If you wear a suit to go to a nice dinner, but wear flip flops to church. Its about your heart. The term reverence comes to play. For me it's about respect for the lord in his house. I dress as best I can and wear my best that I own . As respect for God, and honoring my father and mother who taught me to show respect in actions . You can find nice "church" clothes at good will.
“People judge by outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart”. - 1 Samuel 16:7 Praise God that we don’t need to live up to impossible standards of perfection; we just need to have a humble heart and listening ears. By the way, Real Truth, just thought you might want to know that your Google+ sign is upside down. God bless!
Except that verse is talking about physical appearance, not clothing. If you think one can just dresses whichever ways to go serve the lord, then you are crazy.
I'm a Roman Catholic, and no, God does not care what you we're, that's why he says, "Come to me as you are". I believe this means that doesn't matter if you wish to wear a suit that's fine, Jesus accepts you. Or if you wish to wear casual clothing thats fine, Jesus accepts you. Personally I like to wear fancy and good looking suits. This is not to draw attention, but only what I feel comfortable in.
Thank you .What about James 2 . It is one of the judgement texts .Suites can project a false image . Should I ware a suite to meet expectations ? What is the cultrual history of why people dress up .Is to do with the English gentry ? A tradition of man ? James says that those who are in dirty cloths referencing " Sit at the feet of someone and sit on the floor " a derrogatory position ?
A Pastor is not called to carry themselves as this world does. They are called to be an example of how this world should be. A Pastor is supposed to lead the people of God. Not follow them.
You make it sound like going to church and attending a stuffy formalised interview are even vaguely similar, so as to require the same clothing protocols?
You hit the nail on the head. Priorities completely out of place today. When I was growing up in the church it was just a given that everyone dressed up.
For people who think we should dress to worship God... If we are Christians who have God in our daily life, should we dress for morning prayer in our quiet place? Should we dress up before we go to sleep for prayer? In any case, this means we should always be dressed up since we can pray to God whenever (because the Lord is not just found in a temple, but in our heart, ever since Jesus died for us and sent the Holy Spirit).
The Church is place of worship, and appearance does matter. Otherwise, I’ll just show up to church shirtless and when the women are distracted, I’ll claim that God doesn’t mind my attire.
Some churches go out of their ways to be “different” and claim that God doesn’t have a problem with it. I don’t really wear suits, but I am always formally dressed to go to church. Looking down on people for maybe not wearing expensive clothes or wearing the same clothes often is wrong, but the people who do that are more concerned about appearances. However, that is not to say that Christians shouldn’t have a problem with men or women wearing shorts or tank tops. There has to be some sort of a standard here. The same people who claim to not care about how Christians dress are the same who would go crazy if someone showed up to a funeral of a love one with bright colors.
It wasn't that many years ago that men and women dressed for being in God's house. Since then, at least in evangelical churches, it has gradually become what I call the proletariat look, sloppy. The whole concept that your are entering God's house has been lost on at least one generation. People arriving for worship service need to dress accordingly as you would for a king or a queen if you were invited to see them. Doesn't the King of Kings deserve at least that much ?
I carry a suit in a backpack. I throw it on whenever I get the urge to pray. Oftentimes, when I'm in the shower, I'll run out several times and put my suit on so I can pray or worship God.
Korbin Korbin so if a girl wears a bikini to church and everyone can see her but and her breast u think God doesn't care think before you talk what ever you say that's not in the bible e.g"God doesn't care how u dress" where is that written? and you will go hell so ask God to forgive you because in judgement you will be judgement day. May God forgive you🙏🏾
HMlGamingYT The point of the video is that you should not dress in such a way as to call attention to yourself. Doesn't mean you should not wear nice clothes. It does mean that somebody else (Jesus) is the point not us. A point that I don't think is made very well in the video, is that we should not put other people down for the way they are dressed either.
I looked this question up because all I usually see is Pastors in suits and ties. Who else do we usually see in suits and ties? The wealthy and selfish, politicians, businessmen, salesmen and what do they all have in common other than their attire? People usually do not trust them. Or people feel intimidated by them rather than welcomed or embraced. If I can’t afford a snazzy suit, I myself personally, feel like I do not fit in. When the first apostles and pastors preached what did they wear? What everyone else around them wore. Peter, James, Paul walked around wearing garments the same as the average person on the streets. I believe the pastors or the people of the church need to tone down their appearance or at least dress in a way that is more inviting to the common person. A somewhat casual but professional look that says, “this is my Sunday best for the Lord but this is almost my attempt to appeal to the senses. I am just an average man, but I have studied for this pastoral position. I am a man that makes mistakes just like anybody else but inside of the church building I have the authority to walk up to the pulpit and deliver the heavy message of God.”
