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  DRESS MODESTLY
  by Thomas Brooks
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Summary: Thomas Brooks emphasizes the importance of dressing modestly,
prioritizing piety and humility in clothing choices to reflect a heart
that worships God.

Topics: "Modesty", "Inner Beauty"
Scripture References: 1 Timothy 2:9

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Thomas Brooks emphasizes the importance of modesty in women's dress,
urging them to prioritize decency and propriety over extravagant
adornments. He warns that dressing to provoke lust can lead to spiritual
consequences, as it tempts others and reflects the vanity of one's
heart. Brooks encourages women to 'clothe' themselves with virtues such
as piety and sanctity, suggesting that true beauty comes from good deeds
and a heart that worships God. He asserts that when women embody
modesty, they attract God's favor rather than worldly attention.

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"I also want women to dress modestly, with decency

and propriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls

or expensive clothes, but with good deeds, appropriate

for women who profess to worship God." 1 Tim. 2:9-10

One says, "If women adorn themselves so as to provoke

men to lust after them, though no ill follow upon it--yet

those women shall suffer eternal damnation, because they

offered poison to others, though none would drink of it."

Clothe yourselves with the silk of piety, with the satin of

sanctity, and with the purple of modesty--and God Himself

will be a suitor to you. Let not the garments upon your

backs, speak out the vanity of your hearts.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/thomas-brooks/dress-modestly/
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