Comments on: The Distortion of Beauty http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/the-distortion-of-beauty/ reb•e•lu•tion (reb’el lu shen) n. a teenage rebellion against low expectations Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:45:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: lorraine http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/the-distortion-of-beauty/#comment-514131 lorraine Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:45:20 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/the-distortion-of-beauty/#comment-514131 um well shes a human guys dont be too hard on her shes prob broke or something like me........lol =) um well shes a human guys dont be too hard on her shes prob broke or something like me……..lol =)

]]> By: lorraine http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/the-distortion-of-beauty/#comment-509943 lorraine Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:16:38 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/the-distortion-of-beauty/#comment-509943 wow really makes you think! wow really makes you think!

]]> By: Lois Guinmapang http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/the-distortion-of-beauty/#comment-508072 Lois Guinmapang Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:06:54 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/the-distortion-of-beauty/#comment-508072 Satan does it everytime and we all fall in his trap because he cleverly disguises his lies into things of beauty. Our world's definition of beauty is a lie. Satan does it everytime and we all fall in his trap because he cleverly disguises his lies into things of beauty. Our world’s definition of beauty is a lie.

]]> By: Kara Beth http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/the-distortion-of-beauty/#comment-497883 Kara Beth Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:44:04 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/the-distortion-of-beauty/#comment-497883 That is sooo true!!! That is sooo true!!!

]]> By: Brian Andre http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/the-distortion-of-beauty/#comment-493997 Brian Andre Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:27:41 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/the-distortion-of-beauty/#comment-493997 The video doesn't work for me. I tried to download and it just looks freezes. The video doesn’t work for me. I tried to download and it just looks freezes.

]]> By: Kayla Brooke http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/the-distortion-of-beauty/#comment-482517 Kayla Brooke Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:13:31 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/the-distortion-of-beauty/#comment-482517 i agree with what Carolyn Mahaney said! girls have a need to feel beautiful, & when we watch tv or see people on the front of magazines we compare ourselves...then we think "i dont measure up, something must be wrong with me" As girls we need to realize that we are "fearfully & wonderfully made"! true beauty comes from the inside...our security should come from God...=) even when we have no makeup on, God still thinks we r beautiful (haha! don't get me wrong, i think makeup is a great thing) "Because you are precious in my eyes and honored, and i love you..."(Isa. 43:4)(ESV) i agree with what Carolyn Mahaney said! girls have a need to feel beautiful, & when we watch tv or see people on the front of magazines we compare ourselves…then we think “i dont measure up, something must be wrong with me” As girls we need to realize that we are “fearfully & wonderfully made”! true beauty comes from the inside…our security should come from God…=) even when we have no makeup on, God still thinks we r beautiful (haha! don’t get me wrong, i think makeup is a great thing) “Because you are precious in my eyes and honored, and i love you…”(Isa. 43:4)(ESV)

]]> By: santi http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/the-distortion-of-beauty/#comment-461007 santi Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:19:06 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/the-distortion-of-beauty/#comment-461007 i think she was prettier before than after. for heaven's sake, her face was fine the way it was! i think she was prettier before than after. for heaven’s sake, her face was fine the way it was!

]]> By: Amanda http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/the-distortion-of-beauty/#comment-388066 Amanda Thu, 01 Jan 2009 06:37:35 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/the-distortion-of-beauty/#comment-388066 P.S. I highly recommend John and Stasi Eldrege's book Captivating. P.S. I highly recommend John and Stasi Eldrege’s book Captivating.

]]> By: Amanda http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/the-distortion-of-beauty/#comment-388063 Amanda Thu, 01 Jan 2009 06:36:16 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/the-distortion-of-beauty/#comment-388063 Yeah, great clip! I agree with Mahaney's statement about how absurd it is for girls to strive after photoshopped versions of models, but I fundamentally disagree about some of the other things she says about beauty: "What freedom and hope is found in Christ! We don’t need to feel beautiful about ourselves to find happiness! In fact, we’re better off not even thinking about ourselves. Rather, God has offered us in Jesus Christ forgiveness, hope, freedom from sin and a joy that never ends." Granted, what the World often portrays as beauty is certainly worthless and fleeting, but what is so poisonous about this message is that it is partially true: women do desire to be beautiful; our beauty is one way in which we image God to the world. Mahaney seems to be saying (correct me if I'm wrong) that the desire to be beautiful is selfish and wrong. I disagree. At the core of our beings, we desire to be beautiful (not just outwardly; inwardly as well) because that is how we were created to be. What we offer to the world as Christian women is not just our service, but as importantly, our beauty - purely and truly. Even more than the beauty of a sunset or a tree, the beauty of a woman with Christ at her center draws us to God. Yeah, great clip!

I agree with Mahaney’s statement about how absurd it is for girls to strive after photoshopped versions of models, but I fundamentally disagree about some of the other things she says about beauty:

“What freedom and hope is found in Christ! We don’t need to feel beautiful about ourselves to find happiness! In fact, we’re better off not even thinking about ourselves. Rather, God has offered us in Jesus Christ forgiveness, hope, freedom from sin and a joy that never ends.”

Granted, what the World often portrays as beauty is certainly worthless and fleeting, but what is so poisonous about this message is that it is partially true: women do desire to be beautiful; our beauty is one way in which we image God to the world.

Mahaney seems to be saying (correct me if I’m wrong) that the desire to be beautiful is selfish and wrong. I disagree. At the core of our beings, we desire to be beautiful (not just outwardly; inwardly as well) because that is how we were created to be. What we offer to the world as Christian women is not just our service, but as importantly, our beauty - purely and truly. Even more than the beauty of a sunset or a tree, the beauty of a woman with Christ at her center draws us to God.

]]> By: ? http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/the-distortion-of-beauty/#comment-365478 ? Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:40:52 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2006/10/the-distortion-of-beauty/#comment-365478 Oh My, why are people so hard on teens then ? Oh My, why are people so hard on teens then ?

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