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Church Dress

there is a sign in front of a Church that I read that said Bluejeans are Church clothes too. Does it specify in the Bible what we are to wear to Church, if so I would like to read it and don't forget clothes today are very different than back in Biblical times. Discretion does need to be taken into consideration though as crack kills and I don't need to see the girls...............ugh!!!
 
I like blue jeans .. I dont like dress up never did... my sister loves to dress up she always has... Getting gussied for Sunday morning is a fun and respectful thing for her... I do try to fit the occasion by checking the 'dress code'. I have a wedding to go to early summer thankfully it is on a ranch and it is barbcue!

We are to be clothed in His righteousness ... His righteousness transcends our garments.

Short true story...
Sis. Price never missed Sunday she had a record of years... This was back in the beginning of the 'hippy days' she thought people should dress up to go to church. And we all knew from her 'look' when something was amiss...

They went on a camping vacation had car trouble broke down in a podunk town strange to them . She had to choose to go to church not dressed up in fact in grubby camp clothes or miss a sunday... She expected the church folks to give her the 'look' they did not. they welcomed them into the service... We know this story because of her testimony of it.. She still dressed up but she lost the "LOOK" :thumbsup . God teaches us all the time in many ways.
 
God has seen us naked. I doubt He minds what stuff we were. And as for the people around us in church, I guess whatever is deemed acceptable in that particular culture and church is alright.
 
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Some even slide into the pews carrying coffee in plastic foam containers as if they’re going to Starbucks.
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:lol That's sooooooo me!!
 
In my family, it was considered respectful to wear your best clothes to church. For all the fuss, though, I don't recall them ever backing it up with Scripture.

I actually wore what I normally wear to church yesterday. I felt kinda bad when I saw nearly everyone else wore something especially nice for Easter.
 
Who are we there to impress?
 
The only scripture I know of that even comes close to a suggestion of what to wear in church is 1 Tim 2:9 (In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;). This verse isn't in the context of what to wear to church, but seems to convey a concept of not using your clothing, jewelry, hair style, or whatever to purposely call undue attention to yourself and therefore take attention away from God. I think this is a good concept to apply to dressing for church as well. And with that taken into consideration, it's not just "dressing down" that can be used to draw attention to ourselves, but also dressing up can be used this way as well. Not only that, but dressing in an unusually provocative way or in an unusually conservative way can also be used to draw attention to ourselves.

I think Claudya had it right when she said:
Claudya said:
...I guess whatever is deemed acceptable in that particular culture and church is alright.
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It doesn't matter if people go to church in torn blue jeans or fancy suits as long as they aren't doing it just to show off.
 
My pastor does not preach to much in suits anymore' unless he is a guest at another church or something.
 
I agree with questdriven. It is a respect thing to dress nice for church. True enough, attendance is more important than dress, however, wearing baggy shorts with your underwear hanging out or ripped jeans that are dirty when you have better clothes in the closet is simply a I don't care or respect attitude. The homeless man coming in unkempt is a different story however and he should be welcomed and given a seat up front.

I dress casually nice for church. Nice slacks and shirt and shoes, but usually forgo the tie or jacket. My Pastor wears blue jeans and I find that impressive. Less plastic and more realism for his position. A 600 dollar suit is overkill for church and speaks of vanity moreso than the Word.

Dressing nice for church isn't about being accepted, nor is it about proving anything. It's just a common respect thing to myself and to others, in general and for no specific reason other than just making a little effort to just dress a little better than staying at home. As if for instance you were going to go out to eat at a sit down restaurant or similar. I don't dress my best or anything for church like as if I were going to get married or to so someones funeral or some such event, but to drag a comb through my hair and put on some decent slacks and shirt isn't a big deal.

This thread comes up every once in awhile, and it seems like some people are a little sensitive to dressing up the slightest bit to attend church and it's baffling to me a little because I'm not sure why it would bother them. It certainly wouldn't impress God, who I think would think that attendance at all would mean more to Him than anything else. But in life we do different things and go different places and generally dress appropriately for where we are going to. The beach, out to eat, skiing, a day at the monster truck rally, a picnic, a walk in the woods, church, a funeral or whatnot, and we dress for the conditions of what we expect and where we go. Not a big deal at all I think. Just to not roll out of bed and put on yesterdays clothes before going is more of respect to oneself than anything to do with the destination.
 
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