Category: Modesty

The Shame of Nakedness (2) Wayne Jones Editor’s Note: this is a continuation from last week’s bulleting.  I do hope this is informative and that it is applied to one’s live. How can I violate God’s Divine Dress Code? Certainly, there must be exceptions to nakedness, shame, and God’s dress code.” One understandable exception is found in the relationship between husband and wife. The writer of Hebrews stated: “Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled…” (Heb. 13:4). Other exceptions might include the relationship between a doctor and patient or child to parent when...Continue reading

The Shame of Nakedness Wayne Jones John warned us to “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world’ (1 John 2:15). The world to which John refers in this verse is not the physical earth or even the souls that make up the world around us. John uses the word cosmos which indicates a “system or an order.” For example, we often refer to the “world of business” or the “world of sports.” It is a sphere that has its own agenda and philosophy. This “world” that we are forbidden to...

There was a most interesting editorial in the Dallas Morning News on Mat 2, 2001. It was entitled: “You’re right to be wary of gangsta chic,” by Leonard Pitts.  I must admit that there were two words that caught my attention, mainly because I was unfamiliar with the meaning. Gangsta is slang for “gangster (the “r” has migrated to who knows where), and chic means “style or urban fashion in clothing.” The gist of the article was avoidance of certain contact with strangers who dress in a style that classifies them with a specific element...Continue reading