Is it? Or, isn't it?
The circle dancing continues with the Apostle regarding hair. The Apostles claims almost all who have read his postings concerning women's hair coverings agree with him (over 2,000). A few have disagreed and that has gotten under his skin and he has become very defensive.
Today he has this blurb about men who have long hair. It's not as bad as you think, Godly men can wear long hair. Herb and Spanky must love that! " It it was good enough for Sampson, it's good enough for us."
. This was the custom of that time: If we reject that custom for today; we must also reject the concept that men must have short hair and ladies long hair because these were also the customs of that time in that area.
When Paul says that nature teaches that it is a shame for men to have long hair, he is appealing to the natural or cultural norms of the day and area. In terms of the natural order, it would be unnatural to cut that which nature grows. And the prohibition against hair cutting in certain vows of service to God clearly demonstrates that God is not against long hair in men. It was indeed the custom for men to cut their hair and the prohibition against the cutting was among other things a sign of being set apart to God.
The biblical injunction was against effeminacy which could most definitely include hair length and style; that doe not give the COGs the right to legislate specific hair length as being over the collar etc.
One cannot reject one part of the issue and then accept and demand another part be required. Either it is correct for men to have short hair and women to wear veils or it is not; they go hand in hand as cultural norms of that time and place. The church has been very self righteous about setting Corinthian cultural norms for men’s hair lengths and yet has not abided by Corinthian cultural norms in female head coverings. This is duplicitous.
You rebellious Jezebel's aren't off the hook either. The Apostle claims you are upset about hair coverings because you are not humble!
Covering the head by women is not a specific command of God, neither is it condemned. Yet it is thought to be humbling by some, or they would not protest so much. It is burdensome; it is too much trouble, etc! Personally I put on a hat every time I go out into the rain [which is a lot on the west [wet] coast, and I do not find it burdensome at all!
The Apostle, like all Armstrongite legalistic apologists cannot seem to make up his mind. Hair coverings are not required, yet he encourages you to do it. It's the same dance that all the harlot splinter cult leaders trot out when they claim to be new covenent' followers, but that the law is to be kept also. You can't have it both ways. Apostle Malm can't have it both ways and will soon resort to making it a requirement for all women in his cult just as all the splinter cults require the law today.
So this is how the Apostle dances around it all:
Of course I write in generalities, there are some very whole hearted and true brethren out there! God bless you all!
Translation: The TRUE called out believers will get what I am saying, the degenerates will not and will be rebellious.....
