To Beard or Not to Beard, That is The Question

[n david]

Originally Posted by hometown guy

No I didn’t. Had nothing to do with that situation why he left.

Originally Posted by hometown guy

That had nothing to do with him backsliding.

As I figured, the beard had nothing to do with his leaving church. Why mislead people and post this?

Originally Posted by hometown guy

Another time I had young man in the youth group that wanted to be used. I told him he needed to shave if he wanted to be used. He didn’t agree didn’t shave and eventually backslid.

Originally Posted by hometown guy

Yah it is sad that people will be so stubborn not shave and let them keep them from being used.

The person prohibiting a bearded man from being used is in more danger than the bearded man -- if the prohibition causes a stumbling block to the bearded man.

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by n david

As I figured, the beard had nothing to do with his leaving church. Why mislead people and post this?

The person prohibiting a bearded man from being used is in more danger than the bearded man -- if the prohibition causes a stumbling block to the bearded man.

How about prohibiting a guy with black painted fingernails on the platform? I'm serious.

[hometown guy]

Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple

Way off. Its been preached ever since I've been Oneness. I have seen a few men with beards on "platforms" recently. I would say the GREAT MAJORITY of Oneness Churches still are teaching to this day its rebellion or at least the platform standard.

When asked WHY it is a platform standard then the spirit of rebellion is brought into it.

So if no Preacher ever preaches its sin or less than holy why is it always an issue?

I didn’t say it was never preached against. I’m sure it was nailed hard on the 60-70s and even the 80s. The reason it’s still an issue is because there generally are deeper issues that such a simple standard can reveal. I have taught many times against the wearing of facial hair when teaching on holiness on a good old bible study day at the church. I always let people know it’s a standard of the church and not biblical holiness. It’s a good standard and I will keep fighting to keep it. I have never condemned a church to hell over facial hair ( but generally when they allow it they have a whole lot more things in against) yet I’m going to keep it out of the local church including who we fellowship with. It’s really a non issue for the most part. You all have more of a problem with our stand then we do lol.

[hometown guy]

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

How about prohibiting a guy with black painted fingernails on the platform? I'm serious.

Well the truth of the matter is we don’t have Bible chapter and vs for it.

[hometown guy]

Originally Posted by n david

As I figured, the beard had nothing to do with his leaving church. Why mislead people and post this?





The person prohibiting a bearded man from being used is in more danger than the bearded man -- if the prohibition causes a stumbling block to the bearded man.

My intention was not to mislead the post my intention was to show that people will do it for their jobs, sports ect but not for the glory of God.


Why because you don’t agree with the stand?

[hometown guy]

Btw way nobody get on the platform at our church who has a bed head hair do, skinny pants, Mohawks, pink shirts , happy socks, ect ... in church or out of church

[Michael The Disciple]

I didn’t say it was never preached against. I’m sure it was nailed hard on the 60-70s and even the 80s.

Well yes. Also the 90's and up till now. There is a book on "facial hair" that was being sold by the Pentecostal Publishing House as recently as last year insinuating that beards could be the mark of the beast.

Or one wearing them may well be gay or a drug dealer.

The reason it’s still an issue is because there generally are deeper issues that such a simple standard can reveal. I have taught many times against the wearing of facial hair when teaching on holiness on a good old bible study day at the church. I always let people know it’s a standard of the church and not biblical holiness.

So if one has a beard its a sign of deeper inner issues. So you teach against wearing beards when you teach on holiness but admit its not Bible holiness?

What other kind of holiness is there?

[coksiw]

Let’s keep sanity in our logic.
There are principles of holiness wherever you are to keep.
And there is also a thing called being dress appropriately to the occasion.
Wedding, church, work, etc...
The former is in the Bible. The latter depends on the culture and organization policies. Let’s not equal things that belong to the former group to the things that belong to the latter group. I think we all know what belongs to what, don’t we?
I would rather see you coming to church in working cloth that miss it because you can’t come clean shaved and in a suit. Don’t we see the balance?

[hometown guy]

Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple

Well yes. Also the 90's and up till now. There is a book on "facial hair" that was being sold by the Pentecostal Publishing House as recently as last year insinuating that beards could be the mark of the beast.

Or one wearing them may well be gay or a drug dealer.



So if one has a beard its a sign of deeper inner issues. So you teach against wearing beards when you teach on holiness but admit its not Bible holiness?

What other kind of holiness is there?

You sound like the Democrats taking snips and running with it. Never once did I say somebody wearing a beard is a sign of a deeper issue.

Why is that so profound? Would you rather me lie to people and say the Bible says “ thou shalt not wear beards even though people in the Bible wore them “... I have principles of why we take a stand against them.

[Michael The Disciple]

Originally Posted by hometown guy

You sound like the Democrats taking snips and running with it. Never once did I say somebody wearing a beard is a sign of a deeper issue.

Why is that so profound? Would you rather me lie to people and say the Bible says “ thou shalt not wear beards even though people in the Bible wore them “... I have principles of why we take a stand against them.

What did this mean?

The reason it’s still an issue is because there generally are deeper issues that such a simple standard can reveal.

Are the principles Bible supported? Do you remind the people that Jesus Christ had a beard?

Do you remind them the man on the judgement seat either has or at least did have a beard himself? That they will be judged by a bearded man?