Well...I think some people need to grow up! Cultures and times change but we serve a Jesus that never changes HOWEVER He is adaptable to all people and cultures...he invites us to learn of Him who is meek and lowly in heart...or can we say humble...and gentle...
His beard was plucked so says the Bible...we do not have a direct account of how this happened but if we take it at face value he had a beard...for a Jewish man to not have his beard, it was considered humiliation. Think about the story where David's servants had half their beards shaved off (
II Sam 10:4) that mixed w/ the fact that their garments were cut off above the waist, exposing their backside ended up causing a war to break out..
Now by the same reasoning I do not think men have to wear robes and sandals but to say they never did is foolish...they did and in some parts of the world still do...
I am NOT saying men should wear a beard really 99% of our men in our church do not even wear a mustashe..
I personally think a man looks nicer clean shaven but of course I am an UC...ha....
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