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.

Jenifer Gilley
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From: The Electronic Church [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
Behalf Of John Schwery
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 8:34 AM
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Subject: Fwd: Churchianity Today


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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John


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