On another forum, I've been in discussion about the doctrine of the laying of long hair on people. One particular male poster stated that if that action is boosting the woman's faith, what's wrong with it.
I then asked him if he would place his head on someone as to cover them with his hair for healing and would it boost his faith. He said yes, it would.
I'm shocked. So I feel led to ask.....for men only please...if you were desperate and felt that God wasn't listening and honoring your faith, would you remind God that you have been faithful to His Word in not having long hair, and place your cut hair on a sick loved one for healing?
This is NOT a public poll, so your answers will remain confidential.
The poll may be confidential but I will reveal my answer: NO!
The notion of placing your hair on someone so as to cover the person suggests there's some sort of healing power in the hair itself and there is no biblical basis for claiming that there is healing power in one's hair. If God wasn't listening to my prayer and honoring my faith then I would have to conclude one of two things: 1) there is some sin in my life that is keeping my prayers from being heard or; 2) God's answer to my prayer for a particular person's healing is "no."
The poll may be confidential but I will reveal my answer: NO!
The notion of placing your hair on someone so as to cover the person suggests there's some sort of healing power in the hair itself and there is no biblical basis for claiming that there is healing power in one's hair. If God wasn't listening to my prayer and honoring my faith then I would have to conclude one of two things: 1) there is some sin in my life that is keeping my prayers from being heard or; 2) God's answer to my prayer for a particular person's healing is "no."
I was recently amazed at the response of a woman I consider to be conservative yet intelligent who recently told me that she believes there is power in uncut hair. My jaw is still on the floor.
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I was recently amazed at the response of a woman I consider to be conservative yet intelligent who recently told me that she believes there is power in uncut hair. My jaw is still on the floor.
That's like saying there's power in little prayer handkerchiefs or in little pieces of cloth that somebody prayed over. Worse, it's idolatry because it's taking the power that belongs to God alone and attributing that power to some thing (hair, pieces of cloth, and other examples I'm sure we could come up with).
That's like saying there's power in little prayer handkerchiefs or in little pieces of cloth that somebody prayed over. Worse, it's idolatry because it's taking the power that belongs to God alone and attributing that power to some thing (hair, pieces of cloth, and other examples I'm sure we could come up with).
2 Kings 4:29 Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.
Acts 19:12So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
although I would agree that the power is not in the actual handkerchief, but rather the power is in a) the prayer(s) that God chose to honor and b) the faith perhaps stirred/heightened by the sight of a handkerchief thats been prayed over.
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2 Kings 4:29 Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.
Acts 19:12So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
although I would agree that the power is not in the actual handkerchief, but rather the power is in a) the prayer(s) that God chose to honor and b) the faith perhaps stirred/heightened by the sight of a handkerchief thats been prayed over.
I'm familiar with the passages you quoted. We agree the power is not in the staff or in the handkerchief. We disagree that there is power in the prayer that was said (though I think we would agree that there is power in the One who answers prayer). As for the faith you mentioned (I presume in reference to Acts 19:12), was it the handkerchiefs or aprons that stirred/heightened faith or was it the fact that these items had been in contact with Paul's body the way the woman with the issue of blood was healed just by touching the hem of Jesus' garment?
2 Kings 4:29 Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.
Acts 19:12So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
although I would agree that the power is not in the actual handkerchief, but rather the power is in a) the prayer(s) that God chose to honor and b) the faith perhaps stirred/heightened by the sight of a handkerchief thats been prayed over.
But it is not in OBEDIENCE either, as though obedience to an uncut hair teaching merits healing.
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