The Naked Truth

[Glacier]

If the Rev. John DeBonville could preach a sermon to lift the souls of churchgoers across America, his message would be simple:

Stop dressing so tacky for church.

DeBonville has heard about the “come as you are” approach to dressing down for Sunday service, but he says the Sabbath is getting too sloppy.

When he scans the pews of churches, DeBonville sees rows of people dressed in their Sunday worst. They saunter into church in baggy shorts, flip-flop sandals, tennis shoes and grubby T-shirts. Some even slide into the pews carrying coffee in plastic foam containers as if they’re going to Starbucks.

[...]

But which side is right? What does the Bible actually say about dressing properly for church? And does Jesus provide fashion advice anywhere? Wasn’t he a homeless, Galilean peasant who wore flip-flops?

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/jesuscreed/2014/04/20/church-dress-has-it-become-too-casual/

There is a simple solution for the sloppy dressing at church...

http://guardianlv.com/2014/02/church-ba ... hip-video/

[BelieveNothing]

Rediculous!

You are correct glacier, from the accounts I have read Jesus was a galilean peasant who wore sandles.

As far as I recall Jesus was not a man of judgment but a man of love and forgiveness.

Not sure Jesus even believed in "church".

Doesnt appear that this reverand is an actual Christian.

[Captain Awesome]

Not sure Jesus even believed in "church".

Hard to believe in something that hasn't even existed yet.

He probably didn't believe in DVD players either.

[BelieveNothing]

I think it is a fact that churches did and do exist :)

[Glacier]

The Greek word for "church" is mentioned 118 times in the Bible. The first time was Matthew 16:18 in which Jesus said, "upon this rock I will build my church."

Interestingly, this is one of the famously misunderstood verses in the Bible. Peter is considered the head of the Church because of this verse, but Jesus was actually saying up the truth in which Peter mentioned he would build his Church, not on Peter himself.

The word used here is the Greek word ἐκκλησία which means:

1) a gathering of citizens called out from their homes into some public place, an assembly

A. an assembly of the people convened at the public place of the council for the purpose of deliberating
B. the assembly of the Israelites
C. any gathering or throng of men assembled by chance, tumultuously
D. in a Christian sense

i. an assembly of Christians gathered for worship in a religious meeting
ii. a company of Christian, or of those who, hoping for eternal salvation through Jesus Christ, observe their own religious rites, hold their own religious meetings, and manage their own affairs, according to regulations prescribed for the body for order's sake
iii. those who anywhere, in a city, village, constitute such a company and are united into one body
iv. the whole body of Christians scattered throughout the earth
v. the assembly of faithful Christians already dead and received into heaven

http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/tre ... ectionID=1

[BelieveNothing]

Thanks for the clarification glacier, much appreciated :)

[zzontar]

You are correct glacier, from the accounts I have read Jesus was a galilean peasant who wore sandles.

... as opposed to the others who wore their Sunday best wing-tipped shoes?

[Oxl3y]

Maybe they should just be thanking their lucky stars that there are still people attending at all instead of worrying about what they are wearing.