Re Andy

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Praise the Lord, everyone:

When I related the story about my non-Apostolic friend who justified 
wearing a beard by using the Scripture Deuteronomy 22:5, I did not 
realize that I was raising such a hairy <grin> subject. I apologise 
to all those whose hackles (or should it be manes <grin>) I may have 
inadvertently raised.

My point was not the issue of beards at all per se. That was intended to be 
an example of how someone interpreted a particular Scripture. I was 
focused on the Scripture - not the issue. What I was hoping for and 
am still hoping for are some comments about using that Scripture to 
defend a lifestyle or fashion because it is based on a physical 
attribute of a sex. My purpose for writing is to ask my brethren and 
sisters for their help in rightly dividing the Word of Truth - not to 
flame on about beards. I think that there may possibly be implications here 
for Apostolics that go far beyond beards. Let's take an utterly 
ridiculous example: Would anyone try to defend the "right" of men to 
be violent by using this Scripture? I certainly hope not!!! Yet this 
perhaps might be the type of thing the devil will attempt to do when 
he tries to deceive the very elect - justify a sinful lifestyle by 
referring to the Scriptures. So what do you think?

Brother Ward

Dave
dward@fort-frances.lakeheadu.ca