Having a fundamental Baptist Background we were made to believe that women should not wear pants. Our church leaders finds justification in this position in Deuteronomy 5: 22 which says 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 am not going to give an in-depth theological discussion here, but I plan to do so in the near future. However I was just wondering if this verse applies to women wearing pants that are made exclusively for women. Some dogmatic preachers would answer in the affirmative, but are what they are saying Biblically correct?
What pertains to man or woman is confined to the culture and traditions of a certain society and age. We cannot establish a set of rules and judge which belongs to who. Doing so would be dabbling would legalism which is contrary to what the essence of Christianity really is.
For example, Scottish men wear "kilts" during special occasions. The Scottish kilts looks like a woman's skirt.
Sometime ago men wore corsets for aesthetic purposes. Although this practice has long been abandoned, today some men still do wear corsets for medical reasons.
Tunics were worn by the Greeks and Romans. This practice even went as far as the medieval ages. A tunic looks like a woman's blouse.
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 were to judge men wearing the kilt, sarong, tunic and robes with our own Western Culture and tradition, it could be said that these people are in violation of Deuteronomy 22:5 because according to our culture, these kinds of clothing are associated with what our women wear.
In our own culture we can see that there are pants that are made exclusively for women. So, before pass judgement on women who are wearing pants according to Deutornomy 22:5 we need to investigate the verse in it's contextual and cultural background in order to grasp the deeper meaning of the text. This topic could be subject to a more intensive debate theologically and I plan to deal with this in future articles. - 15784
I am not going to give an in-depth theological discussion here, but I plan to do so in the near future. However I was just wondering if this verse applies to women wearing pants that are made exclusively for women. Some dogmatic preachers would answer in the affirmative, but are what they are saying Biblically correct?
What pertains to man or woman is confined to the culture and traditions of a certain society and age. We cannot establish a set of rules and judge which belongs to who. Doing so would be dabbling would legalism which is contrary to what the essence of Christianity really is.
For example, Scottish men wear "kilts" during special occasions. The Scottish kilts looks like a woman's skirt.
Sometime ago men wore corsets for aesthetic purposes. Although this practice has long been abandoned, today some men still do wear corsets for medical reasons.
Tunics were worn by the Greeks and Romans. This practice even went as far as the medieval ages. A tunic looks like a woman's blouse.
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 were to judge men wearing the kilt, sarong, tunic and robes with our own Western Culture and tradition, it could be said that these people are in violation of Deuteronomy 22:5 because according to our culture, these kinds of clothing are associated with what our women wear.
In our own culture we can see that there are pants that are made exclusively for women. So, before pass judgement on women who are wearing pants according to Deutornomy 22:5 we need to investigate the verse in it's contextual and cultural background in order to grasp the deeper meaning of the text. This topic could be subject to a more intensive debate theologically and I plan to deal with this in future articles. - 15784
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