“I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness.

“I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed;” Rev. 3:18

Figurative language

Positive = Be covered

Negative = Not exposed

I.History of Clothing our BodiesI.History of Clothing our Bodies

Job 1:21 “...Naked came I out of my mother's womb,...”

Gen. 2:25 “And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.”

Gen. 3:7 “And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.”

“Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.” Genesis 3:21

Difference between Nudity Difference between Nudity And NakednessAnd Nakedness

Nude = no clothing Naked = some clothing

Adam & Eve - Fig Leaves = Aprons

Gen.3:9 God asked “Where art thou?”

Gen.3:10 “…I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked: and I hid myself.”

Gen. 3:21 God made coats to “clothe them”.

“that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear” Revelation 3:18

Certain parts of our body are to be covered

Appear = when we are seen in public

“Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.” Gen.3:21

CoatsCoats = “kottoneth”“kottoneth”

“covered from shoulders to their knees”

Clothed = “labash”

“wrap around, put on a garment”

CoatsHebrew: KUTTONET –

“a tunic...; generally with sleeves, coming down to the knees, rarely to the ankles”

(Gesenius, 420; cf. Harris, 1:459; Brown, Driver, Briggs, 509).

Tunic

Fred H. Wright, Manners and Customs of Bible Lands, 91 says:

“The Tunic (inappropriately translated ‘coat’) was a shirt which was worn next to the skin. It was made of leather, hair-cloth, wool, linen, or in modern times, usually of cotton. The simplest form of it was without sleeves and reached to the knees or sometimes to the ankles. The well-to-do wore it with sleeves and extending to the ankles. Women as well as men wore it. Although there was no doubt a difference in style and pattern in what was worn by the two.”

An Apron was not enough for Adam & Eve

Genesis 3

V. 7Naked(Nude)

V. 11Naked

(Relatively)

Apron Tunic

V. 21Clothed

& Modest

From the Shoulder

to the knee

Ex. 28:42 “And you shall make for them linen trousers to cover their nakedness; they shall reach from the waist to the thighs.”

Priest ascending the platform

Cover your nakedness

Linen trousers

From the waist to the thighs

People in their right mind will cover their body

Luke 8:27 tells about a man who did not wear clothes He was possessed with demons Jesus cast out the demons

Luke 8:35 Then they went out to see what had happened, and came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.”

How Christians Should DressHow Christians Should Dress

1.Wear clothing that pleases GodWear clothing that pleases God

“wool and flax given to cover her nakedness.” Hosea 2:9

Conceal, to be placed out of sight

God’s will is that people wear clothes to cover their nakedness.

How Christians Should DressHow Christians Should Dress

2.Wear clothing that is ModestWear clothing that is Modest

“in like manner also, that the women adorn themselves in modest apparel,...” 1 Tim. 2:9

Decent or orderly

What is Modest Apparel ?

Modest Apparel is NOT…

Too Short

Too Low

Too Tight

Too Thin

Too Loose

Too Wild

Too ????

How Christians Should DressHow Christians Should Dress

3. Do Not Dress Like the People of the WorldDo Not Dress Like the People of the World

They expose the shame of their nakedness

We are different - we are the children of God.

Romans 12:2 “Be not conformed to this world:”

To fashion alike

How Christians Should DressHow Christians Should Dress

4. Clothing Reveals our CharacterClothing Reveals our Character

Gen. 38:15 - Tamar was judged to be a harlot

Prov. 7:10 “the attire of an harlot” KJV

“dressed as a prostitute” ESV

Christians wear clothing that shows something about our character!

What is the Standard for our

Clothing ? The Bible is our guidebook God Clothed Adam & Eve From shoulders to the knees Rev.3:18 shame of our nakedness should

be covered

Sermon by Arthur Pigman

Evans Church of Christ

515 Gibbs Road

Evans, Ga. 30809

706-855-1249

[email protected]@bellsouth.net

www.evansgachurchofchrist.orgwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org

Sunday Morning September 23, 2012