Hi Brothers and Sisters,
1 Corinthians 11:3-16
I've always had trouble understanding what Paul is stating.
Regarding men with long hair and nature.
Nature has it that hair grows and does not stop growing.
Nature within culture are it's customs e.g. custom for men to cut their hair.
What is natural?
Regarding women and makeup, this is in no way natural to my understanding, it is artificial beautifying.
the book of Enoch talks about Azazel teaching man the beautifying of the eyes.
Enoch 6
So what are we to do brothers and sister?
Are men to cut their hair?
Are women to cover their head?
Is "makeup" worldly?
I seek discussion, teaching and understanding.
Many thanks brethren.
Length of hair is relative...
In that time in that culture a man's hair was normally longer than what we we consider "cut hair" (especially a Rabbi's) so having longer hair does not equal "worldly" in fact a short neat cut or style IS worldly (but not really just culturally relative).
In my personal opinion, women wearing a head covering in reverence of God is very becoming and in ancient times in those middle eastern cultures it was the norm. The early Christian church followed this norm and when women were dedicated to God (like early nuns) they wore them 24/7 just like Muslim women today.
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