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Originally Posted by HeavenlyOne
Coon, you also bring about good points, and I'm gleaning something from the discussion between you and D4T. That being said, can you expound on why you believe a beard hides someone from others, and how shaving it off will expand their influenence?
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Sister,
In the 60's, beards became a symbol of a counter-culture that was wicked, and not something the church needed to be identified with. So men began to teach that it was better to be clean shaven.
While that has changed somewhat, there is still a little bit of that identity lingering. I have been to seminars in the past where secular people recommended that you be clean shaven when applying for jobs, because it presented a more wholesome image.
In the minds of many people in the church, beards are associated with elements that we don't consider wholesome.
Since that is the case, why should I allow my liberty to be a stumblingblock to those people?
No one is offended by my being clean shaven; some might be if I were to wear a beard.
Since I must be a good steward of the ministry God has called me to, and since my opportunities to minister would be much inhibited by my insistence on taking that liberty, I choose to forego it.
Not because it would be a sin, and not because I think it is a requirement for salvation. Obviously it is not.
But because it is lawful but not expedient.
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