?€15€But€if€a€woman€have€long€hair,€it€is€a€glory€to€her:€for€òòheróó€hair€is€givenÐ p  Ðher€for€a€covering.€òò1€Corinthians€11:14„15óóÐ\øÐ Ð  ÐÌMen€should€have€short€hair.€€The€only€case€in€the€Bible€where€men€were€allowed€to€have€long€hairÐ 4 Ð Ðwas€in€the€case€of€the€Nazarite€vow€in€Numbers€chapter€6.€€At€the€completion€of€the€Nazarite€vow,Ð  !¼ Ðthe€hair€had€to€be€shaved.€€There€is€NO€New€Testament€example€concerning€hair€length€other€thanÐ  "¨ Ðthe€prohibition€in€òò1€Corinthians€11:14óó.€€The€only€other€mention€of€long€hair€in€the€Bible€wasÐ ø"” ÐAbsalom.€€Absalomððs€long€hair€was€a€symbol€of€rebellion€just€as€it€has€been€in€our€times.€€The€LordÐ ä#€  ÐJesus€Christ€did€not€have€long€hair.€€It€was€Jewish€custom€that€menððs€hair€had€to€be€cut€every€30Ð Ð$l! Ðdays.€Ð ¼%X" ÐSo,€out€go€those€pictures€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€with€long€hair.€€Our€Saviour€did€not€have€long€hair.€Ð ¨&D # ÐWhen€considering€pictures€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€and€movies€about€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€in€lightÐ ”'0!$ Ðof€the€Scriptures€we€ought€to€consider€òòExodus€20:4óó€and€òòActs€17:29óó€where€God€says:Ð €("% ÐÌÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<Óà8  à4€Thou€shalt€not€make€unto€thee€any€graven€image,€or€any€likeness€òòof€any€thingóó€thatÐ X*ô#' Ðòòisóó€in€heaven€above,€or€that€òòisóó€in€the€earth€beneath,€or€that€òòisóó€in€the€water€under€theÐ D+à$( Ðearth:€òòExodus€20:4óóÐ0,Ì%)Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  ÐÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<Óà8  à29€Forasmuch€then€as€we€are€the€offspring€of€God,€we€ought€not€to€think€that€theÐ Pì ÐGodhead€is€like€unto€gold,€or€silver,€or€stone,€graven€by€art€and€manððs€device.€òòActsÐ <Ø Ð17:29óóÐ( ÄÐ Ð  ÐÌI€realize€that€might€offend€our€Catholic€and€Eastern€Orthodox€friends€who€are€obsessed€by€imagesÐ  œ Ðand€icons.Ð ì ˆ ÐWomen€should€not€have€short€hair€according€to€òò1€Corinthians€11:15óó.€€Short,€bobbed€€hair€for€womenÐ Ø t Ðis€a€symbol€of€rebellion€and€in€many€cases€is€a€mark€of€lesbianism.€€I€had€a€friend€who€told€me€heÐ Ä ` Ðknew€a€Ô_ÔwpmanÔ_Ô€who€had€short€hair€and€dressed€like€a€man€who€had€to€grow€her€hair€back€out€andÐ °L  Ðchange€her€clothing€because€she€was€being€constantly€ð ðhit€onðð€by€numerous€lesbians.€€That€is€a€veryÐ œ8  Ðtelling€illustration.€€The€question€always€comes€up€as€to€what€is€to€long€for€a€man€and€what€is€toÐ ˆ$  Ðshort€for€a€woman.€€The€answer€to€this€question€is€quite€simple.€€When€looking€upon€a€man€orÐ t  Ðwoman,€there€should€be€no€question€as€to€what€their€gender€is€because€of€the€length€of€their€hair.Ð `ü  ÐAnother€very€important€area€of€Biblical€separation€is€that€of€music.€€The€music€that€Christians€listenÐ Lè  Ðto€should€not€sound€like€the€worlds€music.€€If€the€music€sounds€like€it€came€out€of€a€rock€concert,Ð 8Ô  Ðthen€it€did.€€If€the€music€sounds€like€it€came€out€of€a€country€and€western€bar,€then€it€did.€€Rock€andÐ $À Ðmusic€and€Christian€music€are€two€mutually€exclusive€terms.€€Rap€music€and€Christian€music€areÐ ¬ Ðtwo€mutually€exclusive€terms.€€Heavy€metal€music€cannot€be€Christian.€€A€lot€of€Southern€gospelÐ ü˜ Ðmusic€is€not€fit€to€listen€to€either€because€it€sounds€like€it€came€out€of€a€bar€room.€€Practically€allÐ è„ ÐContemporary€Christian€is€unfit€for€Christians€to€listen€to.€€Other€than€the€doctrinal€issues€containedÐ Ôp Ðin€the€lyrics€(words)€of€most€ð ðChristianðð€music€produced€today,€there€is€the€issue€of€the€music€(theÐ À\ Ðinstruments)€itself.€€Contrary€to€what€most€folks€think€music€is€not€neutral.€€Many€times€the€musicÐ ¬H Ð(instruments)€present€a€much€stronger€message€than€the€lyrics€(words).€€You€cannot€take€ChristianÐ ˜4 Ðlyrics€and€set€them€to€any€type€of€music€and€expect€the€message€to€remain€the€same.€€The€music€mustÐ „  Ðmatch€the€message.€€The€problem€with€most€Christian€music€today€is€that€the€emphasis€is€on€rhythmÐ p  Ðrather€than€melody€and€harmony.€€Rhythm€speaks€to€the€flesh.€€Melody€and€harmony€speak€to€theÐ \ø Ðsoul€and€spirit.