Moral Purity (Part 2)

Women’s Clothing Has a Big Part on This

by Sis. Olivia E. Abanto

As a continuation of my topic about moral purity, we have seen that it is still important even in the age that they call “modern” because the basis of beliefs and practices is the Word of God that never changes or is bound by the advance of the times. The Bible and the God of the Bible are the greatest reasons we must stand for Moral Purity.

Women, young or old they may be, have a great part in protecting moral purity. What I’m referring to is the aspect of their clothing. It has a message to give to anyone who looks. Clothing dictates what we do. The thin or comfortable clothes are usually for sleeping, gowns for wedding, collotes and tee-shirts for sports, dress for worship—meaning that words are unnecessary to understand what we want to do. We should be careful on what message our clothes say to those who sees our outfit. Many relations between the young man and the young woman can’t be kept morally pure and one reason is because the man was tempted by his frequent visits to his girlfriend who wore shorts or sleeveless shirt. Usually, women who were raped or harassed had their clothing as reason. Only one pull from the knot of her blouse or short and she is naked already. One pastor even said, “Ladies, help us to become spiritual, dress right!” There is a saying “Don’t display what is not for sale!”

Let us make God’s Word our guide for us to dress modestly, with shamefacedness and sobriety. Don’t show off the sensitive parts of our womanhood, like breasts, waists or legs. This is because these are where the attention of men are caught. We must be determined that only the man God gave us (or will give us) will be able to see the things no other man ought to see, in other words the nakedness of each other.

It’s important to see our testimony on this aspect of our being Christians. I remember that this (moral purity) was the greatest reason of God to decide to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, even the building of the ark, because the imagination of every man was only evil and filthy.

Let us be part of the reason why God doesn’t still destroy this world. Let every Christian man and woman decide on this matter and do everything to care for and keep moral purity on the inner and the outer being.

Translated by Bro. Elijah Abanto from the article “Moral Purity: May Malaking Bahagi ang Ating Pananamit Dito,” Baptist’s Digest 21 (Volume 1), June 1, 2008, p.5.