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01-05-2012, 12:28 PM
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Re: Bernards with Beards?
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Originally Posted by On The Wheel
Very insightful comment. In my experience many pastors hold to many of the extrabiblical standards such as "no beards" simply to curry favor or gain credibility with certain preachers or fellowships. Over the years I have come to observe that even preachers those others were trying to impress were found to be doing the exact same thing!
Crazy, but true.
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I agree. It's called peer pressure. It's not just teenagers that deal with it.
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01-05-2012, 12:32 PM
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Re: Bernards with Beards?
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Really I don't care who has facial hair as long as they dont have it here. Just not going to have it here.  Get all the ketchup and grease you want to in your beards and the cookie crumbs in your fuzz I am happy for you but not happening here. |
Id love to see an org rise up that won't have the shaven "here" because of their smooth faced feminine look
The problem with the church is they got all the men sissified instead of encouraging them to be men 
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Apostolic is defined on AFF as:
- There is One God. This one God reveals Himself distinctly as Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
- The Son is God himself in a human form or "God manifested in the flesh" (1Tim 3:16)
- Every sinner must repent of their sins.
- That Jesus name baptism is the only biblical mode of water baptism.
- That the Holy Ghost is for today and is received by faith with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues.
- The saint will go on to strive to live a holy life, pleasing to God.
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01-05-2012, 12:35 PM
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Re: Bernards with Beards?
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Now who said it was a Heaven and Hell issue? Not me. It is a pastoral issue in the church I am pastoring if they want to have facial hair they are at liberty to have it and go to Heaven but they just ain'y going to Heaven from here with facial hair. That is the bottom line.
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what is a pastoral issue? Does that mean the Pastor has issues and he forces them on everyone else?
If it's NOT a heaven or hell issue then why MAKE it an issue? Why treat someone the way you do for having or doing something the bible never addresses? Why have a doctrine or practice the bible never mentions?
How is having unbiblical doctrines or practices being like the Apostles?
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Let it be understood that Apostolic Friends Forum is an Apostolic Forum.
Apostolic is defined on AFF as:
- There is One God. This one God reveals Himself distinctly as Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
- The Son is God himself in a human form or "God manifested in the flesh" (1Tim 3:16)
- Every sinner must repent of their sins.
- That Jesus name baptism is the only biblical mode of water baptism.
- That the Holy Ghost is for today and is received by faith with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues.
- The saint will go on to strive to live a holy life, pleasing to God.
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01-05-2012, 03:11 PM
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Re: Bernards with Beards?
Very nice photo!
On the subject of beards...If God even has an opinion about them, I think he would rather see men grow one than not. And I'm very conservative! lol
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01-05-2012, 03:26 PM
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Re: Bernards with Beards?
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what is a pastoral issue? Does that mean the Pastor has issues and he forces them on everyone else?
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01-05-2012, 04:25 PM
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Re: Bernards with Beards?
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Why do people in cults have such a fascination with HAIR?
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ugh...i'll tell you when i get back from my prayer meeting tonight involving blood oaths and animal sacrifices.
Seriously, I am so sick and tired of hearing about how holiness or apostolic churches are cults!
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01-05-2012, 04:26 PM
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Re: Bernards with Beards?
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Originally Posted by Steve Epley
Now who said it was a Heaven and Hell issue? Not me. It is a pastoral issue in the church I am pastoring if they want to have facial hair they are at liberty to have it and go to Heaven but they just ain'y going to Heaven from here with facial hair. That is the bottom line.
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This statement by this man should tell us all we need to know about him. He thinks he's mightier than God. After a statement like this I would question anything else he had to say. The Pharisee of all Pharisees! I don't want to be ugly but your arrogance is unbelievable. Do you really think you can dictate who goes to heaven and who doesn't? Is it okay to be offensive to all who do not agree with you? Mt 18:6 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
Oh well, I guess that doesn't apply to you!
Been Thinkin
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01-05-2012, 04:27 PM
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Re: Bernards with Beards?
I can't even see a beard?!
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01-05-2012, 04:36 PM
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Re: Bernards with Beards?
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Id love to see an org rise up that won't have the shaven "here" because of their smooth faced feminine look
The problem with the church is they got all the men sissified instead of encouraging them to be men |
The Amish do just that. They will drop you from membership in a heartbeat if you shave it all off!
This was one of the lines of demarcations between them and my people (Old Order Mennonite). The Mennonites would actually allow a beard if it was not constantly changed to follow fads... and some did grow them.
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01-05-2012, 04:42 PM
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Re: Bernards with Beards?
Facial hair can be a pride thing but so can whole of things. Such cars, house, wife, kids, clothes, clean shaven..etc....
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