Monday, August 4, 2008

HAIR and the Bible

Hair Length:
You may have difficulty believing this but God told us very plainly about how men and women ought to wear their hair. In I Corinthians 11:14-15, Paul tells us that it is natural for a man to wear short hair and for a woman to wear long hair. Short hair on a woman is a dishonor to that woman. The context of these verses shows that this is a statement of fact. It is not optional; it is not a suggestion; it is a fact that can be readily observed in the world.
If it is so natural, why do some women wear their hair short? The short hair is a symbol of their rebellion - rebellion against their parents, against society, against religion, or against everything. Until the feminist movement, women wore their hair long. When women rebelled against society, they cut their hair short. God is not pleased with people who rebel against things that are right. As Christians, we need to be more mature in our attitudes. Wrong things happen all the time in this world, but you cannot correct a wrong with another wrong.
Of course, the question then is how short is too short? Deuteronomy 22:5 stated that clothing between men and women was to be distinctive. It seems reasonable that hair lengths between men and women should also be distinctive.

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