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"Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him?"
1 Corinthians 11:14
If there was ever a verse in the Bible that caused me much grief and pain with my parents and church as a young man, it is this one.
I'm pretty sure it is taken out of context here and there must be some cultural aspect that is being overlooked. We would do well to properly exegete this passage in order to spare any more unnecessary turmoil and conflict between male Christian youth and those legalistic adults who would deem 'hippies' in the church as rebellious, effeminate, sinning against God and bringing shame to the cause of Christ. Maybe times have changed a great deal since the 80's, I don't know. I think appearance is always going to be an issue for the conservative folk in the church though.
Needless to say, having this passage used as a tool of condemnation against me as a young man was not fun in the least. And it was used against me plenty, believe me.
1 Corinthians 11:14
If there was ever a verse in the Bible that caused me much grief and pain with my parents and church as a young man, it is this one.
I'm pretty sure it is taken out of context here and there must be some cultural aspect that is being overlooked. We would do well to properly exegete this passage in order to spare any more unnecessary turmoil and conflict between male Christian youth and those legalistic adults who would deem 'hippies' in the church as rebellious, effeminate, sinning against God and bringing shame to the cause of Christ. Maybe times have changed a great deal since the 80's, I don't know. I think appearance is always going to be an issue for the conservative folk in the church though.
Needless to say, having this passage used as a tool of condemnation against me as a young man was not fun in the least. And it was used against me plenty, believe me.