“Growing a beard is a habit most natural, Scriptural, manly and beneficial.” — C.H. Spurgeon “The beard must not be plucked. ‘You will not deface the figure of your beard.’” —St. Cyprian “The nature of the beard contributes in an incredible degree to distinguish the maturity of bodies ... to contribute to the beauty of manliness and strength.” —Lactantius “The beard signifies the courageous ... the earnest, the active, the vigorous. So that when we describe such, we say, he is a bearded man.” —St. Augustine “[God] adorned man like the lions, with a beard, and endowed him as an attribute of manhood ... a sign of strength and rule.” —Clement of Alexandria You need Scriptural proof, you say? I’ll give you three, but be forewarned: if we hear the Word of God, yet fail to do what it says ... You shall not round off the hair on your temples or mar the edges of your beard. —Leviticus 19:27 The men were greatly ashamed. And King David said, “Remain at Jericho until your beards have grown and then return.” —2 Samuel 10:5 If I am shaved, then my strength will leave me and I will become weak and be like any other man. —Judges 16:17 Read more at relevantmagazine/god/church/biblical-case-awesome-beards#tjtEQYIM5YqhGAZj.99
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