While I see where he is coming from, I would counter his argument with this: Are you going to wear a t-shirt and jeans in a courtroom? If you show up in a earthly judge's courtroom wearing jeans and a t-shirt, first, they probably won't even let you in the courthouse. Secondly, the judge is likely going to hold you in contempt. You will dress up to appear before a judge because he has power over you and you know that not showing him respect imperils your fate in the matter before him. But God Almighty gets jeans and a t-shirt? Like it or not, if you have a platform then you are influencing others and by dressing down while preaching you're basically telling everyone in the church that it's more important to show honor before a human judge in his courtroom than it is to honor God in his house.
I like to wear a nice outfit that is modest to church. I believe in dressing in a way that shows respect in God's house. Dressing nice also emphasizes and puts me into the mindset that I have put in the effort to look nice for something that is important to me. I think people wearing shorts and tshirrts or jogging pants to church is tacky. I also think women wearing tube tops, super short skirts, or Daisy Duke shorts to church is distracting and disrespectful. O may be old school but I believe in wearing my sunday best to church.
So I just wanna say why dress up a specific way on a Sunday while you go to church cause even weekdays when you pray there is a little church in you so in weekdays before you pray do you put on a suit and pray??? So don’t change be the same Monday to Sunday but Have some limits on dressing and know your values and relationship with God he will lead you the way don’t depend on some human to tell you how to dress . For he is the way TRUTH and LIFE
When one enters the church that person's purpose is to worship the creator and king of the universe. No one would visit King Charles at Windsor Castle in anything but their best. God should be no different. Pastors should wear a robe.
This comment section is the reason I have a problem with Legalism in the church. Ephesians 2:8 stats that we are saved by grace not works let any man shall boast in the presence of the lord. God does not care what you wear he cares what you believe, in the times of the apostles they didn’t wear suits and ties but worshiped to the point of death. In our time the pastors and church leaders exalt themselves over God by dressing in suits and ties but their hearts are far from God the majority of members in legalistic churches use the Bible as a tool to exalt themselves rather then a tool to save the lost. I myself went to a legalistic church were women couldn’t wear pants (which is not biblical) and all it did was separate our sisters from the true grace and love of our lord. For every person in the comment section that typed “ you dress your best for God” that shows u don’t understand grace, you believe that your works can justify you that by exalting yourself you can be better or more justified then someone else and it that sense you are wrong. Let Gods people come to God however they are and let God himself transform them. God bless
What I can’t stand is when pastors are too trendy. There definitely should be a dress code. I think simple is a could way to start. I agree, it’s better not to be too flashy or be a distraction to the message. Some pastors nowadays want to make a fashion statement when preaching, I just can’t.
If you think wearing jeans, brings more people in, you are going along with the world, if you think wearing a suit would hinder people from being introduced to God, you are also wrong. I have not meet one person who continued to attend a church because the pastor wears jeans, nor stopped going because a pastor was in a suit. Wrong application of the verse, you know greek, be all things to all people didn't mean Paul dressed differently while in the sanctuary. When he met or eat with others, this is when he adjusted his dress, but never the message. Please don't justify dress using this verses.
What would you wear if you were going to meet the president or the queen. I doubt you would dress down. Shouldn’t we give God the same respect. Don’t be conformed to the world or you will start compromising on sins so not to hurt anyone’s feelings.
While I definitely understand that and see no reason with dressing up for God. However, the difference is the queen is a stranger, God is my friend. I’ve never met the queen but I’m with God every day and continuously
You are Wrong .. the church is not for sinners …The Bible says Romans 1-7…The church is for the Saints and all believers after you are saved …after true salvation,you’re not considered a sinner even though we do sin we are forgiven for it BUT if it’s a pattern of sinning …then you never got saved… all the epistles in the New Testament in the beginning of each book is addressed to the Saints and the believers in the church😇
Did Paul not say, A woman should cover her head when she is in c hurch , a woman's head is to glorify man, a man's head is to glorify God. Greetings from Northern.
Pastor wearing jeans during service, is not setting an example of reverence for God. Which is part of a problem in our society: no one acknowledges or respects that there is a sovereign & Holy God I most surely believe he wore a suit when he interviewed for his current job!
