Michael & Cody take up the topic of women and modesty. First, they define woman; second, they define and distinguish modesty; third, they consider some examples of immodesty and applications of modesty, including motives for modesty; and fourth and finally, they wrap up with objections and submitted questions. Highlights:
- Nature, experience, and Scripture on woman
- Social and aesthetic power of woman
- Personal & sensual modesty / immodesty
- What is the relation of modesty to the law of God?
- Other principles, like charity and loyalty
- What place do women have in social media?
- Loud, argumentative, unruly women
- Women in male spaces: why a problem?
- What constitutes sensual immodesty?
- How have modesty standards regressed?
- The magistrate & public immodesty
- Rosaria Butterfield, Chris Gordon, Anthony Diehl
- Should pastors preach on women's modesty?
- The use of "whore" and immodesty
- Women weaponizing sexuality
- The refreshing, enriching power of modesty
- For whom are the sensual treats?
- Is modesty objective or subjective?
- What is the relationship between modesty in dress and behavior?
- Must women hide their figure to be modest?
- Are pants immodest? What about makeup? Showing hair?
- The red dress controversy
- Must modesty be boring?
Resources:
- David Silversides' sermon on modesty
- Manuscript of Silversides
- Free book:Christian Modesty & the Public Undressing of America by Jeff Pollard