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[Truthseeker]

EB, do you teach against facial hair on men?

[allstate1]

Originally Posted by Truthseeker

EB, do you teach against facial hair on men?

Is facial hair even an issue??

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by allstate1

Is facial hair even an issue??

It sure was for MOST of my time with the UPCI churches I fellowshipped.

[allstate1]

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

It sure was for MOST of my time with the UPCI churches I fellowshipped.

Oh how well do I know! My 16 year old son was told he has a rebellious spirit because of his beard. He ask where did that idea come from and the only answer he got was in relationship to the 60s hippie thing. His response was the classic "well Jesus must a been a rebellious hippie".

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by allstate1

Oh how well do I know! My 16 year old son was told he has a rebellious spirit because of his beard. He ask where did that idea come from and the only answer he got was in relationship to the 60s hippie thing. His response was the classic "well Jesus must a been a rebellious hippie".

The people who held/hold to that standard and other unbiblical stuff mean well.

[allstate1]

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

The people who held/hold to that standard and other unbiblical stuff mean well.

I beleive they mean well. I've been in / around UPC my whole life. With several close family members being pastors. However the forceful policing of these standard have caused more than a few to leave. And that has been discussed here enough.

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by allstate1

I beleive they mean well. I've been in / around UPC my whole life. With several close family members being pastors. However the forceful policing of these standard have caused more than a few to leave. And that has been discussed here enough.

Yep!

So how's the weather where you are?

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by allstate1

I beleive they mean well. I've been in / around UPC my whole life. With several close family members being pastors. However the forceful policing of these standard have caused more than a few to leave. And that has been discussed here enough.

Bro, if God doesn't build the house they labor in vain that build it, and if God doesn't protect the house then the watchmen wakes in vain. Ministers aren't babysitters or school principles marching bad kids into their school office. Grown men are the pastors over their own homes, wives submit to their own husbands. People get it together with the word and the leading of the Holy Ghost.

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by allstate1

Oh how well do I know! My 16 year old son was told he has a rebellious spirit because of his beard. He ask where did that idea come from and the only answer he got was in relationship to the 60s hippie thing. His response was the classic "well Jesus must a been a rebellious hippie".

Serious question though.

Would it be too far of a stretch to think that a 16 year old hay have a rebellious spirit if he grows up in a church environment where no one has a beard and then he decides to grow his beard?

Or did the man-made rule create an environment for a rebellion that didn't have to happen in the first place?

This reminds me of the scripture warning parents to not provoke their children to anger and the scripture that warns married couples to not withhold themselves from each other.

[Michael The Disciple]

Originally Posted by allstate1

Oh how well do I know! My 16 year old son was told he has a rebellious spirit because of his beard. He ask where did that idea come from and the only answer he got was in relationship to the 60s hippie thing. His response was the classic "well Jesus must a been a rebellious hippie".

With that reasoning how do Preachers hope to escape Hell for wearing suits? After all who wears suits? Politicians, Hollywood Stars, Mafia types, CIA, ect.......