[Faith-talk] hair, modesty and Christian living

Joshua Lester jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
Fri Dec 2 23:26:53 UTC 2011


I don't believe in head coverings, Ashley.
There are women that I know, including one of my cousins, who has
their hair as short, or even shorter than mine.
A woman should have her head covered, (meaning,) that she must have
long hair, that covers the head.
Women in those times would shave their heads, and Paul taught against this.
A woman's long hair gives her power as of the angels, (when she does
it, not out of a spirit of "I have to do this,") but out of worship
unto God.
That power, as of the angels, doesn't mean that she gets superpowers,
but rather, that she has a special anointing, that when she prays, the
angels are subject unto her.
I don't just want anyone praying for me, when I'm in a bad situation,
but let someone that understands holiness, pray for me, and there's
power in that prayer, and God responds, to faith, and obedience to his
word.
Notice, the power isn't in the hair, (as some liberals want to make
you think that we believe,) but the power is in the obedience.
Blessings, Joshua

On 12/2/11, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Jeanette,
> No, caring about our body and making choices about hair and clothes is not
> idolatry. Our bodies should exhibit
> a Christ centered life.
> Christian living is not just what we think internally; it is how we act.
>
> That said, I am not one to follow everything written in the bible strictly.
> Hair is one; I'm not covering my hair unless its for nonreligious reasons
> such as a sun hat when its hot.
>
> Ashley
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeanette
> Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 5:52 PM
> To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] hair, modesty and Christian living
>
> you know i read a devotional today from r.c. sproul talking about idolatry,
> i am thinking this whole obssession with hair andpants can be considered
> idolatry, because rather than worshiping and focusing on God folks are
> focused on outer things, partof legalism, also Charles Stanley's radio
> message i listend to this morning was about folks worshiping and focusing on
> things rather than on Jesus, just a thought. jeanette
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joshua Lester" <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
> To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion"
> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 3:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] hair, modesty and Christian living
>
>
> Paul wrote it in 1 Corinthians, 11:1/15.
> He told the women not to let a razor touch their head.
> If a woman prays, or prophesies with her head uncovered, it's a shame,
> but if a man covers his head, it's also a shame.
> The covering, is the hair.
> Paul says, it's a shame for a man to have long hair, but a woman
> should have long hair.
> This is the diference between the sexes.
> Nowadays, people want to do away with the separation.
> Now, there's a company that you can Google for yourself, that is
> selling Men's dresses, and something they call a "Man Skirt."
> All of this started, when women started to do these things, to try to
> be like men, and get equality.
> I believe women should be paid the same, and vote, own property, and
> have all of the rights they have in America, (don't get me wrong,) but
> God has certain things in his word, concerning dress,and appearance,
> where men and women should remain separate.
> Blessings, Joshua
>
> On 12/2/11, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> Jeanette, it does talk about hair though. Someone told me that This book
>> was
>> a letter Paul wrote to the
>> church of Corith.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jeanette
>> Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 12:55 PM
>> To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
>> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] hair, modesty and Christian living
>>
>> paul was not one and you should always read scriptures in context,m ths is
>> where we get all thisfalse doctrine when we take scriptures out of context
>> and out of the times they were written in, legalism is great at that.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
>> To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion"
>> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 9:54 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] hair, modesty and Christian living
>>
>>
>> Where Is Corinthians? New testament? I'll look up this scripture. But I
>> feel
>> I'll need to read all chapter 11 then. If not, scripture references are
>> often taken out of context.
>> This is basic. I know Jesus had 12 disciples. Was Paul one of them? I know
>> Peter was one.
>> Ashley
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Joshua Lester
>> Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 7:59 PM
>> To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
>> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] hair, modesty and Christian living
>>
>> Actually:
>> you know that in 1 Corinthians 11, that it says that your hair is your
>> crowning glory.
>> The apostle Paul taught this.
>> BTW, Crystal's hair was as long as always, in 2008, when we heard her
>> at the Grand Ole Opry.
>> Blessings, Joshua
>>
>> On 12/1/11, Amy Ragain <belovedconsecrated2god at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Joshua,
>>> you pointed out that Christal Gail didnt cut her hair but if you were a
>>> true
>>> fan of her's you convinently forgot to mention the fact that her
>>> oridganal
>>> reason for not cutting it had nothing to do with relidgous reasons.  she
>>> herself will even say that it was a prideful thing...her hair was viewed
>>> as
>>> her glory...and besides she eventually did cut it in the later days...is
>>> it
>>> still being modist to not cut your hair if you have so much pride in it
>>> that
>>> you refused to cut it??
>>> and if we aren't supposed to cut our hair would you also tell us that we
>>> must cover our heads also in order to remain modest??  where do you draw
>>> the
>>> line???
>>> do you whare shorts in the summer time? some ppl would say you are being
>>> imodest for doing so...how bout short sleeved shirts??   as I said, where
>>> do
>>> you draw the line??
>>>
>>>
>>> On Dec 1, 2011, at 9:29 AM, Ashley Bramlett wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> Interesting  what Joshua said in two threads. I’m combining them as I
>>>> think hair/modesty is a separate thread from the mennonites or Wesley
>>>> thread.
>>>> I know the Bible teaches modesty but that can mean different things to
>>>> different people. Also, most women follow cultural norms so we can live
>>>> in
>>>> a secular society and make a living. So even if women didn’t wear pants,
>>>> they do in the 21th century because its business casual, more
>>>> comfortable
>>>> than skirts or dresses, and of course much easier to put on and wash.
>>>>
>>>> I can understand the makeup and not wearing pantss, but not cutting hair
>>>> is impractical.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Anyone else found the hair reference and know any women who don’t cut
>>>> hair?
>>>> Joshua said,
>>>> “Women didn't ever cut their hair, until the 1920's.
>>>> This was when "Bobbed Hair," became popular.”
>>>>
>>>> and then said
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> “The Church of England, was Calvinist, (reformed.)
>>>> The Wesleys taught holiness.
>>>> Women didn't cut their hair, wear makeup, or pants.
>>>> They still don't.”
>>>>
>>>> I don’t know anyone following Wesley who doesn’t cut hair. Yes I agree
>>>> Wesly preached holiness and modesty. But not sure on the hair
>>>> specifically.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> To me modesty means things like not showing too much, not wearing tank
>>>> tops, having nice manners, and being generous. I do wear some jewelry,
>>>> but
>>>> I don’t get too fancy; I don’t think I overdue it. just a solid colored
>>>> bracelet or earrings.
>>>>
>>>> Ashley
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