Clothing and Church Meetings

[Willowbirch]

Sunday, July 18, 2004 – at the regular meeting of my congregation in Antioch, California; 4 of the 8 ushers wore Bermuda shorts and T-shirts, and not a single “tie” was evident in the entire congregation.  (100 degrees in Antioch today!) Our pastor wore a polo shirt that had colors to nicely accent his chinos.  I wore a casual polo, jeans and white sneakers.  Our worship was so spirit-filled I cried (as I do during almost every worship).  After worship our pastor presented a fire-brimstone teaching that curled the underwear of many in attendance.  Our message today concerned burning the bridges that may lead you back to practicing sin.  (Oooo – I need to begin a thread on that one!)  
This was a typical Sunday service for us – and Jesus was in attendance; I know because we all felt Him there and He spoke to our hearts.  
Dressing modestly, I believe, is mandatory – dressing “to impress” -  I cannot believe God relates to that.  

Amen!  

[Shylynne]

Thankfully, my mom wasn't worried about the religious folks, she was worried about an unsaved lady getting to know a wonderful Saviour who didn't care how she was dressed!

amen!  

1Pe 3:3-5 "What matters is not your outer appearance--the styling of your hair, the jewelry you wear, the cut of your clothes-- but your inner disposition. Cultivate inner beauty, the gentle, gracious kind that God delights in.
The holy women of old were beautiful before God that way..."
-The Message

[Reba]

I welll remember the penticostal female uniform from the 50's...... hair NOT short, in a BUN at the back of the head NOT the  top, one couldn't be uplifting,.... The dress had to be a decade old , and a bit to long, one size to large was also disireable, shoes? the ugly word "comfortable"  Stockings !! rolled to just above the knee seams crooked Make up? MAKE UP? MAKEUPwas for them you know the heathens the sinners. Not for the "spiritual" .....


Any one know of the Baptist uniform?

[JudgeNot]

Any one know of the Baptist uniform?

The public high school I went to in Texas; '70 through '73:
Boys:
Shall wear a belt.
Shall wear socks.
Shall never wear short pants.
All shirts shall have a collar (no T-Shirts).
Hair shall be cut above the collar, above the eyebrows, above the ears.
Clothes shall not be "soiled or unsightly" (whoa! Whatever that means today!)
No facial hair - sideburns may be no lower than the earlobe.
Girls:
Young ladies shall wear dresses or skirts.
Dresses or skirts shall fall no lower than 3 inches above of the knee-cap.
Proper lady's undergarments shall always be worn.
Skirts should be fastened with a proper belt.
Blouses or dress-tops shall close at the neck.
"Fish-net" or other "provocative" hosiery are not permitted.

Students not meeting this dress code shall be dismissed from classes until that time they comply.

I went to a school of 1,000 students and seldom did someone NOT comply with the dress code! Do you get any more "Baptist" than that?  

[Reba]

70 73 ? you are a baby  

[Reba]

You flunked the first time?

[sincereheart]

Borrowed from over yonder in another thread....

WHAT MAKES A GREAT CHURCH?

Not big budgets... but great hearts.
Not tall steeples... but lofty vision.
Not money received...
but service rendered.
Not record-breaking attendance...
but God's presence.
Not frantic notions...
but dedicated action.
Not soft seats and bright lights...
but shining examples in our lives.
Not loud talking... but quiet doing.
Not members in beautiful clothes...
but members with beautiful lives.
Not preachers with degrees...
but teachers with loving truth.
Not things done in the past...
but things being done NOW and in the FUTURE.

 (The Outreach)

"Not members in beautiful clothes...
but members with beautiful lives."

 

[JudgeNot]

You flunked the first time?

He-he.  Yea.  I had to take high school 7 times before I passed.  Sorta like Joshua conquering Jericho... only with no horns...