[GCFL-discuss] Old cowboy goes to church

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"However, I also do not take the "you can dress as a slob, 'cause it
doesn't matter" approach, because it does"

Amen Quama Preach it!

I totally agree 100%.

Lance
John 8:32 "You will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free."

On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 18:57:12 -0230 gcfl-discuss at gcfl.net writes:
> I must say, Posh, that Eagle, Lance and Rev. Ev are all correct.  I 
> agree 
> 100 % with them. There can be a bit of vanity in dressing up for 
> church; a 
> sort of "holier than thou" kind of attitude.  You were right when 
> you were 
> talking of cleanliness, and being clean before God. God wants clean 
> hearts, 
> and clean minds; He has never said that he wanted clean clothing in 
> the 
> Bible. It's not there. It's not even in the Books of the Law - the 
> strict 
> Old Testament rules.
> 
> However, I also do not take the "you can dress as a slob, 'cause it 
> doesn't 
> matter" approach, because it does. God notices time an effort we put 
> into 
> our work - He does want us to do the best we can with everything, 
> including 
> dress. It is a sign of respect, and IF it is a call of personal 
> worship - by 
> which I mean "a private way of showing God that you love Him" - then 
> that's 
> fine. As long as the attitude behind the dress is not one of pride 
> and 
> vanity. After all, it's the attitude that counts, in everything.
> 
> I, personally, dress a bit fancier than usual for church. I don't 
> often wear 
> jeans to church, but sometimes I do. If someone comes in dressed 
> differently 
> from me, I take no offense to it. It simply doesn't matter to me.
> 
> ~Quama
> 
> >From: gcfl-discuss at gcfl.net
> >To: Quama <sea_jays at hotmail.com>
> >CC: "Discussion of the Good, Clean Funnies List" 
> <gcfl-discuss at gcfl.net>
> >Subject: Re: [GCFL-discuss] Old cowboy goes to church
> >Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 10:06:48 -0500
> >
> >Posh,
> >       I agree that people should dress up some, but within reason. 
>  I work
> >at a church camp where we hold our own services on Sunday morning.  
> There
> >the only people who are not in shorts and T shirts are the ones who 
> also
> >went to a service in town.  This is very normal and expected 
> because of the
> >nature of the camp.  You have to always you are going to get filthy 
> and 
> >they
> >don't want to make everybody go change between church and lunch.
> >
> >I would have no problem with the guy showing up in what he did.  He 
> is by
> >definition a cowboy.  Probably living payday to payday.  Also a job 
> where
> >you are outside working in all kinds of conditions.  Despite this 
> "the old
> >man and his clothes were spotlessly clean."  He took the time to 
> make
> >himself as nice as he could.
> >
> >Eagle
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