More On Beards

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple

This my friends is the ludicrous and hypocritical reasoning found in a great number of "Apostolic" Churches!

Teaching against beards stop growth in churches?

LDS, Islam, Eastern Orthodoxy, and other schisms grow.

It is a narrow gate.

Sadly preaching against shoe laces is the least of anyone's problems.

They very least.

No love and no forgiveness will bar the door for all of us.

[Aquila]

Prohibiting beards is just as legalistic and unbiblical as requiring them.

[JoeBandy]

I wonder what the most popular razor was back in the day??

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by JoeBandy

I wonder what the most popular razor was back in the day??

Nor-El Koh, by Bezaleel Manufacturing Co. Shaving beards since Sinai!

[Scott Pitta]

Since there was no prohibition of beards in the Law of Moses, and Jesus Christ made no mention of them, I say focus on more meaningful issues.

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by Scott Pitta

Since there was no prohibition of beards in the Law of Moses, and Jesus Christ made no mention of them, I say focus on more meaningful issues.

Does your pastor have a beard?

[Evang.Benincasa]

Parading around in front of everyone making Christian like sounds.

While all the while the heart continues to be desperately wicked.

That is TRUE legalism.

While everyone is discussing if long uncut hair can call whales to their mating grounds. If a man can wear a dress, and woman can have a butch cut. The true legalism runs rampant among those who claim standards of attire is legalism.

Mind blowing.

What does it say in the prayer that Jesus taught His men?

Forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who have sinned against us.

No forgiveness, no salvation.

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

Does your pastor have a beard?

My Great High Priest died does.

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

Parading around in front of everyone making Christian like sounds.

While all the while the heart continues to be desperately wicked.

That is TRUE legalism.

While everyone is discussing if long uncut hair can call whales to their mating grounds. If a man can wear a dress, and woman can have a butch cut. The true legalism runs rampant among those who claim standards of attire is legalism.

Mind blowing.

What does it say in the prayer that Jesus taught His men?

Forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who have sinned against us.

No forgiveness, no salvation.

I get your point. And it is something to remember.

However, in my opinion, if a standard is unbiblical, the degree of resistance can be from a simple comment to extreme prejudice, depending upon context. For example, rejecting a man who is called of God over something like a beard is just as rebellious, and unbiblical, as rejecting him because he won't wear a tinfoil hat. Both are absolutely unbiblical standards. It should break our hearts to know that many ministries have been delayed, hindered, or outright derailed over a man made beard prohibition.

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by Aquila

I get your point. And it is something to remember.

However, in my opinion, if a standard is unbiblical, the degree of resistance can be from a simple comment to extreme prejudice, depending upon context. For example, rejecting a man who is called of God over something like a beard is just as rebellious, and unbiblical, as rejecting him because he won't wear a tinfoil hat. Both are absolutely unbiblical standards. It should break our hearts to know that many ministries have been delayed, hindered, or outright derailed over a man made beard prohibition.

Everyone has an opinion.

That's all they are, opinions.

The real problem is serpents, those who hide among the sheep. They act just like sheep. Baaa, just like sheep. While in their minds is a flood of porn, hate, resentment, and all manner of wickedness. Shapshifting, knowing all the right Christianisms, Bible quotes, verses, and ecclesiastical wisdom. Never getting it right, or even caring to get it right. They want to discuss how Standards are unbiblical yet within their own lives they are twisted metal. Burning wreackage, strewn with bloody corpses. Imagine, someone wanting to discuss shirt length while their own religious life is flipped out? Oh, but no one can see that. Unless, the person gets caught. Because who you are in the dark is who you are.

We may escape the judgement of men, we won't escape the judgement of God.

Our hearts should break for ourselves.

Sweeping around one's own porch, before we say boo devil boo about standards.

But, sadly it's the people who proclaim they will fast, and pray, who just want to hear those words leave their lips. They want to let everyone know they wear sack cloth and ashes for mankind. Because talk is cheap, and on the internet it's all free. But, people need to feel good about themselves, and that they are correct. Feel, believe, but sadly never actually being there in their private behavior. Just wanting to look the part instead of being a part of the Body.