watertolive
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What if they don't have clean clothes?
How will you treat them?
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How will you treat them?
I think I already answered that. Why not just plan ahead ?!
watertolive
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Why not just love them like the Word says to do.
There are a lot of homeless out here. I really hope they don't show up at your church to be persecuted because they didn't have clean clothes, or they smell of woodsmoke from the night before.
Brother Paul
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Since we are into "what ifs", what if a homeless person walking by heard the word in your church and walked into the church? Would Jesus let him/her in?
Brother Paul
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Just asking because we visited a rather large church once in Boston and they turned the guy away. So we left as well. You never know when your encountering an angel unawares.
Maybe it was a test.
Maybe it was a test.
watertolive
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watertolive
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Some do greatly "err".
There Are people who will purposely go to a church in dirty clothes and smelly just to see how people will react to them. And if people shy away because of their smell they will use That as an excuse to not go again.
Or are you possibly a homeless person yourself?!
One more thing I can add -- the group my daughter works with has music groups that go to the homeless groups of people that minister to them inboth singing God's Word.
Or are you possibly a homeless person yourself?!
One more thing I can add -- the group my daughter works with has music groups that go to the homeless groups of people that minister to them inboth singing God's Word.
This thread is supposed to be about a dress code in the church. Clean snd modestly dressed.
There's a guy I know who lives in Charlotte, N. Carolina He helps out with a rice and beans group. No matter how cold it is or the weather, they have hot food and a guy with a megaphone with a loud voice and presents the gospel and talks to the people - they can sit down or walk around. They serve more than beans and rice . They know that those people will never be in a church because of their own personal situation. So rice and beans groups go to them.
There's a guy I know who lives in Charlotte, N. Carolina He helps out with a rice and beans group. No matter how cold it is or the weather, they have hot food and a guy with a megaphone with a loud voice and presents the gospel and talks to the people - they can sit down or walk around. They serve more than beans and rice . They know that those people will never be in a church because of their own personal situation. So rice and beans groups go to them.
watertolive
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They'll never enter a church because they know in their condition they will be rejected. Very sad but true.
God looks upon our heart not our clothes. Man looks upon those things.
Very sad indeed, and very wrong to judge them because of some dirt, according to the Word of God anyway.
Perhaps Jesus would not have been welcome there either. He was homeless, and most likely had a little dirt he was wearing.
Or perhaps John the Baptist too, would be turned away, if he tried to visit.
We are to be Christ like...
Praise God he turns no one away that comes to Him.
All praise, glory and honor be unto God.
watertolive
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I don't care if a hooker shows up. It's our job to be the witness, to be Christ like, to love; God's love and his word will clean them up.
All praise glory and honor be unto God.
watertolive
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To be clean and modestly dressed is just the righteous way to go.
But what a shame that someone comes and would be turned away, perhaps, they were wearing rainbows.
The rainbow was God's promise...before it was ever a gay pride symbol.
All praise glory and honor be unto God.
But what a shame that someone comes and would be turned away, perhaps, they were wearing rainbows.
The rainbow was God's promise...before it was ever a gay pride symbol.
All praise glory and honor be unto God.
watertolive
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Acts 28:30,31
And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received ALL that came in unto him.
Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.
Seems Paul was no respector of persons as well.
He sent no one away...
It really saddens my heart to know that a seeker would be turned away from your church because of personal sensitivities on a dress code.
That is not being Christ like.
I challenge us all to check self.
While we point our finger at others the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are pointing straight back at us.
All praise glory and honor be unto God. Amen
And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received ALL that came in unto him.
Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.
Seems Paul was no respector of persons as well.
He sent no one away...
It really saddens my heart to know that a seeker would be turned away from your church because of personal sensitivities on a dress code.
That is not being Christ like.
I challenge us all to check self.
While we point our finger at others the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are pointing straight back at us.
All praise glory and honor be unto God. Amen
That which I'm concerned about is women who wear immodest clothes to church. Most of us have peripheral vision. Which means that s person can look straight ahead and see what's on either side of them. So if a young lady or woman comes in and sits down with a miniskirt or a very low neck line it's going to be a distraction to a guy . There was a young couple who was visiting another guy in church. They were talking in the Fellowship hall. The wife had a sun dress on. I.was standing at the wrong angle and could see most everything on her top. Very inappropriately for being in a church.
IamachildofGod4 ever
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Amen, Sue. When we go to church, I totally agree that we are there to worship God. We are to glorify and worship Him and Him alone.
Bob Carabbio
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Lev 18:6-17
IamachildofGod4 ever
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When Jesus encountered, the woman caught in adultery… Yes, he was loving to her, but he also told her, go and sin no more. If a hooker showed up, would it be loving to not speak to her regarding what she is doing… Debasing her body and soul by engaging in sexual sin? You can love someone who is committing sin and try and explain to them that what they are doing, is not pleasing to God. You can be loving to someone and explain to them that we are to glorify God with our bodies… Which are temples of the Holy Spirit once we are saved.
I think you're misreading that passage. A person is Not to see a person's frontal nudity.