Okay...there seems to be a lot of questions revolving around the issue of what we can wear and what we cannot.
To answer this question in short (no pun intended), it is NOT a sin to be wearing shorter shorts during a volleyball match. The uniforms are designed to be conducive to the sport, giving the player the ability to move freely without restriction.
I believe the underlying issue here is about the HEART. There are appropriate TIMES and PLACES to be wearing shorter shorts (the volleyball courts being one of them). The issue is when girls are wearing inappropriate and revealing clothes OUTSIDE of these appropriate times. (ie, tube top and skimpy shorts to church or family dinners with your GRANDMA!).
Please use the following questions as a guideline to what is appropriate to wear:
1. is what you are wearing attracting negative attention from the opposite sex? (in other words, is what you are wearing causing them to lust and sin?)
2. is what you are wearing appropriate for where you are going? (you wear a swim suit to the POOL, not the MALL...you wear a PROM dress to PROM, not to dim sum...get it?)
3. bottom line: are you being modest? Are you wearing clothes to deliberately get attention, or...you're just wearing clothes for human decency?
Listen, if you're swimming laps in the pool, and you're wearing snow pants and a winter jacket, that's quite foolish. The APPROPRIATE attire for the pool is a swim suit or swimming trunks. Yes, in comparison to the jacket and snow pants, it is more revealing, but you are in the pool! It is APPROPRIATE to wear swimming gear. Now, if you're skiing down the slopes, and you wear a swim suit, that's also quite foolish. The snow pants and the ski jacket is a much better choice because it is APPROPRIATE for the winter weather.
Before I conclude, there is one thing that I wanted to say to the person who has asked this question: If you feel that the uniform you are asked to wear imposes on your values and are uncomfortable with wearing it because it shows too much, please talk to your coach/gym teacher about it. I'm sure that they would be more than willing to accommodate you.
PS, I answered a question similar to this one in a previous post. Please visit this post to read it.
[answered by Pastor Kelly J. Tam]
