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Remind them to “Please answer with Scripture”. 1. Why do sports teams wear uniforms? [There are at least four reasons for this. First, when you join a team, you are is- sued or given a uniform to wear, since wearing it is a requirement of being on the team, of playing in the league. Two, wearing it shows to which team you belong; it shows your member-

ship; it identifies you as a member of a

certain team. Third, it distinguishes you from the other teams and their uni- forms; it shows that you are different. Forth, it could also equip you for your particular activity or sport.]

2. When you join God’s team, what “uniform” are you issued or given to wear? Why is wearing Christ a require- ment of being on God’s team? How should wearing Christ reveal or show to others to whom one belongs? How should wearing Christ make one look different than the people on the other team? How can wearing Christ equip one to play in the league of holiness?

[“For all of you who were baptized

into Christ have clothed yourselves

with Christ” (Ga 3:27). So when some-

one joins God’s team, he is clothed with the uniform of Christ. The answer to the rest of the questions is what this Bible Study on New Life is all about.] 3. At the marriage ceremony of Jesus Christ and His bride, “the saints”, the separated ones, what kind of wed- ding dress is Christ expecting to see on His bride (she should have “made” a special style of dress for that big day)? Why is righteousness so very, very important to the Bridegroom?

4. Give some examples of how cer- tain people “wore” righteousness in the Bible. What were their names and what did they do that was con- sidered a righteous act? [Ro 5:18; Ge 15:6; Ac 9:36]

5. Why does God especially “want” the female members of His team to wear the uniform of “good works”? What are good works? [1 Tim 2:9, 10; Because God said that “good

works” are the “proper” (vs. 10)

way for godly women to “adorn”

themselves (as opposed to devot- ing themselves to the improper adornment of immodest and indis- creet clothing, fancy hair do’s, jew- elry, and expensive garments, and the like). Good works are choice, excellent deeds.]

6. God wants female team mem- bers to clothe themselves “mod- estly and discreetly (1 Tim 2:9). What do the words “modestly and discreetly” mean? [To be adorned

“modestly” means to clothe one-

self with a sense of shame (the key- word is shame), shamefacedness; bashfulness towards others, cover- ing up; not clothed in a senseless, unashamed way; shameless, bold, brazen, with no shame, etc. To be adorned “discreetly” means to be hidden (the keyword is hidden), to not reveal oneself to others in vari- ous ways with one’s clothing.] 7. God does “not” want female team members to adorn themselves with “braided hair” (1 Tim 2:9)? What is “braided hair”? [It is a fancy, not sim- plistic, hair arrangement that is woven or interwoven or one in which things are added to the hair, such as braids, beads, etc. Fancy hair do’s or arrangements are no replacement for “good works”. God wants women to be devoted to good

8. God does “not” want female team members to adorn them- selves with “gold or pearls” (1 Tim 2:9). What are “gold and pearls”? [They are forms of jewelry. Jewelry is no replacement for “good works”.] 9. God does “not” want the fe- male members of His team to wear “costly garments” (1 Tim 2:9). What are “costly garments”? [They are expensive. Expensive clothes are no replacement for “good works”.] 10. God does “not” want female team members to be “putting on dresses” (1 Pet 3:3). What does it mean to be “putting on dresses”? [It means to be in the habit of having a lot of clothes, a lot of costumes, a lot of fashion, etc. The costumed lifestyle is no replacement for

“good works”. So, for the occasion

at hand, why not instead be think- ing about “putting on good works”, not another kind of dress, or any- thing else that God prohibits? God is impressed with “good works”, not the latest fashion, a fancy hair do, expensive clothes, or jewelry, and things of that nature.]

11. Why should members of God’s team wear gender specific uni- forms? [Deut 22:5; “Abominable”

people will not be saved (Re 21:8).] 12. Why should the male members of God’s team have short hair and the female members of God’s team have long hair? [1 Cor 11:14, 15; It is the natural order of creation.] 13. Why is it a sin to encourage God’s girls to be boys (Tom-Boys) and God’s boys to be girls (“Sissy- Girls”)? [It is effeminate and emas- culate, both of which are con- demned by God (1 Cor 6:9).]

14. Why should a male member of God’s team not “cover” his head during worship? [To show respect and honor, not disgrace or dishonor, towards “his head” (vs. 4), meaning his authority, who is Christ (1 Cor 11:3,

4). “Christ is the head of man” (vs. 3).]

15. Why should a female member of God’s team “cover” her head during worship? [To show respect and hon- or, not disgrace or dishonor, towards

“her head”, meaning her authority,

who is man (1 Cor 11:3, 5). “Man is

the head of a woman” (vs. 3).]

16. What does the word “cover” (1 Cor 11:6) mean in regards to one’s head? [Literally it means “to have something down the head; to veil oneself” [Vines Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testa- ment Words]; to have something on one’s head, or as the Scripture says, “on his head” (vs. 4). Hence, a head covering or as the Scripture says, “head covered” (vs. 7).] Are there any other fitting questions on the subject of our holy uniform?