A HOPE FOCUSSED ON THE END “Set your hope fully on the grace … by preparing your minds for action and by being sober.” 13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 1 Peter 1:13 (KJV 1900) This point is important because we can see more clearly the connection between the preceding paragraph and vv. 13–16. Peter emphasized in vv. 3–9 that the salvation of believers is eschatological, that it is an end-time hope. Now he urges them to set their hope completely on the grace that will be theirs “at the revelation of Jesus Christ” (RSV, en apokalypsei Iēsou Christou).

A HOPE FOCUSSED ON THE END 13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 1 Peter 1:13 (KJV 1900) Disciplined thinking Looking critically at one’s own actions The result of concentrated attention

A HOPE FOCUSSED ON THE END 13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 1 Peter 1:13 (KJV 1900) Be alert Do not become dull to the realities and responsibilities of your hope Fight “mental drowsiness”

A DIVINE CALLING …As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance, But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. (1 Peter 1:13-16) Our hope is focused on the return of Christ, not on this moment Our calling, i.e. what we are to be busy about right now in conjunction with our hope, is to be holy SETTING ONE’S HOPE ON CHRIST’S COMING MEANS LIVING HOLY NOW!!!

A DIVINE CALLING “fashion” “conform” - to form according to a pattern or a mold (BDAG) to form or mold one’s behavior in accordance with a particular pattern or set of standards (Louw-Nida) The passage deals with both my inward disposition, hope, and with my outward manifestation - behavior …As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance, But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. (1 Peter 1:13-16) Notice the point - my outward behavior demonstrates reliably my inward disposition And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him; Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats? And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All these evil things come from within, and defile the man. (Mark 7:18–23)

A COMPLETE CHANGE this hope that works change is to be seen in every aspect of our life Such a man turns away from his former lusts - 1Pet 4:1-3 He disciplines his mind and thinks clearly about his actions seeking to emulate God in his daily walk …But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. (1 Peter 1:15–16)

Are My Clothes Consistent With My Hope We are going to approach this subject from the standpoint of sobriety We are going to approach this from the standpoint of thinking about what the Bible says and comparing that to what we actually do

Sober Thinking Regarding Dress “Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings. …Then the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, ‘Where are you?’ He said, ‘I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.’” (Genesis 3:7–10) Sober Thinking Regarding Dress “God doesn’t care what I wear”

“Because you did not serve the Lord your God with joy and a glad heart, for the abundance of all things; therefore you shall serve your enemies whom the Lord will send against you, in hunger, in thirst, in nakedness, and in the lack of all things; and He will put an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you. ” (Deuteronomy 28:47–48) Naked = Shame

“Your nakedness will be uncovered, Your shame also will be exposed; I will take vengeance and will not spare a man.” (Isaiah 47:3) Naked = Shame

“I will also give you into the hands of your lovers, and they will tear down your shrines, demolish your high places, strip you of your clothing, take away your jewels, and will leave you naked and bare.” (Ezekiel 16:39) Naked = Shame

“Because you say, ‘I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing,’ and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked” (Revelation 3:17) Naked = Shame

CLOTHING REVEALS CHARACTER Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided A and gold or pearls or costly garments, but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness. (1 Timothy 2:9–10) And behold, a woman comes to meet him, Dressed as a harlot and cunning of heart. (Proverbs 7:10)

ARE YOU CONCERNED FOR THE SOULS OF OTHERS? CLOTHING REVEALS CONCERN ARE YOU CONCERNED FOR THE SOULS OF OTHERS? but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. (Matthew 5:28)

ARE YOU CONCERNED FOR THE SOULS OF OTHERS? CLOTHING REVEALS CONCERN ARE YOU CONCERNED FOR THE SOULS OF OTHERS? Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe to stumble, it would be better for him if, with a heavy millstone hung around his neck, he had been cast into the sea. (Mark 9:42)

ARE YOU CONCERNED FOR THE SOULS OF OTHERS? CLOTHING REVEALS CONCERN ARE YOU CONCERNED FOR THE SOULS OF OTHERS? The one who loves his brother abides in the Light and there is no cause for stumbling in him. (1 John 2:10)

“Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings. …Then the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, ‘Where are you?’ He said, ‘I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.’” (Genesis 3:7–10, NAS) When is One Naked?

“Now the man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all the living. The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and clothed them. ” (Genesis 3:20–21, NAS) The Divine Standard

Original I.S.B.E. article on “Dress” says chiton “resembled the Roman tunic, corresponding most nearly to our long shirt, reaching below the knee always, and, in case it was designed for dress occasions, reaching almost to the ground” (I.S.B.E., II:877). . . . the chiton of the peasantry was shorter like modern kamis which is to the knee. The Divine Standard

“The tunic. was a shirt which was worn next to the skin “The tunic . . . was a shirt which was worn next to the skin. It was made of leather, hair-cloth, wool, linen, or in modern times, usually of . . . The simplest form of it was without sleeves and reached to the knees or sometimes to the ankles. . . . Women as well as men wore it [see Cant. 5:3, A.R.V.], although there was no doubt a difference in style and pattern in what was worn by the two” (Fred H. Wight, Manners and Customs of Bible Lands, 91). The Divine Standard

When is One Naked? Nakedness ““You shall make for them linen breeches to cover their bare flesh; they shall reach from the loins even to the thighs. “They shall be on Aaron and on his sons when they enter the tent of meeting, or when they approach the altar to minister in the holy place, so that they do not incur guilt and die. It shall be a statute forever to him and to his descendants after him. ” (Exodus 28:42–43) When is One Naked? Nakedness

““Take the millstones and grind meal ““Take the millstones and grind meal. Remove your veil, strip off the skirt, Uncover the leg, cross the rivers. “Your nakedness will be uncovered, Your shame also will be exposed; I will take vengeance and will not spare a man.” ” (Isaiah 47:2–3, NAS) When is One Naked? Nakedness

When is One Naked? Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments (1 Timothy 2:9)

When is One Naked? For the time already past is sufficient for you to have carried out the desire of the Gentiles, having pursued a course of sensuality, lusts, drunkenness, carousing, drinking parties and abominable idolatries. (1 Peter 4:3)

When is One Naked?

POINTS TO CONSIDER Is what I am wearing: Too short, (revealing the thighs). Too low off the shoulders, (showing shoulders/chest/back). Too sheer (can see through them). Too tight (fits like a sausage wrapper - more suggestive/ appealing to men). Careless body positioning and movements. too short - including holes in inconvenient places

Do divine standards change when: POINTS TO CONSIDER Do divine standards change when: participating in sporting event? participating in a school function? at a swimming pool or the beach?

Am I living today with a hope set on the future coming of Christ? POINTS TO CONSIDER Am I living today with a hope set on the future coming of Christ? Demonstrating that through careful consideration of my attitudes and actions Demonstrating that through a refusal to participate in those things which are sinful Responding in faith to God’s commandments, expectations, and offer of grace?