Beauty

 

In 1Peter 3:3-4 Peter tells the women in his letter their beauty should not come from jewelry or outer adornments. Rather, their beauty should be born out of their inner selves, their meek and quiet spirits.

Now I have known many ladies to interpret this verse in two different ways that are incorrect.

Firstly lets look at the verse “1 Peter 3:3-4 (KJV)

“Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
 But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.”

Most women read 1Peter 3:3 and interpret it as saying it does not matter what we wear or how we wear our clothes because God loves what is inside of us. It is true that God loves what is inside every woman who has accepted Him as savior but we live in a sinful world and if a woman chooses to dress proactively she will seduce others around her with her body regardless if that was her intentions. 

God does not look at intentions He looks at the sin that was created and established. If a woman causes another person to sin because of what she choose to wear the blame is on the woman and the other person.  However if a woman chooses to dress in a way of a “meek and quiet spirit” and another person still looks on them with lust the blame is not on the woman because she was doing what God asked of her. 

God created us as women to be beautiful and precious. He wants us to protect our bodies. But this leads me into the next false interpretation. Some women take 1Peter 3:4 and interpret it in such a way that says they must never cause conflict of any kind and this includes sharing the gospel. Let me explain God wants women to use their mind and soul to reach others but we must remember he said a meek spirit not a weak spirit, we must be meek and graceful with our faith. He said a quiet spirit and not a silent one in regards to sharing the gospel.