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In every age men
and women have
bedecked and
bejeweled their
bodies with
colorful
cosmetics, costly
jewelry, and
eye-catching
clothes. This is
especially true
today when the
sexual revolution
has given rise to
a fashion
industry that
markets clothes,
jewelry, and
cosmetics
especially
designed to feed
pride, vanity,
and sex.
In
Christian Dress
and Adornment
Dr. Samuele
Bacchiocchi
reminds us that
while clothes do
not make a
Christian,
Christians do
reveal their
identity through
their clothes and
appearance. The
Bible does not
prescribe a
standardized
dress for
Christian men and
women, but it
calls us to
follow the
simplicity and
unpretentiousness
of Jesus?
lifestyle, even
in our clothes
and appearance.
The Christian
priority is not
the external
decoration of the
body with costly
clothes and
ornaments, but
the internal
beautification of
the soul with the
love of Christ.
This
book
examines
the
Biblical
teachings
regarding
dress,
cosmetics,
and
ornaments.
Seven
basic
principles
regarding
dress
and
adornment
are
developed
from a
careful
analysis
of the
relevant
Biblical
passages.
Two
chapters
address
the
specific
questions
of the
wedding
ring and
of the
unisex
fashion
promoted
today.
Christian
Dress
and
Adornment
is an
important
book
designed
to help
Christians
distinguish
between
the
capricious
mode
that
changes
and the
sensible
style
that
remains. |
