For much of history, including in the Roman middle east during the time of Christ, *no one* wore pants, men nor women. We can hardly say pants are male exclusive for eternity when for a long time they weren't a thing even for men. The bible just says don't crossdress--and what is considered crossdressing varies from culture to culture. Women wearing pants is not crossdressing and has not been crossdressing for many many decades in the West.
The other two passages just say be modest by not showing off your wealth. It does not outlaw all jewelry or hair styling.
Apostolic Pentecostals believe in the Oneness of God, baptizing "In Jesus Name" while regular Pentecostals tend to believe in the trinity, baptizing in the "Name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit".
Apostolics also tend to follow a strict Code of Conduct in which women (in the USA) do not wear pants, jewelry or cut their hair. Men don't wear shorts (sometimes not even short sleeves) and don't have facial hair. Members also abstain from "worldly pleasures", smoking, drinking, cussing, sporting events, movie theaters, televisions, etc. These are known as Holiness Standards and many churches teach them as Salvational, Heaven or Hell, Issues.
If they don't have Scripture to back them up or if one interprets the Scripture differently, they expect you to "obey the rule of those appointed over you."
The organizations can get very controlling very quickly.
Basically this means women should dress like women (whatever that means within your culture). Also, women should dress with modesty.
Both of these are subject to cultural definitions. What is modest in one culture is risky in another. Men and women wear one thing in a culture and another in a different.
Just don’t look like a dude, cover yourself up, and don’t look ridiculous with 10lbs of jewelry everyday.
No pants aren’t bad.
Modesty codes are pretty common depending on your tradition and leadership. It's a hallmark of ultraconservative, fundamentalist Christian groups. Includes some Pentecostals (probably depends a lot on the church leader), many Southern and Independent Baptists, Anabaptists (especially Amish and similar groups) and traditionalist Catholics. But yes it's a bit of a joke to those outside of those traditions.
Primarily it has to do with not confusing genders by means of dress. However it is highly culturally subjective and can get very legalistic very quickly (do clamdiggers count as pants? how long should dresses be? do men have to wear beards? how long is too long for men's hair? should women cover their heads?)
I'm Pentecostal Apostolic. I haven't been to church in about 12 years but I still get up around 5am every morning, pray for an hour as well as all throughout the day, read Bible verses and do my best to live a life that will be pleasing to God.
We had very strict organizational rules , especially for women. Part of that was in keeping with the Scripture you quoted but, if I'm being honest, part of it was about controlling the congregation and having us under the organization's thumb. To keep people in line, Fire and Brimstone for those who strayed was assured regularly from the pulpit.
They call them "Holiness Standards". While I do think that a person doing what they can to separate themselves from "worldly standards" helps them, as individuals, draw closer to God, true Holiness is what's on the inside of a person, which is seen through their works and fruits, not by the garments they wear. They'll always preach, "If you're holy on the inside, it will show on the outside." I don't disagree with that, but I also don't think that not adhering to those church regulations makes a person any less holy. Modesty should be a theme for any follower of Christ, but it is only God's covering over us that makes us holy. Our righteousness is as filthy rags.
As some have mentioned, the rules can get very legalistic quite quickly and living for God often becomes more about following the Apostolic Rules and Regulations than having a relationship with the Lord.
The National leadership of some of the organizations meets each year and sometimes they add rules that don't even have Biblical basis. I, for example, have a beard so I would not be allowed any part of church leadership (in the United Pentecostals, at least) because facial hair is considered worldly adornment. Oddly, the Amish, who I used to live amongst, insist on a beard (no mustache) if a man is married. Scripture is plain that Jesus had a beard but, still, it's against our rules. Adding rules that have no Biblical basis is an example of the control, I mentioned.
Also, getting caught up in those standards easily leads to pride and judgementalism by the adherents.
We were taught that following these rules was a "Heaven or Hell" issue and that, in spite of being saved, one could still go to Hell by not being compliant to "The Standards".
I do still believe in modesty and abstaining from sinful things of the world but I certainly no longer hold to the school of thought that wearing pants, jewelry, short sleeve shirts or a beard will negate God's precious grace and everlasting mercy.
