God's Word teaches that men are to have short hair and women to have long hair. We've had the question posed to us several times 'How long is long hair?'
Let's look at 1 Corinthians 11 about long hair, which is also the headcovering letter.
We see verses 5, 6 and 15 reference the hair of a woman. Verses 5 and 6 show that it's shameful to have shorn (very short) hair and verse 15 says long hair is is a glory and it is given to her for a covering.
The greek word for 'covering' is :peribolaion
It means: that which is thrown around, a covering.
Note: hair is not a replacement for a physical head covering.
We have an extensive article about headcovering and what all these verses mean in that reference, you can read that here:
http://spiritandtruthdiscernment.blogspot.com/2013/12/headcovering-and-is-it-for-today.html
And you can see many more articles on it through this link:
http://spiritandtruthdiscernment.blogspot.com/search/label/HEADCOVERING
This article is only about 'how long is long hair'.
Going back to the meaning of covering 'that which is thrown around, a covering', this shows us that hair must be long enough to be thrown around and act like a cover. There is no measurement in God's word on how long that is. It is a conscience issue for a woman (and her husband) exactly how long it should be. Some religious groups teach that a woman can never cut her hair as long as she lives but this is a man made doctrine, not of God.
Just like when it comes to the exact dimensions of a veil or dress, God's word doesn't give us exact details but we see from scripture the framework or spirit of what God is asking women to do. All three refer to being 'long' (see the greek word 'kata' which is an expressive form of long, found in both the veil and dress scriptures.) That's what we need to base our decisions on. We always teach people to fall on the side of God, holiness and obedience and not on the side of the flesh, the world, the culture or false, man made traditions. We believe in this way we can walk blameless.
Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
2 Peter 3:14
Here's a link to all the articles for women:
http://spiritandtruthdiscernment.blogspot.com/search/label/WOMEN
Men, you need to be sure you are teaching the women and girls in your household these truths in God's word.
May God be praised!
Let's look at 1 Corinthians 11 about long hair, which is also the headcovering letter.
1 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.
2 Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.
3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
4 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.
5 But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.
6 For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.
7 For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
8 For the man is not of the woman: but the woman of the man.
9 Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.
10 For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.
11 Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.
12 For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God.
13 Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?
14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?
15 But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.
We see verses 5, 6 and 15 reference the hair of a woman. Verses 5 and 6 show that it's shameful to have shorn (very short) hair and verse 15 says long hair is is a glory and it is given to her for a covering.
The greek word for 'covering' is :peribolaion
It means: that which is thrown around, a covering.
Note: hair is not a replacement for a physical head covering.
We have an extensive article about headcovering and what all these verses mean in that reference, you can read that here:
http://spiritandtruthdiscernment.blogspot.com/2013/12/headcovering-and-is-it-for-today.html
And you can see many more articles on it through this link:
http://spiritandtruthdiscernment.blogspot.com/search/label/HEADCOVERING
This article is only about 'how long is long hair'.
Going back to the meaning of covering 'that which is thrown around, a covering', this shows us that hair must be long enough to be thrown around and act like a cover. There is no measurement in God's word on how long that is. It is a conscience issue for a woman (and her husband) exactly how long it should be. Some religious groups teach that a woman can never cut her hair as long as she lives but this is a man made doctrine, not of God.
Just like when it comes to the exact dimensions of a veil or dress, God's word doesn't give us exact details but we see from scripture the framework or spirit of what God is asking women to do. All three refer to being 'long' (see the greek word 'kata' which is an expressive form of long, found in both the veil and dress scriptures.) That's what we need to base our decisions on. We always teach people to fall on the side of God, holiness and obedience and not on the side of the flesh, the world, the culture or false, man made traditions. We believe in this way we can walk blameless.
Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
2 Peter 3:14
Here's a link to all the articles for women:
http://spiritandtruthdiscernment.blogspot.com/search/label/WOMEN
Men, you need to be sure you are teaching the women and girls in your household these truths in God's word.
May God be praised!
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