Al Pena Thanks for chiming in. Quick question, why do you feel wearing a suit brings reverence to God? Jesus did not wear a suit, and he certainly brought reverence to God. (On a side note, nether person in this video wore a suit when interviewing for their current job.) :)
Quick story: an unshaven, unattractive man walked into a church, looked around, wondering if he should stay...finally, he walked toward the front, sat down on THE FLOOR, folded his legs and the service continued. One of the elders on the platform, noticing that the gentleman had obviously (missed the memo) on dress code, chose an opportune moment, quietly slipped from his seat up high, came down low, removed his tie, and sat indian style beside the visitor. This was a WWJD moment; highlighting the fact that Jesus dressed like the congregation He served: "the common folk heard Him gladly"...remember, This Jesus said of His own ministry that He had come to preach good tidings to "the poor" referring to the lowest political group, the dissed, the dogged out, and the disadvantaged. He knew how to identify with people used to sitting on the ground in the park to eat a picnic lunch! Bottom line He let them know that they mattered, even if they didn't shop at the Macy's, Nordstrom's or Dilliard's of that day. These are the people He discipled, and the gospel He preached...went around the world! Note: Hell will be filled by many who worshipped their wardrobe filled with silk labelled apparel, while the poor (they refused to consider, lanquished all around them!
Pastor Robert Jackson, Sr. Good afternoon Pastor Jackson I totally agree with you. We have to be respectful in the sense of not dressing provocative for worship or at any other time for that matter. It has nothing to do with wearing a suit heels "sophisticated" apparel. I'm not sure where people go wrong in understanding this
Then Jesus nor any of his disciples respected him either because they wore robes. They didn't have a shirt and ties. There is no set example for how to dress except to be modest so for you to say that people should dress a certain way is legalistic and pretentious.
+April Smith. Pretentious for dressing up for church? Back before the hippie movement of the late 60s, everybody dressed up for church. Society in general dressed up when going about their business. People today have no respect for themselves or society. Churches back in the day, actually preached about sin, too. Today's churches just give ear tickling messages based on psychology. You call people pretentious for expecting others to dress up for church? That's the way they did it in the olden days, but you know more than they did, huh?
Ummmmm.. No. You have said This Earthly event requires me to wear My better clothing out of RESPECT for the people or event. But Gods house...... He is not that important so I will wear flip flops
I understand what he is trying to do, but Church is for the Body of Christ to Worship and study the Word. Not to be part of the world to bring none believer to Christ. Again Sunday Worship is for believers to Worship God and prepare for battle. That’s what witnessing and missionary work is for outside the worship service.
As long as they are women's trousers. The Bible say not to dress in the clothes of the opposite gender, and it was written in time when men and women wore robes.
Coffee in the sanctuary. ...jeans....respect for God and his house are not taught anymore and the churches are dying....half full or less....church is being made no different than going to a social club.
The people in churches choke under the suit and tie crowd. Basis in scripture or reason for suit + tie church? None. Neither God, the Apostles or prophets provided any mention of "dressing up for church". If you want to - fine - but out there the traditionalist and modern "Sunday best" movement are often viewed as hypocritical because they are seen to be putting on a show of "going to church" . The early Christians did not mention "dressing up" , in fact many of them probably had to go to work after their 4AM worship meeting. John Wesley said towards the end of his life that he longed to see a "plain clothed" congregation before he passed on. Why? Because he looked out on his congregation and saw lavish dressed up hypocrisy, that's why.
We’re called to come out from the world and be separate that includes our standards of dress. McDonald’s even has a dress code. I’m so tired of the church feeling like they need to be like the world. The world wants something different than what they have.
Completely disagree… He seems to be conflating corporate worship with outreach. We don’t dress for man in corporate worship, we dress for God. What does that mean? Well… reverence… The gospel reaches hearts and minds not home boys blue jeans. By all means where natural blue jeans to go to a park and tell people of about the Gospel. Sunday is the lords day and gathering of the saints should be done in reverence. Every passage that was quoted was instructions for general dress and conduct. Not worship… Obviously i believe and regulative principles of worship and not normative, but that’s my 2¢ for what it’s worth.
This entire universe is the house of God and being the best means being humble and fixing your mistakes without complaints to be accurate (righteous) half stepping beasts pervert that to a weak and unimportant tradition of wearing fancy clothes in a man made building cause they can't tell the difference. Again, not understanding isn't a valid excuse. The serpents wrong of wanting to know like God was it skipping the step of being ashamed to confidently direct Eve like a baby and that's why Moses wrote that Eve was punished with child birth cause evil in this universe is the stagnant maturity of a baby. Think about it 🤔
Some women barely even brush their hair for church, they wear flip-flops, no makeup, men’s t-shirts. Is it really Godly to look like a depressed person? I understand that sensual or provocative clothing is sinful, but this idea that the worse you look, the more Godly you are is a mess. I want my husband to be proud of my appearance and I want to present myself as a well-cared-for woman. I do not wear gold, diamonds, designer clothing, etc…but I don’t look homeless either.
