I worship G-d of course. However, it seems to me that the "jeans anyplace, anytime, crowd" is much more beholden to the culture that those who dress more appropriately for whatever the occasion demands of them. It seems to me that in this day and age, it is more "counter culture" to wear a dress or suit to church than to wear jeans. (It certainly would be at Chena's Church)
Then the Pharisees and scribes asked Him, "Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands?"
He answered and said to them, "Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: 'This people honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me. And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'"
Yeah, you *say* you worship God, but your actions say that your worldly neighbors' idea of funeral wear is more important than the Biblical example of sackcloth.
Tamar1973 wrote: "I worship G-d of course. However, it seems to me that the "jeans anyplace, anytime, crowd" is much more beholden to the culture that those who dress more appropriately for whatever the occasion demands of them. It seems to me that in this day and age, it is more "counter culture" to wear a dress or suit to church than to wear jeans. (It certainly would be at Chena's Church)"
Once again, Tamar1973, you have lied about what I have said, or how I feel. I find that not only rude and insulting, but sinful. You also don't know a thing about my church, or how our congregation dresses. Many of us dress up for church, and many of us don't. But you know what? We all worship God without caring about what the person next to us is wearing. We come clean and hopefully pure of heart. You also don't know how it would feel to wear a dress at 50 below zero! Get off your pedestal or God might just kick it out from under you.