Bible Questions Answered:
“...seems like at our gathering there is
a constant beauty pageant going on...”
Juan/ Chengdu, China
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
The beauty that our Lord, looks for is
not that of flesh, but that which is of The Spirit.
And what about the spirit of man?
Lamentations 1:6 NLT (The result of sin.)
All the majesty of beautiful
Jerusalem has been stripped away..."
Nahum 2:2 KJV
For The Lord hath turned away the
excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers
have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.
Sin has robbed mankind of spiritual
beauty.
I Kings 8:46 KJV
If they sin
against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,)..."
Job 25:4 NLT
How can a mortal be innocent before
God? Can anyone born of a woman be pure?
Psalm 51:5 KJV
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity;
and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Proverbs 20:9 KJV
Who can say, I have made my heart
clean, I am pure from my sin?
Isaiah 53:6 KJV
All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned every one to his own way; and
The Lord hath laid on Him (Jesus
Christ) the iniquity of us all.
Isaiah 64:6 KJV
But we are all as an unclean thing,
and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as
a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Jeremiah 18:4 KJV
And the vessel that He made of clay
was marred in the hand of The Potter: so He made it again another
vessel, as seemed good to The Potter to make it.
Romans 3:10,23 KJV
10 As it is written, There is none
righteous, no, not one:
23 For all have sinned, and come
short of the glory of God;
Romans 5:12 KJV
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered
into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men,
for that all have sinned:
Galatians 3:22 KJV
But the scripture hath concluded all
under sin..."
I John 1:8 KJV
If we say that we have no sin, we
deceive ourselves, and The Truth is not in us.
Real Beauty Comes From The Lord:
1 Samuel 16:7 KJV
But The Lord said unto Samuel, Look
not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I
have refused him: for The Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man
looketh on the outward appearance, but The Lord looketh on the heart.
Zechariah 3:4 KJV (Joshua)
And He answered and spake unto those
that stood before Him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from
him. And unto him He said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to
pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.
Isaiah 61:3,10 KJV
3 To appoint unto them that mourn in
Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for
mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that
they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of The
Lord, that He might be glorified.
10 I will greatly rejoice in The
Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for He hath clothed me with
the garments of salvation, He hath covered me with the robe of
righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh Himself with ornaments, and as
a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
Ezekiel 16:14 NLT (Israel-God's
people.)
Your fame soon spread throughout the
world because of your beauty. I dressed you in My splendor and
perfected your beauty, says The Sovereign Lord.
Spiritual
Beauty:
Job 29:14 KJV
I put on righteousness, and it
clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
Psalm 132:16 KJV
I will also clothe her priests with
salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
Psalm 149:4 KJV
For The Lord taketh pleasure in His
people: He will beautify the meek with salvation.
Proverbs 1:8,9
KJV
8 My son, hear the instruction of
thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
9 For they shall be an ornament of
grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
Proverbs 4:5-9
KJV
5 Get wisdom, get understanding:
forget it not; neither decline from the words of My mouth.
6 Forsake her not, and she shall
preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
7 Wisdom is the principal thing;
therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
8 Exalt her, and she shall promote
thee: she shall bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her.
9 She shall give to thine head an
ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
II Corinthians
3:18 KJV
But we all, with open face beholding
as in a glass the glory of The Lord, are changed into the same image
from glory to glory, even as by The Spirit Of The Lord.
Ephesians
5:25-27 KJV
25 "... Christ also loved the
church, and gave Himself for it;
26 That He might sanctify and
cleanse it with the washing of water by The Word,
27 That He might present it to
Himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such
thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
Philippians
3:20,21 NLT
20 But we are citizens of heaven,
where The Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for Him
to return as our Savior.
21 He will take our weak mortal
bodies and change them into glorious bodies like His own, using the
same power with which He will bring everything under His control.
Philippians
4:8,9 KJV (We become like, what we feed on.)
8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever
things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are
just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely,
whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if
there be any praise, think on these things.
9 "...and the God Of Peace
shall be with you.
I Peter 3:3,4
NLT
3 Don’t be concerned about the
outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful
clothes.
4 You should clothe yourselves
instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty
of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God.
II Peter 1:4 NLT
And because of His glory and
excellence, He has given us great and precious promises. These are
the promises that enable you to share His divine nature and escape
the world’s corruption caused by human desires.
I John 3:2 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God,
and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when
He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is.
Revelation
19:7,8 KJV
7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and
give honor to Him: for the marriage of The Lamb is come, and His wife
hath made herself ready.
8 And to her was granted that she
should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen
is the righteousness of saints.
Brethren, outward
beauty decays, inward beauty lasts forever.
Psalm 90:17 KJV
And let the beauty of The Lord our
God be upon us
