[SoothingDave]

"There is nothing wrong with dedicating the best we have to the service of God."

If God is interested in the "best" then why did He allow His Son to be born in a manger?

Now you must be pulling out legs. You are refuting the idea now that God wants the best from us?

Do you wear stinky, muddy old jeans to Church service and refuse to wash your hair?

SD

[PetroniusMaximus]

"Now you must be pulling out legs. You are refuting the idea now that God wants the best from us?"

You are making my point! What God views as the best from us may look like nothing to those around us. Do you remember the widow's mite? Jesus thought that was beautiful - because it was the best she had!!!!

You too narrowly define beauty - you define it like the world, gold, marble, sculpture - these are not the things which God finds beautiful. He finds beauty in the heart that is fully His. We look at the outer appearance of things, He looks on the heart.