To Beard or Not to Beard, That is The Question

[Ehud]

Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple

We are only discussing beards. Beards were always considered a positive in scripture. There should have NEVER been a ban on them.

Hippies wore beards. Dont wear beards.

Hollywood actors and Wall Street robbers wear suits. Should we wear suits?

See the hypocrisy of it?

First, it was not the ONLY thing being discussed. So you can save the bolded text for another time.

Second, yes, I don't agree with the logic. That serial killer was adopted, therefore adoption leads to serial killing. Bravo, you pointed out some flawed logic. I'll search the garage for a trophy to mail you.

Originally Posted by Esaias

The issue isnt the propriety of male facial hair, or lack thereof.


The issue is the extent of a man's authority over other men, and which paradigm of authority is to operate in the church: the secular paradigm? Or the Biblical?

Regardless of the reasoning behind "the ban," the question I have asked is in the same vein as Bro. Esaias' question: does local leadership have the right to run their operation as they please or is a Biblical mandate necessary? Is that really such a tangent from the last dozen pages that it can't be answered here?