To Cover or Not to Cover ?

[Littlelambseativy]

Well......... what happens to women who chose to wear short hair?? 

[OakWood]

Well......... what happens to women who chose to wear short hair?? 

 

You're covered already Lambsy. You have a thick fleece of wool.

[Littlelambseativy]

I thought God looked on the heart. I would imagine very few women cover their heads when in prayer. I would rather God loook at my heart and listened to my prayer with or without a head covering.

if the High Priest did not wear appropriate clothes what would have happen ?

Women do not go into the Holy of Holies. We are not under the law or does that apply only to certain times and certain people?

[Littlelambseativy]

Well......... what happens to women who chose to wear short hair??

 

You're covered already Lambsy. You have a thick fleece of wool.

Thanks Oak, and on top of that I am covered with the blood of the holy Lamb, Jesus!!

[kwikphilly]

Blessings LittleLamb....

      I think this is applies

 

I am convinced, being fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for that person it is unclean.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Romans 14:14

We are accountable for our own salvation......for me,I wear my hair long  but if you (or any woman)wears her hair short I would never cause them to stumble by saying"it is Gods law" ,,,,,we are not under any laws & the law was fulfilled by Jesus .......He is your covering dear Sister & if that is your conviction,then it is for you,,,,,,,it is between you & God as it is between me & God

                                                                                                   With much love-in Christ,Kwik

[Guest]

Well......... what happens to women who chose to wear short hair?? 

 

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They Get Promoted

 

And Lead Their Troops Into Battle

[Guest Butero]

If a woman chooses to wear their hair short, it is an outward sign of rebellion.  It is the same with the man having long hair.  It is not a sin issue, so I don't believe your soul is in danger if you fail to obey this teaching, but I do think it is a bad testimony.  If I have long hair, it is a sign that I am under no one's authority, and in my case, that means Jesus.  If the woman has short hair, she is saying she is under no one's authority, which means her husband and Jesus.  It is a sign.  The Bible refers to it as a shame not a sin.  I just choose not to want to bring shame to my head (Jesus), so I keep my hair short.  It is a personal decision, because why do I want to bring shame to Jesus?

[Littlelambseativy]

Well, I guess that means that any woman who dresses as a man, wearing shirts/blouses and slacks/ jeans is also a disgrace to her husband. Strangely, does not God say man looks at the out ward part but God looks at the heart? If a woman chooses to wear her hair long so be it but some prefer it short. I find no fault or prejudice one way or the other and I accept God's Word that He looks on the heart.

[GoldenEagle]

@Butero
Truth is God does look at the heart as Little has said.

My reference to the previous passage in 1 Cor 3 where people were claiming they were followers of Paul or Apollo was to show that there was 1a) a message directly to the target audience of the letters - believers in Corinth. There was 1b) also a message for us today as the church - follow Jesus not any one particular man.

So too it is the same with this passage in 1 Cor 11 of how men and women should wear their hair. 2a) To the church in Corinth that meant not looking like the pagan worshipers around them. 2b) To the church at large today that means the idea that Christians should not tempt one another and, as much as possible, adhere to national customs wherever they are not against truth or holiness.

That said we should view this issue and passage through the eyes of God's grace and mercy. Outward appearance is only skin deep. God is interested in heart change.

My 2 cents

God bless,
GE

[Guest shiloh357]

We, in our western Christian mindsets forget that these letters are personal letters sent to a single group and necessarily written for the benefit of the church at large.  Paul didn't write I Corinthians to "the church."  He wrote to the Christians struggling with issues in first century Corinth.   The letter has relevance for all of us, but it should be viewed as having all Christians in mind when it was written.

 

If God was so concerned that ALL Christian men should have short hair, then God would have told us what "short" means.  He would have given us HIS definition of that term,  because "short" is relative.  "Long hair" in the military is defined differently than how we would define it in the civilian world.   Corinthian men wore long hair to attract other men and they tried to appear effeminate in the process.  That is what Paul is addressing.  He is not concerned with the length per se.  He is concerned with what long hair on men  meant in that particular immoral culture.