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Let's just set the hair Issue a side for just a second-Don't you think that somethings we have to do out of obedience even if we don't understand it ? God told noah to build an ark. I'm sure noah wasn't given every detail and all the reasons but he did it out of obedience. same thing with Abraham when he took his son to be sacrificed. I believe we are called to trust and obey. we may not always understand all the "Whys" however we often come to an understanding years later. I remember growing up and asking my dad WHY WHY WHY to everything!! it use to drive him nuts ! many things I thought I was smarter and wiser. now of course , as a grown man i see HE was right  even though he sometime told to Shut up and just DO IT ! lol |
I understand what you are saying, but in the above examples, it was God telling them, not a man. If God were to tell me, I would obey.
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Does your pastor have to come right out and tell you personally not to do it even though you said your pastor said it was in the word ? Do you have more trust in your private interputations and internet friends then the spiritual leader that is over you ???
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My pastor believes it's Bible, but has never preached it. I don't have more trust, but I do trust God over man. If man says God said it, then it will be in God's word.
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how did you come to the conclusion that Cutting your hair was alright after believing for so long that it was wrong?
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Because I found out it wasn't in the Bible as I was taught for several years.
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If it's okay for a woman to have short hair then I assume that is okay for a Man to have long hair No?
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Who said it was ok for women to have short hair? The Bible says nothing of short hair. Only says that women should have long hair, and men shouldn't have long hair. If long means uncut, what is opposite? Cut, right? Therefore, the opposite of long in that passage, according to uncut hair doctrine folks isn't short, but cut.
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the bible says it's a shame for a man to have long hair and that the woman's hair is her glory. so if he created male and female it's obvious that he has distinguished a difference don't you think?
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So, tell me, based on my picture, would you or any other Christian man have my hairstyle, including length?
However, God never distinguished men and women by hair. God doesn't go against His word, so if men having long, even uncut hair was a sin, why the Nazarite vow, and where is the exception in scripture? This is why I believe Paul was speaking a cultural issue, not a universal one. Paul himself even had long hair at least once, post 'seeing the light'.
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look at the recent incident with Britney spears. even the world Knew that it was not natural for her to shave her hair off. now I'm not saying that is what you and other women do but you do not believe it is against God. I believe it's also against nature
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Only in this culture. In some cultures, women shaving their heads is completely acceptable.
I once had my head shaved. I wore a bandanna or hat for about four months until it was long enough to perm. However, if I were a black woman, I would have been fine after about a month. Why? Because in their culture, nobody looks twice at a black woman with short hair, even extremely short. White women, yes. This is why people like Brittney get so much attention, yet Shari whatshername (it's late and I can't think) can have hardly any hair and nobody bats an eye.
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