€€The€Bible€gives€the€requirements€for€Christian€music€in€òòEphesians€5:19óó€andÐ Hä ÐòòColossians€3:16óó€which€read:Ð 4 Ð ÐÌÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<Óà8  à19€Speaking€to€yourselves€in€psalms€and€hymns€and€spiritual€songs,€singing€andÐ  "¨ Ðmaking€melody€in€your€heart€to€the€Lord;€òòEphesians€5:19óóÐø"”Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  ÐÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<Óà8  à16€Let€the€word€of€Christ€dwell€in€you€richly€in€all€wisdom;€teaching€andÐ Ð$l! Ðadmonishing€one€another€in€psalms€and€hymns€and€spiritual€songs,€singing€withÐ ¼%X" Ðgrace€in€your€hearts€to€the€Lord.€òòColossians€3:16óóШ&D #Ð Ð  ÐÌUsing€the€qualifications€of€melody€and€harmony€we€could€throw€out€most€of€the€music€that€is€sungÐ €("% Ðin€the€churches€of€apostate€Christianity.€€Most€of€the€music€in€apostate€Christianity€is€written€to€workÐ l)#& Ðup€the€flesh€through€rhythm,€the€pounding€of€drums,€and€the€praise€of€men.€Drums€do€not€belong€inÐ X*ô#' ÐChristian€music;€especially€music€sung€in€a€worship€service.€€It€is€hard€to€play€carnal€rhythms€andÐ D+à$( Ðsing€spiritually.€All€Christian€music€ought€to€honor€and€glorify€God€and€uplift€and€exalt€our€Lord€andÐ 0,Ì%) ÐSaviour€Jesus€Christ.€€In€our€music,€we€want€to€play€and€sing€the€songs€that€the€Lord€Jesus€wants€toÐ d Ðhear.€€After€all,€it€is€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€that€we€are€suppose€to€be€worshipping€and€not€man.€DoesÐ Pì Ðthe€music€you€listen€to€honor€and€glorify€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ??€Of€the€56€times€the€word€ð ðsingððÐ <Ø Ðis€used€in€the€Psalms,€51€of€them€are€direct€references€to€singing€unto€the€Lord.€€The€Bible€speaksÐ ( Ä Ðof€the€mountains,€rivers,€hills€and€trees€singing€unto€the€Lord.€€Please€note€the€following€ScripturesÐ  ° Ðfrom€our€King€James€Bibles:Ð  œ ÐÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<ÓÌà8  à9€Sing€unto€him,€sing€psalms€unto€him,€talk€ye€of€all€his€wondrous€works.€33€ThenÐ Ø t Ðshall€the€trees€of€the€wood€sing€out€at€the€presence€of€the€LORD,€because€he€comethÐ Ä ` Ðto€judge€the€earth.€òò1€Chronicles€16:9,33óóаL Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àòòóóòò1€òòóóóóMoreover€David€and€the€captains€of€the€host€separated€to€the€service€of€the€sons€ofÐ ˆ$  ÐAsaph,€and€of€Heman,€and€of€Jeduthun,€who€should€òòò òprophesyó óóó€with€harps,€withÐ t  Ðpsalteries,€and€with€cymbals:€and€the€number€of€the€workmen€according€to€theirÐ d  Ðservice€was:€òòóóòò2€òòóóóóOf€the€sons€of€Asaph;€Zaccur,€and€Joseph,€and€Nethaniah,€andÐ Pì  ÐAsarelah,€the€sons€of€Asaph€under€the€hands€of€Asaph,€which€òòò òprophesiedó óóó€accordingÐ <Ø  Ðto€the€order€of€the€king.€òòóóòò3€òòóóóóOf€Jeduthun:€the€sons€of€Jeduthun;€Gedaliah,€and€Zeri,€andÐ ,È ÐJeshaiah,€Hashabiah,€and€Mattithiah,€six,€under€the€hands€of€their€father€Jeduthun,Ð ´ Ðwho€òòò òprophesiedó óóó€with€a€harp,€to€give€thanks€and€to€praise€the€LORD.òòóó€òò1€ChroniclesÐ   Ð25:1ð!ð3óóÐô�Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  ÐÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<Óà8  à4€Sing€unto€the€LORD,€O€ye€saints€of€his,€and€give€thanks€at€the€remembrance€of€hisÐ Ìh Ðholiness.€òòPsalm€30:4óóиTÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  ÐÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<Óà8  à2€Praise€the€LORD€with€harp:€sing€unto€him€with€the€psaltery€òòandóó€an€instrument€ofÐ �, Ðten€strings.€3€Sing€unto€him€a€new€song;€play€skilfully€with€a€loud€noise.€òòPsalm€33:2„Ð | Ð3óóÐhÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  ÐÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<Óà8  à2€Let€us€come€before€his€presence€with€thanksgiving,€and€make€a€joyful€noise€untoÐ @ Ü Ðhim€with€psalms.€òòPsalm€95:2óóÐ,!ÈÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  ÐÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<Óà8  à2€Sing€unto€him,€sing€psalms€unto€him:€talk€ye€of€all€his€wondrous€works.€òòPsalmÐ #  Ð105:2óóÐð#Œ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  ÐÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<Óà8  à23€Sing,€O€ye€heavens;€for€the€LORD€hath€done€òòitóó:€shout,€ye€lower€parts€of€the€earth:Ð È%d" Ðbreak€forth€into€singing,€ye€mountains,€O€forest,€and€every€tree€therein:€for€the€LORDÐ ´&P # Ðhath€redeemed€Jacob,€and€glorified€himself€in€Israel.€òòIsaiah€44:23óóР'