As I was contemplating the dress standards thread, I wondered at how our perception of modesty has changed through the years. What was considered immodest when I was a child would be be very much acceptable today. Some of what is acceptable today would have been considered x-rated when I was a boy.
With that in mind, I would like to offer another scenario for consideration and see if our perception of propriety has changed - but in the other direction.
Imagine a single evangelist who comes to a town during a financial down time in his ministry and moves in with a single lady who has a small son. He lives with her and her son for several days. Would this be considered acceptable in our society today?
Of course, you realize that I am referencing Elijah and the widow of Zarephath (I Kings 17:8-15).
So, if it was good and proper then, what makes it wrong and improper now?
With that in mind, I would like to offer another scenario for consideration and see if our perception of propriety has changed - but in the other direction.
Imagine a single evangelist who comes to a town during a financial down time in his ministry and moves in with a single lady who has a small son. He lives with her and her son for several days. Would this be considered acceptable in our society today?
Of course, you realize that I am referencing Elijah and the widow of Zarephath (I Kings 17:8-15).
So, if it was good and proper then, what makes it wrong and improper now?