Expert: Charlie B - 4/10/2008

Question
Dear Charlie,

          Hi, How are you. I am still called to become a nun. In case you were wondering. My problem is I now feel called to be a Florentine Dominican nun. Just like St. Catherine of Seinna. I am very attracted to Renaissance garments. God didn't create evil. Satan used to be an angel but he thought we was better....

At the moment of birth God assigns Angels to each of us, I have studied angels for years. I love them the Good angels that is. Angels are spirits. Spirits do not have physical bodies. Jesus has the personality of an angel, many say that I do too.

When I pray I pray fervently. In my church the people there say that they see a holy light shining upon me from Heaven, they say that they see a halo that saints have. They even say they see a white light glimmering around me when I pray and they see outlined around me rainbowish light. What is going on? Did the saints have this? Did the famous people of the church have this occuring in there lives.

My prayer life is like Sr. Maria Faustina Kowalska. "You expired Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls and an OCEAN OF MERCY. Even though this was Faustina's thing Jesus kindly said to me please have the priest be faithful, restore the faith. Restore the womens faith have them dress as women and have men dress as men.
He was so sad in his soul and heart that he wants me to do so.

Jesus asked St Faustina to say this prayer at 3 O'clock. Why cant the faithful say this at 3? God gave Sister Faustina a striking vision of His Mercy, he did with me also. I saw Jesus as Sr. Faustina saw him in thee I trust in You prayer cards. Jesus said to me just as he said to her, you will immerse them in this ocean of My mercy. The same goes for me as well, “I desire that these souls distinguish themselves by boundless trust in My mercy.“

I am a young Christian woman of noble birth and thus quite well-educated,and down to earth. I am well called a bookworm and goody toot shoes. My mission is to get the fashion designers to stop making immodest clothing and start to be right with God. I am also on a mission to get the church to have a law that women of all ages young and old to wear veils. In EWTN I see on a program from Our lady of the angels monestary women that wear veils even little girls. Some women chooses not too. It bothers me but I highly respect the women that wear the veils to respect God.  “In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; but (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.”

As Solomon said, “That which has been, it [is] that which shall be. And that which has been done, it [is] that which will be done. And there is no new [thing] under the sun.”
(Ecclesiastes 1:9)

As it is today, so it always has been: the women of the world love the glitter and glamor. They love to behave and to dress in such a way as to be sexy and seductive. The men of the world love it and feed into it. It is a truly disgusting dance of whoredom.

Whorish dress has not stayed outside of the professing church. In most cases, the women in the professing church and the world look no different. Their “everyday” clothes are whorish, their “dress-up” clothes are whorish, and their “recreation” clothes are whorish.

But this is not how true Christian women are to dress or conduct themselves. They are to adorn (arrange) themselves in modest, proper clothing, with shamefacedness and sobriety.

The Greek word for “shamefacedness” is aidos, which gives the sense of looking down or having downcast eyes. The word for “sobriety” is sophrosune, which means self-control, moderateness, temperateness, and discreetness. It just makes me sick just looking at how these women dress. On the fashion shows and other programs like reality shows even the bachelor women are so piggish and dress whore like. Braided (plaited) hair, gold, pearls, and costly array are all characteristic of a woman who loves to draw attention to herself, who uses her hairstyle and jewelry as decorations.

“Such gaud characterizes the spiritual harlot - Revelation 17:4″ (JFB). “And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and being gilded with gold and precious stone and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand, filled with abominations and unclean things of her fornication.”

Hey atleast I do not dress that way!Before we go further about modern fashion, let us look at some Old Testament passages. Isaiah 3:16-24 says, “And Jehovah says, Because the daughters of Zion are proud, and walk with stretched out necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing [as] they go, and make a tinkling with their feet; So Jehovah will make the crown of the daughter of Zion scabby; and Jehovah will lay their secret parts bare.

In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of the ankle bracelets, and the headbands, and the crescents, the pendants, and the bracelets, and the veils; the turbans, and the leg ornaments, and the sashes, and the houses of the soul, and the amulets; the rings and nose jewels; the festal apparel and the outer garments; and the mantles, and the purses; the mirrors and the fine linen; and the turbans and the veils. And it shall be, instead of a smell of perfume, there shall be an odor of decay. And instead of a sash, a rope. And instead of well set hair, baldness. And instead of a rich robe, a girding of sackcloth; burning instead of beauty.” This is so true. Some times It makes me thing what are these people doing to themselves.The above is an example of the opposite of shamefaced appearance. “Mincing” means short steps reflecting an air of haughtiness or seduction.

“Wanton eyes” means seductive looks, winking seductively, and even falsely setting off the eyes with paint!

Face-painting is mentioned in Jeremiah 4:30: “And you, O stripped one, what will you do? Though you clothe yourself with crimson, through your adorn yourself with ornaments of gold, through you make large your eyes with paint, you beautify yourself in vain. Lovers despise you; they will seek your life.” Oh and even though I am a girl I do not like make up I am allergic to it. I actual am happy I am I love my natural beauty so I am not going to let some girl wearing make up tell me to copy them and clogg my pores! No way I rather be beautiful without makeup.

Proverbs 7:10-11 gives the description of a whore: “And, behold, a woman to meet him, with a harlot’s dress, and a guarded heart; she [is] loud and stubborn; her feet do not rest in her own house.” It is obvious from this passage that there was a certain manner of dress that was characteristic of whores.

What does this all mean for today?

