Here they come

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Tyler Nally wrote:

>>No one would even consider piping up to ask the first
>>question about "Why?" and then a followup "How come?" and then a
>>further "What's the history of this?" and then "What are your personal
>>feelings about it?"  and then "How does that differ from the bible (if
>any)?"

At a camp meeting in Saskatchewan a few years ago, the superintendent of a
UPCI district in the U.S. delighted the crowd during a sermon as he proudly
told them he had 60 black familes in his church "and not a mustache
anywhere. Not one!"

"Sixty Hispanics. Not a mustache anywhere!"

"They say, 'Give me Scripture for shaving it off.'  Hebrews 13:17 -- obey
them that have the rule over you."

"That's all the Scripture you need!" he shouted. "That's *all* you need!"

With my heart yearning for holiness, inside and out, I suppose I could
simply have added an "amen" to the roar of approving shouts and clapping
that his remark drew. Instead, with my heart also yearning for
understanding, I was left disturbed by the potential dangers of this type of
teaching.

I don't have a mustache myself. And, considering the common Pentecostal peer
pressure regarding appearance, sometimes I wonder if that choice was made
for all the *wrong* reasons.

Cary "praising God for my excellent pastor" Robison