To Beard or Not to Beard, That is The Question

[Ehud]

Originally Posted by n david

Every single clothing company is celebrating pride month. You going to spin your own wool and cotton and make your own clothes? Either you're joining Aquila for nude breakfast, or your making your own clothes.

[coksiw]

Originally Posted by Ehud

So wouldn't this include a beard prohibition?

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Thank you very much for the response, by the way. I appreciate it.

Beard prohibition as a way of living is not convincing to begin with; however if my Church teaches it, I may roll my eyes or just look for another church, but I won't definitely arm myself and combat against the elders.

[Ehud]

Originally Posted by coksiw

Beard prohibition as a way of living is not convincing to begin with; however if my Church teaches it, I may roll my eyes or just look for another church, but I won't definitely arm myself and combat against the elders.

Absolutely

[JamesGlen]

Enough said...

[jediwill83]

Originally Posted by coksiw

Beard prohibition as a way of living is not convincing to begin with; however if my Church teaches it, I may roll my eyes or just look for another church, but I won't definitely arm myself and combat against the elders.

They'd better be careful. Its said that Chuck Norris hides a third fist in his beard.

[n david]

Originally Posted by Ehud

I'm sure all of my posts sounds like I am anti-beard, but I certainly am not. In fact, I think the fewer rules, the better, but I'm trying to wrap my mind around these concepts. Are you saying that if a pastor enforces rules that prohibit a man from singing in the choir because he has a beard, and that man stumbles, the pastor will be held accountable?

Scenario:
A born again, baptized in Jesus Name and filled with the HG, bearded man desires to be used in church ministry. He has no personal conviction against facial hair and sees nothing in scripture which prohibit such. In fact, a review of Pentecostal history favors facial hair. So he goes to the Pastor with his desire to be used. The Pastor tells him he would love to let him minister on the platform, with just one condition: the man needs to shave his beard.

The man asks the Pastor for scripture and explanation and the Pastor says, I don't have Bible for it, it's just my preference. The man leaves the meeting discouraged and disappointed, but continues to attend church. The Pastor meets again with the man and asks why the man hasn't shaved. The man explains that since there is no scripture against facial hair and the man has no conviction against it, he will keep it. The Pastor then tells the man he is in rebellion. The man leaves even more discourage and even upset over being accused of rebellion.

After the meetings, the Pastor preached a message on standards and strongly pointed out that those who don't follow the standards set by the church are in rebellion against God.

The man is crushed and leaves that church.

Yes, that Pastor will give account before God.

Ministers love to point to Hebrews 13 and say, "you must obey the man of God!" But they forget they not only give account of those who have rejected Christ, but also will give account of any offense against a brother which has caused him to fall.

[n david]

Originally Posted by jediwill83

They'd better be careful. Its said that Chuck Norris hides a third fist in his beard.

[Apostolic1ness]

Originally Posted by JamesGlen

Enough said...

Im guessing some folks were women as teenagers and kids and transitioned into becoming a man when they were able to grow a beard. Makes sense right?

[Michael The Disciple]

Originally Posted by n david

Scenario:
A born again, baptized in Jesus Name and filled with the HG, bearded man desires to be used in church ministry. He has no personal conviction against facial hair and sees nothing in scripture which prohibit such. In fact, a review of Pentecostal history favors facial hair. So he goes to the Pastor with his desire to be used. The Pastor tells him he would love to let him minister on the platform, with just one condition: the man needs to shave his beard.

The man asks the Pastor for scripture and explanation and the Pastor says, I don't have Bible for it, it's just my preference. The man leaves the meeting discouraged and disappointed, but continues to attend church. The Pastor meets again with the man and asks why the man hasn't shaved. The man explains that since there is no scripture against facial hair and the man has no conviction against it, he will keep it. The Pastor then tells the man he is in rebellion. The man leaves even more discourage and even upset over being accused of rebellion.

After the meetings, the Pastor preached a message on standards and strongly pointed out that those who don't follow the standards set by the church are in rebellion against God.

The man is crushed and leaves that church.

Yes, that Pastor will give account before God.

Ministers love to point to Hebrews 13 and say, "you must obey the man of God!" But they forget they not only give account of those who have rejected Christ, but also will give account of any offense against a brother which has caused him to fall.

Absolutely.

[coksiw]

Originally Posted by Apostolic1ness

Im guessing some folks were women as teenagers and kids and transitioned into becoming a man when they were able to grow a beard. Makes sense right?

I think he is just being funny.

Here is another reason to wear a beard: