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Originally Posted by mfblume
I see this as a veil, but that is a cultural thing and veils were common and still are among muslims, etc. It is an eastern thing, not a Christian thing, really. Today in our culture, veils do not make someone think of submission of the woman, So it is moot here in our part of the world. Paul appealed to them to abide by things that the world abode by. It was shocking to the world to see women unveiled since the world even did that! lol
But no where does the bible say to dress a way to appeal to the world to show them we are Christians. That is my point. Doing something the bible said does not mean it is for the world to know we are Christians. There are other reasons than for the world to know we are saved. Somehow this idea was added to the bible that these things tell the world we are saved, when that is not their purposes. ONLY LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER is meant to show the world who we are. Let's take Jesus' words and stick with them and not add to the bible. It's like many apostolics have left the words of Jesus and exchanged them for words about clothing. Scary.
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But, if the Bible is telling us to do something (short hair on men, veil or long hair on women), isn't that a distinction for us?
Of course, it doesn't make us saved. I am only staying saved as much as I submit myself to God. But, really, if the Bible is instructing us to do anything, it is a separation from what the world is doing. It is a mark for us, isn't it?
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