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Christian dressing

By Pastor Enoch Adeboye
07 August 2016   |   2:34 am
God was the first tailor who clothed Adam and Eve and with the singular purpose of covering their nakedness, moderately and completely.
Pastor Enoch Adeboye

Pastor Enoch Adeboye

Memory Verse: “Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them”- Genesis 3:21.
Bible Passage: Genesis 3:7-21

Introduction
God was the first tailor who clothed Adam and Eve and with the singular purpose of covering their nakedness, moderately and completely.

A New Creature
The new birth resulting from genuine salvation automatically leads to change in citizenship and conduct, 1 Cor.5:17; Eph.2:17-19. Although the believer may not grow taller or fairer, but there is a need for proper representation of a new man in every area of life, Gal.6:15; Eph.4:22. The way to identify the tree is by the fruit, Matt.7:16. Moses, a Jew, was called an Egyptian because he was dressed like one, Ex.2:15-21. A child of God must have a lifestyle patterned after God’s instructions about dressing, Ex.28:2-3.

The Believer’s Mode of Dressing
Believers are no more living for themselves, therefore, their mode of dressing must glorify God openly and in the secret, 1 Cor.10:31; 1 Pt.2:9; Rom.12:1-2. Christian dressing should, therefore, not encourage pride and lust but inward adorning only, 1 Tim.2:9; 1 Pet.3:3-5; Is.3:16-24; Gen.3:7-21; Deut.22:5. It must not cause fellow believers to stumble. We are to be one another’s keepers, 1 Jn.2:10. Careless dressing can misrepresent you and what you stand for as a child of God. So, beware, 1 Kgs.22:30-35. Transparent, perforated, topless, mini, tight fitting garments are baits of Satan. Be careful not to be ensnared, 1 Thess.5:22.

Conclusion
Have you given your life to Jesus? If so, there must be some changes. Sanitise your wardrobe today and put away every object of sin. Also, let your adorning be that of the inward man, of a meek and quiet spirit only, 1 Pt.3:3-4.

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