beauty

Hello everyone, Is finding a particular body part of the opposite gender beautiful / attractive / arousing within the confines of Christian marriage acceptable or is it sinful ? I am a man and I always found women’s nose to be visiually beautiful / attractive / arousing.

If you just want a lot of pictures with spiritual slogans, here's a link to what I've made; everything here is public domain & pictures from friends. Dropbox - Divine Beauty - Simplify your life A friend of mine posted a few pictures of herself on Facebook, ones that looked professionally...

The answer, of course, would depend on what religion is in question. I am interested in other religion's answers for their own particular "Church" (whatever form that may take). What I present is my Catholic Christian answer for this question. The purpose of the Church is to bring Christ to...

Hello, all! I considered putting this in "Denomination Specific Theology", but I would like to be open to non-Christian input as well. Since I'm not trying to make any particular point, just sharing something I like, this seemed like the proper location for this thread. I went to a Byzantine...

Your beauty should not consist in externals such as fancy hairstyles, gold jewelry or what you wear; rather, let it be the inner character of your heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit. In God’s sight this is of great value. 1 Peter 3:3-4 CJB Let us examine our true...

Proverbs 31:30 ESV Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Charm Definition of charm – the chanting or reciting of a magic spell; a trait that fascinates, allures, or delights; to allure - to entice by charm or attraction; to enchant – to...

Spring, Artist John Emmett

In sum, "The argument from beauty (also the aesthetic argument) is an argument for the existence of a realm of immaterial ideas or, most commonly, for the existence of God." But, despite that, here's My Own Aesthetic Argument for the Beauty of Christianity (and granted it is "Subjective," in a...

God's creation to me, is an endless source of inspiration. I wanted to start a thread where anyone can share any of their individual observations of God's beauty. Feel free to share. Thanks!

I was on my morning walk passing through some cotton fields as the sun was rising this morning. I stopped and took some photos, two of which are in this blog post. As I was walking and looking, I was thinking and praying. I want to share with you some of those thoughts prompted by God’s...

The book of Ezekiel describes the angel Lucifer as beautiful. Yet he is depicted traditionally as hideous. Did he indeed lose his physical beauty after sin? If indeed so, what scriptural evidence can you provide to support that concept?