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[[Image:John Wesley.jpg|thumbnail|left|John Wesley]]If | [[Image:John Wesley.jpg|thumbnail|left|John Wesley]]If we accept your doctrine that men with long hair (or hair of similar length to former First-Lady Jackie Kennedy) have fallen from grace, then John Wesley has to be included in that category of people that fell from grace. He had hair longer that Mrs. Kennedy. | ||
Falling from Grace is different than something like not having peace, not having faith, or not having patience. Falling from Grace is substituting the cross | Falling from Grace is different than something like not having peace, not having faith, or not having patience. Falling from Grace is substituting the cross with something else. | ||
Long hair on a man may not be appropriate based on the scriptures, but it does not mean the man has fallen from grace. In referring to the issue of hair: Paul stated in 1 Cor 11:16 | |||
:''But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.'' (KJV) | |||
:''But if anyone wants to argue about this, we do not have any custom like this, nor do any of God’s churches.'' (ISV) | |||
So while short hair may be preferred on a man, it did not seem Paul was overly dogmatic on the issue and certainly does not give it the force of law. | |||
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[[Mixing Law and Grace]] | [[Mixing Law and Grace]] | ||