Dress Code of
the NT
The
Lord of Glory is Who we approach in the worship service, Whom we should invite
and expect to join us, is the One Who caused a 3 day blindness with Saul of
Tarsus when he came into His presence.
How is He dressed on the throne? Everyone who saw Him
fell as dead men. [Stephan who was already on the ground being stoned to death
saw Him standing as a caring King, also John, Paul]
Eph.
6:11 starts to list the spiritual dress.
1 Tim. 2:9 says it one ought to be dressed
in proper clothing, even addressing jewelry.
Mark
15:17 The enemy dressed Him in royalty
colors because He made claim to be the Royal One for the nation.
Luke
7:25 Those who lived and ruled from palaces were splendidly
dressed and lived in luxury.
1
Pet. 3:3 Their external adornment here is seen to
be quite extensive and while not demeaned, Paul taught limitation in some areas but the internal adornment needed
their focus because of Who is being worshipped. He is my Friend, but He
is also my Savior, He is also my God, He is also my Creator, He is also my
Counselor, my Sovereign, He is also my
Advocate, He is also my Teacher, He is also my Judge, He is also my Bridegroom.
He suffered
for me, He died in my place, He comforts me, He has given me gifts of extreme
value, He led me to my wife.
This is just a tidbit of Who I approach
in a worship service. I want to present myself as appreciative of His love,
care, and concern for me as one of His Father's servants. He is holy and should be thought of and treated as such.
Matt. 8:8 Fit dwelling to receive the
Christ.
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