Why do priests dress the way they do?

[ibkc]

I have been told that Jan Crouch dresses in front of the camera the way she does as a disguise so that when she goes out in public, like to the grocery store, no one will recognize her, as she doesn’t dress in public the same way she dresses in front of the camera. I don’t know if it’s true, but it’s plausible. As for the diamonds on her neck, they may be fake for all we know. Who are we to judge her?

No one has judged her. Only God knows the state of her soul.

She does, however, look pretty silly. In front of the camera, at least.

 

[JohnSix68]

Oh, come on now. Her hair is an expression of her desire to be a few inches, or perhaps a foot, closer to God.

Eden thanks for the Catholics Come Home website. I really enjoyed it. I passed it along to my former Catholic friends.
Shalom

 

[ellammcg]

I don’t know of any Protestant churches that have an altar.

I guess it would depend upon your denomination but the Baptist church I am a member of,and all of those in our association, have an alter(and it is referred to as such). Also, the independant, fundamental Baptist churches and Episcopal churches do as well. Those are the only ones I know of personally in Florida, California, New York, South Carolina, Japan and Massachusetts.

 

[Pastor_Jim]

I guess it would depend upon your denomination but the Baptist church I am a member of,and all of those in our association, have an alter(and it is referred to as such). Also, the independant, fundamental Baptist churches and Episcopal churches do as well. Those are the only ones I know of personally in Florida, California, New York, South Carolina, Japan and Massachusetts.

Actually, Baptist churches do not, as a rule, have altars.

No doubt, there may be some individuals who have altars, but the purpose of an altar is to offer a sacrifice and, because we, as Christians, believe that there is no more sacrifice to be offered, we have no need for an altar.

 

[CatholiCommit]

Speaking of Baptist Churches, and altars, I used to go to the Baptist Church and the Church I went really does not have an altar at all, more like there is a podium for the pastor of that church to have a place to put his bible and his water cup, you certainly do not see that in the Catholic Church, and I have only been Catholic for a short period of time.

I did not know that the word “Altar” could strike a debate and it is not about proving who is right, it is about pulling it from the bible and showing it is there, and I would be happy to look it up if I knew someone was trying to help me and I am not point any fingers. I think it is great that we want to be what GOD wants us to be but sometimes people can go the wrong way at it, not that anyone in here has. I think what I am getting at is the fact, it seems to spring into an argument.

To the poster, I think it is a good idea to read everyones response and think about how it applies to what you are asking then that way you get out what you want. I know that sounds old school but really it is a simple concept that might be help and I do not want to say it like you are picking a fight but it is almost as if this is turning into a debate or fight, people in here giving you answers based on what they know to help you answer a situation or problem isn’t that why you came in here in the first place? Think about it as a way of expanding what you already know.

 

[Frank_J]

bpbasilphx

PS–I’m willing to bet that the cassock (long black or white robe) that I wear as an Orthodox clergyman looks a whole lot more like what Jesus and the Apostles wore than 3 piece suits sported by pop-evangelical preachers

My answer is:

Right On !!!

 

[ellammcg]

No doubt, there may be some individuals who have altars, but the purpose of an altar is to offer a sacrifice and, because we, as Christians, believe that there is no more sacrifice to be offered, we have no need for an altar.

The churches that I have attended that have an “altar” (their terminology, not mine), do not look anything like a Catholic altar. They just have a podium for the pastor and a raised platform. I have always wondered why it was referred to as such. I guess if you have an altar call, you want people to head in the right direction.

 

[Pastor_Jim]

The churches that I have attended that have an “altar” (their terminology, not mine), do not look anything like a Catholic altar. They just have a podium for the pastor and a raised platform. I have always wondered why it was referred to as such. I guess if you have an altar call, you want people to head in the right direction.

What you’re describing isn’t an altar. It’s a pulpit atop a dais.

 

[Contarini]

Is their anything in the bible that justifies the way a priest should dress?

Is there anything in the Bible that justifies the way you dress?

The Bible never mentions pants–am I sinning by wearing them?

(Well, the KJV does have something about priests wearing “breeches,” but I doubt that these looked much like modern pants and I have no idea if the KJV translation is remotely accurate there–that’s precisely the sort of thing the KJV is likely to get wrong.)

Edwin

 

[Gabriel_of_12]

Actually, Baptist churches do not, as a rule, have altars.

No doubt, there may be some individuals who have altars, but the purpose of an altar is to offer a sacrifice and, because we, as Christians, believe that there is no more sacrifice to be offered, we have no need for an altar.

Prophecy of an eternal sacrifice to be made and a pure offering to God, Jesus fulfilled this at the last supper and commanded the Apostles to “Do this in rememberance” this sacrifice is made on the altars of every Catholic church.

Malachi 1:11
For from the rising of the sun, even to its setting, my name is great among the nations; **And everywhere they bring sacrifice to my name, and a pure offering; For great is my name among the **nations, says the LORD of hosts.

Jesus is eternallly offering his sacrificial body and blood for all humanity before God standing in heaven (not sitting) meaning an action is taking place (the once and for all sacrifice made eternally, and made present to every age on earth through Jesus body the Holy Catholic Apostolic church’s altar in his body and blood sacrifice made by the hand of God in his Eucharist.

Revelations 5:6
Then I saw standing in the midst of the throne and the four living creatures and the elders, a Lamb 4 that seemed to have been slain. He had seven horns and seven eyes; these are the (seven) spirits of God sent out into the whole world.

Jesus confirms his priesthood in the apostles to offer up his body and blood in the Eucharist for all those who enter into the new covenant through his body and blood sacrifice. The apostles are commanded to make him present by his word to all ages until he returns finding his Catholic church doing so…

Luke 22:19
7 Then he took the bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which will be given for you;** do this in memory of me.” **20
And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which will be shed for you.

Here Jesus consecrates the apostles and all their successors in his High Priestly Kinghood.

John 17: 7
Now they know that everything you gave me is from you,
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because the words you gave to me I have given to them, and they accepted them and truly understood that I came from you, and they have believed that you sent me.
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I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for the ones you have given me, because they are yours,
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and everything of mine is yours and everything of yours is mine, and I have been glorified in them.
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And now I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, while I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one just as we are.
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When I was with them I protected them in your name that you gave me, and I guarded them, and none of them was lost except the son of destruction, in order that the scripture might be fulfilled.
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But now I am coming to you. I speak this in the world so that they may share my joy completely.
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I gave them your word, and the world hated them, because they do not belong to the world any more than I belong to the world.
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6** I do not ask that you take them out of the world but that you keep them from the evil one.
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They do not belong to the world any more than I belong to the world.
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Consecrate them in the truth. Your word is truth.
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As you sent me into the world, so I sent them into the world.
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And I consecrate myself for them, so that they also may be consecrated in truth.
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“I pray not only for them, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, **
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so that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that you sent me.
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**And I have given them the glory you gave me, so that they may be one, as we are one,
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I in them and you in me, that they may be brought to perfection as one, that the world may know that you sent me, and that you loved them even as you loved me. **
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Father, they are your gift to me. I wish that where I am 7 they also may be with me, that they may see my glory that you gave me, because you loved me before the foundation of the world.
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Righteous Father, the world also does not know you, but I know you, and they know that you sent me.
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I made known to them your name and I will make it known, 8 that the love with which you loved me may be in them and I in them.”