YES!!!! It is right and good to warn women to dress modestly to prevent being seen as a target for immorality.
When a woman dresses provocatively she is basically "selling herself." We expose those wares that we want to sell. Whether we expect to be watched for our physical beauty, then the clothing will express that. If a woman wants to be admired for feminine physical attributes, then she will declare it with her clothing.
Women who are connected to a husband will want to save her most intimate beauty for him alone. She honors him by withholding from other men what only belongs to her husband.
Our culture is hell bent on exposing the beauty of a woman to every Tom, Dick and Harry that wanders by. The immorality is so deeply defended in our culture that there may even be those who come to fight for the right for a woman to dress as she pleases and if a man looks then it's his fault for not controlling himself, I say to this mentality "hogwash."
We teach people not to offer alcohol to an alcoholic, why? Because we don't want to do anything to cause the alcoholic to fall off the wagon. In other words we are taught it is wrong to cause another person to fall. And, so it is with the clothing women wear. When we wear what will cause a man to have to work hard to avoid looking, then we are partly to blame for his condition.
We don't offer alcohol to an alcoholic, we don't serve sugary treats to a diabetic, or give drugs to a recovering druggie, so what makes clothing any different.
1 Peter 3:2-4 "…2 when they see your pure and reverent demeanor. 3 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes, 4 but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.…"
It is not pursuing peace to flaunt in front of someone that which might make them fall from their resolve to obey Christ. The following passage is referring to food, but can easily be applied to other actions that may diminish another believers walk.
Romans 14:13-19 "13 Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother. 14 I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself, but it is unclean for anyone who thinks it unclean. 15 For if your brother is grieved by what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. By what you eat, do not destroy the one for whom Christ died. 16 So do not let what you regard as good be spoken of as evil. 17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 Whoever thus serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men. 19 So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding."
There is a difference between "blaming the victim" and trying to offer guidance that might help to prevent victimization. Fran Dunham
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