This topic has created several issues in so many parishes yet none has come out to really readdress the issue. In one of the books of Moses, precisely Deuteronomy 22:5, it says, “A woman shall not wear anything that pertains to a man, nor shall a man put on a woman’s garment, for all who do so are an abomination to the Lord your God.”
Does Deuteronomy 22:5 forbid women from wearing pants? No, it doesn’t. In fact, clothing “that pertains to a man” at the time the verse was written would not have been understood to mean pants. Men in the Middle East through the history of the Old and New Testaments did not ordinarily wear pants, trousers or slacks; they wore robe-like garments. And in many cultures such as in some Asian countries, women have commonly worn pants. The scripture more specifically addresses and forbids transvestism and cross-dressing.
When my Shepherd sent a lady out of the church premises the last time, I seriously disagreed with him over his action. Where in the Bible did God prescribe PANTS and SKIRTS for mankind? It all balls down to the culture of a particular people. Will you then say that all Scottish people will go to hell? No way!
The underlying principle certainly applies to today. Men should dress in an appropriately masculine manner and women should dress in an appropriately feminine manner. Clothing manufacturers make pants designed for men, and pants, slacks and pantsuits designed for women. The Bible emphasizes modesty, and for women, slacks are often more modest than a short skirt.
God does not intend for this scripture to be understood in an extreme or unreasonable way. For example, it’s perfectly fine for a woman to wear her husband’s old shirt when she’s painting or to put on her male friend’s jacket when she’s cold.
And reading the constitution over and over again, I didn’t see where it’s stated that women should not wear trousers. Our women in Porto Novo feel so free wearing trouser under their garment that unnecessary expose of women’s private part that a lot of our Celestial Church women do in Lagos, Europe and America.
Tomorrow, we are going to update you with some pictures sequel to this story…all you have to do is to say Yes or Nay if that kind of dressing befits a Celestial Church woman.
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