We can blame society for making them......

Manufacturers of clothing are to blame for the styles but we are to blame if we wear them, and the way we wear them. 
For instance, I wondered why.............
men's pants drape more......and women's do not, but are snug in the wrong place.  So...I measured my husband's from the waistband to the crotch and then I measured mine that way.  His were about three inches difference between front and back...and mine were only one inch.  That 3 inches make them looser in the back and more modest. That small fact alone causes women's to be immodest.  There is a solution though.  Women need to use a rear-view mirror occasionally...and wear longer tops.  We could (unknowingly)  be causing problems for someone...and the kinds of problems that are sin.  1 Timothy 2: 9-10  and Jesus' words in Matthew 5: 28.  Something very serious.

Another article by a Christian man...with more detail:   https://www.focuspress.org/2015/12/07/when-the-church-building-becomes-a-place-of-temptation/

PREDICTING THE FUTURE: By Wendell Ingram

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to know what was awaiting us tomorrow, or next week, or next year. Of course, it is impossible for men to know such things unless it has been revealed to them by God. We are told in James 4:13-14, Now listen, you who say , “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. Although we can’t know the detailed events of the future, God has given us some very dependable indicators to assure us of what the future holds. Those indicators are found in the pages of God’s word.

The Bible contains many scriptures which assure a person of the future consequences of one’s actions or inactions. For instance, we are told in I Corinthians 15:33, Do not be misled, “Bad company corrupts good character.” Now, though I may not know everything that the future holds, I can know for sure that if I spend my time with “bad company”, my character will be corrupted and I will suffer the consequences o f such character.

Another example of a scripture that can help us predict the future is Proverbs 14:34 which says, Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people. We cannot know everything the future holds for our nation. Yet, we can kn ow that if we as a people hold to God’s righteousness our nation will be blessed and exalted. On the other hand, if we as a people embrace sin, we will suffer the consequences of that sin and the future holds disgrace for our nation.
Still another example of a scripture that predicts the future is Proverbs 22:6, Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not turn from it. I cannot know what the future holds for my children, but I can know that if I train them in the way of the Lord, they will not depart from the way of the Lord and they will receive the blessings promised to those who walk in the way of the Lord.

I can also know what the future hold for me as a parent if I fail to properly train my children. Proverbs 17:25 says, A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the one who bore him. And Proverbs 29:15 says, The rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother. Though I may not know the details of the f uture, if I fail to train and discipline my children, I can expect that in the future my children will bring me grief, bitterness and disgrace.
The future has also been revealed to the parents who are diligent to properly train and discipline their children. In Proverbs 29:17 we are told, Discipline your son, and he will give you peace; he will bring delight to your soul.

It’s true that we cannot know the events of the future, but God has revealed in his word what we can expect in the future based upon how we conduct ourselves today. God has made great and precious promi ses to those who love and obey him, and I can rest assured that whatever tomorrow brings, whether good or bad, it will all work together for my good if I love the Lord. This is the promise in Romans 8:28 , And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, who have been called according to his purpose.

King David of Israel spoke with confidence about his future as he penned the words of Psalm 23. In verse six he writes, Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my l ife, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
If we will love the Lord with all our heart and work diligently to do his will, we may have more control over our future than we realize.
-Wendell Ingram

MY EXAMPLE OF FATHER-HOOD: BY WENDELL INGRAM

 MY EXAMPLE OF FATHERHOOD

By Wendell Ingram

One of the greatest blessings a young man can have while growing up is a father who is living out the biblical principles of Christianity and fatherhood in his daily life. I had just such a blessing growing up and I would like to share a small part of that blessing with you. My dad obeyed the gospel when I was less than a year old and from my earliest memories I have watched him putting God first in his life. In all my years growing up I never saw my dad intentionally miss an assembly of the church. Dad had a number of jobs through the years and he always informed his employers that he was a Christian and attended church on Sundays and Wednesday evenings and would not be working at those times. I’ve seen him turn down a number of good paying jobs because they would interfere with his commitment to Christ. He takes Christ’s promise in  Matt. 6:33  at face value and I’ve  never seen him compromise.

