More On Beards

[houston]

Originally Posted by Amanah

If I was a single young man and didn't have a church near me, I'd relocate if at all possible.

There are churches all around me.

[jediwill83]

Originally Posted by houston

Or a flight?
Let me see if SouthWest is having any specials.

bro I know money is tight...I wasnt saying go states away or anything....

[houston]

And I have too much debt at the moment.

[houston]

Originally Posted by jediwill83

bro I know money is tight...I wasnt saying go states away or anything....

Lol

[houston]

Back to beards... I keep it short.

[FlamingZword]

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

They also wear make up, and a wig, so what's your point?

That having a beard is a sure sign that a person is a male, yes I know the exception of the bearded lady, but she is that an exception.

the point is that it is easy for a shaven men to look like a woman, but not for a bearded man.

[Michael The Disciple]

So is there anyone left on the Forum who believes a beard is a sin? I might say how is it that the members of this Forum are more attuned to the Holy Spirit than the big Pastors and Evangelists still out there fighting beards?

Why cant THEY hear the truth? Are they content with preaching against beards even tho they have been proven wrong by ANYONE who would care to confront them?

[houston]

Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple

So is there anyone left on the Forum who believes a beard is a sin? I might say how is it that the members of this Forum are more attuned to the Holy Spirit than the big Pastors and Evangelists still out there fighting beards?

Why cant THEY hear the truth? Are they content with preaching against beards even tho they have been proven wrong by ANYONE who would care to confront them?

I'm sorry, but SE's response still makes me

[Captain]

It’s been my experience that those who disagree with beards always give some example like hippies wore beards, or some gay guys wear beards or they’ll point out some weirdo at the workplace that happens to have a beard. This misses the point however, and misses it badly.

Every author of the Bible plus Jesus himself had a beard. Leviticus prescribed that men wear beards. When David’s diplomats had their beards shorn by the Ammonites they were humiliated to the point that David told them to remain in Jericho until their beards were grown back. The apostles did not shave their beards in their conversion from Judaism to the Christianity. And so on.

So there’s Bible for beards, but nothing against beards. The argument then against beards always relies on very narrow, anecdotal and usually outdated examples while completely ignoring actual scripture. But why this is important goes beyond some meaningless argument on the internet – it goes to how we are – or how we are not – reaching people in the world.

I hate long forum posts so I’ll keep this as short as possible, but straining at gnats while swallowing camels makes for a weak spiritual environment.

[FlamingZword]

Originally Posted by Captain

It’s been my experience that those who disagree with beards always give some example like hippies wore beards, or some gay guys wear beards or they’ll point out some weirdo at the workplace that happens to have a beard. This misses the point however, and misses it badly.

Every author of the Bible plus Jesus himself had a beard. Leviticus prescribed that men wear beards. When David’s diplomats had their beards shorn by the Ammonites they were humiliated to the point that David told them to remain in Jericho until their beards were grown back. The apostles did not shave their beards in their conversion from Judaism to the Christianity. And so on.

So there’s Bible for beards, but nothing against beards. The argument then against beards always relies on very narrow, anecdotal and usually outdated examples while completely ignoring actual scripture. But why this is important goes beyond some meaningless argument on the internet – it goes to how we are – or how we are not – reaching people in the world.

I hate long forum posts so I’ll keep this as short as possible, but straining at gnats while swallowing camels makes for a weak spiritual environment.

You are absolutely right, Jesus had a beard, was he a homosexual "bear"?