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I currently have facial hair
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Not currently, but wear it occasionally
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Can't grow it but would if I could
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No. I am smooth faced
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I am female... I like facial hair on my man
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Female... Don't like facial hair on my man
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01-31-2011, 09:23 AM
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Re: Beards?
Have a beard that I keep trimmed very short.
A little while after growing the beard, I got asked to chose between keeping it, or keeping my role "in the church".
I chose the beard.
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Last edited by shag; 01-31-2011 at 09:25 AM.
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01-31-2011, 09:30 AM
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Supercalifragilisticexpiali...
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Re: Beards?
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Originally Posted by shag
Have a beard that I keep trimmed very short.
A little while after growing the beard, I got asked to chose between keeping it, or keeping my role "in the church".
I chose the beard.
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That proves they are wrong!
I need to bring up the red thread again!
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I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
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01-31-2011, 09:35 AM
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A Student of the Word
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Re: Beards?
Oops!
Somewhere I have posted that Lev 19:27, "Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar [or ruin] the corners of thy beard." applied only to the Levitical priesthood.
Wrong! 
This passage applied to the general male population. I did what I warn others about - failing to read a passage within its entire context. 
So, I guess now all men must grow full, uncut (untrimmed) beards in order to be on the platform. Right? Hmmmm Brings up another 'apostolic doctrine' problem.
Now, if that verse does not apply to the church leadership, and the members of the church in general, what about the very next verse:
28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead [we generally include body piercing for ear and noise rings for any purpose], nor print any marks [tattoo] upon you: I am the LORD.
So, what then is our justification for accepting one instruction and rejecting another one?
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It makes no difference whether you study in the holy language, or in Arabic, or Aramaic [or in Greek or even in English]; it matters only whether it is done with understanding. - Moshe Maimonides.
Last edited by A.W. Bowman; 01-31-2011 at 09:39 AM.
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01-31-2011, 09:39 AM
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Re: Beards?
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"It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity." Dave Barry 2005
I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
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01-31-2011, 09:40 AM
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Re: Beards?
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"It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity." Dave Barry 2005
I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
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01-31-2011, 09:44 AM
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Re: Beards?
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Originally Posted by A.W. Bowman
...Now, if that verse does not apply to the church leadership, and the members of the church in general, what about the very next verse:
28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead [we generally include body piercing for ear and noise rings for any purpose], nor print any marks [tattoo] upon you : I am the LORD.
So, what then is our justification for accepting one instruction and rejecting another one?
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Especially since v 28 wasn't talking about piercings at all, but cuttings done to mar the body as a form of mourning. The marks in the same verse might have applied to mourning as well.
I agree completely with the beards in scripture. There is much more evidence for them than against.
Hmmm... beards are an unmistakable sign of masculinity and maturity... If women can't wear pants, but must wear dresses to show femininity and keep gender distinctions, why do men shave and blur the sexes? I would think a beard would be THE obvious gender distinction. A transvestite can put on a dress, but a woman can't grow a full beard, after all.
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I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.~Galileo Galilei
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01-31-2011, 10:30 AM
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Re: Beards?
Are there actually still churches that use the Bible to preach against beards?? Really??
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01-31-2011, 10:54 AM
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A Student of the Word
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Re: Beards?
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Originally Posted by Socialite
Are there actually still churches that use the Bible to preach against beards?? Really??
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No, there have never been any pastor/teachers that 'actually used the Bible' to preach against beards.
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It makes no difference whether you study in the holy language, or in Arabic, or Aramaic [or in Greek or even in English]; it matters only whether it is done with understanding. - Moshe Maimonides.
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01-31-2011, 11:09 AM
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Registered Member
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Re: Beards?
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Originally Posted by freeatlast
I do miss old Steve Epley around here. Anytime beards were a subject of discussion Steve Epley would come running in with his protest of facial hair.
He knew he had no scripture to stand on but would still holler that no man could go to heaven from HIS church with a beard.
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Hey I want Steve back also.He was fun having around.
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01-31-2011, 11:19 AM
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Re: Beards?
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Originally Posted by *AQuietPlace*
I knew a preacher (and his fellowship group) who preached against women shaving their legs, armpits, or plucking their eyebrows.
I knew a lot of preachers who preached against plucking eyebrows.
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My former Pastor said he shaved his mustache so he could tell the ladies not to pluck teir eyebrows.Well I wasn't going to shave mine off because its good at hiding buck teeth. 
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