"Beards are sin!" False doctrine?

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by n david

Why? Honestly beards are so low on the list of important things, I really don't care. That's why, when we started attending this UPC church, I shaved the beard I had been growing. I respect the Pastor and elders of this church and wanted to put myself in a position where I could help if needed. Seriously, there are far more important things on which to take a stand than a hairy face.


No, you're not "obligated." That's what the modern, "it's all about me" Christian wants to believe, but it's untrue. The only time the Bible says to go to someone is 1) if you have ought against them; 2) if they're in sin.

Beards are low on the list... Maybe. Maybe not.

-I have a family of four.
-I've decided that we should leave our house church network.
-We need a church, an Apostolic church.
-I'm a man with a beard.
-The only Apostolic churches around me are anti-beard.
-I see nothing in my Bible supporting such a teaching.
-Since such a teaching is unbiblical, it is a tradition of man.
-Since it is taught as binding, it is a doctrine.
-If they have this unbiblical doctrine, how many more do they have?
-I find myself just as leery about the Apostolic churches around me who are in false doctrines of legalism as I am other churches around me who are in false doctrine as it applies to other elements of Christian belief and living.

What you find to be low on the list of important things... I see as an indicator that deeper issues and false teachings exist. You're saying, "Oh, it's only one chunk of floating ice." I'm saying, "No. False teachings like these are only the tip of the iceberg."