Coleton Bryce Ritmanich
John 3:16
- May 11, 2017
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I recently moved to a new city and I've been checking out a lot churches in the area and I'm curious why it is acceptable to dress like a slob at so many of them. People wear flip-flops, pajama pants, sweat pants, graphic tees that make them look like a billboard, athletic shorts, or shirts that actually might be parachutes I'm not sure. Stuff that doesn't even fall into the casual dress category, just straight up lazy slob.
Clearly it is not a money problem. Everyone has a $2-600 cell phone in their pocket they pay ~$60 or more a month for data, they can afford to go buy a collared shirt and some nice pants. Even designer stores have really nice clothes for ~$20-30 during their seasonal clearance sales which seemingly go on all year round these days.
I can only guess it's a respect problem? I mean I can't imagine these people dress like that all the time, do they? I know anyplace I've ever worked will tell you to go home if you dress like that, and I know if I was on a date with a woman and she showed up in sweats or flip-flops and we weren't going to the beach I'd just shake my head and leave. I can understand visitors, but why is it acceptable for Christians to dress like slobs to church?
I don't think that it's a disrespect problem. It's acceptable because Jesus himself said, Come as you are.
But if your talking about them dressing as gangsters and bad stuff like that with skulls and bones and things like that, I would have the preacher talk to them.
But think about it this way, Clothing doesn't make the soul, Jesus does.
Do you think Jesus himself wore a suit or extra fancy clothes to church? As long as you dress decent, you will be fine.
#WhatwouldJesusWear
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