I Timothy 2:9-10 – The emphasis should be on being a godly woman. Appearance is secondary.

I Peter 3:1-4

So … how long, how tight?

• Proverbs 5:18-20

• Genesis 2:25; 3:7, 20 – The fig leaves covered the bare essentials, but God made them coverings to cover more.

• Genesis 29:17; 39:6 – “form and appearance”: Beauty involves shape and contours – not just the face.

• Esther 2:7

Lack of specifics does not mean God’s word does not powerfully direct us.

• Ephesians 4:29 (language)

• I Corinthians 16:2 (giving)

• Titus 2:12 (substance abuse)

Love for God and others

• Matthew 22:37-40

• Matthew 18:6-10

• I John 2:16-17 – We should not use our bodies as instruments of unrighteousness.

• Romans 6:12-13; 13:13-14 – Make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.

• I Corinthians 6:19-7:5 – Our bodies belong to God, so we should glorify God in our bodies.