And munching...
Good Morning WORLD!!
Posted on 10/20/2019 6:56:07 PM PDT by mkleesma
Well; on that OTHER thread; them naked ladies got snatched up and tossed into the Tiber!!
What you wear at church should be based on not offending others. If someone is offended that you wear blue jeans then don’t wear blue jeans. Is clothing more important then givng offense.
“ If someone is offended that you wear blue jeans then don’t wear blue jeans.”
If so, they are offended because they are legalistic Pharisees.
Or they are not very far along in their Christian development and are easily offended. We shouldn't be a stumbling block to such people. If they think we should dress up for God then why not dress up for God? Why not suborn our own wishes?
They are not "weaker brothers" - they are legalistic brothers. They are not going to stumble in their Christian faith by seeing jeans.
If they think we should dress up for God then why not dress up for God? Why not suborn our own wishes?
If they think we should not drink coffee, drive a car, drive an expensive car, live in a home of more than 1,000 sq ft, etc, etc,...
Teach them that clothing is not a spiritual issue and don't leave them in darkness.
It’s an upside-down backwards world.
It’s amazing what lengths some will go to stay completely adheared to “faiths” that don’t understand what a relationship with Jesus is.
It’s much too simple of a relationship to start for some deep seated denomination members to see.
Seeped in “tradition” and un-Biblical rules and regulations, not even knowing that they are using idols in un-scriptural ways.
It’s got something to do with that backwards running river in Egypt...
That's a pretty harsh judgment. Let me ask you this way...what would you wear to an important job interview? Would you dress better then what you wear at church, worse, or the same?
What if you had a private audience with President Trump?
How about a pair of cutoffs and no shirt and shoes to church? Would you do that? Would you be offended if someone showed up like that?
Teach them that clothing is not a spiritual issue and don't leave them in darkness.
Clothing IS a spiritual issue. But the issue is whether or not we are going to be sensitive to others or disregard their feelings and do whatever we please without regard to others. Are we developing respect and love for others and helping them to come along? OR are we running roughshod over them and essentially saying "screw you"? That's a spiritual issue.
1 Corinthians 8:9 But beware lest somehow this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to those who are weak.
1Co 8:13 Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never again eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble.
The issue here was food but you could just as easily substitute clothing.
Php_2:3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.
That’s funny.
Unless the clothing is inappropriately revealing, it is not a spiritual issue.
That's a pretty harsh judgment.
You should read what Paul wrote to the legalists.
To Google® or FACEBOOK©?
Or to Dunn & Bradstreet?
Well; some early folks tried to cover themselves with leaves but GOD wanted FUR. So why don't we wear animal skins when going to GOD's house??
The perpetually offended would be offended.
The point is that the way we dress and act shows how much respect we have for a person or institution. We dress and act the way that shows the most respect.
The question I guess is does God ask for our respect? Does he want our respect? And is that respect conveyed through the way we dress and act?
I think the point of the skins was that they were being kicked out of paradise into a cold cruel world for their disobedience and God was preparing them for it.
A better question is why did God go through so much trouble to specify garments for the priesthood?
I think God expects us to appear before him with our utmost respect and love not only for him but for our brethren. Our clothing should be the best we can afford coupled with an awareness of not wanting to cause offense to others.
I'm told not to try to judge another man's servant.
The question remains: Is the worshipper there to please YOU; or GOD?
And so LITTLE required of the LAITY?
I don't know.
Izzat so?
The Mormons just require hidden underwear.
And munching...
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