I was recently amazed at the response of a woman I consider to be conservative yet intelligent who recently told me that she believes there is power in uncut hair. My jaw is still on the floor.
That's like saying there's power in little prayer handkerchiefs or in little pieces of cloth that somebody prayed over. Worse, it's idolatry because it's taking the power that belongs to God alone and attributing that power to some thing (hair, pieces of cloth, and other examples I'm sure we could come up with).
That's like saying there's power in little prayer handkerchiefs or in little pieces of cloth that somebody prayed over. Worse, it's idolatry because it's taking the power that belongs to God alone and attributing that power to some thing (hair, pieces of cloth, and other examples I'm sure we could come up with).
2 Kings 4:29 Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.
Acts 19:12So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
although I would agree that the power is not in the actual handkerchief, but rather the power is in a) the prayer(s) that God chose to honor and b) the faith perhaps stirred/heightened by the sight of a handkerchief thats been prayed over.
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IMHO this thread is just trying to stir something up.
I will not even dignify it by voting..............
Bad Thread..............
Oh and by the way HO........some still believe the Word of God to mean what it says when it comes to a woman leaving her hair uncut........................
I will now leave again for the day................
LOl~ Well when you men stop dressing and looking like this so-called world you preach against maybe nasty comments like this will carry more of a punch....Please already, GODS NOT SHALLOW! To think a whole belief system has been built upon this and made into a heaven or hell.....The devil best yet!
the whole thing is truly absurd. The bible in no way instruct a woman to have uncut hair - Mens best attempts to prove so, are silly and fool hearty - they often result in
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peribolian
anb other greek words that STILL do not say uncut!!!!
how silly - Power belongs to GOD ALONE - not the hair of a woman
2 Kings 4:29 Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.
Acts 19:12So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
although I would agree that the power is not in the actual handkerchief, but rather the power is in a) the prayer(s) that God chose to honor and b) the faith perhaps stirred/heightened by the sight of a handkerchief thats been prayed over.
I'm familiar with the passages you quoted. We agree the power is not in the staff or in the handkerchief. We disagree that there is power in the prayer that was said (though I think we would agree that there is power in the One who answers prayer). As for the faith you mentioned (I presume in reference to Acts 19:12), was it the handkerchiefs or aprons that stirred/heightened faith or was it the fact that these items had been in contact with Paul's body the way the woman with the issue of blood was healed just by touching the hem of Jesus' garment?
2 Kings 4:29 Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.
Acts 19:12So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
although I would agree that the power is not in the actual handkerchief, but rather the power is in a) the prayer(s) that God chose to honor and b) the faith perhaps stirred/heightened by the sight of a handkerchief thats been prayed over.
But it is not in OBEDIENCE either, as though obedience to an uncut hair teaching merits healing.
Is there another reason you won't admit to laying your hair on a loved one for healing? Come on, brother.....you know you want to share that testimony!
I could not lay it on if I wanted to. It's not long enough to "lay".
The original post describes the scenario as an act of desperation, not direction from God.
Hannah was desperate for a child. She forsook all of her commitments and fled to the House of God to pray until she heard from God.
Sometimes God's will leads us down paths where we find ourselves in desperate situations.
If I were a woman and had a concecration to God of not cutting my hair, yes, as many men and women of God have done over the years, I would remind God of my commitments and concecrations and plead with him to honor them by granting my request.
Think about the analogy here. We do in everyday life.
Hannah was desperate for a child. She forsook all of her commitments and fled to the House of God to pray until she heard from God.
Sometimes God's will leads us down paths where we find ourselves in desperate situations.
If I were a woman and had a concecration to God of not cutting my hair, yes, as many men and women of God have done over the years, I would remind God of my commitments and concecrations and plead with him to honor them by granting my request.
Think about the analogy here. We do in everyday life.
Hannah's act of desperation was prayer, not outward acts of her 'sacrifice' or 'faithfulness' in order to find better favor with God.
However, what stops you, as a man, from reminding God about your commitment not to have long hair and plead with him to honor it and grant your request? Is that honestly something you would do?
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