Do you think God cares about how you dress and present yourself when you attend Church?

Question

I don't think He really does. He wants a relationship with each one of us. He doesn't care how we look or smell.

However, I do think that you should think of it like you are going some place special for an hour or two. You wouldn't wear your ordinary, everyday clothes to your daughter's wedding, your friend's funeral, an important business meeting, or to a court appointment. Why is this? I guess its all about showing respect. We present ourselves as best we can for those events. We do so to show respect for others. We want to send the message that we feel this event is very important to us and we have respect for the proceedings. And, historically, dressing well and being properly groomed is a way that we show this respect. Therefore, one should dress well for Church. They should dress according to their own custom of what it means to dress nicely for something which is somewhat formal, but also celebratory.

What do you think?

ON the other hand... what it means to dress well really varies from person to person and culture to culture. And we don't wish to alienate newcomers. So I guess I'm not sure what to think.

Answer 1

If a person gets invited to the White House for dinner they dress pretty nice out of respect. How much more important is the house of God, and his table to which you are invited?

Answer 2

If you have church in your home with your family and friends, or in a human-over-organized church, you should be clean in body and wear any decent clothing in which you feel comfortable.

Why do so many single, and even now MARRIED, women dress the same way as a sexually advertising prostitute when in church? If society gets any worse, to balance things out, for some hundreds of years, harsh autocratic Islamic or Chrislamic law will become much more popular, and head-top to ground full covering in black burkas (spelling?) with full gauze veil face masks will be mandated in all public places. Count the great costs of Western society's fast decline now into godless degeneracy, illegal drugs, promiscuity., adultery, AIDS, pre-emptive wars, etc from lack of self-control and self-willed Spirit blindness.

Tough love needed, or soon, world society death from the destruction of the normal, God-loving and obeying nuclear Human families in the Family of God in Jesus in Spirit here now ! John 16:7-16 is fully True.

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Answer 3

We want to dress with respect for God. Some might not have the money for suits or the culture is different. What is important is they should be clean and neat if possible. We would not want to dress to high either. We don't want to be a stumbling block for others who might be ashamed of their dress. It is more important to be seeking the food from God's Word than worrying about our clothes.

Answer 4

I think it is secondary in importance to just being there. I think smelly is not very kind to the people around you unless you can't afford a bath or soap. I think dressing provocatively is not loving towards the men and women that are trying to focus on God. Other than that no one should care how you dress. Try wearing the clothes Jesus wore if someone gives you a hard time! :) Say well I"m dressed like Jesus!

Answer 5

Oh, i KNOW he does. The bible says along the lines do not do that which would cause your fellow man to stumble. Now, sorry girls, but take for example some chick that dresses in her shortest miniskirt, and tank top, and struts into church, usually to get guys attention. However, if they have lustful thoughts toward her, then, they have sinned, and she has caused them to stumble. This can work both ways, this is just a examply, of God caring how we do dress.

Answer 6

I guess I think people should try to look nice because that was how I was raised. But I would never want people to avoid church because all they had were blue jeans and t-shirts.

I think it is more important, if we're restricting our discussion to clothing and appearance, that we dress in a modest manner. I'm tired of seeing girls come with skirts so short that sitting down is a dicey proposition. Or guys with their shirts unbuttoned to the mid chest. Overt sexuality is completely inappropriate to the practicing Christian at any time but especially in church.

Answer 7

God knows everyone better than they know themselves, so that would be up to the person attending and what they think they should wear. Personally, I think wearing something attractive and sedate is right for church - a long dress or skirt. He knows what's in your heart, though, and if people feel good about wearing jeans to church, I don't think he'd mind. God is probably happy to see them.

Answer 8

God isn't so worried to your convenience than maximum advantageous others into sin or lustful temptation. definite God rather cares for truthfully everybody, rather the lost. as a result Jesus got here to earth first of all. human beings have confidence they're meant to be the final they could be whilst they contemporary themselves to God in His place of worship. i bypass to a church that gown like they'll the coastline or soccer game after. God is greater drawn to what's on your heart 24/7 then the clothing you have on. Jesus loves you and has a objective to your life. To enhance and prosper you and to not injury you. do not concern approximately everybody else and initiate up your own relationship with Jesus. he will exchange your heart till now your eyes. you will witness the exchange from interior and not via your own doing.

Answer 9

while some peope don't have the money for "fancy clothes" - they are to come wearing the best modest outfit and be as clean as possible - the cleanliness is out of respect for those around you. i attend in a downtown area and we will often have indigent people join. they come in the best they have to offer with the most humble sincere hearts. while some do have an "odor" their face and hands have been clean. even they do so out of respect for God & Christ. you are correct in assuming - church is NOT a fashion parade but rather how we want to present ourselves to Christ.

Answer 10

I think a person should go to church in what ever they have. I have witnessed some cruel things happening to poor people when they go to some churches. It is terrible! I think if the people are seeking the Lord and are poor then those of us who are blessed should give them some clothing to help them out. alot of us have more than 1 pair of shoes, etc... The church is where they should be excepted.