JESUS YESHUA asked me to ask you this question: “Do you teach The HOLY Days or the holidays?” HE told me that Christian church preachers & teachers will not be Taken Up and they fall into Hell. THE WORD tells that MESSIAH JESUS was born when 3 Wise men traveled long distance in the weather to the birth of HIM & HE was born during The Fall Feasts while shepherds were living outside watching over their sheep. Jeremiah chapter 10 we are commanded to not have a Christmas Tree which links to Isaiah chapter 14 when CREATOR YAH and Satan established Christmas as Satan’s holiday together. Easter is Nimrod’s mother that Nimrod married, they had a son named Tammuz, their god is Molech. No one will be accepted into THE KINGdom that celebrates a different god whether they read THE WORD or not.
Uhh… “Don’t dress for the world” “I don’t dress for me, I dress the best way for others” Pastor, get out of your own way. Follow scripture, honor god with all that you do, even your clothes.
Alright, I myself am kinda Goth. And I still pray every morning I fast I honor God in any way I can. I just tend to usually love the creations God made that most people normally don't. I like bats and skeletons and creepy looking creatures. They are also God's creation. And 1 Samuel 16:7 says But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
"I have become all things that by any means some may be saved." The Lord's house is different. Why don't you get a tattoo, and some body piercing also, if that will help. How far do you go. We are to please God first, not man. Do you wear jeans to someone's wedding or to someone's funeral. You are the bride of Christ; and how should a bride look and what should she wear? Her best. Shame on you.
Matthew 7:1 Judge not and you will not be judged. That means if you people to come to your church, let them dress how they want to dress. If they don't want to wear dresses, heels or boots don't make them wear it and if they don't want to wear a suit or tie don't make them wear it. If the men don't want to wear boots to church, don't make them wear it either. If you want somebody to go to your church, don't judge them for what they dress at church otherwise they won't come to your church, if you purposely judge them. If they don't want to go to your church, don't make them. Judging people how they dress at church leads to division and separation. We as the church will not put up with behavior for those who purposely judge people on how they dress at church. The only person who can judge is God. If you don't like the church you're at go to another church. If you hate dressing up for church, wear something you like at church that will make you feel better. Take me for an example, I didn't like wearing boots to church so, now I dress how I want to dress and I don't have to wear boots to church anymore because I'm free from slavery and I can wear the way I want to dress without all the drama. I like wearing football jerseys to church because I'm a sports fan.
A great Wesleyan pastor we had in the past stated " dress up...put on your best clothes you have as respect for God"!!!
He isn't the Word of God. That's why we obey the Word. It doesn't matter what any Pastor fancies at the time or ever.
And I say this with love and respect. Tone is hard to convey in text
Christ love to you!
If you wear a suit to go to a nice dinner, but wear flip flops to church. Its about your heart. The term reverence comes to play. For me it's about respect for the lord in his house. I dress as best I can and wear my best that I own . As respect for God, and honoring my father and mother who taught me to show respect in actions . You can find nice "church" clothes at good will.
I agree
“People judge by outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart”. - 1 Samuel 16:7
Praise God that we don’t need to live up to impossible standards of perfection; we just need to have a humble heart and listening ears.
By the way, Real Truth, just thought you might want to know that your Google+ sign is upside down.
God bless!
Except that verse is talking about physical appearance, not clothing. If you think one can just dresses whichever ways to go serve the lord, then you are crazy.
You dress up for a job interview, you dress you to stand in front of a judge, so why wouldn't you dress up for God?
@@znhait Do you ever pray in the shower?
@@gregbryant516 Exactly! I was just going to say something like that.
I'm a Roman Catholic, and no, God does not care what you we're, that's why he says, "Come to me as you are". I believe this means that doesn't matter if you wish to wear a suit that's fine, Jesus accepts you. Or if you wish to wear casual clothing thats fine, Jesus accepts you. Personally I like to wear fancy and good looking suits. This is not to draw attention, but only what I feel comfortable in.
I am always dressed my best for church. What i want to work on more is dressing well the rest of the time too lol
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Thank you .What about James 2 . It is one of the judgement texts .Suites can project a false image . Should I ware a suite to meet expectations ? What is the cultrual history of why people dress up .Is to do with the English gentry ? A tradition of man ? James says that those who are in dirty cloths referencing " Sit at the feet of someone and sit on the floor " a derrogatory position ?
AMEN BROTHER PREACH IT!
A Pastor is not called to carry themselves as this world does. They are called to be an example of how this world should be. A Pastor is supposed to lead the people of God. Not follow them.
All you need to do is put on the "Humility of Christ" you all, it's not that complicated.
modest clothing. No cleavage showing or too much leg or tight clothing and you should wear clothes like that everyday.
I think people make more effort for an interview than for church
You make it sound like going to church and attending a stuffy formalised interview are even vaguely similar, so as to require the same clothing protocols?
macb43 ishere in an interview you have to worry about whether or not you will be accepted and hired.
