Biblical Hair Study

[SavedLou]

Originally Posted by Raven

Heavenly One

In response to Sister Alvear's question as to any changing their mind. I'm familiar with an author, who graduated with me from BC ,who wrote a book about hair that is "quoted" often, who wishes he had never written the book.
That's the problem with writing a book before the Spirit gets through teaching you something. You may want to go back and "edit" your work when you've grown a little wiser.
Raven

I have also heard that Ruth (formally) Reider regrets writing some of the things in her hair books. Who knows. I remember reading the first book of hers and feeling like it was all soooo true at the time. Years later I have realized that parts of it were more like adding to the scriptures than anything...very mystical-like. I think at times we Pentecostals will take one scripture and RUN with it. People like to interpret the hair passage VERY literally and not take it in it's proper context as a cultural issue, but as Heavenly One said, people WILL interpret the "shame for a woman to speak in church" as a cultural issue.

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Raven

Heavenly One

In response to Sister Alvear's question as to any changing their mind. I'm familiar with an author, who graduated with me from BC ,who wrote a book about hair that is "quoted" often, who wishes he had never written the book.
That's the problem with writing a book before the Spirit gets through teaching you something. You may want to go back and "edit" your work when you've grown a little wiser.
Raven

Originally Posted by SavedLou

I have also heard that Ruth (formally) Reider regrets writing some of the things in her hair books. Who knows. I remember reading the first book of hers and feeling like it was all soooo true at the time. Years later I have realized that parts of it were more like adding to the scriptures than anything...very mystical-like. I think at times we Pentecostals will take one scripture and RUN with it. People like to interpret the hair passage VERY literally and not take it in it's proper context as a cultural issue, but as Heavenly One said, people WILL interpret the "shame for a woman to speak in church" as a cultural issue.

The problem is isogesis....people, rather than just using the word of God and going by what it says start out with a doctrinal position and read it INTO what the word says...and then are so desperate to prove their view right that they say and teach things that are just untrue. When it gets immortalized in writing and they later realize their goof it's quite an embarrasment

[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

The problem is isogesis....people, rather than just using the word of God and going by what it says start out with a doctrinal position and read it INTO what the word says...and then are so desperate to prove their view right that they say and teach things that are just untrue. When it gets immortalized in writing and they later realize their goof it's quite an embarrasment

It is very possible, and all too common, to pick literally any theory or idea you want, make it doctrine, and THEN find scripture to support it. Twisting it, turning it, and reading it out of context, all the way.

[SavedLou]

Originally Posted by RandyWayne

It is very possible, and all too common, to pick literally any theory or idea you want, make it doctrine, and THEN find scripture to support it. Twisting it, turning it, and reading it out of context, all the way.

Kind of like Catholics using the one scripture about Mary being blessed among women to create the "Hail Mary" and numerous other prayers to her. They've developed an entire way of life devoted to her all from one or two scriptures. Scary huh? Glad us Pentecostals have never done that with anything...