As fundamental Baptist Background we were raised to think that women should not wear pants. Our church elders justifies this position by saying that Scriptures says in Deuteronomy 5: 22 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.
I can cite various examples that can be found all throughout history and in modern times. Just to cite a few, Scottish men wear "kilts" that look like women's skirts during special occasions.
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.
Tunics, which look like a women's blouse were worn during the Greek and Roman times and all throughout the medieval ages.
Until today in some parts of Asia, parts of Africa, and on many Pacific islands men still wear the traditional "Sarong" which is a large sheet of fabric, often wrapped around the waist and worn as a skirt.
Even people in Bible lands until today wear the same old robes and sash that people in ancient times wore.
If we pass judgement upon men wearing the kilt, sarong, tunic and robes with our own Western Culture and tradition, we can certainly say that they have violated Deuteronomy 22:5 because our values, culture and tradition dictates that these kinds of clothing are associated with what our women wear.
There are pants that are made exclusively for women, before we use Deutornomy 22:5 to judge women who are wearing pants, we have to check out what it really means and consider the contextual and cultural background surrounding the verse. A lot could be said theologically about this subject and I wish to deal with this in future articles. - 15615
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.
I can cite various examples that can be found all throughout history and in modern times. Just to cite a few, Scottish men wear "kilts" that look like women's skirts during special occasions.
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.
Tunics, which look like a women's blouse were worn during the Greek and Roman times and all throughout the medieval ages.
Until today in some parts of Asia, parts of Africa, and on many Pacific islands men still wear the traditional "Sarong" which is a large sheet of fabric, often wrapped around the waist and worn as a skirt.
Even people in Bible lands until today wear the same old robes and sash that people in ancient times wore.
If we pass judgement upon men wearing the kilt, sarong, tunic and robes with our own Western Culture and tradition, we can certainly say that they have violated Deuteronomy 22:5 because our values, culture and tradition dictates that these kinds of clothing are associated with what our women wear.
There are pants that are made exclusively for women, before we use Deutornomy 22:5 to judge women who are wearing pants, we have to check out what it really means and consider the contextual and cultural background surrounding the verse. A lot could be said theologically about this subject and I wish to deal with this in future articles. - 15615
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