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Originally Posted by coksiw
So, if you are a leader in your congregation, with the authority to make those kinds of decisions, how would you show up to teach in the holy convocation event? at what point would you ask someone else you allow to stand and preach that the way that person is dressed is unacceptable?
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Church was designed for house to house meetings...man decided to go back to building temples. So now we not only have set and setting but now we gotta have proper costumes
As long as what is being worn is modest I really wouldnt care what they wore.
I want God to minister wherever there is a need and willing heart.
You start drawing boundaries limiting how and when He can do his work and you just end up making mountains of mishnas.
What about you?
Do you think that ones dress hinders God from moving or is it an offense to our man made culture and rules that offends US instead of Him?
What Im seeing my friend, is that its US that has the problem over rules that we ourselves have made, not God.
We project our offense in our self created righteousness and think that God does/must hold the same opinion ...the same God who walked the Earth and washed dusty, dirty,bleeding, feces covered feet and you think He has a problem with a short sleeved shirt?
He literally let a woman He met at a well who could have been a prostitute go before Him as an evangelist into Samaria declaring His works?
His cousin, John The Baptist certainly wasnt much on dressing up either except in Camel Hair chic.
If your people arent taking you seriously except you preach in "proper" attire, what are you preaching???
Ive seen all the back and forth arguments about wearing this or that.
Ive seen writings from old time holiness preachers where probably none of us would pass muster by their standards.
It grieves me that people can be so loudly adamant and certain that their mishna is the molehill to die on and the next group or generation will be just as certain about something else