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Fact is, some Christians even say that it's unbiblical to have long hair and refer to the verse 1 Corinthians 11:14 To understand this scripture we need to consider what the situation was like in Corinth. At this time Corinth was known for its immorality and perversity and the men that were sexually perverse had long hair. Paul who wrote this letter didn't want the men in the church to be taken for perverse and that's why he wrote these words. So this is NOT God's commandment to all people throughout all times, but Paul's SPECIAL ADVICE to the people in Corinth, at that time! Another interesting thing is that the prostitutes in Corinth had short hair or shaven heads and Paul didn't want the people in church to be taken for prostitutes so that's why he told the females in church not to cut their hair - 1 Corinthians 11:6. Again that was Paul's SPECIAL ADVICE to the women in Corinth at that time and NOT God's commandment to all Christians through all times. Numbers 6:1-5 is very interesting. This scripture talks about the Nazarites. The Nazarites were people who devoted themselves to God and made a vow to Him. One of the signs that they made this vow was to LET THEIR HAIR GROW LONG!! The long hair was the sign to people around them that they had devoted themselves to God. Their long hair was actually a SIGN OF HOLINESS! Makes you think doesn't it? Why would long hair sometimes be seen as a sign of holiness and sometimes as a shame? To me it is clear that God has nothing against long hair. The Bible also says clearly that God doesn't look at your outer appearance but He looks at your heart! 1 Samuel 16:7. God doesn't care if you have long or short hair, what's important isn't the length of your hair but if your heart belongs to Him. I say to you as a reborn Christian, if you like long hair, let go, let God and let your hair hang down, man! | ||||||
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