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About Me
- Trinka
- The most important thing about me isn't about me at all. It's about God. Though He is perfectly holy, and I had no hopes of being so, He loved me (and you!). There had to be punishment for sin – justice had to be satisfied. So God sent His own Son, Jesus Christ, who lived a sinless life Himself, and died to pay the penalty for sin. Because of that sacrifice, I can be right with God. And so can you … and so can anyone who will cease trusting in their own goodness -- but rather acknowledge that they have none, and trust in Jesus Christ’s sacrifice instead. The less interesting things about me are: I am the office manager for the church I attend and also have a small business re-binding books & Bibles. I’m in the process of overcoming the horror of school gym classes, and learning to think of exercise as a “good thing” rather than an exercise in public humiliation. I love being outdoors, particularly when Michigan allows a person to be outside without the danger of frostbite. (that would be “July”)
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From somewhere like a small town in New Hampshire, about 1972?
Actually, I tend to agree with this poster. No, God doesn't care what we wear as long as it doesn't break any other commandment (I'm thinking modesty here). But what is wrong with dressing with dignity and respect? Can't we at least wear what we would wear to an important job interview? If clothes matters there doesn't it matter a little bit when we approach the throne of our Creator?
I, personally, don't want to be sloppy and ratty when coming to church. However ... I also want to create an atmosphere where people are welcome no matter WHAT they're wearing.
If I'm on my way back from a long trip, and squeal into the parking lot just in time ... I should feel free to join my family in worship without worrying about what I'm wearing.
If a visitor comes who can't afford nice clothes, I want him or her to feel like THEY are important, not what they're wearing.
The idea of mandating what people can wear into a worship service (and by implication, what people are "good enough" to enter the service) strikes me as so exclusionary.
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