Follow up questions from last week:
Brother Tony, what does it mean by "nature itself teach you, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? Where in nature does it say that?"
Rom 1:20
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
1 Cor 11:14
Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?
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In many species of animals, one of two things happen:
a.) the male "grooms" the female in exchange for sex
b.) Or the female grooms herself seeking attention from the male.
This is what Paul meant in Romans 1:20 and I Cor 11:14. Even in nature, you can see the principles of God.
This is where we get the phrase, "the Bridegroom" meaning the male wedding partner.
The Greek Word for "long hair" is komao which means tresses or stylized hair. So Paul wasn't talking about the length of hair per say but the style. Paul was really speaking out against what we call today "metro sexual" activity.
In the Corinthian Church gender lines were blurred. Homosexual activity and orgies were rampant. Men grooming themselves like females could become problematic. Paul was reiterating the principle of Deuteronomy 22:5. In short, men should dress and groom like men and women should dress and groom like women.
Even today, women spend more time as a whole "grooming" their hair.
Even today, I know a couple of men that shampoo, plait and take the plaits out of their wife's hair as a pre-mating ritual.
In Ephesians, God says that the male and female relationship is a great mystery which serves as an allegory of God's Love for the Church. In the Old Testament, the hair is an allegory for the fruits of the Spirit. Our spiritual bridegroom today is plaiting our hair with peace. Our bridegroom in heaven is trimming our split ends of hatred and pride. Our bridegroom shampoo's our dirty hair with this reddish watery stuff that comes from the cross. Our bridegroom dries our hair with the warm heat of His Spirit. We are groomed to be fruitful and multiply!!!
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Disclaimer: For those of you just reading this devotional, this is not the focus of my ministry or even Paul's. We believe in eternal and internal issues. Sometimes though, these eternal and internal issues grow out of the soul and into carnality.
Posted at: 07:34