Should Christian women use makeup? There are those that would want to paint makeup
with a broad brush and make the claim that all makeup is bad and against the Bible. But to do
so would be to teach for doctrines the commandments of men since the Bible never explicitly condemns
the use of it. However, the Bible does place a heavy emphasis on the inward man rather than
the outward. 1 Peter 3 verse 3 says, Who's adorning? Let it not be that outward adorning
of plating the hair and wearing of gold or putting on of apparel, but let it be the hidden man of the
heart and that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in
the sight of God of great price. Another factor to take into account is the motive behind wearing
makeup. We have an example in the Bible of a woman by the name of Jezebel, who the Bible literally
says painted on her face in order to seductively distract the king who was sent to destroy her.
The Bible also says that women adorn themselves in modest apparel with shame, faceness and sobriety,
in other words, humility. So at the end of the day, you have to ask yourself, does the clothes
that you wear and even the makeup you put on appropriately reflect the inward?