Originally Posted by
mishiree
i am pregnant and going to have a daughter. I haven't been a Christian for long, but i know in the Bible it talks about how women shouldn't cut their hair. Can someone help me find this scripture so i can explain to my husband why i do not wish to cut our daughters hair. ( he thinks its stupid.)
A wonderful blessing has come to you both from God. God puts HIS trust within the hands of both parents, to nourish and protect a new born baby girl. May you both example hearts of love and glory unto God by means of fruitful labor in raising this child.
As for your question in cutting hair, and the reason in scripture that notes it's importance, please let me offer a meaning for the metaphor used in woman's hair covering them. The bible speaks in metaphor, and I like to think of it as poetic meanings that give alternative meanings in the words, or to evoke emotional or sensual responses.
The scripture reference in I Corinthians 11 is speaking of the head of all men
(11:3) as being Christ. The head meaning power and authority is Christ over all men. According to scripture man was given the authority to protect woman, and children. To watch over them, or as it would say cover them.
KNowing that Christ is there in HIS power and strength to help man to do exactly as He has instructed them to do.
NOW.. if man covers his head with some means other then Christ, it is said to be a dishonor shown to God. Also in woman/female (hair used as metaphor) if they be uncovered/without Christ, it is an uncovered shame.
Both man and woman are instructed to be cover(holding to faith) in Christ, trusting in HIS power and strength to cover them, nourish them, and protect them.
Note the verse that says woman should have power on her head
(11:10).. That power is Christ needed, because it is pointing to a period of time when the fallen angels that had done wickedness by using the beauty of women in lust. (
I Corinthians 11:10 For this cause ought the woman to have power on [her] head because of the angels. KJV)
IN the entire instruction of truth of this writting, the meaning of covering is Christ being over each. Of course always in prayer, it is becoming for a woman to have Christ over her head... This teaching goes back to
(11:2) Now Paul praises you, that you remember what he taught of Christ in all things, and keep these teaching as Paul delivered to us.
Point of Fact:
Hair actually is a woman's glory(her being female protected by male authority) This offered to her by God. NO head is covered by any other then Christ, if they want to be without shame.
Another good example is
(Job 1:20) when he actually wanted to be naked as a baby, sheared from all evil and wickedness. Innocent and blessed by God as are new born babes at birth.
We NOW: have that IN CHRIST!