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This is one of the passages that talk about long hair on men. There is more, but this is the one that perhaps the Lord is speaking to you through.
14Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? 15But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.
There is a lot of unnecessary confusion about this clear passage.
First off, there are denominations that, especially in the past held that the covering meant that women were to wear hats. The KJB defines it as hair, not hats. They will give all kinds of opinions, but God's Word is not unclear, is it?
I don't care if women want to wear a hat or not, but they should not base it in this chapter.
2. Likewise, there is unnecessary confusion about whether or not Paul is inspired or not. Some say Paul was not inspired here. Others don't like Paul and say that none of his writings and accuse him of inserting doctrines they don't like calling him a " male chauvinist pig." Yet others accuse Paul of being a Jewish shill, paid to deceive Christians and cut half the New Testament out of the Bible. They are wrong.
This is a denial of the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and His Truth. There is nothing contradictory in this chapter or with the one example of Samson. God devoted half a chapter to this issue. It is so obvious that nature itself tells us this. God speaks through nature and more specifically through His Word. If this is not true, then those who believe that should cut it out of the Bible or get a sharpie and redact it. Then, It benefits no one, since it's just the opinion of a guy like any other man's opinion.
3. Samson was brought up to me by a friend who has long hair. It doesn't affect our friendship and I don't bring it up because it doesn't affect me. I figure that if he ever decides to read his Bible from cover to cover he will come to this chapter and make his decision as to whether or not to obey it. Also, few pastors are going to say anything about distinctions between men and women. They don't want to offend those who disagree on many levels.....ie Joel Osteen.
As to Samson, he took a Nazarite vow.
That was normally done for a specific period of time and included a list of requirements. Read >
Numbers 6.<.
The long hair was not an example to all us men as an attractive style. No razor was to be used for a time. Likewise a number of other requirements that nobody ever keeps who use Samson as their reason to have long hair.
4. Jesus did not have long hair.
This is an invention of a famous Roman Catholic Renaissance period painter who did a lot of work for his Pope. He was an out of the closet homosexual who had a homosexual model. People should reconsider whether they want to display Jesus as such. They do so with good intentions, but the print on the wall of our church came down when I attended. It offended a member and he quit, but that was because of his rebellious self willed behavior about a lot of things.
There is an emphasis in the Bible on sexual distinctions. The gender bending androgenous culture that got out of hand in the 1970s was accompanied by the C👁️🗨️A's mission to destroy the family and culture. This was successful as they were able to control our nation in large part through division and demoralization. If you want to do what the C👁️🗨️A wants, you need to take illegal drugs, become a homo with a feminist ideology, turn from Biblical norms and standards. They did this and much more. It has weakened men, turned wives against their husbands and led to common divorce and the slaughter of millions of unborn children. I'm not saying that those men with long hair are in lockstep with that evil organization. I am saying that this was an intentional and successful mission that Satan accomplished through them. Long hair on men and Hindu gurus in America began to be popularized by the early 1970s. Look at the picture of the Indian guru who's disciples tried to
make me into one of his followers.
A devil he summoned in this cave told him how to get Americans to convert to Hinduism. He popularized the technique Hindus used for summoning the demons. Have you heard of meditation? That is what it is. He was also one of the models for the current counter culture we have today. Rock groups started wearing their hair long too (Beatles). A lot of them were queer(Queen) and intentionally cross dressed (David Bowie); just to name a few.
Has our culture improved since then or declined?
5. Someone may think it odd that the picture I chose has long hair and appears to be a man. This is something I wish that I could change. Unlike the Renaissance painters, the artist was not a homo or cross dresser. He was a very masculine artist who did a lot of hero and action oriented art. As a child, I liked the story behind the picture as it depicted a strong man attacked by a demon possessed evil villain who had just ripped the heart out of another character. The series of books was based upon the hero. I liked this for that reason and that it depicts more movement than any other still that I have ever seen. The king hair is the author's choosing and adds to the dynamic movement from head to feet.
That said, I wish the hero depicted in the picture had a haircut and was more in line with the Bible. Since I can't change it, that it is what it is. I did, however study swordsmanship all my life and am into fitness too.
If you are wondering, my high school pictures show me with long and thick hair. I looked at it yesterday. Girls have commented on it, but it really is not an issue of trying to look pretty for them or anyone else. I just want to appear as someone who is in alignment with the Bible. After highschool, I decided to change my style to a normal man's haircut. I'm due now for one and plan to cut my hair this week.
6. Guys shouldn't try to have pretty long hair. Men are to be distinct from women.
Boys should look like boys. How many times have I been embarrassed and embarrassed other children who had parents who would not cut their hair? I remember Allan who in 3rd grade I stopped as he was going into the boys restroom first day at school. I didn't know. The same goes with business, at church and I often it's hard to tell what a child is in our unisex culture. Sometimes it's hard to tell with men too. Sometimes women want to look butch. It's confusing or just plain weird to see the Mona Lisa look like she's got a serious hormonal problem. Likewise, when women try to look and act masculine, it's just not natural.
I'm not saying you are effeminate.
In deciding your identity, shouldn't a Christian want to be as much as possible what the Lord designed? It doesn't matter to me friend. Since you are a Christian and the Lord has brought you here to I Corinthians, you have a choice. It's yours to make.
One rule of interpretation...
When the plain text makes common sense, so seek no other sense, lest it becomes non sense.
Have a good week!
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