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Originally Posted by 1ofthechosen
Just don't try to push your beliefs on everybody, like the sun rises and sets for you!
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Again, you might not be against beards personally. But your mindset has been influenced to think that for those of us who see importance in this matter we think it is "the sun rises and sets for us".
That's gobblygook. We don't think the sun rises and sets for us. The light of truth rises and sets in
Scripture. We're advocating elevating Scripture above the traditions of man.
Imagine if a pastor established a standard requiring prayer beads. Now imagine that it grew in popularity until multiple Apostolic organizations embraced the standard that we must all use prayer beads. You want to attend an Apostolic church, but every church requires prayer beads. And you have brethren saying:
- Pastors have the right to set a prayer bead standard, and you'll be blessed if you just submit. I submitted to my pastor's prayer bead standard, and you know what? I was blessed.
- If Jesus really mattered to you, you'd go and just accept the prayer bead standard for the sake of truth. Pray the prayer beads. Be in submission.
- People who don't pray prayer beads don't go to church anyway.
- People who refuse to pray with prayer beads are rebellious, prideful, and possessed of the devil.
- Don't push your opinion on prayer beads. Just find somewhere else to go.
But what do you do when every Apostolic church around you requires prayer beads?
Because a prohibition on beards is just as unbiblical as a standard requiring prayer beads.