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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. |
