Tuesday, August 28, 2012

The BEARD

Ok so I thought it time to do a blog about the beard....here is a picture of me and my family beard. Also Here is a number of quotes from some early christians. You can get a free early christian dictionary @ earlychurchtruth.com

But for one who is a man to comb himself and shave himself with a razor, for the sake of fine effect, to arrange his hair at the looking-glass, to shave his cheeks, pluck hairs out of them, and smooth them, how womanly! And, in truth, unless you saw them naked, you would suppose them to be women. "Clement of Alexandria (A.D. 195) Ante-Nicene Fathers vol.2 pg.275"
For God wished women to be smooth, and rejoice in their locks alone growing spontaneously, as a horse in his mane; but has adorned man, like the lions, with a beard, and endowed him, as an attribute of manhood, with shaggy breasts, a sign his of strength and rule."Clement of Alexandria (A.D. 195) Ante-Nicene Fathers vol.2 pg.275"
This, then, the mark of the man, the beard, by which he is seen to be a man, is older than Eve, and is the token of the superior nature. In this God deemed it right that he should excel, and dispersed hair over man's whole body."Clement of Alexandria (A.D. 195) Ante-Nicene Fathers vol.2 pg.276"
It is therefore impious to desecrate the symbol of manhood, hairiness. But the embellishment of smoothing (for I am warned by the Word), if it is to attract men, is the act of an effeminate person, if to attract women, is the act of an adulterer; and both must be driven as far as possible from our society. "Clement of Alexandria (A.D. 195) Ante-Nicene Fathers vol.2 pg.276"
"But the very hairs of your head are all numbered," says the Lord; those on the chin, too, are numbered, and those on the whole body. There must be therefore no plucking out, contrary to God's appointment, which has counted them in according to His will… For it is not lawful to pluck out the beard, man's natural and noble ornament. "Clement of Alexandria (A.D. 195) Ante-Nicene Fathers vol.2 pg.276-277"
But let the chin have the hair… For an ample beard suffices for men. And if one, too, shave a part of his beard, it must not be made entirely bare, for this is a disgraceful sight. The shaving of the chin to the skin is reprehensible, approaching to plucking out the hair and smoothing. For instance, thus the Psalmist, delighted with the hair of the beard, says, "As the ointment that descends on the beard, the beard of Aaron." Having celebrated the beauty of the beard by a repetition, he made the face to shine with the ointment of the Lord."Clement of Alexandria (A.D. 195) Ante-Nicene Fathers vol.2 pg.286"



Wednesday, August 22, 2012

The Donate Button

How do you feel about asking for donations ? To me it just doesnt seem like the way to go about it, but purhaps im to stubborn here. I sure would like to hear other peoples opinions on this topic. But before we start I will be honest with you I just can't see it in the early Christian writings or in the New Testament.


Wednesday, August 15, 2012

What are you waiting for ?

Yesterday I heard this quiet voice ask me this question.  " what are you waiting for ? " Yes what are we waiting for ? Are we waiting for the Lord to return, or are we waiting for our own lives to be improved by some worldly pursuit ? Are we thinking day by day , or are we getting intangeld by the subtle monster of self ? Take some time today or when you can and look up some verses on waiting , its a good lesson . Ive often thought about how as christians we spend a good deal of our lives waiting . We wait for the fire and the clouds , we wait for the still and quite voice to guide us, we wait upon the Lord as our Shepherd... I would like to sit down at a later time and really think this out, but I was inspired by the question and wanted to get others involved with it. Its almost like two questions, the first... What are you waiting for ? This causes me to think about what I need to do. Then the second. What are you waiting for ? Gives me the push I need to follow through with what needs to be done. May the Lord Bless you today.

And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.   Psalm 39:7


Saturday, August 11, 2012

The same yesterday, today, and forever !


 “ I WILL RAISE THEM UP A PROPHET FROM AMONG THEIR BRETHREN, LIKE UNTO THEE, AND WILL PUT MY WORDS IN HIS MOUTH; AND HE SHALL SPEAK UNTO THEM ALL THAT I SHALL COMMAND HIM. AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS THAT WHOSOEVER WILL NOT HEARKEN UNTO MY WORDS, WHICH HE SHALL SPEAK IN MY NAME I WILL REQUIRE IT OF HIM.” (Deut.18:18,19)

 I strongly believe this verse to be speaking of the Christ specifically. 1. Because he was to be like Moses. 2. Because he was going to be the fire and the voice, (now who was that fire and who was that voice? Yes God…is not Yeshua God manifested in the flesh?) Please read 1 Timothy 3;16  Ex. 20; 18-21. And 3. Because the brothers refer to this scripture in the New Testament speaking about Christ

    ”And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you… For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people” (Acts 3: 20,22-23)

 Now consider these verses…Yeshua said.

“FOR I HAVE NOT SPOKEN OF MYSELF; BUT THE FATHER WHICH SENT ME, HE GAVE ME A COMMANDMENT, WHAT I SHOULD SAY, AND WHAT I SHOULD SPEAK. AND I KNOW THAT HIS COMMANDMENT IS LIFE EVERLASTING: WHATSOEVER I SPEAK THEREFORE, EVEN AS THE FATHER SAID UNTO ME, SO I SPEAK. (John 14:49,50)

“ IF YE KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS, YE SHALL ABIDE IN MY FATHERS LOVE: EVEN AS I HAVE KEPT MY FATHERS COMMANDMENTS, AND ABIDE IN HIS LOVE.”(John 15:10)

  So we must keep the commandments of Jesus Christ in order to abide in the fathers love. If we don’t we are in serious trouble. If any one is telling you that you don’t have to keep the commandments of Christ they are trying to deceive you whether they realize it or not.