Pastor Jim took me with them on a recent retreat where I got to meet the world famous Smoky the Bear. I was a little intimidated by Mr. Smoky because of his fame and size. Smoky has been warning people for years that it is much easier to prevent forest fires than it is to put them out and restore the damage they cause.
I was a little confused when Pastor Jim said that he does the same thing only about sin. He said he especially wants to tell young people about the advantages of avoiding sin and anything that might lead to sin. He said avoiding sin is much better than trying to pick up the pieces of a broken life as the result of sin.
Pastor Jim pointed to a picture on a magazine where a young girl had little or no "fur" covering her body. He said young girls will follow that style not realizing the “foot hold” it gives the devil. He said that girls dress so because they think it’s cool and because they want to draw attention to their bodies. What they don’t realize is the kind of attention it draws. And, he added, it also sends the wrong signal to others.
Pastor Jim says the rules that all people should follow are discreetness and modesty. He said the characteristic that makes people the most attractive is a pure heart that desires to let people see the Holy Spirit living in them.
And that is the Bear Truth…
...and do not give the devil a foothold. (Eph 4:27 NIV)
I also want women to dress modestly... (1Ti 2:9 NIV)
Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful. They were submissive to their own husbands, (1Pe 3:3-5 NIV)
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