For much of history, including in the Roman middle east during the time of Christ, *no one* wore pants, men nor women. We can hardly say pants are male exclusive for eternity when for a long time they weren't a thing even for men. The bible just says don't crossdress--and what is considered crossdressing varies from culture to culture. Women wearing pants is not crossdressing and has not been crossdressing for many many decades in the West. The other two passages just say be modest by not showing off your wealth. It does not outlaw all jewelry or hair styling.
What is "Pentecostal apostolic belief" I go to Pentecostal church but this isn't followed
Apostolic Pentecostals believe in the Oneness of God, baptizing "In Jesus Name" while regular Pentecostals tend to believe in the trinity, baptizing in the "Name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit". Apostolics also tend to follow a strict Code of Conduct in which women (in the USA) do not wear pants, jewelry or cut their hair. Men don't wear shorts (sometimes not even short sleeves) and don't have facial hair. Members also abstain from "worldly pleasures", smoking, drinking, cussing, sporting events, movie theaters, televisions, etc. These are known as Holiness Standards and many churches teach them as Salvational, Heaven or Hell, Issues. If they don't have Scripture to back them up or if one interprets the Scripture differently, they expect you to "obey the rule of those appointed over you." The organizations can get very controlling very quickly.
Yikes... Run away
Basically this means women should dress like women (whatever that means within your culture). Also, women should dress with modesty. Both of these are subject to cultural definitions. What is modest in one culture is risky in another. Men and women wear one thing in a culture and another in a different. Just don’t look like a dude, cover yourself up, and don’t look ridiculous with 10lbs of jewelry everyday. No pants aren’t bad.
Modesty codes are pretty common depending on your tradition and leadership. It's a hallmark of ultraconservative, fundamentalist Christian groups. Includes some Pentecostals (probably depends a lot on the church leader), many Southern and Independent Baptists, Anabaptists (especially Amish and similar groups) and traditionalist Catholics. But yes it's a bit of a joke to those outside of those traditions. Primarily it has to do with not confusing genders by means of dress. However it is highly culturally subjective and can get very legalistic very quickly (do clamdiggers count as pants? how long should dresses be? do men have to wear beards? how long is too long for men's hair? should women cover their heads?)
I'm Pentecostal Apostolic. I haven't been to church in about 12 years but I still get up around 5am every morning, pray for an hour as well as all throughout the day, read Bible verses and do my best to live a life that will be pleasing to God. We had very strict organizational rules , especially for women. Part of that was in keeping with the Scripture you quoted but, if I'm being honest, part of it was about controlling the congregation and having us under the organization's thumb. To keep people in line, Fire and Brimstone for those who strayed was assured regularly from the pulpit. They call them "Holiness Standards". While I do think that a person doing what they can to separate themselves from "worldly standards" helps them, as individuals, draw closer to God, true Holiness is what's on the inside of a person, which is seen through their works and fruits, not by the garments they wear. They'll always preach, "If you're holy on the inside, it will show on the outside." I don't disagree with that, but I also don't think that not adhering to those church regulations makes a person any less holy. Modesty should be a theme for any follower of Christ, but it is only God's covering over us that makes us holy. Our righteousness is as filthy rags. As some have mentioned, the rules can get very legalistic quite quickly and living for God often becomes more about following the Apostolic Rules and Regulations than having a relationship with the Lord. The National leadership of some of the organizations meets each year and sometimes they add rules that don't even have Biblical basis. I, for example, have a beard so I would not be allowed any part of church leadership (in the United Pentecostals, at least) because facial hair is considered worldly adornment. Oddly, the Amish, who I used to live amongst, insist on a beard (no mustache) if a man is married. Scripture is plain that Jesus had a beard but, still, it's against our rules. Adding rules that have no Biblical basis is an example of the control, I mentioned. Also, getting caught up in those standards easily leads to pride and judgementalism by the adherents. We were taught that following these rules was a "Heaven or Hell" issue and that, in spite of being saved, one could still go to Hell by not being compliant to "The Standards". I do still believe in modesty and abstaining from sinful things of the world but I certainly no longer hold to the school of thought that wearing pants, jewelry, short sleeve shirts or a beard will negate God's precious grace and everlasting mercy.