Rings with a twist

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You wrote:
>If your pastor preaches against a beard, facial hair, etc and
>you go and grow one anyways, isnt this being rebellious?
>We are not suppose to be rebellious in nature so in turn
>this could be a bad thing.  Bottom line and this would go 
>for anybody and all standards of any church....if you cannot
>agree with your pastors standards, then you need to do one of
>2 things, either agree with them, or go somewhere where you can
>agree.

I don't totally agree with you. I believe ( and I think everyone should
consider believing this way too) that there should be a balance between
what is God's true and pastor's interpretation and conviction. Just
because a pastor believes something doesn't mean they should impose it
on His whole congregation. They are not ultimate rulers on everything.
Therefore, if a pastor does not believe the same way as one of his
members and the belief is not a heaven-or-hell issue, he should not
force them to change. It is very important to have checks and balances
in the church and I think district boards have been negligent in
allowing pastors to impose personal convictions on their church members.

Rob Nava