More On Beards

[mfblume]

Originally Posted by jediwill83

Can anyone give me a single scripture where a godly man shaved?

Well, not shaved..... but close enough:

Prophecy of Jesus:

Isaiah 50:6 I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

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Originally Posted by n david

No Biblical mandate against beards. Only personal conviction.

The worst was crazy TRADITION derived from some alleged accusation that beards are hippy associated from 60 years ago!

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by Jason B

That thread has like 10,000 posts, give me link

EB draws distinction between those things that the LORD states is an abomination to Himself and those things that are said to be an abomination to the people. This makes some sins especially detestable to God, who never changes, and some sins only an abomination to the Old Covenant Israelites.

However, I've not put emphasis on the fact that all sin is an abomination to God. Shhhh. It makes EB more entertaining.

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by Aquila

EB draws distinction between those things that the LORD states is an abomination to Himself and those things that are said to be an abomination to the people. This makes some sins especially detestable to God, who never changes, and some sins only an abomination to the Old Covenant Israelites.

However, I've not put emphasis on the fact that all sin is an abomination to God. Shhhh. It makes EB more entertaining.

Aquila the Killa

Boy, I checked out your Wu Tang style over in the political section.

You are finished, misrepresentation is your entire lifestyle. Now, I don't even believe that story. On how you were such a hard guy marching your wife back into the house to change her head covering. She probably marched you into the house to change your head covering.

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

Aquila the Killa

Boy, I checked out your Wu Tang style over in the political section.

You are finished, misrepresentation is your entire lifestyle. Now, I don't even believe that story. On how you were such a hard guy marching your wife back into the house to change her head covering. She probably marched you into the house to change your head covering.

Yeah, political discussions can get nasty. However, you still have me beaten 10 to 1 when it comes to insults, jabs, insinuations, and general nastiness. I've received personal messages about you and how you are known to be. Your reputation proceeds you. Me, I have significant flare-ups from time to time, and I apologize and tone it down. You however, you make excuses as to why you don't have to apologize and you never wish to tone it down and be civil.

[Godsdrummer]

Originally Posted by mfblume

Well, not shaved..... but close enough:

Prophecy of Jesus:

Isaiah 50:6 I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

That is not close to Jesus shaving, he was plucked by others as a sign of shame.

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Originally Posted by Godsdrummer

That is not close to Jesus shaving, he was plucked by others as a sign of shame.

You missed the point. It's the closest you can get. What's that tell you?

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by Godsdrummer

That is not close to Jesus shaving, he was plucked by others as a sign of shame.

Brother Blume was just saying it was the closet thing. He wasn't trying to prove shaving. Calm down everyone. I think there may be blood in the shark tank. Someone cut themselves shaving

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Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

Brother Blume was just saying it was the closet thing. He wasn't trying to prove shaving. Calm down everyone. I think there may be blood in the shark tank. Someone cut themselves shaving

lol

[Sabby]

The non-beard culture goes back to the first world war. Prior to that facial hair was simply a fact of life. The conscripts for that war were de-loused and their heads shaved. This continued through our conflicts in WW2 and Korea. It became part of (primarily) white American culture. All one needs to recall is the 1950's stereotypical white male viewed in historical records (and television). There was always a counterculture (beatniks, etc.) that was outside the "church", but short hair was the culturally accepted hair style, and naturally, what was then generally accepted in the church was culturally wrapped in the American flag.
Then came the counterculture against our involvement in Viet Nam. It was a counterculture rebellion against everything traditional, with beards representing protest against the established culture and the American political system.
More later. gotta go.