2000 years overdue. I think youve been on that topic once or twise before... Remind me, why is it overdue?

/Thomas

Let us not get

If necessary, begin a new topic instead.

By way of curiosity, this is how the pioneers used to dress.

http://www.aplib.org/Gallery.htm

Interesting discussion. A man walks into an SDA church wearing dirty smelly messy clothes. People move away from him to get farther away from the smell. He returns the next sabbath but his clothes are clean but wrinkled. This continues week after week - until he looks like everyone else. He may have been homeless or whatever but change did occur.

This reminds me of something that happened to me. I was in S Calif and one Sabbath I thought I'd go to the Redlands Celebration church. At the time I had a Harley-Davidson and my intent was to go there dressed in full Harley regalia. I had genes chain drive wallet, denium jacket filled with pins and patches, no helmet but evil looking goggles. I told people there (decons and elders) that I was just riding by and thought I'd stop in and see what was happening. (Still the truth because I did ride right past and had to turn around and come back.)

I felt so out of place dressed like this when everybody else was all dressed up like typical Adventists. To this day I dont think anyone found out I already was an SDA.

I am in no way advocating celebration style worship. I think it is wrong - but thats a different discussion.
--Ðøug ™ 2005.12.3.16.38.31 PT

Now more to the subject. I was taught by my Mother to always dress up for church. We should look our best for the Lord. Yet Catholics often do not dress up. Where I live and have lived it is just way too hot to wear a suit coat anytime. A coat is only for winter use (and I tollerate a lot of cold air).

So in summer I will wear a sport shirt always with tie and dress slacks. One time I forgot the tie. When seated I looked down and saw nothing to adjust or fiddle with. I gasped. Yikes, I had forgotten to put a tie on. No wonder I got ready so fast.
--Ðøug 2005.12.3.16.49.46 PT

What's with the Catholic statement? and where are the stats or observation footnotes to back this up?
-My wifes Uncle Ray, has been stuying with our local French SDA Church bible worker. I just celebrated Sabbath with the French Church this Sabbath and I was so pleased to see Uncle Ray worshiping with us. He was wearing clean blue jeans with a nice flanel longsleeve shirt. Should "we" the church have asked him to wear dress pants shirt and tie for the next time he comes to Church???
-This whole issue of playing dressup is a crock. WHYWHYWHY do we insist on looking constantly on the OUTWARD appearence???

Beachbum,
I think we can all agree with being able to give the best you have to the Lord, whether that be your best pair of jeans and nicest shirt, or ccleanest looking suit and tie.
If generally speaking a person does not care what they wear, lets leave that to God who will impress their hearts to give Him their best.
God Bless,
Will

Does anyone else see a difference between me giving my best and me giving your best (ie what I trough persuation and/or bullying can get you to wear). If someone would wear the standard here advocated set of clothing to church out of any reason not based on faith (for instance fear or manpleasing), would it still be pleasing to God or would it maybe even be sinfull?

/Thomas

Mister Meister you forgot your tie? That must have been a liberating day for you, not having a noose around your neck.

I've worn a tie once in the last couple of years, two weeks ago to my mothers funeral. She would have wanted me to.

Redfog

[ December 04, 2005, 12:57 PM: Message edited by: Redfog ]