Dad learned the concept of responsibility early. He entered the workforce full time at age 14 when his dad was disabled by a stroke. Dad (one of eleven siblings—seven still at home at the time) quit school in the eighth grade and went to work full time to help support his family.  My dad had a phenomenal work ethic (Col. 3:23). All the time I was growing up my dad had from three to five jobs. Dad was a barber, drove a school bus and sold insurance. But he also served for years as city clerk, worked for the water department, worked as a relief mail carrier as well as various temporary jobs. With so many jobs one might think he had no time for his family, but the truth is, Dad’s schedule brought him home several times throughout the day. Dad’s schedule was flexible enough that he rarely missed my ballgames and other school activities. He had time to take me hunting and fishing and even coach my little league baseball team.

My dad is a wonderful example as a husband. He is a shameless romantic and has written my mom a number of love songs. He loves to whittle and is always making her little trinkets to wear to show his affection. Dad spoils my mom and she will be the first to admit it, but I have never seen a more content and happily married couple (Eph. 5:25-28).  

All my life I watched my dad make sacrifices to help others (Gal. 6:2). I saw him stay up all night (during the work week) with a brother in Christ who was an alcoholic trying to help him through withdrawals. I’ve seen him on numerous occasions close his barber shop to go and help someone in need. He and mom have opened their home on numerous occasions to friends and family members who were having problems, giving them a place to live. For years Dad and Mom made several trips a year to Bole’s Children’s Home south of Greenville, TX, to bring children from the home to stay with our family on holidays and summer vacations (James 1:27). Some of those children (now grown with children and grandchildren of their own) still consider us their family.

I grew up in a small church that had no youth minister, but this was not a problem because my parents made the youth of the congregation their ministry. They hosted youth gatherings in our home and took the young people to youth rallies and gospel meetings. They took our youth bowling, skating  and  for  pizza  outings  and  much  of  the  time  Dad  furnished the money for those who could not afford it .

Through the years Dad and Mom were instrumental in bringing many young people in our community to Bible classes and the assemblies. A number of those young people obeyed the gospel and are still faithfully serving the Lord as adults. My dad has served as one of the song leaders for our home congregation for more than sixty years. For several years he has suffered with COPD and the last three years he has suffered the chronic pain resulting from shingles, yet he continues to lead singing and has not allowed these challenges to interfere with his attendance to the assemblies or his service to the Lord (I Cor. 15:58).

I watched my dad take off work for several weeks to care for my sister during her illness that ultimately led to her death. I watched as he and mom suffered the grief of the loss of their daughter and they endured the pain with the grace and peace that can only come from a secure and enduring faith in God (Php. 4:4-7).   

I watched my dad for years as he cheerfully and respectfully cared for his aging mother and father (I Tim. 5:4) and never heard him complain or imply that it was a burden. My grandma lived almost thirty years after my grandpa passed away and dad made sure she was cared for properly, even going to her house every morning for years and cooking her breakfast to make sure she was eating properly. He and mom (along with other family members) stayed with my grandma and arranged for someone to be with her at all times when she could no longer live alone so she would not have to go to a nursing home.

My dad continues to be a powerful and positive influence, not only to me, but to my children and to my grandchildren as well. He has demonstrated for my son and my grandsons the kind of man they should aspire to be. He has demonstrated for my daughters and granddaughters the kind of man they should look for as they seek a husband. 

The principles of godly fatherhood are clearly set forth in Scripture for every man to read and follow. But it is a double blessing to be able to study these principles in Scripture while observing them being lived out in the life of one’s own father. My prayer is that all Christian fathers would be diligent in living these biblical principles out before their children and grandchildren. It is the greatest gift a man can give to his posterity.   -Wendell Ingram