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jeans
hey guys,i have a question: do think it is right for ppl to wear jeans in church, i wore them beforec, but then i look at hte other traditions and see what they wear.suits and long sleebes even the summer, any reply would be good, thanks
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you should just use your own personal judgement
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I think it's not really good to wear jeans on sunday but maybe fridays.
Juliann
but no its fine..
remember .. our church is not black and white but it seees grey...
and god is not a HATEFUL god but he is just..
dw i dont think ur gonna go hell becuase u wore jeans to church!!
if u think ur jeans are the best to meet god with go head and wear them. in otherwords when u go sum party or somewhere special u dont wear what u wear to school everyday or wut u play with,u wear something nice and dressy.well same with god its a special place and special time
hope i helped ::)
also you shouldn't wear ripped jeans to CHURCH!! ( you really shouldn't wear them at all because they are not appropriate but especially to church)
Matthew 22:
10 So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. And the wedding hall was filled with guests.
11 “But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment. 12 So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless. 13 Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and[a] cast him into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ 14 “For many are called, but few are chosen.”
now mind you, God's not gonna put you straight in hell just because u wear jeans to the church! but I'm just saying... think about it! :P
GBU and pray 4 me,
laura
Just for clarification, the description of this board - Faith Issues reads:
For spiritual Issues dealing with the faith in general, such as subjects on prayer, the Bible, morals etc.
Wearing jeans is not a spiritual issue.
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but is it true we have to dress nice to church? i doubt it...its about the inside, not the outside
i sometimes see girls wearing tight jeans and a lotta makeup in church im like :o ***
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but is it true we have to dress nice to church? i doubt it...its about the inside, not the outside
you must do. if you are saying that....then why just go NAKED. God wants your heart but He is also worthy of respect.
It would be possible to attend in a prom dress and be the centre of attention, just as it would be possible to go in shabby work clothes and be the centre of attention. If that was truly the only two choices we had then that would not be a problem in God's eyes. But for those of us with a choice in what to wear then I would recommend learning from the Amish and dressing plainly. We should be clean and tidy but it seems to me that this is all that is required of us if it is possible. Nothing especially trendy, nothing especially expensive, nothing especially old or worn either. But something that is clean and tidy and does not attract attention.
Of course I would not turn away anyone who had just come from work or was going to work and had to dress in work clothes or was a little grimy. But we are not talking about such situations.
Father Peter
amba barsoum el arian (the naked) wore nothing when he lived alone in his cave, st john wore camel skin, i think pope kyrillos or someone wore worn garments underneath his fancy dress thingy
why isnt wearing poor clothing good again (assuming youre not poor)?
i dont think God cares what we wear to church...we only wear clothes because other people around, but i never realized it is not good to wear poor, worn clothes
amba barsoum el arian (the naked) wore nothing when he lived alone in his cave, st john wore camel skin, i think pope kyrillos or someone wore worn garments underneath his fancy dress thingy
why isnt wearing poor clothing good again (assuming youre not poor)?
it's not about "poor cloth" it's about wearing the best you have for the appearance of the ultimate KING.
Anba Barsoum lived in his OWN cave alone and he didn't have much to wear. His best, he wore. He wasn't FULLY naked as it sounds....
Saint John the Baptist wore the simplest he had. He was the son of the wilderness and that's i guess what he wore. other then that, he couldn't wear cloth better then the people who he is preaching to to repent. ALSO, he was doing all of that he was not in a church like us today.
Pope Kerrelos example is the best to PROVE this whole concept. he wear his normal humble cloth, being a simple person. But when it came to the liturgy, being the Pope who prayed the most liturgies of all the pope, he wore his best of his humble cloth that befit the "Coming of the KING" in bread in wine.
We are not monks, or Pope Kyrillos. If we are in Church and are dressed in a way that draws attention to ourselves needlessly then it is wrong of us. This is why the priests and bishops all wear the same uniform that hides what we are wearing. We become invisible to an extent.
If we wear the poorest and most worn of clothes to show our humility then we are likely to sin. If we are in a remote village or in a poor part of a city and we are dressing the same as others so that we do not stand out then poor clothes are fine. But if we have a wardrobe full of clothes and choose to wear either the most glamorous or the most worn then we are going to stand out and draw attention to ourselves.
For the same reason a woman should not wear a great deal of make up so as to stand out. Perhaps a little if she chooses, but not so much that it draws attention to her.
Father Peter