Physical Attractiveness is Vain

BS · Jul 28, 2015

Billyd said:

I so needed someone to say something like that - THANK YOU! God bless you!!!

BS · Jul 28, 2015

melita916 said:

How to like it? Who let the "like" out?

blue_ladybug · Jul 28, 2015

BS said:

Hit the like button..lol..

BS · Jul 28, 2015

Budman said:

MarcR · Jul 28, 2015

VioletReigns said:

I never thought that you were suggesting that! I was looking at the principle of the OP; which seemed right at first glance; and the thought occurred to me 'What about the person who without any effort to be so happens to be beautiful or handsome?' I have difficulty trying to ascribe vanity in that case. Then the thought occurred to me that if God's Word truly says it is vain; it must be vain! In that case, What is the good looking person expected to do to remedy the vanity. That train of thought had nothing to do with anything you said; but were, I believe, a legitimate outgrowth of considering the original premise. I apologize if I offended you or anyone else!

Wherein did I go astray?

VioletReigns · Jul 28, 2015

Peace, be still.

Sadkitty · Jul 28, 2015

GaryA said:

You know...I wasn't going to respond to this because I figured you were defending yourself (in a way) from the thread you made in the Singles forum. I mean I did find it a bit odd that you chose that little bit of my post to respond to, but I let it roll off my shoulders.

I actually regret putting that part in because I don't want to "start" anything with anyone. I only added that part in because it was hard for me to post that in the open forum, when I usually keep things like that to myself unless I feel led to do otherwise.

My point is - I'm wanting to say I am sorry for adding that in. It was really needless and I don't want to cause this thread to go anywhere other than the encouragement and fellowship I believe it was created to be by Violet. Regardless of anyones comments to my post.

So I'll be in the Singles forum talking about bacon if anyone needs me...

VioletReigns · Jul 28, 2015

Sadkitty said:

You know...I wasn't going to respond to this because I figured you were defending yourself (in a way) from the thread you made in the Singles forum. I mean I did find it a bit odd that you chose that little bit of my post to respond to, but I let it roll off my shoulders.

I actually regret putting that part in because I don't want to "start" anything with anyone. I only added that part in because it was hard for me to post that in the open forum, when I usually keep things like that to myself unless I feel led to do otherwise.

My point is - I'm wanting to say I am sorry for adding that in. It was really needless and I don't want to cause this thread to go anywhere other than the encouragement and fellowship I believe it was created to be by Violet. Regardless of anyones comments to my post.

So I'll be in the Singles forum talking about bacon if anyone needs me...

Yummmmmm!

BarlyGurl · Jul 28, 2015

Sadkitty said:

Kitty, go ahead and let it roll off your shoulders... it didn't have anything to do with you or your post... he just made a kinda poor decision to springboard off your post with his thought, because your small sentence. Some people (everyone reading) carry around WAY too much judgy drama in going from thread to thread and that is in contradiction to "being quick to forgive". AND some people could be more considerate about "operating as the body of Christ" in a thread (ya know others are led by the spirit too) vs behaving like every differing comment is from the enemy... that is commonly reffered to as a teachable spirit.

GaryA · Jul 28, 2015

Sadkitty said:

First, I would like to assure you that my post (#97) was in no way "against" you or your post (#94). To help you understand better what I was doing -- please go read the first two posts of this thread. Then, please understand that my post (#97) was simply a reply to the idea represented by the single line of your post that I quoted. It had absolutely nothing to do with any part of the rest of your post (#94).

It is true that posts in the BDF have been notoriously known for this. But, because people are people, I am "pretty sure" that it happens in every other forum as well. It was not just [ recent events ] that I was talking about; rather, the scope of my statements is much larger.

I do not wish to "start" anything either. I just felt like [ post #97 ] needed to be said.

I am not trying to disrupt anything, and I will be more than happy to leave the thread...

VioletReigns · Jul 29, 2015

Self-righteous much? Wow....

VioletReigns · Jul 29, 2015

Is there no end to the"Sorry, I didn't mean it"????

oldthennew · Jul 29, 2015

lots of good, unified words spoken here in this thread, we are grateful and very moved
by the sharing and showing of Love one towards another..

I think it's important that the Bible gives us a brief picture of how our Father expressed Himself
in the person of Jesus Christ...no form or comeliness' and this would indicate that we are not to desire Him
according to His looks, but according to the inward man -there's is a lot implied here, because it is our nature
to be drawn to the handsome and the beautiful.
one of Israel's biggest mistakes was in wanting Saul to be their king, he was a tall, charismatic figure,
but inwardly he was a basket case.

we all have our insecurities, weakness, and doubt - in our marriage, when one of us is weak, the other one of us
becomes strong, this happened more and more as we grew in Christ and is an automatic response for us now,
we just kind of share and take-on the roll when need be of standing as each others pillar and support -
Christ has taught us this wonderful way to not only nurture and care for one another, but it definitely spills
over and onto nurturing our brothers and sisters.

