Modest Is Hottest?

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Modest is hottest. Ever heard that one before? Yeah, it rhymes, and that's about it. The slogan tends to imply that what a man can't see will really get his mind racing, ladies, and if that's the intended effect, we've missed the whole point of modesty.

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It also implies that being hot is what's important when our heart's desire should be to glorify God. Instead of going down a list of don'ts, perhaps what we need in our theology is an appreciation of human beauty, the way

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God meant for us to enjoy it. Now generally when we talk about modesty, women tend to be the target, but men, this is for you too.

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Even guys can behave immodestly. In Genesis 127, God made man in his own likeness, male and female.

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He created them, and he looked over everything that he had made and behold, it was very good.

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All of it, all the parts of a man are very good. All the parts of a woman are very good. Satan didn't sneak into the garden and start sticking stuff on them that God didn't design.

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God made them a certain way for a reason, and it wasn't for them to be ashamed of their bodies. But here's what we need to remember.

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There are parts of a man that only his wife gets to see and enjoy. There are parts of a woman that only her husband gets to see and enjoy.

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This is how scriptures like Song of Solomon help to shape a theology of beauty. We then become better worshipers of God when we enjoy what he has created in the right way for his glory.

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We treat certain parts of the body with greater modesty, not because we're ashamed, but because we honor the

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Lord. We are wonderfully made, as all of God's works are wonderful. We know this very well when we understand the text.