is growing a beard Righteousness or can it be false witness?

Question

when men shaved off their beard, at one time it was a sign of unrighteousness or unworthiness or even the public testimony of sin. but does God, the judge of all mankind and righteousness and wickedness still require men to prove their righteousness with growing a beard and not shaving?

http://scriptures.lds.org/en/lev/14/9#9 shave and be clean
http://scriptures.lds.org/en/lev/21/5#5 shave not baldness
http://scriptures.lds.org/en/num/6/9,18#9 nazarite shall shave
http://scriptures.lds.org/en/num/6/9,18#9 do not shave corner of beard
http://scriptures.lds.org/en/deut/21/12#12 woman commanded to shave head
http://scriptures.lds.org/en/job/1/20#20 job shaved his head and worshipped
http://scriptures.lds.org/en/ezek/44/20#20 do not shave but trim

http://scriptures.lds.org/en/lev/13/29-30#29 leprousy
http://scriptures.lds.org/en/lev/19/27#27 neither mar the corners of your beard

Answer 1

The Mosaic Law ended with the impalement of Jesus Christ. True worshippers today try to be modest in their dress and grooming. A godly man may choose to be clean-shaven or bearded.

Incidentally, the purpose of the Mosaic Law was explained rather explicitly by the apostle Paul...

(Galatians 3:19-25) Why, then, the ["Old Testament"] Law? It was added to make transgressions manifest, until the seed [Jesus] should arrive to whom the promise had been made... 21 Is the Law, therefore, against the promises of God? May that never happen! For if a law had been given that was able to give life, righteousness would actually have been by means of law. 22 But the Scripture delivered up all things together to the custody of sin, that the promise resulting from faith toward Jesus Christ might be given to those exercising faith. 23 However, before the faith arrived, we were being guarded under law, being delivered up together into custody, looking to the faith that was destined to be revealed. 24 Consequently the Law has become our tutor leading to Christ, that we might be declared righteous due to faith. 25 But now that the faith has arrived, we are no longer under a tutor.

1. Demonstrated that humans are imperfect, and humans need redemption (mankind needs more than just a list of do's and don'ts)
2. Protected god's people and true worship; many Jewish "laws" were beneficial godly "principles" (sanitation, etc)
3. Provided a prophetic framework whereby the Messiah would be recognized
4. Built faith in God; taught about God's love, justice, wisdom, and power
5. Was "a tutor leading to Christ"; early Christian congregation was overwhelmingly Hebrew

Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/19980515a/article_02.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/20020215/article_02.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/20020915/

Answer 2

You people relate anything to religion. I have a beard. I grew it because I was too lazy to shave but I grew quite attached to it so I kept it. Nothing religious about that Grow up

Answer 3

No.

You have died with Christ and are set free from the ruling spirits of the universe. Why, then, do you live as though you belonged to this world?
(Colossians 2:20a)

No one is required to prove their righteousness. There's such a thing called grace...

Answer 4

Yes, righteousness comes natural.

Answer 5

i bet there's no religion said shaving beard is sinful

Answer 6

see the photo of Christ pbuh
and the seee the christians. you will figure out.

Answer 7

No, it's just facial hair. Lighten up.

Answer 8

jesus said
dont worry about how u dress or what u eat