God wants you as you are right now.
@@juliemckenzie5960 At church you have to worry about whether or not you'll make it to heaven.
So dress modestly to church but show your body off - men and women - when you are not at worship? This is contrary.
You hit the nail on the head. Priorities completely out of place today. When I was growing up in the church it was just a given that everyone dressed up.
Be clothed with humility
My clothes are rather humble.
For people who think we should dress to worship God... If we are Christians who have God in our daily life, should we dress for morning prayer in our quiet place? Should we dress up before we go to sleep for prayer? In any case, this means we should always be dressed up since we can pray to God whenever (because the Lord is not just found in a temple, but in our heart, ever since Jesus died for us and sent the Holy Spirit).
The Church is place of worship, and appearance does matter. Otherwise, I’ll just show up to church shirtless and when the women are distracted, I’ll claim that God doesn’t mind my attire.
We are ambassadors of God. So we represent him so what we do at home we're not representing anyone.
Me: I'll wear shorts to church.
Dad: no have some respect.
Me: but other girls wear it.
Dad: don't be like them
(OHH SNAPPP) 😂
LOL. Some churches won't even let you in if you wear short pants.
Some churches go out of their ways to be “different” and claim that God doesn’t have a problem with it. I don’t really wear suits, but I am always formally dressed to go to church. Looking down on people for maybe not wearing expensive clothes or wearing the same clothes often is wrong, but the people who do that are more concerned about appearances. However, that is not to say that Christians shouldn’t have a problem with men or women wearing shorts or tank tops. There has to be some sort of a standard here. The same people who claim to not care about how Christians dress are the same who would go crazy if someone showed up to a funeral of a love one with bright colors.
If God’s gonna take me as I am I guess I already got on my church clothes
He takes you in as you are to change you.
Caleb Basquill, AMEN!
@@NoeSerranolifeplay Yes and the goal is for Jesus to give us a white robe. What did Jesus wear to preach? He wore the same robe he wore every day.
He takes you as you are but he modes you into what he want you to be.
It wasn't that many years ago that men and women dressed for being in God's house. Since then, at least in evangelical churches, it has gradually become what I call the proletariat look, sloppy. The whole concept that your are entering God's house has been lost on at least one generation. People arriving for worship service need to dress accordingly as you would for a king or a queen if you were invited to see them. Doesn't the King of Kings deserve at least that much ?
I carry a suit in a backpack. I throw it on whenever I get the urge to pray. Oftentimes, when I'm in the shower, I'll run out several times and put my suit on so I can pray or worship God.
Amen! Definitely! We come to worship a God is worthy of our best! Certainly don't need to fit in today's culture.
Why should you dress up for a king and Queen? They're just a representation for you as a government. They're just people.
if you think God cares what you wear then you have your priorities all mixed up.
Korbin Korbin so if a girl wears a bikini to church and everyone can see her but and her breast u think God doesn't care think before you talk what ever you say that's not in the bible e.g"God doesn't care how u dress" where is that written? and you will go hell so ask God to forgive you because in judgement you will be judgement day.
May God forgive you🙏🏾
HMlGamingYT
The point of the video is that you should not dress in such a way as to call attention to yourself. Doesn't mean you should not wear nice clothes. It does mean that somebody else (Jesus) is the point not us.
A point that I don't think is made very well in the video, is that we should not put other people down for the way they are dressed either.
God cares about everything
For real I agree
I think
Men: suit with tie
Women: dress covering shoulders and down to shoes
What about teens
Dress resctively and comfprtable but not too Relaxed, dont treat God or His house so casually.
What about women wearing headscarves in church?
I wear a full on suit and toe every time I go to church because it’s pure respect
I looked this question up because all I usually see is Pastors in suits and ties. Who else do we usually see in suits and ties? The wealthy and selfish, politicians, businessmen, salesmen and what do they all have in common other than their attire? People usually do not trust them. Or people feel intimidated by them rather than welcomed or embraced. If I can’t afford a snazzy suit, I myself personally, feel like I do not fit in.
When the first apostles and pastors preached what did they wear? What everyone else around them wore. Peter, James, Paul walked around wearing garments the same as the average person on the streets. I believe the pastors or the people of the church need to tone down their appearance or at least dress in a way that is more inviting to the common person. A somewhat casual but professional look that says, “this is my Sunday best for the Lord but this is almost my attempt to appeal to the senses. I am just an average man, but I have studied for this pastoral position. I am a man that makes mistakes just like anybody else but inside of the church building I have the authority to walk up to the pulpit and deliver the heavy message of God.”
The priests usually wear their black frocks with the white collar and different colured vestments based on where we are in the liturgical calendar.
