Page 15 - God's Dress Code

Verse 15 says, “But if I tarry long, that thou

mayest know how thou oughtest to behave

thyself in the house of God, which is the church

of the living God, the pillar and ground of the

truth.” He’s talking about the local assembly

because he gives the qualifications for the office

of a bishop in verses 1 through 7 and a deacon

in verses 8 through 13, and he's telling them

how they ought to behave themselves in the

house of God. So our context is public worship,

but it is not restricted just to that.

This chapter begins by prayer in verses 1, 2,

and 3, but as we come down to verse 8, Paul

talks about the men's holiness, and then in

verses 9 through 15, he talks about the women's

holiness and he focuses in upon dress. Notice in

verse 8 that men are addressed in this chapter.

We could preach an entire message just on this

verse. He said, ”I will therefore that men pray

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