Originally Posted by
Saxon
1 Corinthians 11:3 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.
1 Corinthians 11:4 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.
1 Corinthians 11:5 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.
Alan seems to want to ignore verse 3. What I would like to know is how does a man, cover Christ by cutting his hair and how does a woman cover her man/husband by growing her hair? When you totally ignore the key verse that directly informs the reader just what the heads are you will always come up with legalistic hair cutting and growing. This is still and always has been about showing respect to your head as listed in 1 Corinthians 11:3.
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.
Verse 3 mentions nothing about the woman being covered, so it is clear that we are about to hear something that is somewhat different. It is explaining that hair is not the issue. If the woman is not covered, with a veil or some head covering, then let her be shorn or shaved. The only caution is “if it be a shame”. The remedy is not to grow more hair, as that remedy contradicts the freedom to be shorn or shaved. A veil would fix the problem. God wants us to be acceptable in our present society so we can serve God without besmirching what is considered decent to that society unless it is in violation to the will of God. God does not look at the outward appearance as man does but he looks on the inward part that only he can see.