Is there anyone who is Apostolic anymore?

[Titus2woman]

Originally Posted by acerrak

Christ a jew who was forbidden to trim the edges of his beard walked into your church,He would not be allowed to preach or be used in your church.

The very same man you preach about wouldnt be used in your church.

How convicting.

Originally Posted by hometown guy

You are going way over board... First of all like we have said numerous times this is just a " house rule ". like in the church I go to if you want to be in leadership you've got to be clean shaven and if you want to keep your beard then that's fine but you won't be used in our local church. Nobody that I know has ever said this is a heaven or hell issue. It's just a standard.

Originally Posted by hometown guy

Exactly! I tried to make this point earlier but they just want to keep bashing the pastors.. Even if I did decided to grow one out I would be without a job cause we can't have one at my work.

It is a preference not a standard... and no person had the right to impose their preferences on another in God's house. The bible should be the authority and if something is not sin it should not be forbidden nor should there be groups of first and second class citizens based on a false 'standard'. Your pastor is creating second class citizens by not allowing full participation to those who do not keep in line with his preference for clean faces by denying them a platform to preach, teach, minister.

The Holy Ghost will grow every believer to be like Christ... additional pressure from man to be something more pleasing to man is not necessary and is probably a sin.