[SpinnerWebb]

An interesting thing about "dress." Think about this: the first animal sacrifice was when the Creator killed an animal to provide clothing to cover Adam and Eve, to cover the shame they acquired as a result of their sin. And Jesus the Spotless Lamb was the second sacrifice that God performed, so that by "putting on Christ" our shame might be covered, once for all.

Nice point. Thanks.

[bets]

You're also not to lay a stumbling block before your brother. If your dress or appearance is distracting or unpleasant, then you've distracted your brother or a lost person from the focus, which should be on what you're saying, on Christ and the Gospel. It would be wrong to knowingly try to draw attention to yourself, to your own body, rather than to Christ. Understand, I like to express myself too w/dress, and I do, but not in excess or distracting. Humility includes dress and appearance.

Does anyone get what I'm saying (I did an earlier post on this w/some examples)? Jesus dressed like others around him - He didn't try to overly express himself w/green hair or colored tatoos or tongue piercings. Why? Because He wanted the focus on what He was saying, NOT on his physical outward appearance (the Bible says he wasn't remarkable in appearance in any way). Therefore I hope we can all imagine that He was also groomed and not grungy....in order to reach people...not lay a distracting stumbling block before them. Keeping our temple is a Godly thing. We have bodies while here on earth, and we still need to keep them and be courteous in the natural to others. Don't get so spiritually high and mighty that you think it's all heart and no outward. Faith w/out works is dead. So say "love" all you want, but show it. That's outward...and is a case in point.