tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881617320676906596.post5504423839593854422..comments2024-01-02T16:09:57.364-07:00Comments on Intrepid Lutherans: "How, then, shall we be attired?" or "Why I Wear a Tie to Church"Intrepid Lutheranshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05867580862562801804noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881617320676906596.post-83441555387417521052010-09-13T02:28:23.825-07:002010-09-13T02:28:23.825-07:00Thanks Mr. Lindee. I wear a tie for the same reas...Thanks Mr. Lindee. I wear a tie for the same reason you wear a tie. However, we must remember that the style of apparel worn to church is adiaphora and that fashion changes over time.<br /><br />For example, I remember in the 60s when coat and tie was the norm at airports. Now, people wear clothing appropriate to their destination. No man should be criticized for wearing blue jeans to church. His next stop may be his neighbor's house to fix her deck or her plumbing.<br /><br />On the other hand, there are rules for clothing that are not adiaphora. This is discussed in the Augsburg Confession, Art. XXVIII, "What, then, are we to think of the Sunday and like rites in the house of God? To this we answer that it is lawful for bishops or pastors to make ordinances that things be done orderly in the Church, not that thereby we should merit grace or make satisfaction for sins, or that consciences be bound to judge them necessary services, and to think that it is a sin to break them without offense to others. So Paul ordains, that women should cover their heads in the congregation. . ."<br /><br />For the sake of good order, bishops or pastors may degree that men go uncovered and that women wear a covering (1 Cor. 11). But what pastor reminds his congregation what is clearly written in scripture concerning head coverings?Daniel Gormannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881617320676906596.post-61569269192415822482010-09-10T17:03:30.560-07:002010-09-10T17:03:30.560-07:00Thank you, Mr. Lindee for your thoughts.
The casu...Thank you, Mr. Lindee for your thoughts.<br /><br />The casual attitude toward church when it affects how scripture is presented is quite bothersome to me. It was touched in the last Groeschel installment. These hipsters who seem to have to make scripture cool because it can't stand on its own is a pet peeve. <br /><br />I was a fan of Third Day at one time and you could join their fan club (I didn't). They were called Gomers after the harlot wife of Hosea. Their website had this embellishment of her story and after I got done reading it, I thought wow, I need to go back and get a refresher. Were my eyes made wide open. It wasn't even close. I wondered what translation they were using!!! But this need to add to a story for the sake of a dramatic presentation is just plain wrong. And it has affected WELS. I have seen it. It still ticks me off that I communicated with my ex-pastor about it and never received a response.<br /><br />This affect is seen in the last blog post; How a commentator got all of that from the woman at the well. Really? Darkening clouds at the time of the flood? How could that be? The Bible never talks about rain before the flood and you would need atmospheric conditions like the ones we live in (post flood) to see rain clouds. There is strong evidence to indicate that the earth's atmosphere and geography changed rather dramatically after the flood from the description that is given in early Genesis.<br /><br />Maybe I'm a little anal about all of this, but we must stick to the facts. We can not say the Bible says something when it doesn't. That's how you eventually get bad doctrine.<br /><br />JoeJoe Krohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08675123326627773329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881617320676906596.post-49659104727484581802010-09-10T16:17:59.530-07:002010-09-10T16:17:59.530-07:00When the motivation to dress nice for church is re...When the motivation to dress nice for church is related to what we can do for God, it's no wonder people are less than eager to wear nice clothing to church, seeing as God demands our best at all times and not just Sunday mornings. <br /><br />When the motivation is such as that provided in this post, i.e. as a reminder of what God has done for us and our declaration of that fact, it makes the idea a bit more understandable. <br /><br />We as confessional Lutherans need to do a better job of explaining why we find a particular change unwarranted, rather than just condemning others haphazardly. Otherwise, we do just come off as pharisaic (something we are clearly not).<br /><br />Respectfully,<br />Daniel BakerDaniel Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02167233773588648850noreply@blogger.com