In I Peter 3:3-4 we see a warning against the preoccupation with outward appearances…of having “head knowledge” but no compassion. Or as II Timothy 3:1-5 speaks to having a “form of godliness but denying its power.” For when we’re lovers of ourselves, proud, and boastful…we become more godless than godly. In I Timothy 2:9-10, Paul wasn’t concerned at all with the clothing or jewelry someone wore, but rather with the attitude of the one wearing them. That’s because true beauty comes from within, and it’s how we should live in light of what Jesus has done for us.
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