If you have the desire to dress your best for God go to thrift stores and the Good Will to find some suits. They are so crazy
While I see where he is coming from, I would counter his argument with this: Are you going to wear a t-shirt and jeans in a courtroom? If you show up in a earthly judge's courtroom wearing jeans and a t-shirt, first, they probably won't even let you in the courthouse. Secondly, the judge is likely going to hold you in contempt. You will dress up to appear before a judge because he has power over you and you know that not showing him respect imperils your fate in the matter before him. But God Almighty gets jeans and a t-shirt? Like it or not, if you have a platform then you are influencing others and by dressing down while preaching you're basically telling everyone in the church that it's more important to show honor before a human judge in his courtroom than it is to honor God in his house.
Amen I'm keeping the bag! I just want to be invisible and my current back is causing the world to keep making comments.
I like to wear a nice outfit that is modest to church. I believe in dressing in a way that shows respect in God's house. Dressing nice also emphasizes and puts me into the mindset that I have put in the effort to look nice for something that is important to me. I think people wearing shorts and tshirrts or jogging pants to church is tacky. I also think women wearing tube tops, super short skirts, or Daisy Duke shorts to church is distracting and disrespectful. O may be old school but I believe in wearing my sunday best to church.
So I just wanna say why dress up a specific way on a Sunday while you go to church cause even weekdays when you pray there is a little church in you so in weekdays before you pray do you put on a suit and pray??? So don’t change be the same Monday to Sunday but Have some limits on dressing and know your values and relationship with God he will lead you the way don’t depend on some human to tell you how to dress . For he is the way TRUTH and LIFE
Suits are generally for men. Just make sure you don't cross the line into cross dressing.
When one enters the church that person's purpose is to worship the creator and king of the universe. No one would visit King Charles at Windsor Castle in anything but their best. God should be no different. Pastors should wear a robe.
This comment section is the reason I have a problem with Legalism in the church.
Ephesians 2:8 stats that we are saved by grace not works let any man shall boast in the presence of the lord.
God does not care what you wear he cares what you believe, in the times of the apostles they didn’t wear suits and ties but worshiped to the point of death. In our time the pastors and church leaders exalt themselves over God by dressing in suits and ties but their hearts are far from God the majority of members in legalistic churches use the Bible as a tool to exalt themselves rather then a tool to save the lost. I myself went to a legalistic church were women couldn’t wear pants (which is not biblical) and all it did was separate our sisters from the true grace and love of our lord.
For every person in the comment section that typed “ you dress your best for God” that shows u don’t understand grace, you believe that your works can justify you that by exalting yourself you can be better or more justified then someone else and it that sense you are wrong. Let Gods people come to God however they are and let God himself transform them.
God bless
What I can’t stand is when pastors are too trendy. There definitely should be a dress code. I think simple is a could way to start. I agree, it’s better not to be too flashy or be a distraction to the message. Some pastors nowadays want to make a fashion statement when preaching, I just can’t.
If you think wearing jeans, brings more people in, you are going along with the world, if you think wearing a suit would hinder people from being introduced to God, you are also wrong. I have not meet one person who continued to attend a church because the pastor wears jeans, nor stopped going because a pastor was in a suit. Wrong application of the verse, you know greek, be all things to all people didn't mean Paul dressed differently while in the sanctuary. When he met or eat with others, this is when he adjusted his dress, but never the message. Please don't justify dress using this verses.
What would you wear if you were going to meet the president or the queen. I doubt you would dress down. Shouldn’t we give God the same respect. Don’t be conformed to the world or you will start compromising on sins so not to hurt anyone’s feelings.
While I definitely understand that and see no reason with dressing up for God. However, the difference is the queen is a stranger, God is my friend. I’ve never met the queen but I’m with God every day and continuously
I'm the opposite. I wear vestures when I participate in rodeos.
This is bologna. You two successful guys. Buy a nice outfit and show a little respect to the creator.
"The church is a hospital for sinners not a club for saints"
THE CHURCH IS A HOUSE OF WORSHIP MY FRIEND. THE HOSPITAL IS THE MISSION FIELD BROTHER.
You are Wrong .. the church is not for sinners …The Bible says Romans 1-7…The church is for the Saints and all believers after you are saved …after true salvation,you’re not considered a sinner even though we do sin we are forgiven for it BUT if it’s a pattern of sinning …then you never got saved… all the epistles in the New Testament in the beginning of each book is addressed to the Saints and the believers in the church😇
Personally I like jeans t shirt
Really, clothing, what else will they think to talk about?
Modest appearall should do it, don't you think?
Well sir, it's 2021, and the definition of modest has drastically changed. Just saying modest isn't good enough.
Did Paul not say, A woman should cover her head when she is in c hurch , a woman's head is to glorify man, a man's head is to glorify God. Greetings from Northern.
