Subject: Must a woman have long hair |
Bible Note: Good day! There are several issues in the Bible that I believe should be taken as a 'cultural issue'. One of them is the wearing of long hair of women. In the time of Paul, women have long hair; in 1Cor 11:1-16, you will read the argument of having long hair for women. Take note of 'verse 16' it says "If anyone wants to be contentious about this, WE HAVE NO OTHER PRACTICE --nor do the churches of God." (capital letters was added by me). Since it was the culture then for women to have long hair, it became the church practice too. Look at the Victorian times as to how women dress themselves. Long and well covered. Try to wear the same dress in this era, will you be accepted? NO, because it is neither normal nor a practice at this time. FYI : In the old times, reading is not done silently; the words you are reading should be spoken audibly. Now, you may read silently. You will be considered possessed when you read silently in old times. God has chosen to reveal His Words . . . to reveal Himself in a specific time, people and culture. These three things should be considered in understanding the issues in the Bible. If God will chose to reveal Himself in this era, for sure it will not be an issue for women to wear pants and short hair. Rom. 16:16 "Greet one another with a holy kiss" Why are Christians not greeting each other with a kiss? We greet each other by handshake or a hug. Greeting each other with a kiss was a practice in their times but not in this era. Except for the Arabs, they still greet each other with a kiss in the cheek. WHY? It is their culture. In India, there are churches that practice the covering of hair for women; and men and women are separated. For Catholics, women covers their hair before when they hear mass (service) but not anymore. See, culture and time dictates some of the issues in the Bible. If I may put it, there are what we can call temporal (dictated by culture and time) and permanent (should be practised universally) practices. Permanent : Holy communion, baptism, praying for one another, etc. Temporal : greet w/ a holy kiss, separation of men and women in the church, wearing of veil, etc. Just a view to share. In Christ, Romans |