1. Devoted To Purity
Titus 2:11-14

2. Devoted To Purity
Titus 2:11-14

3. Devotion Requires Separation From The World To Be Pure
Israel wanted a King (1 Samuel 8:7)
We are to be different from the world (2 Corinthians 6:27)
Separate: to set off by boundary
Sanctification: to set apart
HOLY Devoted To God

4. Devotion Requires Separation From The World To Be Pure
1 Peter 4:4
Dissipation (NAS), Riot (KJ) = a pouring forth of unsavedness (Luke 15:13)
Sensuality and lusts must include immodesty
Standing for the truth may surprise our friends
We are different because we follow God’s will!

5. Devotion Requires Separation From The World To Be Pure
1 Peter 3: “turn away from evil”
Is immodesty evil? (Gen. 3; Ex. 28:42; Gen. 9)
Turn Away Stop Looking At Immodesty
Turn Away Stop Dressing Immodestly
Philippians 2:15

6. Bible teaches abstinence before marriage (1 Thessalonians 4:3-8)
Devotion means we deny ourselves to REMAIN pure
1 Thessalonians 5:22
Is immodesty an appearance of evil?
Titus 2:12 deny ungodliness
Sexual Purity requires denying yourself
Bible teaches abstinence before marriage (1 Thessalonians 4:3-8)
Bible teaches devotion to spouse after marriage (Titus 2:3-5; Eph. 5:3-5)

7. Devotion to sexual purity BEGINS with modesty!
1 Timothy 2:8-10
Discreetly, Sobriety = the entire command of the passions and desires
1 Peter 3:3-4
Parents have responsibility to bring up modest children
Proverbs 7:10 “dressed as a harlot”
Clothing To Examine
Cheerleading
Sports
Formal

8. Causing someone to stumble can never be considered devotion to God
Romans 14:13, 19, 21
Immodest apparel causes some to stumble
Luke 17:1-2

9. Devoted To Purity Matthew 15:17-19
A lack of holiness comes from the heart.
A desire to dress immodestly comes from the heart.