Make-Up
In light of those what we have looked at on
the topic of modesty, now let’s address make-up, hair, and jewelry. Make-up can
be ok if not overly used. In my experience as I guy, though, I have seen far
too many you ladies wearing too much make-up as well as weird colors that remind
me of heathen nations: blue and green eye shadow, black finger nails, dark red
lipstick (makes me think of a harlot). In short, makeup can have some good
uses, I guess, but I have heard far too many young ladies overly concerned
about their vanity, thinking that they are ugly without makeup. Ladies on the
frontier of this country and in the common folk of Biblical, Jewish culture,
probably did not wear make-up. A woman
who has a quiet and gentle spirit, is far more attractive than a woman with
crazy paint.
Biblical reference on makeup:
And when Jehu was come to Jezreel,
Jezebel heard of it; and she
painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window. 2 Kings 9:30
(KJV)
Whose adorning let it not be that
outward adorning of plaiting
the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; 4 But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not
corruptible, even the ornament
of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. 1
Peter 3:3-4 (KJV)
Likewise, ye younger, submit
yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of
you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God
resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
1 Peter 5:5 (KJV)
