1 Corinthians 11:14: “Doth not even nature itself, teach you that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?”
This scripture makes it clear that it is indecent for a Christian man to keep bushy hair. Christian men are to keep their hair low.
This may warrant regular hair cut. In this wise, believers must ensure that their haircut not follow the styles and fashions of the/ungodly of this world. A man's haircut style describes his person.
Believers must not adopt haircut styles that may misrepresent them before men. Some styles of haircut adopted by some believers portray them as worldly guys or at most, new converts.
When these are seen in Christian ministers, they portray them as 'new generation' ministers who have no word of eternal life for men.
Believers should go for generally accepted and normal haircut styles which do not draw attention or misrepresent anyone.
The same principle also applies to hair shave. Believers should go for simple hair shave, avoiding hair shave with artistic design, leaving some lines of hair on the face, which attracts attention or criticism.
Concerning the keeping of beard, the saints of post Bible time kept long beard too. They were not strange or an offense to their environment, since it was a general practice of all men in their time, believers and unbelievers. But the world in our present age has changed position on the keeping of beard. Most men shave their beard or trim it very low to maintain a clean face. This is presently the acceptable practice among men in most parts of the world.
Maintaining long beard and moustache makes one look odd to people around, and may have negative effect on one's gospel influence and relationship with people. Believers are admonished
to be wise.
to be wise.
1 Corinthians 10:32: “Give none offense, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God.”
The Bible says it is a shame for the woman to be shorn or shaven.
1 Corinthians 11:6: “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.”
It is unbecoming for a woman to maintain haircut like a man. Women should maintain their feminine hair dressing, which distinguishes them from men. Some women whose hair has been affected by perming and jerry curl and who have repented of their deeds, cut their hair to allow new one to grow. In the event the hair has to be cut, the head should be covered with a veil until she resumes to her feminine hair dressing.
Let the Christian woman maintain her feminine hair dressing. Hair grows around the jaws of some women, appearing as moustache or beard; such should be regularly shaved off to maintain a clean feminine face.
PST PAUL RIKA
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