Winifred Thompson but if am not married then?
Great video
Pastor wearing jeans during service, is not setting an example of reverence for God. Which is part of a problem in our society: no one acknowledges or respects that there is a sovereign & Holy God
I most surely believe he wore a suit when he interviewed for his current job!
Al Pena Thanks for chiming in. Quick question, why do you feel wearing a suit brings reverence to God? Jesus did not wear a suit, and he certainly brought reverence to God. (On a side note, nether person in this video wore a suit when interviewing for their current job.) :)
Quick story: an unshaven, unattractive man walked into a church, looked around, wondering if he should stay...finally, he walked toward the front, sat down on THE FLOOR, folded his legs and the service continued. One of the elders on the platform, noticing that the gentleman had obviously (missed the memo) on dress code, chose an opportune moment, quietly slipped from his seat up high, came down low, removed his tie, and sat indian style beside the visitor. This was a WWJD moment; highlighting the fact that Jesus dressed like the congregation He served: "the common folk heard Him gladly"...remember, This Jesus said of His own ministry that He had come to preach good tidings to "the poor" referring to the lowest political group, the dissed, the dogged out, and the disadvantaged. He knew how to identify with people used to sitting on the ground in the park to eat a picnic lunch! Bottom line He let them know that they mattered, even if they didn't shop at the Macy's, Nordstrom's or Dilliard's of that day. These are the people He discipled, and the gospel He preached...went around the world! Note: Hell will be filled by many who worshipped their wardrobe filled with silk labelled apparel, while the poor (they refused to consider, lanquished all around them!
Pastor Robert Jackson, Sr. Good afternoon Pastor Jackson I totally agree with you. We have to be respectful in the sense of not dressing provocative for worship or at any other time for that matter. It has nothing to do with wearing a suit heels "sophisticated" apparel. I'm not sure where people go wrong in understanding this
Then Jesus nor any of his disciples respected him either because they wore robes. They didn't have a shirt and ties. There is no set example for how to dress except to be modest so for you to say that people should dress a certain way is legalistic and pretentious.
+April Smith. Pretentious for dressing up for church? Back before the hippie movement of the late 60s, everybody dressed up for church. Society in general dressed up when going about their business. People today have no respect for themselves or society. Churches back in the day, actually preached about sin, too. Today's churches just give ear tickling messages based on psychology. You call people pretentious for expecting others to dress up for church? That's the way they did it in the olden days, but you know more than they did, huh?
Soooooo... If you dress differently to attend a wedding or social event than you do to church, What have you just told God??
You've told God that you render unto God what is God's and you render unto Caesar what is Caesar's.
Ummmmm.. No. You have said This Earthly event requires me to wear My better clothing out of RESPECT for the people or event. But Gods house...... He is not that important so I will wear flip flops
I understand what he is trying to do, but Church is for the Body of Christ to Worship and study the Word. Not to be part of the world to bring none believer to Christ. Again Sunday Worship is for believers to Worship God and prepare for battle. That’s what witnessing and missionary work is for outside the worship service.
Something is wrong if you have to ask and answer this question.
I have a question, is it good for a Christian woman to wear a trousers?
As long as they are women's trousers. The Bible say not to dress in the clothes of the opposite gender, and it was written in time when men and women wore robes.
Coffee in the sanctuary. ...jeans....respect for God and his house are not taught anymore and the churches are dying....half full or less....church is being made no different than going to a social club.
The people in churches choke under the suit and tie crowd. Basis in scripture or reason for suit + tie church? None. Neither God, the Apostles or prophets provided any mention of "dressing up for church". If you want to - fine - but out there the traditionalist and modern "Sunday best" movement are often viewed as hypocritical because they are seen to be putting on a show of "going to church" . The early Christians did not mention "dressing up" , in fact many of them probably had to go to work after their 4AM worship meeting. John Wesley said towards the end of his life that he longed to see a "plain clothed" congregation before he passed on. Why? Because he looked out on his congregation and saw lavish dressed up hypocrisy, that's why.
I think that all that’s been happening is churches are modernizing so their attendees are more comfortable.
Coffee is a huge huge sin. 😁
Don't defile God's temple with coffee. ☕
Does that include a big house and all that
This is the most wholesome comment section on TH-cam. Lol
We’re called to come out from the world and be separate that includes our standards of dress. McDonald’s even has a dress code. I’m so tired of the church feeling like they need to be like the world. The world wants something different than what they have.
Can a man wear women's skirt or a dress to church?
Completely disagree… He seems to be conflating corporate worship with outreach.
We don’t dress for man in corporate worship, we dress for God.
What does that mean? Well… reverence…
The gospel reaches hearts and minds not home boys blue jeans.
