It Needs To Be Said
“Also that the women should dress themselves modestly and decently in suitable
clothing… as is proper for women who profess reverence for God” (1 Tim 2:9,10).
We go to church to worship a God who is very Holy,
And there, we’re to dwell on Him, gazing upward devotedly.
However, some women make that very hard for men to do,
For they draw a man’s gaze downward, deprive God of what He’s due.
How? By the way that they’re dressing, that in church is far from right,
As earthly desires, not spiritual desires, they excite.
Seems that modesty and virtue have lost out to worldly ways
That holler, "Look at my body!" which the sexual displays.
Sometimes it’s a low cut dress that displays just enough to tease,
Or a revealing valley and nestling hills that some bras squeeze.
And sometimes it is clothing that hugs every sensual curve,
Or bare midriffs, hems far too high — all of which — low passions serve.
And hence the eyes of many men are steered in a direction
That is linked to lust, earthly desires, or wrongful affection.
They struggling to discipline feelings that they shouldn’t have to
When seated in a church where minds and eyes shouldn’t go askew.
But I find it quite intriguing that women display their ware
Knowing that it makes men look, but hey, they had better not stare.
It’s hard enough for males not to, when confronted with what stirs,
But sexuality in church — here, a woman badly errs.
For such God finds offensive, as it has no place in His house,
Nor, by the way, those little snuggles in the pew with one’s spouse.
For worship’s a sacred affair — it’s hands off and eyes upward,
As we’re there to revere our God — yes, to focus on our Lord.
The sexual — displayed outside marriage — God condemns strongly,
But more so when it’s displayed in worship; such being idolatry.
How? It puts self before God, appeals to man, is a pagan act,
For pagans mix sex with worship, and thus, God’s Word counteract.
By Lance Landall
“A gracious woman gets honor, but she who hates virtue [moral excellence, sexual purity]
is covered with shame [a Christian woman should dress and act in a modest way sufficiently
covering the body to avoid embarrassment or temptation]” (Prov 11:16).
“ ...but rather determine this — not to put an obstacle or a stumbling block in a brother’s way”
(Rom 14:13, NASB).
Not In Heaven's Name
If sex before marriage is sin, then so is dressing up sexually,
That is, before you’re married too, as you’re advertising your body.
And after getting married, you still shouldn’t dress up sexually,
For only within the marital bedroom should you share your body.
And share your body you do, ladies, when dressed sexually, publicly,
For what’s exposed is displayed, noticed — a stumbling block, effectively.
And let’s be honest — it’s teasing — whether you mean to or not, hence why
Women can get attention they don’t desire — and thus, risks multiply.
Yes, what you expose you advertise too, and who knows who will reply,
That is, respond to your message, and your product covetously eye.
And some who want that product, don’t want it for the right reasons, clearly,
Or they try to steal it, rather than obtain it legitimately.
God only wants you exposing your character, an inner beauty,
A beauty that draws attention to Him, and not your anatomy.
And far less so, that territory that arouses sexually,
Be that via a hint, or semi-nudity, that scoffs at chastity.
Yes, be that via a subtle tease, or via shameless generosity
That displays just enough to draw, or that hollers promiscuity.
Yes, low-cut enough to awaken, daring enough to really excite,
Tight enough or high enough to tempt, or effectively invite.
Whether it’s less or more, subtle or blatant, it’s contrary to Scripture,
And rather than virtue, such paints a worldly and unholy picture.
It leaves the door ajar, or takes it off its hinges, inviting ill,
For what you expose you advertise, and thus certain forces propel.
Yes, sex before marriage is sin, and so is dressing up sexually,
That is, outside of marriage, and marital privacy, obviously.
And whether that displayed is a little or a lot, it’s all the same,
Scripturally unjustifiable, forbidden, not in Heaven’s name.
By Lance Landall
“For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from fornication
[sexual intercourse (or any sexual activity) between unmarried persons]...” (1 Thess 4:3).
