Dave Bernard addresses beards

[Subdued]

Originally Posted by mfblume

Exactly. But why would he legislate it even if he could?

Ya got me!

[mfblume]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

Are you saying it was impossible to have tweezers?????????? They had a whip.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Here we have it! THEY HAD TWEEZERS to pluck off Jesus' beard!!!!! Talk about an angel dropping down some mighty revelation, analogous to Moroni telling Joe Smith about the golden tablets!

They plucked out Jesus' STUBBLE with TWEEZERS! Man, Bro Epley, that is a revelation!

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by Subdued

Seems to me that you make quite an assumption when you say men wearing beards will not go to heaven.

I have NEVER said that on this forum or in the pulpit or in private........

NEVER.....

I was asked can a man go to Heaven wearing a beard I said NOT from here.

[Subdued]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

I have NEVER said that on this forum or in the pulpit or in private........

NEVER.....

I was asked can a man go to Heaven wearing a beard I said NOT from here.

Not from WHERE? And WHY NOT?

[mfblume]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

I have NEVER said that on this forum or in the pulpit or in private........

NEVER.....

I was asked can a man go to Heaven wearing a beard I said NOT from here.

To know it is not salvational, and yet to INSIST so adamantly about it, is really what you admitted before.... You do not want to make waves in a fellowship that simply all thinks the same way about not making waves. No consideration about what God would want. We just do not want to make waves and admit we were wrong.

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by mfblume

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Here we have it! THEY HAD TWEEZERS to pluck off Jesus' beard!!!!! Talk about an angel dropping down some mighty revelation, analogous to Moroni telling Joe Smith about the golden tablets!

They plucked out Jesus' STUBBLE with TWEEZERS! Man, Bro Epley, that is a revelation!

NOPE I am NOT saying they had tweesers but I can proves tweezers with the same verasity as you can that Jesus wore a beard........... It cannot be proven either way. It is ALL assumptions. Did He?? Probably. Can it be proved by scripture? NOPE!

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by Subdued

Not from WHERE? And WHY NOT?

I pastor here they can go to any Pentecostal church around us but it is NOT going to happen here. That is why.

[mfblume]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

NOPE I am NOT saying they had tweesers but I can proves tweezers with the same verasity as you can that Jesus wore a beard........... It cannot be proven either way. It is ALL assumptions. Did He?? Probably. Can it be proved by scripture? NOPE!

There is no assuming about the thought that if they plucked out the hair on his cheeks HE HAD A BEARD. It's common sense. No one HAPPENED TO HAVE a set of tweezers on them when He walked by carrying his cross.

The only sensible conclusion is that he had a beard.

WOW.

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by mfblume

To know it is not salvational, and yet to INSIST so adamantly about it, is really what you admitted before.... You do not want to make waves in a fellowship that simply all thinks the same way about not making waves. No consideration about what God would want. We just do not want to make waves and admit we were wrong.

For the sake of argument I would be considered the weak brother then you should not do it because it offends me.

Being UC, this may surprise some of you, but I am not against facial hair. God made it on men.
Now, I am against it on women. They need to shave it all off!!!

Seriously, I have looked into this and there is a lot of scripture that can weigh either way. I feel that it is a matter of preference.
Many do believe that if a man is wearing facial hair then he is hiding something. For some, it is just plain hiding the ugly underneath.

I used to have a fairly full beard and mustache. I shaved it because I felt like it was the right thing to do. I will continue to do so. But, I do not condemn others who wear it.