Growing Hair Back If "God" Told You To

[marshd1000]

OK, to clear things up.....this is a friend that I care about like a sister.  I know her from a church I used to attend.  But I would be repulsed in terms of a "fling" with her as I would not want to be in a romantic relationship with someone SO controlling and manipulative!!!  But I am glad to see she was remorseful and that there was spiritual and personal growth for the both of us!  WHEW!!!!

[Gambrinus]

I used to say the same thing about my wife     I'm just messing with you Marsh.  My wife was a really good friend before we got all romantical.  But she let me be me, and was supportive.   

[BikerDave]

I agree with Tom Gallagher.

[Dome of Steele]

as much as i support the separation of church and state.. i support the separation of church and hair!

Great comment LOL! 

Also good job of dealing with the issue Marsh. 

[Slick Camper]

It has been less than a year since I started shaving my head and I am a christian, and if GOD wanted me to grow hair he would tell me and if I did not listen and God really wanted me to grow my hair back, God would just make it happen.

[marshd1000]

It has been less than a year since I started shaving my head and I am a christian, and if GOD wanted me to grow hair he would tell me and if I did not listen and God really wanted me to grow my hair back, God would just make it happen.

AMEN to that!

[lordmage]

Without reading all these pages of replies i will add my two cents to the OP.
1. If God wanted me to have hair then he would not have given me reason to Sly it off. (psoriasis)

that Said.

2. Now that i am Sly If God wanted me to have hair then i would wake up with it and when i tried to shave it off it would not shave off.

[marshd1000]

Lordmage,

I will give you a very quick summary of my original post.  A few months ago a female Christian friend tried to "guilt" me into growing my hair.  She did this by quoting the scripture about children honoring their parents.  Since my stepmom has never like the shaved head, this friend thought God might want me to grow it back as my stepmom is elderly and in her 90's.  In the end, I confronted the friend about her manipulation and she conceded.

[Sgt. Pate]

1st rule of correct exegesis of the Word is; context context context. 

Lest you  read ...and Judis went out and hanged himself.  Go and do likewise! 

[wpruitt]

I honestly think He is more concerned about greater problems in the world.

[The Scottish Ambassador]

Lets think about this for a second. All we are doing when we shave our noggin is having a shorter hair cut than the next guy. Can we honestly entertain the idea that God is losin any sleep about us being BBC? 

[marshd1000]

Lets think about this for a second. All we are doing when we shave our noggin is having a shorter hair cut than the next guy. Can we honestly entertain the idea that God is losin any sleep about us being BBC? 

I didn't think God was losing sleep.  But some people will use God in order to manipulate someone into their way of thinking when it comes to style.

[D.A.L.U.I.]

But some people will use God in order to manipulate someone into their way of thinking when it comes to style.

Ya think, and they do it about a whole lot more than that.  They forget that when discussing  "God's elect" there's only one vote--and it's a secret one at that.  They don't know it. 

[marshd1000]

Well, here is a quick update on my original post!  "Becky" is getting married and moving to Portland, about 170 miles south of Seattle.  So on Sunday, I had a nice lunch with her and her fiancee.  As it stands, I am going to do a reading at this wedding.  I have also shaved off my beard and am now down to a mustache.  That was my idea alone to shave off the big beard.  So after Becky approached me about doing the reading, she then asked if I could grow my hair back.  I immediately told her that we already had that discussion and that the case was closed.  Her fiancee actually glared at her when he heard that and said, "I don't think so!", when it came to making me grow my hair back.  While she did quickly backpeddle and say that she was kidding, I have to admit that she did get me going.  But I do wonder if there was a desparate last attempt to try to control.  Anyway, she then excused herself and went to the restroom.  I then started to tell her fiancee about the incidents.  He made it sound that he is aware of some of her controlling ways.  I do know he loves her a lot.  I pray that he will be the better man than I would be in his shoes.  Hopefully he has a personality with a lot of backbone when needed.  But also a personality that can pick and choose when to battle!  I wish them both well!

[Crowbar]

I wonder if God has MPB...