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I've attended Mass with people who came straight from the fields where they'd been picking crops in the hot sun. (Backbreaking, dirty work.) All of them Hispanic and poor.
Is how you dress for church important? Hmmmm....To those people attending church was important.
The Hispanics around here mainly work in retail, trades, hospitality, service, and business. Most of the agricultural work is done by seasonal workers that leave when the work is done. Our new pastor is starting an outreach to them, but the majority don't come to our church.
a nice dress for the gals , a nice pair of khakis and polo shirt for the guys
The only time I see a lot of people wearing a suit at church is to a funeral/wedding
I cannot stomach sloppy people in church. I believe in the dress for success philosophy. My son went to a Catholic prep school and he had to wear a coat and tie all the time. To this day he still dresses properly at all times.
People will treat you according to how you are dressed. if you dress like a bum some people may assume you are a bum. The best Sunday clothing is a must for church and a sign of deep respect for the Lord.
The Lord could care less what you wear to church, it is what is in your heart and soul that the Lord cares about not what cloth you use to cover that heart and soul.
If you were invited to the White House to meet with the President how would you dress ?
Who deserves more respect than the President ?
Matthew, you and I don't often agree, but we do in this case. I always try to dress appropriately for the occasion, and IMO, God deserves at least as much respect from me as does somebody getting married or being honored for some special achievement or, as you said, the President of the United States. While I don't believe God would hold it against me if I were to dress the same way when I go to worship Him as I would dress to go out for pizza with friends, He is most definitely worthy of the best I have to give -- in virtually every regard, including my dress. I don't dress my best to impress Him or anybody in my congregation. I dress my best to show Him the honor and respect He deserves.
It only bothers me when people seem to 'dress-down' for church. We attended one church where many of the young people looked like they had simply rolled out of bed and grabbed the first 'piece of cloth' they could reach.
(If they were, for example, going to the beach after church, they would likely go home first and change into something a little less casual).
If one does not dress up for anything (school, work, dinner, etc), then, by all means, don't engage in a pretense by dressing-up for church. However, if one dresses appropriately for other things, then ?What is the point, of making a point out of NOT dressing-up for church?"
The Lord could care less what you wear to church, it is what is in your heart and soul that the Lord cares about not what cloth you use to cover that heart and soul.
Wow, if God could care less, then why does the Bible say to dress in modesty ?
Sure non-Christians are welcome to worship, but Christians set a modest example for the non-Christians.
-James 2 vs 2 - 6
Who deserves more respect the President or the Queen or God ?
Is being the body of Christ together not as important to you than a person you would date?
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