This list also sounds similar to what Adventists practiced. Your voice is missing! It is not enough to say that the women must wear dresses rather than pants. Bottoms: Pants, jeans, shorts, or skirts that fully covers a student from the waist down to at least mid . Your email address will not be published. Get our Question of the Week delivered right to your inbox! [citation needed] , which is available in print and eBook editions from Way of Life Literature. We were you at one time. Box 610368, Port Huron, MI 48061. It stood for something much bigger. Every Evangelical sect/church/pastor/evangelist/missionary/congregant has their own rules they think are Biblical. You just dont like this particular list of rules because they run counter to your Biblical list. So why is it that a lot of Baptist Women feel the need to make themselves look menonite or Amish in apperance rather than something semi-in-style or attractive? endobj I wondered how in the world that man could look at his wife much less have sex with her because why would you defile such a woman who looked so sheepish and innocent!! Bruce Gerencser, 65, lives in rural Northwest Ohio with his wife of 44 years. I am a baptist woman, and i am not sure what area of the country you are seeing these women. The following errors occurred with your submission. Thou shalt wear the sweatshirts & caps of your favorite basketball team; they are only evil & worldly if you choose to go to college there. UGH!!!! Pushing the Edge on Dress Standards: Borderline Modesty vs. He is his own man and refuses to be tied down or corralled by anything. In order to be a choir member or teach Sunday School, etc., we must sign a form saying we agree to the dress standards as well as many other standards of conduct. (No t-shirts) Shoes and socks Jewelry No pierced jewelry No necklaces on outside of clothing Women (13 & up) Skirt or dress is required Must completely cover the knee while standing or sitting Any slits must stop at the knee % For fear of causing a man to stumble in his walk with the Lord, women are shamed into over-covering their Gods given bodies, placing the burden of responsibility solely on the woman and other women around her to do anything necessary to prevent alluring the eye of a man in any manner. One of my other professors did allow that saying shoot was okay, as she was used to people from Ohio saying it! Because at the very least you stretched the truth so much that it was no longer recognizable as truth. This site earns funds via links to Amazon. Baptist Women Dress Code / myLot They repented and were restored..every like 6 mo. Your pastor is burdened for America & hasnt slept since 1976. If the wives of church officers push the boundaries of modesty, if they are careless about their necklines and if their dresses are too tight and if fashion is more important than modesty, the church will never win this battle. Evangelizing the Lost: Do You Have Blood on Your Hands? Bright red nail varnish on fingernails and toenails, red lipstick, seamed stockings -- that look from the 50s and 60s [that draw undue attention to the legs.] The Official Independent Baptist Rulebook, Known in Some Churches as Church Standards. An independent Baptist church is one that is not dependent, subject, or subordinate to any outside organization. The dress code we have is to stand by our beliefs honoring God and his Word. Why Modesty Still Matters - IndependentBaptist.com Another rule for students was that thou shalt not attend the roller skating rink upon threat of expulsion. (No t-shirts), Must completely cover the knee while standing or sitting, Must cover cleavage completely while standing, sitting, or bending over, The back neck line must be above the shoulders. However, after studying the Bible, I realized that it is about Gods love and grace, not keeping rules. Shop the complete uniform selection chosen by your school here. First let's look at modesty of appearance. Box 610368, Port Huron, MI 48061. , which is available in print and eBook editions from Way of Life Literature. Thou shalt always obey the speed limit, EXCEPT when the Pastor says it is Gods will that thou shalt go 10-20 miles over the speed limit so as not to miss lunch at camp. The women at my church including me, dress modern and up to date. Independent Fundamental Baptist: Commonwealth Baptist College is an independent, fundamental, Baptist Bible college. Pants On Females- The Issue With Women's Clothing - IndependentBaptist.com Bruce is now a humanist and an atheist. Thank the almighty for the military to fix that shiz, lol. Bruce left the ministry in 2005, and in 2008 he left Christianity. Even my Southern Baptist Church wasnt this strict! If I do Ill comment on this comment with details. Art Therapy Toolbox: Establishing a Safe Place, IFB Churches: Patriarchy in Marriage (Part Three), IFB Churches: Patriarchy and Keeping at Home (Part Four), IFB Churches: Patriarchy and Sexual Obedience (Part Five), IFB Churches: Patriarchy and Domestic Abuse (Part Six), IFB Standards: Rigid Music and Dress Standards (Part One), Giveaway: C.H. Thou shalt leave tracts in various and sundry places: the aisles of Walmart, in library books, at the doctors office, so that all may know the Good News of the Gospel.