Hair

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> Date:          Sat, 28 Sep 1996 21:04:44 -0700
> Reply-to:      higher-fire@prairienet.org
> From:          Ray Harrell <harrell@execpc.com>
> To:            higher-fire@prairienet.org
> Subject:       Re: Hair

> > Where is it written that the split end is not just as much the natural
> > hair as the rest of the shaft of hair ?
> 
> Someone has yet to show me a scripture that forbids women from cutting 
> their hair. There are references to CUSTOMS concerning women who are 
> "uncovered" or in other words, appear as the men do.
> 
> This was the whole basis of this scripture, I reiterate....that the 
> women should not wear their hair like the men, because in doing so, they 
> dishonor their heads (namely, the men).
> 
> This custom that they were contentious about was not concerning the 
> length of hair, but masculinity in the women, and effiminacy in the men!
> 
> Remember, to the same church, Paul warned of women wearing things that 
> pertained to a man....
> 
> The Corinthian church obviously had a problem with cross-dressing and 
> people taking on traits of the other gender. (for lack of better words). 
> This was the only reason this matter came up.
> 
> In I Corinthians 11, there is no commandment that women should not cut 
> their hair. Only that they were to remain covered, and the men uncovered. 
> 
> If we are going to use that scripture to forbid cutting of hair then we 
> must go this way:
> 
> Hair is given for a covering. Therefore, men are not to have ANY hair on 
> their heads, because if a man has any hair, he would be covered. If that 
> is the case, then any amount of hair women have would be ok since hair is 
> given for a covering...which means she may cut it to any length as long 
> as she is not shaven bald.
> 
> But we know that's not the correct way to interpret this scripture, 
> because that's not what it was talking about.
> 
> Again, this CUSTOM was dealing SOLELY with the women making themselves to 
> appear as the men....
> 
> 
> 
Mike Hughes
mhughes@airmail.net