It is not 'should' God be pleased, but is God pleased.So God should be pleased that you dained to come to Church .
The poster is talking about 'rich people ', who have no respect , are too lazy ,not poor ,or downtrodden .
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It is not 'should' God be pleased, but is God pleased.So God should be pleased that you dained to come to Church .
The poster is talking about 'rich people ', who have no respect , are too lazy ,not poor ,or downtrodden .
Most Catholics dress up at least a little ; it is a protestant ,American thing , mostly .Reverence for the body has been lost imho. When I was growing up, we had our Sunday best attire. When we dressed up, it made us feel appropriate to go to church. That has been lost. People use to use "I don't have anything to wear." excuse for not attending church so churches put aside the dress code. Now the just wear clothes thought is predominant. I agree with others that say it is the heart not the outward appearance that matters. But, it seems like the heart should want to dress the body for the Lord when we go to worship Him, kind of like when you go on a first date, or special date. Now some people do not have Sunday best clothing. In that case,people should come in the clothes they have. Hopefully some nice Christian will give them a nice set of clothes and shoes as their Sunday best attire. Things have gotten to be so confusing today. Up is down and down is up.
If God cares about the spirit, not carnal things, than what in the Bible makes you think God even cares about how someone dresses?Most Catholics dress up at least a little ; it is a protestant ,American thing , mostly .
One has to ask then what is 'spirit really ' ,can it be measured in any way ,it it possible for there to be visible signs of the 'spirit ' ? I believe that 'spirit ' is only invisible to those who are not yet fully beings, as God made us originally ,that is complete ,If God cares about the spirit, not carnal things, than what in the Bible makes you think God even cares about how someone dresses?
One has to ask then what is 'spirit really ' ,can it be measured in any way ,it it possible for there to be visible signs of the 'spirit ' ? I believe that 'spirit ' is only invisible to those who are not yet fully beings, as God made us originally ,that is complete ,
and in tune with the BEAUTIFUL HARMONIOUS CREATION ,and it's BEAUTIFUL CREATOR .
Was there ever any doubt that Yahweh cares for spiritual things. This is what Yeshua taught His disciples every day by His Life, Testimony, Word and Lessons/Instructions.If God cares about the spirit, not carnal things, than what in the Bible makes you think God even cares about how someone dresses?
Jesus said that it is not the homelss poor who sue us and take away our homes - it is the "suit and ties", professionals, rich or well-to-do, greedy ones who sue us and take away our homes and so forth.Dress is not relevant to me in Church. I'm 64. I think the generation just before me is all about suit and tie, but that is just a cultural thing. I may be missing a scripture about it but I'm not aware of any.
I think about 80% of the trappings of Christianity in the US are purely cultural in the same way the Hijab is not a part of islam, but simply part of the culture from which islam flourishes.Jesus said that it is not the homelss poor who sue us and take away our homes - it is the "suit and ties", professionals, rich or well-to-do, greedy ones who sue us and take away our homes and so forth.
There is much much more also , in Scripture, Jesus says pertinent to this, not welcome by the "suit and ties".
Yes, the first group like the extreme socialists, can't bear the idea that anyone could be Superior to them in any way , as all people are equal they say , including God .While this post is humorous, I wonder if it doesn't reflect something underlying about how one views dressing for church. As I've posted elsewhere, I have often thought views about Jesus fall into two schools of thought. One I'll call "Jesus is my friend." It may be typified by the hymn What a Friend We Have in Jesus. I have a friend who speaks of things he plans to talk about while having a beer with Jesus in Heaven -- sort of like shooting hoops with the Lord in Heaven. Interestingly, my friend dresses casually for church. The other view is "Jesus is King of Kings, Lord of Lords." It may be typified by the hymn, All Hail the Power of Jesus Name (Let Angels prostrate fall...). Rather than having a beer with Jesus, this group may be more likely to spread their cloak on the path for our Lord to walk on as he walks by while they prostrate themselves. Maybe the first group approaches our Lord more casually like a friend and the second group more formally as being in awe while in the presence of the King?
Just a thought.
You know, I distinctly remember Jesus welcoming sinners and tax collectors, and since "dressed-down" people are not committing any sin, I wonder why you find value in judging them. I for one do not care what the outside appearance is, I care about what is in the heart of that person, and if they are belting out the songs just as loud as I am or listening to the entire sermon without getting distracted by their phone, then who cares what they look like?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.
So, COOL!and since "dressed-down" people are not committing any sin
There was a time when I always wore dress pants and a dress shirt to church. Then one day my Pastor told us some people came to our church one Sunday and they later told him they would not come back because they felt that they could not measure up to the dress code at our church, as everybody was dressed up.I don’t know if this has been discussed or not but to a certain degree, to spread the gospel to all, we need to make sure our churches are accessible to the lost.