Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor’s Wife

The ten commandments set up by God through Moses in Exodus 20 are usually looked at as the law of God.  When we talk about modesty in terms of helping a brother not to stumble, we are often looking at Exodus 20:14: Thou shalt not commit adultery. Because this is the commandment that Jesus intensifies [...]

Keep From The Evil Woman

In Proverbs 6:20-29, Solomon puts for something very interesting.  He begins verse 20 with a command to his son to keep the teachings of his father and mother, but what we find out is that the commands go beyond what to eat, wear, and do, but directly impacts the kind of woman that they expect [...]

Reserved For My Husband

We can get so caught up in what you shouldn’t wear, what shouldn’t be seen and what looks good and what does not that we really miss the point about what makes a thing immodest.  Immodesty isn’t as much showing bits of flesh as it is an inappropriate showing of things meant for someone else, [...]

Modesty and Romance

On a la Modest, I talked about Lolita fashion and its roots from the Victorian age. Even taking bustiers into account, you have to admit that fashion back then was much more modest than today. A friend of mine likes to view dressing modestly as a way to feel like royalty–a princess finely dressed. Centuries [...]

Dressing For Your Husband

Modesty in clothing could be defined as not showing certain things, but it could also be defined as being appropriately dressed for the place that one finds themselves in. For example, modesty in a specific cultural environment might be wearing more clothing than in an different environment. For this series of posts, I’d like to [...]

Between Husband and Wife

There are a few times in life that we are immodest on purpose—and immodest in an appropriate way.  This week I’d like to cover a few of these because there are times where immodest clothes can actually be something very positive. Remember, clothing is inanimate.  It is value neutral, and only becomes inappropriate when worn [...]