One of the things that really irritate me are the image of Jesus with a short beard. The Shroud of Turin put the answer to this question to rest once and for all. However, let's go back and see what the command was about beards.
You shall not round off the hair on your temples or mar the edges of your beard.- Leviticus 19:27
Very clear right? Look at those in Israel today the ones that observe the Law, you can always tell because they have very long beards.
Shroud of Turin and Jesus Beard
Now please look at this image very carefully. There is a fold on the cloth so please DO NOT confuse that with the end of the LORD's beard. Look how far past the fold that it goes! We are talking here at least 8 to 10 inches of beard. The LORD had a big full massive beard and very long Hair for a man!
Images of Jesus
So all those images of Jesus with a short beard are nothing but lies and I can't stand it. The image on the shroud is plain as day. It seems like so many people what to fit the LORD into this little box in their minds. Jesus is whatever they imagine Him to be. They imagine all kinds of demonstrably false things about Him. The LORD is a real person and NOT a figment of anyone's imagination.
Too Picky?
Am I being too picky? Well, I can turn that around and say that you are not being picky enough. If you want to change the LORD's appearance to match some modern day acceptable mindset, you have missed the whole point. The modern day mindset is wrong, that is the whole problem!
Jesus Followed the Law
The LORD was no hypocrite, He practiced what He commanded Moses and He did it perfectly, including His long full beard! An Israelite only cut his beard when something was wrong or when he was in morning. It was a very serious thing to cut the beard. These things that people think are "little things" are not little at all! It just shows how out of touch they are with the LORD! They do not know Him so they picture Him as a figment of their imagination!
Short Bearded Jesus
If you have a short bearded Jesus in your imagination, then your imagination has gotten the best of you! Jesus our LORD had a very long, full, beard and now we have proof!
Men Should Have Beards
That's right, Christian men should have long, full bushy beards just like our LORD. You may say that you cannot grow a beard but grow what you can. It's not about your feelings about your looks, it's about being Christian. It's about wanting to be like our LORD. It's about loving our LORD. Now get the beard growing Christian Man!
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