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Dancre -> RE: Should Men Have Long Hair? (3/23/2008 6:56:31 PM)
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ORIGINAL: WhiteRoseBlessings
And actually, to proclaim one's righteousness and to imply another's unrighteousness IN ANY SITUATION is not what we, as Christians, are supposed to be doing. We're supposed to be glorifying Christ; not ourselves.
1 Corinthians 11:14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?
Read it again - and judge yourself against the words.
Revelation 20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
You can be sure that one of the books opened is the Bible - and it against this standard that we will be judged.
[sm=funny.gif] I"m so glad you are all talking about this!! I LOOOVEEE Historical Biblical stuff. Actually, the reason why Paul said this was because it was a cultural thing:
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In fact, their own experience in being citizens of Corinth taught them that it is a shameful thing for a man to have long hair, but it is a glory for a woman to have long hair as a covering. The word "nature" here does not necessarily mean that one is born with the specific knowledge that long hair is good for men and bad for women. It merely indicates something that has been habitually observed by the culture for a long period of time. http://the-churchofchrist.com/passage_study/please_explain_1_corinthians_11116.htm
Now some historians believe Paul said a man isn't suppose to have long hair b/c it signified the man was gay. Gay men in Corinith had long hair. LINK
The "by Nature" phrase came from the philosophers Aristole and Epictetus who claimed that things are what they are 'by nature'. LINK
So Paul saying, Nature itself says a man shouldn't have long hair was a cultural thing. By nature, a man shouldn't be gay. Thus, long hair in Paul's time signified a man was gay which wasn't right. Obviously, times HAVE changed and a man having long hair no longer signifies he is gay. So if a guy wants to have long hair, then so be it. We won't think you're flakey. Unless you carry a purse and wear high heals. Then you just need prayer. Hope that helped. :)
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