Comments on: Isaiah 47:2 (Misinterpreted Scriptures)

By: jerry simmons

jerry simmons — Fri, 07 May 2010 07:35:21 +0000

I’m in the UPC. I don’t wear knee length shorts but I really don’t think there is scripture against it. The only scripture I recall in my studies on this was regarding the modesty of the priesthood. They wore knee length shorts under their robes to cover their body for modesty purposes. The robes themselves went to the ankles. No matter what position the priest found themselves, their body was covered at least to the knee. The tradition of a minimum of to the knee length modesty I believe is derived from this scripture. Some standards of the upc are based on openly known tradition of the founding leaders, but the standard of pants and skirts having a minimum length of just below the knee seems scripturally accurate. Wouldn’t it make good sense if we know God is displeased with inmodest dress to establish a guideline for the church if issues arise in the church. Paul did this many times in the epistles.

By: Melodi

Melodi — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:35:28 +0000

In 1 corinthians 11, we are told that a womans long hair is given to her for a covering, the use of a veil here is nullified by a womans long hair. It is a shame for a woman to pray uncovered, her hair being her covering, and here the city was being shamed by uncovering her locks, so these two passages, in the old and new testament agree, as all the bible does. There are many scriptures on modesty, but none of them seem to be specific. The UPC sometimes goes off of this verse and sometimes off of the “tradition of modesty” however in both cases, in this verse and in a traditional sense, modesty meant to cover the whole leg, not just the thigh. I was raised in the church all my life, and bucked against it until about a year ago, when i finally grew up. At 17 I committed my entire life to God to do what he would with me. In doing this, I also have asked God to convict me of anything I might be doing wrong, and it was very odd, because I began to feel more and more uncomfortable in the clothes I was wearing, cap sleeves began to feel skimmpy and knee length a bit short. I know that I cannot base my walk with God, or my convictions on feeling, and everything is written in Gods word. Yes it does say to be modest, but I wasnt sure exactly what that meant. But I read this scripture and it spoke to me, it was one of those times when you read the bible, and something that you have read a million times seems to jump out at you like it never did. I since have made a commitment to wear loose skirts that cover my entire leg. No the bible never says showing your leg is an abomination or a sin, and it only uses showing your leg as a shame to a lady here, but I believe it pleases God when we, in our weak, often missunderstanding human way, try to please him in our lifestyle. I am not condeming anyone who shows their leg, or their thigh, or anything, but I know in myself that this is right. Traditionally, and from this, biblically, this is right, and this is what I am going to do because of my commitment to Jesus, and because I want him to know, that I would give up anything, and I would go to any lengths to praise him, and love him, and worship him. Even to floor length.

By: Jade

Jade — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:14:46 +0000

This scripture doesn’t take a genius to read! I think people try to overanalyze too much! It means exactly what it says! U don’t see a man walking around in dresses, therefore dresses identify with women! It has nothing to do with shorts, but men identify with pants! It leaves no gender confussion!

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