Some would say that we can never know what modesty of dress really means, so we should not even try to define it, much less obey it. But God put this in the Bible for a reason. And true Christians will strive to obey God’s commands, not out of any notion that their obedience makes them more recommended to God or more fit for heaven or that their obedience forms any part of attaining or maintaining salvation or favor with God, but out of love for God who saved us and out of assurance that we will cross the finish line not based on anything we do or anything done in us, but solely based on the atoning blood and imputed righteousness of Jesus Christ.

Immodest dress is anything that is designed or intended to sexually attract or call attention to one’s self. So when Christian women are looking at buying or wearing a particular item, they must always ask themselves questions like these:

“Why am I doing this? Why am I wearing this? Why is this particular piece of clothing designed the way it is?”

Let us get even more specific.

Why do women and girls wear makeup?

Why is it expected that females will wear makeup?

Face- and eye-painting has its origins in prostitution. It is used by females today for the same reason that it was and is used by prostitutes. Just one look at makeup advertisements confirms this. It is to make the person more attractive.

Why do women and girls wear jewelry?

Why is it expected that females will wear jewelry?

Some jewelry, like wedding rings, are a sign to others that this person is married.

But what about decorative jewelry?

It is just that - it decorates. It calls attention to the face or other part of the body. It is meant to attract, to make someone look at the person.

Why are most women’s clothes made the way they are?

What do most fashion designers have in mind when they design clothes for women?

All you have to do is listen to a women’s fashion clothing designer talk about why he or she designed clothing a certain way. The fashionable clothing is designed to be purposefully sexual! Almost all the clothes in the women’s clothing departments and stores are designed to make the woman sexually attractive. End of story....Why is there a much higher prevalence of low-cut blouses, shirts, and dresses among women’s clothing than among men’s clothing?

Why are so many v-necks or scoop-necks in women’s clothing?

Why do many women’s fashions try to bare something, whether it be a part of the back or the front or the leg or even the shoulder? Why do they make short shorts, or short mini skirts that show the behind. This makes me sick. Even the underwear for girls today are designed this way. This is sad.You cannot get around the fact that these things are designed the way they are because the designers have wicked things in mind. Whenever my mom and I go shopping to find something new and clean for me,  clothes for the females in our house, which I dress modest my mom she dresses nice but sometimes way too sexy and I get annoyed.

It is disgusting to see that stores (even K-Mart, Wal-Mart, Sears, Lane bryant, Victoria secret, Macy's, Jcpenny etc.) expect all girls and women, my mom and I to dress like whores. I say THIS IS AN OUTRAGE I AM SO UPSET I WANT TO SHOUT OUT MY ANGER TO FASHION DESIGNERS TO MAKE MODEST CLOTHING AGAIN! I MEAN IT......

Take something as benign as shirts. In the stores, there are separate sections for girls’ shirts, boys’ shirts, women’s shirts, and men’s shirts. One would expect, if there were no other motive than to clothe people, that the girls’ shirts would be designed the same as the boys’ shirts, and the men’s shirts would be designed the same as the women’s shirts, maybe with some color differences. But no - they are noticeably different.

The first thing one notices is that the hole for the head is noticeably bigger for the female shirts. Is it because females’ heads are bigger than males’ heads? Of course not. Upon closer inspection, the hole is actually shaped differently as well as being bigger. It is for the neckline to be lower on the females’ tops! When one looks at button-down tops, most of the females’ tops do not button as high as the males’ tops. In addition, shirts for females are shorter than the shirts for males! This discusses me.

women would be ashamed to be seen in a bikini walking down the sidewalk in a city, but it all of a sudden becomes acceptable when there is sand and water? Can a woman wearing a modern swimsuit in public ever say that she is obeying 1 Timothy 2:9?

All I have to say is this Christian women and girls - be modest, be proper, be discreet, be decent, be shamefaced!

Catholic women should wear a headcovering at Mass at all times even when in prayer, men should not how ever they should dress nice with a golf shirt and khaki pants.

Women wearing veils in church has always been a tradition exemplifying their modesty and femininity. Today it is hard to find these beautiful chapel veils of the past. Am I right with God? Am I doing a christian thing. And also what do you think about what the people at church say about me? Does that mean I am a saint/Mystic?












It is common knowledge that the women who painted their faces and ornamented themselves were prostitutes



It is meant to attract, to make someone look at the person. Why are most women’s clothes made the way they are?  

Answer
Jacqueline,
You ask several important questions:
"Why are most women’s clothes made the way they are? "
You know the answer to this... since the 1920's, dress hems have been going up -- a slow gradual process.  Sex sells, unfortunately but the important point is we all have a choice exactly how we dress, yes?

Fashion designers will only make more modest clothes if they sell, so mothers shopping with their daughters (or fathers with daughters), may they have their influence with their young adults.

Cultural "Customs", habits and mores are also a factor that is very difficult to influence in societal behavior ... beyond setting the example yourself.

"And also what do you think about what the people at church say about me? Does that mean I am a saint/Mystic?"
You have to be careful about this question, and don't let it play to your head, your pride -- gracefully and humbly acknowledge their comments or observations but don't let it go to your head, your pride. Be silent about it, just accept it and like alms giving, don't let the other hand know or fasting, don't say a thing.

And, Jacqueline ... please work to have shorter posts.  Again, you're welcome to take some of this offline by emailing me at info@breedingtrust.com.  God bless,
Charlie
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