Should we dress up for church

Inquiring minds want to know: what about open-toed shoes?

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Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he's well dressed. There ain't much credit in that.
~Charles Dickens

 

Anyone who is 'fully convinced in his own mind' that he/she should 'dress up for church' certainly should do so.

 

Around the 14:00-15:00 mark, he speaks about dressing to societal custom. I think that what is considered accepted custom has changed a bit.

 

19:17. Anyone notice the public display of affection in the group picture? Of course, it would be the guy in the blue jeans and un-tucked shirt...

 

Dressing like the world?

In all things we shouldn't be like the world EXCEPT FOR when we go to church.

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Neat and clean pretty much sums it up. Respectful and modest are two more adjectives I'd throw in too. I grew up where the men wore suits and the women wore dresses -- your Sunday best. But that was when men wore suits to the office as well. I haven't worn a suit to the office in almost 20 years now.

At our church, most men wear slacks and a dress or polo shirt. Some wear coats and ties, but not many. Women wear dresses, skirts or slacks. We are in the tropics, so people normally dress appropriately for the weather.

Our son's church is a much, much younger congregation, with loads of college students. Average age is in the 20's. There, the normative dress is more casual. In the warmer months, it's not unusual to see some in shorts and flip flops. It is not even an issue there.

 

Churchlady guidance shared by Mrs. Albert Mohler in the aptly named SBTS newsletter The Tie a few years ago:

"a well-intentioned move to counter ostentatious attire has resulted in opening the floodgates such that anything goes. It is very difficult for us to recover and to take steps to go back toward traditional Sunday dress. The fourth commandment is still there. “Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.” Many have forgotten that Sunday is set apart, and that it is not like every other day."

"her Sunday clothes are going to be different from her other clothes? Yes, that is exactly what I am saying. Unlike the discount store whose tags say, “there are no rules,” her father and I believe there are rules. There are absolutes. There is a line that you just don’t cross. I hasten to add that it wouldn’t matter if her father was a seminary president or a ditch digger, the rules would be the same."

 

By all means. Showing up naked might give a wrong impression.

 

I agree we should dress nice if we can afford it. I also think we can make this into a legalistic issue. But what worries me more is the website you linked. This guy is Church of Christ and teaches a Christian can lose salvation and must work to keep our salvation. I certainly won't listen to him on soteriology, so why should I pay attention to anything he says. I'll pass on this one Salty.

 

I wish I could do more than just give this post a 'winner' point. Fantastic post!

 

It is regarded as the preferred thing Sunday Best, but if you are there after work it is really between you and God. I sometimes went to Mass after a night shift or worse, a double shift in my nurse clothes, I did discover one can fall asleep on ones knees though.....snoring is never good in church.








Mel

 

I went to a Saturday evening mass last week. There were quite a few men there, alone, unshaven, wearing ragged jeans, boots, and sweatshirts. It was actually quite beautiful. To see a man alone, in a sloppy unkept outfit, that stopped by for mass on a Saturday night.