Interesting too that the KJV on biblegateway.com has: 1 Peter 3:3 Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
Does yours really say dresses? What year was it printed? And who was the publisher? And if biblegateway is correct is Peter advocating nudist colonies? :-) Now, if outward stuff is not important, then why did Peter bother writing this? I have friends who were told by God (in an audible voice!) to stop drinking coffee or to stop wasting food. What's with that?? Perhaps we're not to separate spheres of our lives into outer/inner, secular/sacred etc. We are whole people living whole lives before a holy God. Love, Caroline > > From: "ShieldsFamily" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/04/28 Thu PM 01:14:04 EST > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Rename: Dresses > > Interesting! Still proving that the point of the scripture is that it is not > the outward appearance that is important (to wear or not to wear attractive > jewelry, outer garments, or fancy hairdos), but the appearance of the inner > woman which only God can see. Usually those who are overly consumed with > the outer are neglecting (covering up) the inner. Izzy > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Miller > Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 9:01 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Rename: Dresses > > Perry wrote: > > Does anyone on on TT know exactly what first > > century "dresses" were and what Paul's objections > > to them were? > > Yes, Perry. There has been quite a bit of discussion about this so you > should not have any trouble researching it. The Greek word Peter uses is > himation, which is exactly the same meaning as our English word himation. > This is the outer garment worn by both men and women that primarily > functions aesthetically. In Latin it is the palla for women and pallium for > > men. Search on these words (himation, palla, pallium) and you should be > able to find pictures and lots of information. > > It is important to note that modesty was NOT the issue here. Rather, it was > > formal dressing. In modern terms, it would be equivalent to women adorning > themselves with that evening gown or prom dress along with make-up, jewelry, > > braiding hair and putting it up, etc. The himation was an outer garment > worn over the tunic, so it would be like a man putting on a suit coat over > his shirt. The suit coat is to enhance his outer appearance. Remove the > himation completely, and the woman would not be naked or immodestly dressed > anymore than a man would be when he removes his suit jacket. > > Peace be with you. > David Miller. > > > ---------- > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know > how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) > http://www.InnGlory.org > > If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a > friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed. > > > > ---------- > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know > how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org > > If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL > PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to > join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be > subscribed. > ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
