Gen,
Interesting points, but what do you say about those who are more 
concerned about how they dress for work than church?  You know, in 
the old Testament God seemed to be particular about some things.  I 
wonder, truly, what His true attitude is of those of us who call 
ourselves Christians, but take a casual approach to what He deems 
sacred? I find it interesting that some people are just positive that 
God doesn't care about how we look, so they dress casual and we call 
that being real, while other people take great strides to do their 
best to make a good impression, for His sake, and call that 
respect.   Just a thought.
Kathy



At 11:04 AM 4/29/2007, you wrote:
>how true is that!  People are more worried about what they ware in church,
>than actually going.  I'm not going to lie... i've worn jeans to church and
>you know what?  NO one cared!  I mean you should dress tastefully, but if
>jeans are all you god... o well.  When i first started my church, i was
>worried about what to ware.  My friends assured me that no one would care if
>i wore jeans.  It's in the heart what matters anyway.  Not what's on the
>outside.
>
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>Chip nails it on this one.
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> >CHURCHIANITY TODAY
> >by Chip Brogden
> >
> >http://theschoolofchrist.org/articles/churchianity.html
> >
> >
> >"But when you give to someone, don't tell your left hand what your
> >right hand is doing" (Matthew 6:3, NLT).
> >
> >Jesus did not advocate anonymous charity in order to make us paranoid
> >or fearful of being caught doing a good deed. He did it to liberate
> >us, to enlarge us, to help us experience the pure joy of a
> >no-strings-attached gift, to ensure we would not become proud, and
> >very importantly, to prevent others from rewarding, manipulating,
> >regulating, or expecting us to give to them on a continual basis
> >apart from His direction. He understood how easily people, even with
> >the best of intentions, make value judgments of others based on
> >material possessions. He obviously didn't want that to be the case
> >among His people.
> >
> >Unfortunately, acquiring, building, and catering to people of
> >affluence has been the modus operandi of Organized Religion since its
> >inception, and continues to run rampant in Churchianity today. Yet
> >for all its money and temporal possessions, Organized Religion has
> >always been in a state of spiritual impoverishment.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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