By ThankGod Emeh
As the world
changes and as well as degenerates in all ramification, especially
it concerns trends of
materialism which
includes sense of clothing
among others: the Senior
Pastor of Assemblies of
God Church, Umudibia
Nekede in Owerri East
District, Rev. Vitalis
Nwanne has condemned
indecent dressing In its
totality, describing it as
an act of rebellion to God
and the family of God.
Nwanne while making
reference to Proverbs
7:10-11 at a church
function on Sunday
September 17, 2023
charged Christians to
– dress responsibly at all times especially while
appearing in the presence
of God, noting that “the
way one dresses
determines how he or she
is addressed”.
“Indecent dressing is
countercultural to our sociocultural values when
compared with the days of
our Fathers & Mothers
when dressing as a prime
component of culture is
strictly enforced”
The Man of God rebuked the name “Slay
Queen and Slay King”
popularly addressed
among people in society,
stating that “to slay” is to
kill, seduce, distract,
Confuse and all worth not;
hence ought not be heard
among children of God,
and in the presence of
God.
“The Church being the
gathering of the “Called –
Out”, the Body of Christ is
a decent place for decent
lifestyle le including dressing. Indecent dressing which aims at exposes & exhibits Private Parts of the
human body is a dent on
the decency of the
Church; this must be
resisted in love (Agape)”
He said, “the moment you wake up to come to church,
What should come to your
mind, is how to appear
responsibly to honour
God”
“If you are born again,
it will transform your
wardrobe (dressing),
mode of eating, walking,
talking and more”
Nwanne stressed that
the wide saying that
“worshipping and
serving God is in the
heart” is a pure fallacy,
adding that out of the
abundance of the heart,
the sincere “heart” in
question should be
evident in physical
outlook.
The Angel of the church however decried the unwarranted dress codes rampant among
youths such as Sagging,
mini clothes in the name
of modelling and
following trends, describing
it as “prisoner’s wears” who
could not afford clothing.
He said nakedness is
private and supposed to
be honourably hidden
just as treasures such as Gold, Diamond and other
precious stones are
hidden under rocks,
beneath the carth and not
open to everyone except
through intentional
discovery.
Rev. Nwanne noted that it is only right for a
woman’s nakedness to be
discovered by her
husband and vice versa.
“There is no need
closing the doors and
windows to dress up as a
lady and still come out naked”