Long hair

Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? 1 Cor 11:14

So what does that say about the Beatles?

 

Do you all agree?

 

The Eastern Orthodox don’t. The monks don’t cut their hair. I don’t think it matters one way or the other.

 

Neither do I

 

Paul was wrong, once again.

 

Not at the time, he wasn't. Roman men had short hair to keep down the lice, particularly in the Legions on campaign. The Pagans they fought usually had long nitty, lice laden locks.
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The Apostle called directly by Christ, speaking in inspiration of the Holy Ghost, is wrong?

 

Depends when he wrote it I suppose. When he wrote it it probably was considered shameful for real men to long hair and decent women to have short hair. Fashion ever changing means even an apostle to the Gentiles can't be right all the time.
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The Specifics length may be a subjective matter to us across cultures. The Holy Ghost, very God, inspiring the apostle cannot be in error, especially when denoting a very clear visual distinction between the sexes as He created them.

 

This is true only if one assumes plenary verbal inspiration. I think we can afford to be not so rigid when it comes to what the apostle had to say about hair styles.

 

If it's ok for a man to have long hair, then it must be ok for a man to wear a miniskirt, high heels, and a bra.

Next thing you know, that man will get a uterus/ovary transplant, become pregnant, and proceed to the abortion clinic.

Anything goes in this modern society. 'If it feels good, do it.' If the Bible says 'no,' ignore it!

Prov 14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

 

Well if that's your reading of Paul's message then the correct conclusion is to say the EO church and most other Christians are wrong, not Scripture. But I would say that's a strange reading. Paul didn't say "It is God's command that no man shall grow his hair longer than his shoulders!", he said "does not nature say...". He's making an argument about head coverings following the question "Judge for yourselves: is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head unveiled?" ~ 1 Cor 11.13. He's not telling men to cut their hair, otherwise there would be quite a few saints in quite a lot of trouble.