Hair and Nature?

[KeptByTheWord]

Originally Posted by justlookin

The question still isn't answered though. How short is short according to nature and how long is long according to nature?

Does it really matter? Perhaps that is the greater question.

[shazeep]

Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord

Does it really matter? Perhaps that is the greater question.

yup. or ultimately, does it matter to you. have you guys lexed the 'nature' term yet, to see if it can be stated another way?

[justlookin]

Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord

Does it really matter? Perhaps that is the greater question.

I'd like to say it doesn't, but since Paul brought it up it must have importance. I find it interesting that he says that nature teaches us, not the Spirit, but nature. If nature is our teacher in this instance, what is it nature is teaching us? Nature is indicating how long hair must be on a man and how long hair must be on a woman. The thing is, that's relative. It's not a fixed length. It's iffy. If it's short on a man, it's short on a woman and if it's long on a man it's long on a woman. The question is still out there, how long is long and how short is short.

Like many things in scripture, it would be great if the passage was more specific. Maybe something like a man's hair shouldn't be below his shoulders or else it's a sin for him. Conversely, a woman's hair should be below the shoulders or it's a sin for her.

I guess we'd then be arguing about where the shoulder begins and ends if that was the case though.

Maybe the question can't be answered.