harmful or a distortion of anything that Christ or His apostles laid down as necessary to belief or practice. For example, suits and ties are a traditional manner of dressing for church but are not harmful in any way. To respect such a tradition is a matter of taste, culture, and choice. It does not go against any Biblical principle to respect this style of dressing, but to insist upon our tradition or tastes in a hot and humid climate, such as in Louisiana and Florida or Asia and Africa, could be
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