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Originally Posted by Coram Deo  What would you wear if you were invited to the King/Queen Throne Room of England? Or What would you wear if you were invited to Meet the President of the United States? Your very best formal clothing! Now what should you wear to worship and meet with the King of the Universe? It should be your finest and Best Formal Clothing... We are after all entering into the Throne Room of God. | In the past I thought this way, so I definitely understand your view on church attire. I've shifted my view somewhat because whereas a king or queen, being human, is impressed or unimpressed by clothing, such things are essentially meaningless to God. I can't really find anything in the Bible that would sway me either toward casual or "Sunday best" for church. It seems that we should dress and act in a way that would be a positive witness for Christ, but otherwise I think this is an area of Christian liberty.
It's also cultural to a very large degree. In the South people dress up much more than in the West and Northeast (West is the most casual, New York is somewhere in between).
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Mason
Member, Redeemer Presbyterian Church (PCA)
New York, NY
"Come now, and let us reason together," says the Lord, "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool." - Isaiah 1:18
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