Different Standards of Modesty?

I would also point out the passage from 1 Timothy 5:1-2

1Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;

2The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.

If we treat our fellow Christian brethren the same as our own fathers, mothers, sisters, and brothers why would we think it is ok to dress inappropriately around our family and not Christians. There just is no consistency. It is just as wrong to drink around our family as it is to drink in public. The same thing applies here. The only issue is that people may say well my family would think about wrong things about me like they would if it was someone else...but they could. That is not an excuse. Amy, you are correct, there is no distinction between public and home life with regards to modesty. Makes you wonder if they use foul language at home as well. Where do you draw the line?

I think Gary hit the nail on the head as far as immodesty being equivalent to any other sin.

While there are certain things which are appropriate at home that would not be appropriate in public in terms of good manners (i.e. you probably would not yell across the room to someone at the church building like you would at home), there is no distinction as far as sin goes.

Thanks for posting about this Amy. It seems that it is one of the many issues that some Christians fail to acknowledge that we need to address. Sometimes you wonder about those who seem to get too close to the line of modesty and even those who try to dress modestly but don't really make sure that what they are wearing is going to be modest in all situations like low cut jeans and a shirt that just comes below the jeans when standing will not be the same when you bend over or squat down. And shorts that are just barely long enough or almost or 'slightly' short will not be when you sit down. We need to be careful even if we are being modest.

These are some really good points to keep in mind. Sometimes as a girl you often forget how you look to the outside world. We have to forgo what the world says is the appropriate answer and look to what God says. He sets the standards.