"God Told Me to Grow a Beard"

[Hoovie]

God telling someone to grow a beard or not - that is just weird. Or is it??


Perhaps the same could be said about picking and eating corn on the sabbath... it matters nothing of great consequence... nevertheless would we say Christ did not "hear from God" to do this very thing?

Sometimes I think the Lord inspires people with holy rebellion, a divine intolerance for "sacred" rules that are rubbish. Some things, even things that were "good" at one time can become a barrier or a stumbling block.

[Sept5SavedTeen]

Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover

God telling someone to grow a beard or not - that is just weird. Or is it??


Perhaps the same could be said about picking and eating corn on the sabbath... it matters nothing of great consequence... nevertheless would we say christ did not "hear from God" to do this very thing? Sometimes I think the Lord inspires people with holy rebellion, a divine intolerance for "sacred" rules that are rubbish.

AMEN! There are about 4 or 5 brothers in my assembly that have grown beards, and I almost wish I could grow a beard myself to join them. I'll probably let my sideburns grow out and then go from there... I'd definitely like to have a beard once I have a wife and kids.

-Bro. Alex

[Scott Hutchinson]

To me a beard is personal preference ,I don't think you need a vistation from God to grow one is one so desires to,I do think one should check their motives if they decide to grow one,and too if it causes a probelm in the church you attend,you might should give that some consideration.
To grow a beard out of spite or something would not be a brotherly thing to do,personally I have no probelms with brethren who have facial hair.

[oletime]

reminds me of the time my dad told about the old guy who got up and testified that God told him to take his long johns off [it was july] my dad said ya know sometimes God doesnt have to tell us somethings common sense should . lol being a preachers kid got ya all kinds of funny stories hilarious ! another time a man came in and took the church that my dad had just resigned [it was a upc church and the man was also so one day after a few years he started wearing his collar backwards to church and when one of the saints asked him why he said God told him to but she said i see you downtown and you dont he said well God hasnt told me to do that yet lol ps he now isnt in the ministry anymore and the church isnt upc anymore he convinced the people to leave the next guy that came in had an affair with the secretary and it went down hill from there it isnt much of anything now actually. he started taking psych classes at the local university and decided that was where he should making his money i guess] and away he went ,, some peoples kids ! lol

[Aquila]

I knew a man who believed that God told him to shave half his head. When I asked why, with a wide eyed glare he said the Lord told him, "One half is television - the other half is the internet." I think God tells some folks what to do just so the rest of us know who the crazies are.

[Hoovie]

Originally Posted by Aquila

I knew a man who believed that God told him to shave half his head. When I asked why, with a wide eyed glare he said the Lord told him, "One half is television - the other half is the internet." I think God tells some folks what to do just so the rest of us know who the crazies are.

LOL! To really analyze this one we need to know which side was shaven... above left brain or right...

[TJJJ]

Originally Posted by oletime

reminds me of the time my dad told about the old guy who got up and testified that God told him to take his long johns off [it was july] my dad said ya know sometimes God doesnt have to tell us somethings common sense should . lol being a preachers kid got ya all kinds of funny stories hilarious ! another time a man came in and took the church that my dad had just resigned [it was a upc church and the man was also so one day after a few years he started wearing his collar backwards to church and when one of the saints asked him why he said God told him to but she said i see you downtown and you dont he said well God hasnt told me to do that yet lol ps he now isnt in the ministry anymore and the church isnt upc anymore he convinced the people to leave the next guy that came in had an affair with the secretary and it went down hill from there it isnt much of anything now actually. he started taking psych classes at the local university and decided that was where he should making his money i guess] and away he went ,, some peoples kids ! lol

What God is really saying in regards to this previous paragraph is:

Use upper case letters to start a thought,

Use some punctuation,

Use paragraphs.

That is a VERY hard paragraph to read.

Thanks

[A.W. Bowman]

When I was just a little kid my mother told me, and she was a very wise lady, to never trust a man who felt that he had to hide his identity behind a bunch of facial hair.

[Hoovie]

Originally Posted by HaShaliach

When I was just a little kid my mother told me, and she was a very wise lady, to never trust a man who felt that he had to hide his identity behind a bunch of facial hair.

That of course is still true right? The difficult thing is determining who is or is not hiding behind their beard...

[oletime]

Originally Posted by TJJJ

What God is really saying in regards to this previous paragraph is:

Use upper case letters to start a thought,

Use some punctuation,

Use paragraphs.

That is a VERY hard paragraph to read.

Thanks

picky , Picky, picky, oh drat !