To Beard or Not to Beard, That is The Question

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by Tithesmeister

Thank you Esaias for these good questions. As I’m sure you know, we DO have scriptural guidelines. There are at least three instances in the Bible where we are forbidden to add to or diminish from God’s word. One such time (in Revelation) assures us that the consequence of doing so is the removal of our name from the Book of Life. So it is very serious. According to the Bible, not my opinion.

In addition we have Paul who praised the Berean saints as more noble than the saints at Thessalonica for studying the scripture to “ see whether these things be so”. Many pastors would call rebellion, what Paul called noble.

Even the Old Testament in the Book of Proverbs advises us to be prudent. A simple man believes everything but a prudent man . . .

Proverbs 14:15

The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.

Of course I realize that debate has at least two sides. So I would like for someone to post scripture saying it’s okay for a pastor to make it up, and pretend that scripture gives him authority up do so.

There isn’t scripture for anyone to make anything up. It would be putting words in God’s mouth. That is the whole issue about adding or subtracting. Hence the book of the Revelation has its dire warning against adding or taking away from its important information. We aren’t allowed to formulate our own personal religion. But shaving or growing a beard because your group likes it that way, without blaming it all on God, then who is to call foul?