Pants wearin' women--where do you draw the line?

[U376977]

I have gotten over the dresses/skirts only--pants issue long ago. I admire people like my wife who wear only dresses as a dedication to the LORD and as a sign of submission to me. It does not have anything to do with heaven/or hell; just a personal dedication.

BUT.......

I have noticed a trend in the TV, WOF and Charistmatic preachers. Their wifes started to preach in the pulpits, (Gloria Copeland, Taffy Dollar, Paula White, Sheryl Brady, Bynam, Myers, etc. etc.) and, GENERALLY, when they first started they wore dresses, then pants suits, then dress slacks.

YESTERDAY....I saw a woman on GodTV teaching/preaching in tight--very tight---jeans. I have seen other women on other Christian Networks wearing tight jeans in the choir, leading worship......

So if we accept that there is not dress "standard" that it is personal......do we accept women in our pulpits looking "any ol' way" ????

What is next? Shorts? Is there no good taste left?

Why do people seem to think they can come to church dressed worse than they would to go out and eat a $50 meal?????

[jaxfam6]

Originally Posted by U376977

I have gotten over the dresses/skirts only--pants issue long ago. I admire people like my wife who wear only dresses as a dedication to the LORD and as a sign of submission to me. It does not have anything to do with heaven/or hell; just a personal dedication.

BUT.......

I have noticed a trend in the TV, WOF and Charistmatic preachers. Their wifes started to preach in the pulpits, (Gloria Copeland, Taffy Dollar, Paula White, Sheryl Brady, Bynam, Myers, etc. etc.) and, GENERALLY, when they first started they wore dresses, then pants suits, then dress slacks.

YESTERDAY....I saw a woman on GodTV teaching/preaching in tight--very tight---jeans. I have seen othe women on other Christian Networks wearing tight jeans in the choir, leading worship......

So if we accept that there is not dress "standard" that it is personal......do we accept women in our pulpits looking "any ol' way" ????

What is next? Shorts? Is there no good taste left?

Why do people seem to think they can come to church dressed worse than they would to go out and eat a $50 meal?????

I hate jeans on a woman. I do not think they look modest on a lady. Now if she is working and that is the most appropriate attire for her fine but NO ONE should wear anything TIGHT no matter what it is. That is never modest.

[live4him]

i am one too that is against pants, well i am a con, there ya go,
anyway, i think it is sad that they bring these woman and treat them like a piece of meat, i know it will get worse in time,just get ready cause here it comes, we cannot change them but thats the way they want to be, then they will do what they want,

[James Griffin]

Originally Posted by U376977

I have gotten over the dresses/skirts only--pants issue long ago. I admire people like my wife who wear only dresses as a dedication to the LORD and as a sign of submission to me. It does not have anything to do with heaven/or hell; just a personal dedication.

BUT.......

I have noticed a trend in the TV, WOF and Charistmatic preachers. Their wifes started to preach in the pulpits, (Gloria Copeland, Taffy Dollar, Paula White, Sheryl Brady, Bynam, Myers, etc. etc.) and, GENERALLY, when they first started they wore dresses, then pants suits, then dress slacks.

YESTERDAY....I saw a woman on GodTV teaching/preaching in tight--very tight---jeans. I have seen othe women on other Christian Networks wearing tight jeans in the choir, leading worship......

So if we accept that there is not dress "standard" that it is personal......do we accept women in our pulpits looking "any ol' way" ????

What is next? Shorts? Is there no good taste left?

Why do people seem to think they can come to church dressed worse than they would to go out and eat a $50 meal?????

I would agree. PERSONALLY I prefer women in dresses especially in church.

As to the issue of casual attire of ladies behind the pulpit, is it not possible they are merely taking the men's lead?

More and more I see men standing behind the sacred desk in jeans.

Praise and worships leaders with their shirt tails out.

While I understand your lamentation I would not lay charge solely at the ladies in that regard.

[Rhoni]

Originally Posted by U376977

I have gotten over the dresses/skirts only--pants issue long ago. I admire people like my wife who wear only dresses as a dedication to the LORD and as a sign of submission to me. It does not have anything to do with heaven/or hell; just a personal dedication.

BUT.......

I have noticed a trend in the TV, WOF and Charistmatic preachers. Their wifes started to preach in the pulpits, (Gloria Copeland, Taffy Dollar, Paula White, Sheryl Brady, Bynam, Myers, etc. etc.) and, GENERALLY, when they first started they wore dresses, then pants suits, then dress slacks.

YESTERDAY....I saw a woman on GodTV teaching/preaching in tight--very tight---jeans. I have seen othe women on other Christian Networks wearing tight jeans in the choir, leading worship......

So if we accept that there is not dress "standard" that it is personal......do we accept women in our pulpits looking "any ol' way" ????

What is next? Shorts? Is there no good taste left?

Why do people seem to think they can come to church dressed worse than they would to go out and eat a $50 meal?????

There is an assumption made here that people don't wear jeans to a $50.00 a meal restaurant. This is funny because rarely do I see anyone 'dressed up' any more, for church or a nice restuarant...don't understand this world much any more.

[Rhoni]

Originally Posted by James Griffin

I would agree. PERSONALLY I prefer women in dresses especially in church.

As to the issue of casual attire of ladies behind the pulpit, is it not possible they are merely taking the men's lead?

More and more I see men standing behind the sacred desk in jeans.

Praise and worships leaders with their shirt tails out.

While I understand your lamentation I would not lay charge solely at the ladies in that regard.

Jim,

Most of us were taught to look and wear our best to the house of God especially if we were in any leadership role/capacity. I do prefer dresses in church but the world we live in, most especially Texas is such a casual place...but it scares me when we become casual about God and the things of God.

Blessings, Rhoni

[Pro31:28]

I actually prefer to preach in my underwear while smoking a cigar

[Brother Price]

The key word in all this is modesty. We must, men and women, be modest in all things. We must continue in the arena of holiness which the Lord graciously provides us at the new birth. Tight pants have no place on a mature believer, especially a minister.

I wear jeans to church, but if possible, never to minister in.

[Sherri]

I wear pants to church midweek lots of times. Wednesday nights are extremely casual, as a lot of people come straight from work. But I'm not in the pulpit; if I was, I would probably wear a dress, or at least a very dressy pantsuit. I almost always have a dress on for Sunday mornings, but there are a few exceptions. No one thinks about it one way or the other.

For our Sunday platform, the women either have to have dresses/skirts to the knees or long pants, but no jeans. Midweek they can wear jeans to sing if they want, but we do teach modesty in all things. Women know when they're dressing seductively and they know that they shouldn't - and not just in church!

[LUKE2447]

tight pants, women and modesty. Wow how far society has fallen. Actually it's about modesty and clear distinction but hey.....