it is a shame for a man to have long and/or curley hair
Well said.
Sorin,
that pic of Christ you posted is extremely pagan it hurts to look at it, I highly doubt Christ looked anything like that pic.... in fact we aren't told Christ had long hair at all, so it's merely conjecture on that point. Notice the SUN behind Christ's head, this is a classic cultic/mythological form of art to express DIVINE POWER, also how the robe is pulled up into a portion of a triangle.....I bet I could find more if I studied it longer....
Anyhow, that being said, I also agree it's not correct to condemn someone or even find spiritual fault in someone with "long" hair, I mean how in the world do you define LONG? That eliminates the "physical condemnation" of this completely...
the point is obviously, to have long hair to "look like a women" as in the intention of the heart, which IS what defiles us, not hair.....it's to desire "being feminine", all the guys I know with long hair, have this be the LAST goal on their mind.....
I grew up in a strict pentecostal church that was obsessed with me and my brother's long hair (we played "christian metal" back then....), to the point of threatening hell fire on us if we did not cut it.....of course, before leaving that den of hypocrisy, we would just mention Samson's story (being just as carnal, it's all we had to go on, what can I say.... lol) and ask "How could God give this man power because of His long hair, and then turn around now and expect us to literally cut it now because its important enough to send us to hell forever"....not the best argument, but it shut them up usually....
Anyways, it's what's WITHIN a man that defiles us, if our hair does this (or unwashed hands), then Christ bold faced lied....I guess take your pick everyone. I have.
[ironically I have short hair now, nothing to do with my choice, just job circumstance, etc... LOL]
God Bless,
- Brett