Alright...
If we pop the question, we are sure a lot of hands will go up in
response. Well, this is quite an issue so we will just let our guest
blogger muse over it and drop his views.
Should
Christians wear Jeans with chains hanging loose? Ear studs (earrings)
for males? Flashy colorful gears? Is there really a DRESS CODE for
Christians?
A
lot of people have been shouted down and their faith questioned due to
their dress code. Is there really a limit/restriction to what Christians
should wear?
Obviously,
we have more questions than answers. The Christian dress code debate is
on and, like we said, our guest blogger takes up the issue and makes an
attempt to throw some light on it. You are welcome to send your views
to us on this (mail to gospelcitynaija@gmail.com) or simply comment
after reading through.
It’s
funny. A classmate of mine once walked up to me and told me that on
first sight he did not think I was a Christian; he thought I was just in
the middle. To say I was shocked was an understatement. On further
probing he said I should wear longer skirts, corporate-looking shirts,
and small earrings (not that I go big all the time) and am like “what!” I
don’t expose my body and I dress well but then I had to consider that
he has a different personality from mine and a different perception on
what dressing godly is.
No
offense to him, but the thing is that a lot of Christian have a
perception of what Christian dressing should be, some people say that
you have to wear a particular style of hair, not use makeup, not be
classy so people don’t get carried away with your dress instead of God
(especially people in church), for a guy you have to wear cheap stuff to
prove you are a Christian or wear mismatched colours probably to prove
that you are not concerned with the “things of this world” that you are
so focused on God that you don’t have time to dress well.
I’ve
never fully understood it because the God I know from scriptures makes
all things beautiful, how then can you serve a God that’s beautiful and
orderly, the best sculptor ever, maker of amazing colours, hues and look
otherwise because you are trying to be spiritual. A lot of Christians
complain about the fact that looking good is expensive but trust me you
don’t need lots of money to be good looking and neat.
Your
dressing shows your personality and should be good enough to show the
God you serve, so when dressing up keep that in mind. If you like being
classy, be classy in moderation (make up and accessories inclusive); if
you can’t be classy be good looking in moderation.
Now
don’t, in an attempt to leave one extreme, run to another. The New
Testament teaches us to let our moderation be known to all men. As a
child of God, you are prohibited from joining the bandwagon to be
“sexy”. As a child of God, if your dressing induces thoughts of sex in a
person then you are wrong.
The
conclusion of the whole matter is that serving God is not an excuse not
to dress well, for people with reserved personalities don’t make others
feel they have to be like you to be Christian .However you choose to
express yourself in dressing, your watchword must be moderation.
Besides we have the Holy Spirit that teaches us all things, let him teach you the way he wants you to look.
You
might find this scripture very interesting – Ezekiel 16:9-13. It speaks
about how God ‘dressed’ up his bride, Israel. Probably, if God himself
were to dress up a young lady in your fellowship, some of the
‘Pharisees’ in the fellowship will doubt the moral state of the lady and
the God that dressed her up.
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