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It is clear then that the use of the word "abomination" does not somehow mean that the sin described carries through to the New Testament... unless you believe that Jewish dietary laws are also in effect today. | It is clear then that the use of the word "abomination" does not somehow mean that the sin described carries through to the New Testament... unless you believe that Jewish dietary laws are also in effect today. | ||
===An "abomination to the Lord" is a special class of sin=== | |||
Deuteronomy 22:5 reads: | |||
:''“A woman shall not wear man’s clothing, nor shall a man put on a woman’s clothing; for whoever does these things is '''an abomination to the LORD your God'''.<ref>New American Standard Bible, 1995 Edition: Paragraph Version (La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation, 1995), Dt 22:5.</ref> | |||
Some have said that when the specific sin is an "abomination to the Lord", it is a special class of sin that still is considered a sin by God today. The problem with this reasoning is seen in Leviticus 18:22: | |||
:''Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 2009), Le 18:22.</ref> | |||
Under this interpretation, homosexuality is a much less serious sin than a woman wearing pants. | |||
===If it was a special type of sin, wouldn't the punishment be special as well?=== | ===If it was a special type of sin, wouldn't the punishment be special as well?=== | ||
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The penalty for breaking Deuteronomy 22:5 (cross dressing) is the same as for Deuteronomy 22:11 (wearing clothing made from linen and wool). | The penalty for breaking Deuteronomy 22:5 (cross dressing) is the same as for Deuteronomy 22:11 (wearing clothing made from linen and wool). | ||
==What about Paul's admonition for women to dress modestly?== | |||
! Timothy 2:9-10 tells us: | |||
:''Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with '''proper clothing, modestly and discreetly,''' not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments, 10 but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness.<ref>New American Standard Bible, 1995 Edition: Paragraph Version (La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation, 1995), 1 Ti 2:9–10.</ref> | |||
We have been told that the Greek word for "clothing" used here (καταστολή katastolē) | |||
==Conclusion== | ==Conclusion== | ||
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William Branham taught that if a woman wears pants, she simply isn’t a Christian: | William Branham taught that if a woman wears pants, she simply isn’t a Christian: | ||
:''But if she’s got bobbed hair, wearing makeup, shorts, pants, looks like man’s, all these slacks and ever what they call them; saying those kind of things, and doing those things, and living for the world, she’ll stop; she can’t get through There. No, sir. It’ll stop her at the beginning. (65-0822E - A Thinking Man's Filter) | :''But if she’s got bobbed hair, wearing makeup, '''shorts, pants,''' looks like man’s, all these slacks and ever what they call them; saying those kind of things, and doing those things, and living for the world, she’ll stop; she can’t get through There. No, sir. It’ll stop her at the beginning. (65-0822E - A Thinking Man's Filter)'' | ||
:''How could you draw a bobbed-hair woman through that Filter? Tell me. How could you ever draw a woman that wears slacks through There, when “It’s an abomination for her to put on a garment pertains to a man”? See, God’s Filter would catch her out there, It wouldn’t let her come in. (65-1207 – Leadership) | :''How could you draw a bobbed-hair woman through that Filter? Tell me. How could you ever draw '''a woman that wears slacks''' through There, when “It’s an abomination for her to put on a garment pertains to a man”? See, '''God’s Filter would catch her out there, It wouldn’t let her come in.''' (65-1207 – Leadership)'' | ||
:''How could a bobbed-haired woman ever come through this Filter? How could a woman with shorts on ever come through It, or slacks, when the Bible says, “It’s an abomination to God, for a woman to put on a garment that even pertains to a man”? (65-0911 - God's Power To Transform) | :''How could a bobbed-haired woman ever come through this Filter? How could a woman '''with shorts''' on ever come through It, '''or slacks''', when the Bible says, “It’s an abomination to God, for a woman to put on a garment that even pertains to a man”? (65-0911 - God's Power To Transform) '' | ||
:''Who’s powerful enough to tame this legion stripping the clothes off of our women, in the name of preachers, Methodist, Baptist, and even Pentecostals? Painting their faces like Jezebel, and bobbing their hair, and wearing pants just like men. Our preachers, not enough get up about them to tell them about it. Devil-possessed! It was the legion that tore his clothes off of him. Who is this roaring devil? (61-1119 - Perfect Strength By Perfect Weakness) | :''Who’s powerful enough to tame this legion stripping the clothes off of our women, in the name of preachers, Methodist, Baptist, and even Pentecostals? Painting their faces like Jezebel, and bobbing their hair, and '''wearing pants just like men'''. Our preachers, not enough get up about them to tell them about it. Devil-possessed! It was the legion that tore his clothes off of him. Who is this roaring devil? (61-1119 - Perfect Strength By Perfect Weakness)'' | ||
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