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Casual vs. Formal Wear
Feb 9
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48 minutes
The debate between casual wear and formal wear is a sensitive topic in some regions and a non-issue in others. I will be upfront with you about my agenda: I’d like to see the clothing issue taken off the table so we can focus on shepherding hearts. I believe there’s more heat than light being created around this issue. My goal today is to come alongside other overseers who see both perspectives and just sift through some arguments being put forward to help reduce the heat and increase the amount of light being shed on this matter. Clothing Is A Distraction Since Adam and Eve scrambled to cover themselves with leaves at the time of the fall, clothing has been a distraction from the human condition. We humans have a natural inclination toward trying to use the external accoutrements of style to compensate for what we feel is missing or wrong on the inside. It should not surprise us that this struggle creeps into our assembly gatherings in our day. It is consoling that God has taken care of our clothing dilemma in eternity. Revelation 7:9 points out that God will clothe the great multitude who come out of the tribulation in white robes. One small but appreciated release from the consequences of sin will be that we no longer need to wake up each morning and decide what to wear! In the meantime, it is likely that clothing will continue to be a distraction. However, one of my hopes would be that it becomes much less of a distraction in our gatherings. We have more important spiritual responsibilities to attend to than clothing: ideally, we should allocate as much energy to the issue of clothing as our New Testament does. It gives very occasional attention to the subject. Much more of our New Testament is devoted to Christian growth, the function of the local church, and our relationship to our Father. In other words, what to wear to meeting ought to be a minor consideration given that there is little Biblical emphasis on the matter. A good part of the clothing problem and debate we face today is because we have taught too much about clothing without legitimate Biblical support. We’re guilty of majoring on a minor and that has made this issue even more of a distraction than it should be. I know that from a few quarters there are some very strong voices about what is acceptable and what is not. Those voices have intimidated many into a religious standard of practice contrary to Christian liberty. I believe the Apostle Paul modelled the appropriate response to this kind of behaviour in the epistle to the Galatians. I hope that one change we see among assemblies over the next decade is that we minor on this minor and return to majoring on the majors. Issues like this are a distraction from the real work that God is doing in this world. Why Is Dress Even An Issue? To a great degree, the formal versus casual debate is largely a generational issue. Many over the age of 40 (say, born in the 1970s or earlier) were part of a generation that dressed ...
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The debate between casual wear and formal wear is a sensitive topic in some regions and a non-issue in others. I will be upfront with you about my agenda: I’d like to see the clothing issue taken off the table so we can focus on shepherding hearts. I believe there’s more heat than light being created around this issue. My goal today is to come alongside other overseers who see both perspectives and just sift through some arguments being put forward to help reduce the heat and increase the amount of light being shed on this matter. Clothing Is A Distraction Since Adam and Eve scrambled to cover themselves with leaves at the time of the fall, clothing has been a distraction from the human condition. We humans have a natural inclination toward trying to use the external accoutrements of style to compensate for what we feel is missing or wrong on the inside. It should not surprise us that this struggle creeps into our assembly gatherings in our day. It is consoling that God has taken care of our clothing dilemma in eternity. Revelation 7:9 points out that God will clothe the great multitude who come out of the tribulation in white robes. One small but appreciated release from the consequences of sin will be that we no longer need to wake up each morning and decide what to wear! In the meantime, it is likely that clothing will continue to be a distraction. However, one of my hopes would be that it becomes much less of a distraction in our gatherings. We have more important spiritual responsibilities to attend to than clothing: ideally, we should allocate as much energy to the issue of clothing as our New Testament does. It gives very occasional attention to the subject. Much more of our New Testament is devoted to Christian growth, the function of the local church, and our relationship to our Father. In other words, what to wear to meeting ought to be a minor consideration given that there is little Biblical emphasis on the matter. A good part of the clothing problem and debate we face today is because we have taught too much about clothing without legitimate Biblical support. We’re guilty of majoring on a minor and that has made this issue even more of a distraction than it should be. I know that from a few quarters there are some very strong voices about what is acceptable and what is not. Those voices have intimidated many into a religious standard of practice contrary to Christian liberty. I believe the Apostle Paul modelled the appropriate response to this kind of behaviour in the epistle to the Galatians. I hope that one change we see among assemblies over the next decade is that we minor on this minor and return to majoring on the majors. Issues like this are a distraction from the real work that God is doing in this world. Why Is Dress Even An Issue? To a great degree, the formal versus casual debate is largely a generational issue. Many over the age of 40 (say, born in the 1970s or earlier) were part of a generation that dressed ...
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