Matthew 5:36 (Misinterpreted Scriptures)
Sunday, October 21st, 2007Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
Misinterpretation: This Scripture is used by some UPC pastors to teach that people are not allowed to dye their hair.
Facts: This Scripture is obviously not talking about a person dying their hair. I have written more about this Scripture [...]
What does the Bible say about dying your hair?
Sunday, October 21st, 2007I was very surprised about a year ago to find out that at least some UPC churches teach against people dying their hair. I do not recall ever hearing anyone preach against people dying their hair until about a year ago, but since then I have come into contact with other people who have heard the same thing preached. It seems to be a fairly common doctrine in UPC churches, even though I cannot find any official UPC position about it.
Since it does seem to be such a common doctrine, I have decided to write a brief article on it.
What does the Bible say about facial hair?
Sunday, October 21st, 2007UPDATE (6/5/2008): Because of some of the feedback on this article, I fear that I may have been misunderstood. I would like to clarify that, to my knowledge, no UPC or UPC-affiliated church teaches that facial hair itself is a sin. However, every UPC or UPC-affiliated church that I have attended has taught against facial [...]