In difficult times when people are losing their jobs left and right and are short of money for any number of reasons, even those of you, dear sisters, who haven't taken modesty very seriously, might want to look at it again. I will give you a few reasons for modesty that you might have an ear for now:
- If you stop using make up, you can save the money you spent on eye shadow, lipstick etc. According to the book of Enoch, the shadowing of the eye is one of the skills brought to us by the Watchers, designed to defile mankind.
- If you start wearing a head covering 24/7, you can save the money you used to spend at the hair dressers as much as what you spent on hair spray, gels or other fancy things. Simple shampoo, even baking soda and vinegar, will do just fine. Read 1 Cor 11 to find out why wearing a head covering might be a good idea.
- If you stop buying clothing of the latest fashion, you will have plenty of money for some fabric to sew for yourself some simple dresses or skirts and shirts. If you don't have sewing machine, you can easily buy one from the leftover money that will still be in what used to be your clothing budget. And read 1 Ti 2 and what Paul has to say about apparel.
- If you stop wearing jewelry, you can sell what you have and use the extra money to stock up on food, or buy a water filter, or seeds, or any other tangible that will keep you alive when things get worse. Read 1 Pe 3 for another chapter that mentions jewelry and adornment in general.
These are just examples... There is much more to modesty, but if you start with these, it will already save you considerable money. Oh, and shut off the TV and cancel whatever channels you were paying for. That will help too ! And comment please, if you have something to add :)
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In difficult times when people are losing their jobs left and right and are short of money for any number of reasons, even those of you, dear sisters, who haven't taken modesty very seriously, might want to look at it again. I will give you a few reasons for modesty that you might have an ear for now:
what is the book of enoch? i am familiar with Old and New Testament, but i have never heard of the book of enoch. i am seeking God and His perfect Will for me and my family. we are currently monogamous and my husband is not really interested in polygyny, but does not deny that it is Biblical, but i find myself drawn and yearning for the kind of life i see possible through your ways. I am not generally even interested in ideas that feel or even "smell funny" in the my usual religious serching. I am well grounded in my Christian faith, and am not at all inticed by the whims and silly trends that seem to pervade much of the Christian community, but though I don't know all of your beliefs, and don't neccessarily find all that i have seen strictly neccessary, i feel the truth of your belief of marriage in my heart, and it seems to be bourne out by Scripture. I don't live your stict style of holiness, but really would not find it so hard to do. I was raised to be modest and godly, and though i have not always done so, i find nothing burdensome about your ideas of holiness. pray for me and my husband, that God may bless us and lead us.
ReplyDeleteKimberly,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment. I have talked to a lot of married women over the years who feel like you do... Isn't that interesting, given that everybody knows, ostensibly, that only brain washed women would ever consent to polygamy. This is quite obviously not the case.
But to your question: The Book of Enoch is a book that was (most probably) written by Enoch, the seventh of Adam, who did not die according to Scripture, but who God took
Gen 5:24 "Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him."
His book is not part of the bible, as you know, but Enoch is quoted by Jude:
Jud 1:14-15 "It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, "Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones,to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have committed in such an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him." "
Amongst other things, the book of Enoch talks about the events we read about in Genesis 6, when the sons of God came to earth to marry the daughters of man. That's what I am referring to in the article. You can download it on one of our other websites, if you wish to read it. Please go to
http://www.nachash.info/the-book-of-enoch
Thank you again very much for your encouragement. If you are interested in reading more about what we do and don't do at Joshuah's House, feel free to browse our website, it is quite substantial by now:
http://joshuahshouse.com
If you wish to discuss things further, or ask questions, or share your experiences, and do not wish to do this in a public comment, you can email me from there.
God's yoke is indeed a light burden, a joy to the heart :) I was very happy to read what you shared.
Grace and Peace,
Talitha
Would you give reference to your quote from the Book of Enoch? I was given a hard copy years ago and would like to look the reference up. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI Enoch, CHAP. 8. The Schodde translation says "beautifying of the eye-brows" while the Isaac translation renders it as "the beautifying
ReplyDeleteof the eyelids."