Having a fundamental Baptist Background we were made to believe that women should not wear pants. Our church leaders finds justification in this position in Deuteronomy 5: 22 which says that "The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God"
I will not make this discussion into an in-depth theological issue although I plan to do so sometime. I am just wondering if this text applies to pants exclusively made for women. There are fire and brimstone preachers who would answer in the affirmative. Bu the most important question to ask is, is this Biblically correct?
It is the culture of a society and the trend of the age that ditates what rightfully pertains to man or woman. We just cannot make a set of rules and judge which belongs to who. Doing that would be doing percisely what Jesus Christ was very vocal against that is legalism.
For example, Scottish men wear "kilts" during special occasions. The Scottish kilts looks like a woman's skirt.
History tells us that men use to wear corsets for aesthetic purposes. Today only a handful of men do and usually it is for medical purposes.
The Greeks, Romans and even people in the Medievel ages wore Tunics, which look like a women's blouse.
Many men still wear the traditional "Sarong" in today's modern day and age. This practice is found in some parts of Asia, parts of Africa, and on many Pacific islands. A "Sarong" is a large sheet of fabric, often wrapped around the waist. It definitely looks like a women's skirt.
Even people in Bible lands until today wear the same old robes and sash that people in ancient times wore.
If we were to judge men wearing the kilt, sarong, tunic and robes with our own Western Culture and tradition, it could be said that these people are in violation of Deuteronomy 22:5 because according to our culture, these kinds of clothing are associated with what our women wear.
We cannot deny that in our own culture, there are pants that are made exclusively for women. Before we use Deutornomy 22:5 to judge women who wears pants, we need to know what the verse truly means by considering the contextual and cultural background of the text. There are certainly a lot of issues that could be further discussed to support the argument theologically. I wish to write about this more in the future. - 14915
I will not make this discussion into an in-depth theological issue although I plan to do so sometime. I am just wondering if this text applies to pants exclusively made for women. There are fire and brimstone preachers who would answer in the affirmative. Bu the most important question to ask is, is this Biblically correct?
It is the culture of a society and the trend of the age that ditates what rightfully pertains to man or woman. We just cannot make a set of rules and judge which belongs to who. Doing that would be doing percisely what Jesus Christ was very vocal against that is legalism.
For example, Scottish men wear "kilts" during special occasions. The Scottish kilts looks like a woman's skirt.
History tells us that men use to wear corsets for aesthetic purposes. Today only a handful of men do and usually it is for medical purposes.
The Greeks, Romans and even people in the Medievel ages wore Tunics, which look like a women's blouse.
Many men still wear the traditional "Sarong" in today's modern day and age. This practice is found in some parts of Asia, parts of Africa, and on many Pacific islands. A "Sarong" is a large sheet of fabric, often wrapped around the waist. It definitely looks like a women's skirt.
Even people in Bible lands until today wear the same old robes and sash that people in ancient times wore.
If we were to judge men wearing the kilt, sarong, tunic and robes with our own Western Culture and tradition, it could be said that these people are in violation of Deuteronomy 22:5 because according to our culture, these kinds of clothing are associated with what our women wear.
We cannot deny that in our own culture, there are pants that are made exclusively for women. Before we use Deutornomy 22:5 to judge women who wears pants, we need to know what the verse truly means by considering the contextual and cultural background of the text. There are certainly a lot of issues that could be further discussed to support the argument theologically. I wish to write about this more in the future. - 14915
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