Dress Code In Church

Even though there is no particular dress code for Church services, we shouldn't forget decency and moderation. Have u ever heard this: "How u're dressed, is the way u're addressed". To face reality, it matters alot the way you dress, expecially to the presene of God. Personally I can't even go out with a girl that don't have decency in dressing in her thinkin faculty.

Don't forget, guys are not left out of this. Those guys that are frying their hair are really makin things very expensive for the ladies.

Catch ya!

hey guy, take it easy, you know there should be no hating in the nigerian forum. We are just arguing things out. Radiant guess you have to be careful before you create some enemies in here. Well i believe it should be everyone to His/her own belief, besides it is a free world. everyone should make a choice but i believe modesty is all about life.

we are always in God's presence. so we shld always be decently dressed. or isnt that true?
but when we go specially on sundays to worship, it is only rational that our minds should be on the best way to praise him and make requestsknown to him. if u want to ask your biological father a favour, say an allowance increase, would u do something he doesnt like while u were asking?
so if u decide to go in His presence, u might as well try to please him. and this means inwardly and outwardly.

Tomiwizzle, you be''er back off otherwise you'll be my number 1 enemy 

between, why does everyone seem to be talking about the dress code for females only?  What about the males?  Or is this to say men dress far more decently than the women, that dusts shouldn't be raised over their own issues?  (More like it ).

well to attest to what i said some few days ago. Was in church on sunday and i was almost going blind. The babes that sat in the row just before mine were who i can call professional hookers and can you imagine that for the whole period the service was on thay wer chewing gum and gisting laughing out loud to draw attention. The usher tried but no result. After service Approached them and asked them both what they gained today. But all they could say was bla bla bla, end of story. as for Radiant not everybody is meant to like you so if you count me as an enemy bigups to you men more greese to your elbow. You fall into the same category with the girls I am speaking of. they turned my enemy straight because i told them the truth.

*SIGHS* I wish I had the nerves for people like u. Can someone please help me here *yawns*

I'm going to have fun with this

Assuming you go to church for communion with your god, why should you get distracted by what other people wear

In summary of the inane remarks in this thread generally. Of course you are going to go to heaven with your up and down coverup and those others who are less holy (like the one with the stinking bra) than thou are going to hell because they are so obviously sinners and everyone knows what happens to sinners. THEY SHALL DIE

please. i don blow my grammar finish. Have fun figuring out what the colour of your halo should be, 
oh and yeah, to the pastor in the house with the entire bible on speed dial,  please stop bringing out all this submissive wife yarn, it's boring and sorry i'm not the submissive type

You will be distracted because you are a human being,
Every one who comes to know Christ is struggling with his/her natural man - the sinful nature which makes the person sin.

We've been told in the bible to avoid being stumbling blocks to our brothers and sisters (especially those still growing).
I've been in orthodox churches and pentecostal churches as well, and noticed the problems.

I believe that the over-reliance of dressing as a definite proof of holiness is misleading and can lead to self-righteousness, but also the belief that God is 'blind' to our outward appearance is self-indulging. We are told to "let your moderation be known to men", and I also like the Scripture that says "do not let your brother stumble because you have freedom to eat meat (applies to dressing as well)".

Finally, we are told not to ",  conform to the ways of the world, but be transformed by the renewing of our minds". So, if a person's idea of self-beauty, dressing, success etc. are determined by magazines (Ebony, Vogue, etc.), TV (Oprah, soaps, etc) and movies (most), you can bet that the world is determining your mindset and your reactions. That's the key: weighing the source of your actions and reactions.

Also God sees the heart, so he knows our deepest motives and hidden skeletons. Many times we can deceive ourselves, pulling the wool over our own eyes to prevent facing the reality behind our actions. I don't pretend to be perfect, but I know that "I can do all things thrugh Christ who strengthens me!", including going directly against my desires to avoid pleasing the flesh.

Sorry if I sound preachy, but we really have to face these things. Only through His grace can we survive each day without hurting Him or breaking His commands (Love one another). It is hard: remember the earth remains the devil's kingdom till Christ comes. So, unfortunately everything we see out there isn't exactly put there to help us get to heaven or grow as Christ's followers.

One of the hardest thing is to surrender your desires and naturally self-satisfying tendencies to God's Will and purpose, even if it seems unpleasant. God's pleasure must be paramount. I say this to all of us, even myself. Anthing less than this is not acceptable! But thank God for grace and for Jesus Christ, our Messiah.

Let us recognize we're in a battle. The bible says so explicitly and says "the flesh and the Spirit are constantly in struggle" and can never agree. God help us and have mercy on us,

@ feelgood,

Ok since you say we should walk with leaves and not wear clothing we should also have sex on the streets in the glare of our children.

The clothes are supposed to be won in the bedroom for you and your husband simple and short. Why do we like to run away from reason when it comes to the matter of Holiness.

Holiness is a simple matter but yet still it is been made very difficult by Norminal christians. God sew the first real clothes for us and Blood was shed to cover our SINS and NAKEDNESS THE PHYSICAL AND THE SPIRITUAL. So read the bible.

There is nothing wrong in wearing all those Funny clothing if only it is in your room with your husband as the soul admirer it is not for your kids or anyone else.

I once heard a pastor say this and I stick with it 100% that if what you wear is a frame for your face i.e it attracts people to ur face, it's godly and God loves it but if your clothing is a frame for your body, it's sensual and God hates it.

@JAMES,

When you read I Tim. 2:9 that, "women adorn themselves in modest apparel,"does it sound to you like the Bible said it doesn't matter how we dress as Christians?

lol, @mrpataki.

That one line to JAMES should not be understood as polarised to a specific gender between the sexes. It seemed to me that he didn't quite know where he was coming from, and I thought if we started with just one aspect, he might begin to see some sense.

In hindsight, most of the concerns about dress codes that lead to stumbling among the brethren could be viewed from the fact that women sometimes dress provocatively - and most that do so actually try to justify their seductions. Men and women ought to share equal level of concerns about the messages our dress codes are sending out. And by starting off with I Tim. 2:9, I was appealing to our gender to take this issue seriously enough to exude propriety as fitting for godly women.


Cool, and don't get pissed!

Cheers.

Okay, sir.