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NASB | 1 Corinthians 7:35 This I say for your own benefit; not to put a restraint upon you, but to promote what is appropriate and to secure undistracted devotion to the Lord. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 7:35 Now I say this for your own benefit; not to restrict you, but to promote what is appropriate and secure undistracted devotion to the Lord. |
Bible Question: I have a real concern. My pastor has a real problem with the way people dress when they come to church. We have a couple of teenagers who may come with baggy pants, earrings, braided hair (boys). He will comment on the way people are dressed in their sermons so much so that some people have stopped coming to church. I strongly feel that is between God and the person and God will lead them to change. Not the pastor and first lady forcing them to do so. One young man in particular who was his right hand man is feeling very neglected because he has pretty much "pushed" him aside because he wears earrings and baggy pants sometimes. How do you deal with a situation like this and similar? Please include scripture verses. |
Bible Answer: Ok, this is a tougher question becuase of cultural and conservatist extremism. With prayer and a humble heart, followers of Jesus Christ should be able to easily overcome such conflicts of little importance. In 1 Cor 7:35 we can see that christians should avoid distractions (as well as distracting others) from worshipping and thier devotion to God. If the reason these teenagers are wearing baggy clothing, jewelry, etc is to attract attention to themselves, then clearly they are not in the correct frame of mind to up-lift the lord. Romans 14:21 also states that it is wrong to partake in activites that cause your brethern to stumble. Thus you should clearly avoid distracting others from thier fellowship with God. On the other hand, John 11:9-10 basically states a person that is walking in God's light should not 'stumble' or be swayed by the activites of others (so maybe the Pastor is having issues of his own)? I don't know these teenagers' circumstances - maybe they can only afford to wear what they have? Wouldn't it be worse to avoid attending church because you have nothing 'appropraite' to wear then to attend wearing the clothing you have? Just out of curiousity, what does the pastor wear? Does he wear bright colored or themed ties? New suits, etc? If so, couldn't he be considered as wearing distracting articles as well? |
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