We Share Christ by the Way We Look

As a representative of Christ, the Christian will be modest even about how he or she looks, avoiding all kinds of extremes. God says of the Christian:

“If any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over . . . when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, THE UNFADING BEAUTY OF A GENTLE AND QUIET SPIRIT, which is of great worth in God’s sight. For this is the way . . . [those] who put their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful.”
—1 Peter 3:1-5.

“Dress modestly, with decency and propriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good deeds, appropriate for . . . [those] who profess to worship God.”
—1 Timothy 2:9-10.

Simplicity in dress and adornment has always marked genuine Christ-likeness. So Christians tend to avoid both faddish extremes and the peculiar garb of the fanatic. Simple good taste goes a long way. Ideally, others should be attracted to us not by the statement we make about fashion, but by the statement our lives make about Jesus.

“Blessed are the meek [humble], for they will inherit the earth.”
—Matthew 5:5.