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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. |
Subject: Render Your Heart, Not Your Garment |
Bible Note: I truly thank you for your response and for the scripture reference. I feel it is a distraction to this young man and others when you bring reference to the way that they dress and do so with such seriousness. To me that would cause the person to be more concerned with their dress than their relationship with God. It would make a person think that the pastor is placing more emphasis on the way that they dress and cause them to feel that whatever they look like affects the level of the relationship they would have with our Heavenly Father. There is one young man in particular who dresses most of the time in suits and ties. But there are some Sundays that he dresses in jeans and a shirt. He is always neat and it does not bring a distraction to anyone else, but the pastor and first lady from what I can tell. I have not heard anyone else complain or express their feelings on this issue. I have been told before I came that other people have left the church because they were told they needed to remove their braids, dreadlocks, earrings, etc. and when they did, they would be a powerful brother or sister in the Lord. What would stop them from being a powerful brother or sister with all of these things? Let the Lord work on them to remove them at HIS timing, not from the pressing of the pastor. You are running that person away not only from the church, but possibly from the Lord if they look at it as not only are the being critiqued by them but also God. As you said, it be worse to avoid attending church because you have nothing 'appropraite' to wear then to attend wearing the clothing you have. They need to be very careful in what they say to people when they “come as they are”. You do not know what these peoples circumstances may be. The pastor does not wear bright colored suits or themes ties, but he is dressed impeccably and he does carry himself in a way that you cannot miss him. This is a situation that is weighing heavy on me because of this young man and another young lady that I know stopped coming because she was told she would be a powerful woman of God if she removed her earrings and dreads. How do you minister to a person who is made to feel less than what they are by their pastor and first lady because of how they are dressed? We do not want to turn them away, we want to draw them closer. |
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