SO, when I look in the mirror and see that I am now a, 'spotty-bald-tooth challenged-victim-of-gravity and other
unmentionable flaws

, that would have shocked me when younger, my lovely wife always reassures me that
I am just as my Father in heaven has designed me and she loves the whole package with all of the flaws and
results of a life that has experienced the transition from 'carnal to Spiritual'. (and me HER

)

Crossnote, it's always about the 'love and support and encouragement', thus we must have that Spiritual Mind
that is strong so that we may pass it on to others, not only through word, but through deed and example...
we both are regularly awed by our Makers ways and means of refining us all for His glory.

our prayers are with both of you as you are being refined, honed, and strengthened in the Faith and in
the Love of God and in Love towards one another, only a stronger unit shall result for zealously being
in the will of God.

GaryA · Aug 30, 2015

Sadkitty said:

GaryA said:

VioletReigns said:

Indeed, you make a good point!

I did not mean to be insensitive

-- it is always "glorious" when someone comes back to God after "veering off track"... Praise God - and, Sadkitty - I sincerely hope that your 'recovery' is going well

Just a word of commendation for the testimony -- may you be encouraged greatly by the courage that you possess...

Dino246 · Aug 30, 2015

atwhatcost said:

Sometimes there is such beauty in what we call mistakes. I believe you meant, "salon", but if you had written that, I would have missed out on a beautiful belly-laugh!

This is a great thread, despite the tension earlier. I confess that I notice people by their outward appearance. However, I appreciate people by their "inward appearance".

Utah · Aug 30, 2015

VioletReigns said:

It's so strange to me that there are so many different paintings and drawings of Jesus. When I envision the Lord, I picture aspects of Him: His hands, eyes, lips, neck, shoulders, feet, back, hair, etc. But I can never really "see" Him in physical totality. And yet in my heart and spirit, I know how completely beautiful He is! ♥ \

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seed_time_harvest · Aug 30, 2015

VioletReigns said:

Isaiah 53 reads regarding Jesus;
2. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him,
nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.
3. He was despised and rejected by mankind,
a man of suffering, and familiar with pain.
Like one from whom people hide their faces
he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.

Jesus was not a physically attractive man. He was unlike the people who are praised in high society, the executive business world or in the entertainment industry because he doesn't compare with them in appearance. People looked down on Jesus and some even avoided looking at him. Jesus was considered a reject.

Abram (Abraham) told his beautiful wife Sarai (Sarah) to tell a half-truth and tell the Egyptians she was Abram’s sister. Abram was afraid Pharaoh would lust after Sarai’s beauty and kill Abram so he could have his wife legally. Abram was so afraid, he would have allowed his wife to sleep with Pharaoh to keep from being murdered. Years later, Abraham’s son Isaac repeated his father’s same deception and had his beautiful wife Rebekah lie to Abimelech and say she was Isaac’s sister.

Beauty is vain and deceitful in every single example in the Bible. Take the story of Esther. Her cousin Mordecai had his beautiful young cousin Hadassah hide the fact she was a Jew and changed her name to Esther. Mordecai told her to appear before King Ahasuerus so her beauty would cause him to take her as a wife and make her queen to ensure safety for the Jews. This was not a fairytale marriage, as Esther became one wife of many to the lustful, boozing king. Thereafter, she needed royal permission to even approach her husband or she’d be killed.

Bathsheba’s beauty attracted King David and ultimately he committed adultery with her and murdered her husband when she became pregnant. Their baby died soon after birth. When David married her, Bathsheba joined the ranks of all his other wives. Like Queen Esther, Queen Bathsheba did not have the freedom to approach her husband without royal authorization.

Samson used his super strength and male ego to attract one seductive woman after another. As you know, his life story ended in tragedy. As did King David’s son Absalom. Absalom was known as the handsomest man in his father’s kingdom. His pride got the best of him as he went to war against his own father, made conquests with his father’s wives & concubines, and caused division in the kingdom. His life ended in a horrible, humiliating death.

King Solomon was blessed by God with the gift of great wisdom. Nevertheless, he became so overindulgent in everything he lusted after, that it drained him of strength of life. Realizing late in his life that the flesh could not satisfy, he sunk to rock bottom in manic depression and summed his life up with these words, “All is vanity.”

On the other hand, the followers of Jesus Christ were given access to the throne of God, communication with the Lord 24/7, friendship with the Lord, unfailing love, amazing grace, forgiveness of sins, abundant life, answered prayer, spiritual wisdom, perfect peace, unspeakable joy, unity in spirit, liberty, burdens lifted, needs met, there’s no end to the blessings we have in Jesus. And, neither Jesus nor His people gave any credence to the outward, to making themselves look physically attractive. In fact, we’re taught, “From now on we know no one according to the flesh.” The outward has no bearing on our worth in Christ Jesus. None. “Bodily exercise profits little,” as well. It’s ok to want to be healthy; it’s another story when your motive is to get the world to lust after you.

Anyhow, I wrote this in response to the many posts I read by people who think they are not attractive. No matter what the world tries to sell you about beauty, it’s all vanity. Beauty cannot guarantee happiness, fidelity, security, or satisfaction. In fact, it WILL guarantee disappointment, loss, humiliation, adultery, depression, loneliness, & emptiness if you make it your focus.

Hi VioletReigns
IMO it's very easy for people to trust their looks because the world walks by sight but Faith pleases GOD.
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John 6:63
king James version(KJV)

63.)It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

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