Upc stance on Men's "shorts"

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by Dordrecht

I guess you guys never go swimming.
If you do, do you swim in your three piece suite?

Like I said on the other thread, real Christian's don't go swimming.

Ask Peter.

Besides, look what happened to Jonah when he tried to go swimming. Got ate up by a big fish and then puked out on some foreign shore and then had to go preach doom and gloom to a bunch of godless heathens.

[Hesetmefree238]

Originally Posted by Dordrecht

I guess you guys never go swimming.
If you do, do you swim in your three piece suite?

You've got to be kidding!

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Baron1710

Guilty, but not for the shorts.

You live so close and yet almost everyday I need a coat in the morning and shorts in the afternoon, and summer for you...that just demands AC or swimming pool...did I mention I like most of my neighbors don't even have an AC?

Originally Posted by dizzyde

That could definitely heal the wound a bit!! Yeah, we need to work something out!

Bah. Come to the coast where the weather is mild and the UPCs are liberal

[Baron1710]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

Bah. Come to the coast where the weather is mild and the UPCs are liberal

Where is that, not here on the west coast.

[Betsy Clapper]

I'm new here, but having been "raised" Wesleyan Methodist (kind of like Mennonite), I've had to ask God to help me sort out all 'the laws, regulations, and just plain a bunch of rules' about dress! I was ALWAYS taught you don't go to Heaven IF you wear pants, shorts, cut your hair, wear jewelry, etc. I guess you get what I'm saying here.
As the Bible says, "The world looks on the outward appearance, God looks on the heart".
"My goal IS to make Heaven my home, by God's Grace, I SHALL make it"!!!!!

[Betsy Clapper]

I'm new here, but having been "raised" Wesleyan Methodist (kind of like Mennonite), I've had to ask God to help me sort out all 'the laws, regulations, and just plain a bunch of rules' about dress! I was ALWAYS taught you don't go to Heaven IF you wear pants, shorts, cut your hair, wear jewelry, etc. I guess you get what I'm saying here.
As the Bible says, "The world looks on the outward appearance, God looks on the heart".
"My goal IS to make Heaven my home, by God's Grace, I SHALL make it"!!!!!

[Godzchild]

Originally Posted by houston

Oral tradition?

I always found it stupid to wear pants to the beach that were rolled up to the knees.

On a family church picnic once...the men wore jeans......and the women wore skirts ...... *sigh* cant see the reasoning behind that one. However, I am not saying to go half naked either......one word....MODESTY~ I have heard some preachers say "mixed bathing" is a sin....? you "mix" every day you go out into the world outside of your home! And what is "mixed bathing" anyway? And yet some think going to the beach with a skirt on and "fully covered" you are better than others??? quelle blague!!!!!
It looks retarded totally! I mean , when you go to family outings with a church.....you mix with men and woman...so in other words its ok to "mix swim" with church people, just not worldly people? It does not matter really bc I am not a beach person at all. Never have lived where one is, or where we have hot summers to enjoy swimming, nor do I care to be near the beach.

[Renee29]

I'm in SoCal and many of the churches have short wearing men. Even to church picnics etc.

[Godzchild]

Originally Posted by Renee29

I'm in SoCal and many of the churches have short wearing men. Even to church picnics etc.

[Aquila]

Geesh... strictly wearing long pants is a tradition. I'd say that one doesn't risk sinning if they wear modest shorts. We need to mature past all this legalistic stuff.