How Often Must a Man Shave to be Saved?

[Pastor Keith]

Originally Posted by Edward Anglin

How Often Must a Man Shave to be Saved?

How badly we need revival for those guys over there to even consider this an issue, the pretty much beat up a good friend over this issue. Sad that this standard has become the litmus test for fellowship.

[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by Edward Anglin

MissB's freaky-con roots finally show themselves.

I guess the real question in regard to facial hair is this.

How long must facial hair be before it's considered a beard?

*GASP* HOW did you KNOW???????????????????????

[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by Encryptus

AGREED

Um. Thanks for that.

[TRFrance]

Originally Posted by Pastor Keith

How badly we need revival for those guys over there to even consider this an issue, the pretty much beat up a good friend over this issue. Sad that this standard has become the litmus test for fellowship.

What scripture could they have possibly used to support their position?

Or did they simply not bother, since they know they have no real scriptural support on this?

[Pastor Keith]

Originally Posted by TRFrance

What scripture could they have possibly used to support their position?

Or did they simply not bother, since they know they have no real scriptural support on this?

Like I said, some rude things were said to a good friend because he had some facial hair.

[Sam]

Originally Posted by deltaguitar

Hmmm . . . .


Did Jesus shave? I mean he is God and perfect.

Of course He shaved.
Haven't you seen those pictures of Him in the revised UPC literature?

[JamDat]

Originally Posted by Pastor Keith

How badly we need revival for those guys over there to even consider this an issue, the pretty much beat up a good friend over this issue. Sad that this standard has become the litmus test for fellowship.

I was told by a preacher that I was being vain for looking into the mirror to groom my beard.

He had a puzzled look when I told him that I only looked in the mirror to groom the face a couple of times a week whereas he looked every day to make his face pretty.

[Sam]

Did Jesus have a beard or facial hair?


Did Jesus have facial hair?

We don’t have any photographs and the four Gospel accounts that we include in our Bibles don’t say.

Through the years artists have often shown him with a beard and long hair. Some times this hair has been blond almost like a woman with a beard.

The image on the shroud of Turin has a beard but there is controversy as to whether this crucified person is really the one we worship as our God in flesh.

In Isaiah there is a person referred to as the servant of YHWH which many take to be our Lord Jesus Christ. One verse in Isaiah 50:6 indicates He had facial hair.

Below are several versions of this verse from Bibles to which I have access. Some use the word “beard,” some speak of “hair” on the face or cheeks, while others do not use either of these designations.

I offered my back to those who beat me,
my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard;
I did not hide my face
from mocking and spitting. NIV

..
I gave My back to those who strike Me,
And My cheeks to those who pluck out the beard;
I did not cover My face from humiliation and spitting. NASB


I followed orders,
stood there and took it while they beat me,
held steady while they pulled out my beard,
Didn't dodge their insults,
faced them as they spit in my face. The Message


I gave My back to the smiters and My cheeks to those who plucked off the hair; I hid not My face from shame and spitting. Amplified


I give my back to those who beat me and my cheeks to those who pull out my beard. I do not hide from shame, for they mock me and spit in my face. NLT


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. KJV

I gave my back to those who strike,
......and my cheeks to those who pull out the beard;
I hid not my face
......from disgrace and spitting. ESV

I let them beat my back
and pull out my beard.
I didn't turn aside
when they insulted me
and spit in my face. CEV

I gave My back to those who struck Me,
.............. And My cheeks to those who plucked out the beard;
.............. I did not hide My face from shame and spitting. NKJV

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 .ASV

......
My back I have given to those smiting, And my cheeks to those plucking out, My face I hid not from shame and spitting.
Youngs Literal Translation

..I gave my back to smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair; I hid not my face from shame and spitting. Darby

I offered my back to those who struck me,
my cheeks to those who plucked out my beard;
I did not hide my face
From insult and spitting CJB

I gave my back to scourges, and my cheeks to blows; and I turned not away my face from from the shame of spitting. LXX

I have given my body to the strikers, and my cheeks to them that plucked them: I have not turned away my face from them that rebuked me and spit upon me. Douay

I offered my back to those who struck me,
my cheeks to those who tore at my beard;
I did not cover my face
against insult and spittle.
Jerusalem Bible

I gave my back to the smiters and my cheeks to those who slap on the face; I turned not my face from shame and spitting.
Syriac Peshitta

I gave my back to the smiters, and my checks to them that plucked off the hair; I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
Jewish Publication Society

[jaxfam6]

If I could actually get a good beard to grow, so I don't look dirty, I would stop shaving tomorrow. I hate to shave.

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by jaxfam6

If I could actually get a good beard to grow, so I don't look dirty, I would stop shaving tomorrow. I hate to shave.

I shave for the military. I do what I'm told to do. The thing with the military is that there is nothing more to it-- we shave as a practice of discipline and hygiene.

There is value to be clean shaven in an NBC or radiation environment, but that is not an every day situation.


When folks try to add salvational value to a man-made discipline, they're simply wrong.

Folks would be better of to just simply state, "Don't shave because I told you so,"-- or maybe something a little less abrasive.

Then it truly becomes a matter of obedience and submission.