What does the Bible say about wearing mixed linens?

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The Bible forbade Israelites from wearing garments woven of wool and linen together as part of the covenant laws that marked them as a holy people distinct from surrounding nations. Deuteronomy 22:11 and Leviticus 19:19 place this command among other regulations concerning mixtures, teaching Israel to honor God in ordinary life and to respect the distinctions he established. Christians should not treat this ceremonial law as binding under the new covenant, since Christ has fulfilled the Mosaic law and its purity regulations. Yet its enduring principle remains: God calls his people to wholehearted obedience, holiness, and a life not shaped by pagan patterns or self-made religion.

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  • Deuteronomy 22:11

    You shall not wear a mixed stuff, wool and linen together.

  • Leviticus 19:19

    "'You shall keep my statutes. "'You shall not crossbreed different kinds of animals. "'you shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed; "'neither shall there come upon on you a garment made of two kinds of material.

  • Deuteronomy 22:5

    A woman shall not wear men's clothing, neither shall a man put on women's clothing; for whoever does these things is an abomination to Yahweh your God.

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