By all means where natural blue jeans to go to a park and tell people of about the Gospel.
Sunday is the lords day and gathering of the saints should be done in reverence.
Every passage that was quoted was instructions for general dress and conduct. Not worship…
Obviously i believe and regulative principles of worship and not normative, but that’s my 2¢ for what it’s worth.
This entire universe is the house of God and being the best means being humble and fixing your mistakes without complaints to be accurate (righteous) half stepping beasts pervert that to a weak and unimportant tradition of wearing fancy clothes in a man made building cause they can't tell the difference. Again, not understanding isn't a valid excuse. The serpents wrong of wanting to know like God was it skipping the step of being ashamed to confidently direct Eve like a baby and that's why Moses wrote that Eve was punished with child birth cause evil in this universe is the stagnant maturity of a baby. Think about it 🤔
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I feel u need to dress up like all and u need socks.. we always dress up.. for god..
Some women barely even brush their hair for church, they wear flip-flops, no makeup, men’s t-shirts. Is it really Godly to look like a depressed person? I understand that sensual or provocative clothing is sinful, but this idea that the worse you look, the more Godly you are is a mess. I want my husband to be proud of my appearance and I want to present myself as a well-cared-for woman. I do not wear gold, diamonds, designer clothing, etc…but I don’t look homeless either.
I don’t really like putting on a dress and stuff not comfortable for me
We're is your socks... ????
They're hung by the chimney with care.
JESUS YESHUA asked me to ask you this question: “Do you teach The HOLY Days or the holidays?” HE told me that Christian church preachers & teachers will not be Taken Up and they fall into Hell. THE WORD tells that MESSIAH JESUS was born when 3 Wise men traveled long distance in the weather to the birth of HIM & HE was born during The Fall Feasts while shepherds were living outside watching over their sheep. Jeremiah chapter 10 we are commanded to not have a Christmas Tree which links to Isaiah chapter 14 when CREATOR YAH and Satan established Christmas as Satan’s holiday together. Easter is Nimrod’s mother that Nimrod married, they had a son named Tammuz, their god is Molech.
No one will be accepted into THE KINGdom that celebrates a different god whether they read THE WORD or not.
The word doesn't say 3 wise men.
@@kelle0285
True, you’re right, I knew that already and I made an error. thank you for pointing my mistake
I get it you where jeans so our world will listen to you hmmmmm but what did the Bible say
The bible says "Thou shalt not gird your loins with denim."
But seriously, the Pope doesn't wear jeans and I'm sure that doesn't cost him followers.
People need to were socks.. (men)
Did Jesus wear socks?
Uhh…
“Don’t dress for the world”
“I don’t dress for me, I dress the best way for others”
Pastor, get out of your own way. Follow scripture, honor god with all that you do, even your clothes.
Alright, I myself am kinda Goth. And I still pray every morning I fast I honor God in any way I can. I just tend to usually love the creations God made that most people normally don't. I like bats and skeletons and creepy looking creatures. They are also God's creation. And 1 Samuel 16:7 says But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
Well said. God Bless You!
Don't go to church looking too creepy. The priest might decide to exorcise you.
I like skeletons too. Life would be pretty tough without a skeleton.
"I have become all things that by any means some may be saved."
The Lord's house is different.
Why don't you get a tattoo, and some body piercing also, if that will help.
How far do you go. We are to please God first, not man.
Do you wear jeans to someone's wedding or to someone's funeral. You are the bride of Christ; and how should a bride look and what should she wear? Her best. Shame on you.
Matthew 7:1 Judge not and you will not be judged. That means if you people to come to your church, let them dress how they want to dress. If they don't want to wear dresses, heels or boots don't make them wear it and if they don't want to wear a suit or tie don't make them wear it. If the men don't want to wear boots to church, don't make them wear it either. If you want somebody to go to your church, don't judge them for what they dress at church otherwise they won't come to your church, if you purposely judge them. If they don't want to go to your church, don't make them. Judging people how they dress at church leads to division and separation. We as the church will not put up with behavior for those who purposely judge people on how they dress at church. The only person who can judge is God. If you don't like the church you're at go to another church. If you hate dressing up for church, wear something you like at church that will make you feel better. Take me for an example, I didn't like wearing boots to church so, now I dress how I want to dress and I don't have to wear boots to church anymore because I'm free from slavery and I can wear the way I want to dress without all the drama. I like wearing football jerseys to church because I'm a sports fan.
I know that black churches tend to really dress up to the nines. Do you go to a typical black church, or is your church more mixed?
Just wear a Fiction shirt it'll be funny.
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Could you wear Jordan's?
Like regular church pants, but some Jordan's..I'm wearing green....green Jordan's...
+Menel Skullton I wear whatever I want