{"id":340,"date":"2025-02-16T02:58:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T02:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markwilkinson.ca\/pillar\/?p=340"},"modified":"2025-02-17T02:16:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T02:16:00","slug":"what-is-beauty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/markwilkinson.ca\/pillar\/2025\/02\/16\/what-is-beauty\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Beauty?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What is beauty? Strength, which implies health and life, gentleness, holiness, majesty and excellency, fearing the Lord, wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beauty, according to the Bible, is more than outward appearance\u2014it is a reflection of inner strength, character, and divine qualities. The following key themes emerge from Scripture regarding true beauty:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Strength, Health, and Life<\/strong> \u2013 True beauty is linked to strength and vitality<\/strong>, which are signs of God\u2019s blessing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    • \u201cThe glory of young men is their strength, and the beauty of old men is the gray head.\u201d<\/em> (Proverbs 20:29)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Gentleness and a Meek Spirit<\/strong> \u2013 A heart that is humble and peaceful<\/strong> holds lasting beauty.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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        • \u201cYour beauty should not come from outward adornment\u2026 Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God\u2019s sight.\u201d<\/em> (1 Peter 3:3-4)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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          1. Holiness and Worship<\/strong> \u2013 Beauty is found in honoring God and living righteously.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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            • \u201cGive unto the Lord the glory due unto His name: bring an offering, and come before Him: worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.\u201d<\/em> (1 Chronicles 16:29)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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              1. Majesty and Excellency<\/strong> \u2013 God’s own beauty is revealed in His majesty<\/strong>, and humans reflect this when they live righteously.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                • \u201cDeck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.\u201d<\/em> (Job 40:10)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                  1. Fearing the Lord<\/strong> \u2013 Beauty is not merely external but is rooted in reverence for God<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                    • \u201cCharm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.\u201d<\/em> (Proverbs 31:30)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                      1. Wisdom<\/strong> \u2013 True beauty is found in wisdom, which brings discernment and understanding.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                        • \u201cAnd they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom,<\/em> they shall defile thy brightness.\u201d<\/em> (Ezekiel 28:7) \u2013 A warning that beauty without wisdom<\/strong> can be corrupted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                          Conclusion:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                          In Scripture, beauty is not just physical attractiveness<\/strong> but a combination of strength, humility, holiness, wisdom, and reverence for God<\/strong>. It is both external and internal<\/strong>, but the Bible emphasizes that true beauty never fades when it is rooted in godly character<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                          What is beauty? Strength, which implies health and life, gentleness, holiness, majesty and excellency, fearing the Lord, wisdom. Beauty, according to the Bible, is more than outward appearance\u2014it is a reflection of inner strength, character, and divine qualities. The following key themes emerge from Scripture regarding true beauty: Conclusion: In Scripture, beauty is not just […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":348,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[95],"tags":[58],"class_list":["post-340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life-and-death","tag-beauty"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/markwilkinson.ca\/pillar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/markwilkinson.ca\/pillar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/markwilkinson.ca\/pillar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markwilkinson.ca\/pillar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markwilkinson.ca\/pillar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=340"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/markwilkinson.ca\/pillar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":347,"href":"https:\/\/markwilkinson.ca\/pillar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340\/revisions\/347"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markwilkinson.ca\/pillar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/markwilkinson.ca\/pillar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markwilkinson.ca\/pillar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markwilkinson.ca\/pillar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}