Why do churches display pics of Jesus with long hair when having long hair for men is a sin.?

Question

14Does not [a]the native sense of propriety (experience, common sense, reason) itself teach you that for a man to wear long hair is a dishonor [humiliating and degrading] to him,

1 Corinthians 11:14 Amplified Bible

Its not exactly a sin but I am sure Jesus would not be dishonouring himself with long hair.

Answer 1

The long-hair pictures are probably based on Rennaisance paintings. Not all churches have them, though, because some DO believe (incorrectly) that long hair in men is sinful.

The Nazarites were a particular religious order in OT times. To take Nazarite vows involved swearing off three things: grapes/raisins/grape juice/wine, contact with dead bodies, and cutting one's hair. The vows could be for a few months, to a few years, to a lifetime. The most famous Nazarite was Sampson (as in Sampson and Delilah and the haircut). Painters may not know the difference between a NazarENE (inhabitant of Nazaras) and a NazarITE (someone who has taken the vows).

Answer 2

First, i would like to clarify that to have a long hair is not a sin. Now, remember that Jesus is an Israelites. Since he is an Israelite, He practices the culture in Israel. Remember that almost all of the Israelites grow thier hair longer due to the fact that it is their culture. I think, that is the reason why the Church displays the picture of Jesus with a long hair. Jesus, as an Israelite, must have a long hair while He is alive. The Church only tries her best to depict the real image of Jesus by considering the culture of the Israelites.

Answer 3

Becuase christians are hypocrites. alcohol is a sin yet Jesus drank wine, Jesus never wanted a religion or a relationship yet people worship him and want to follow him like a lost puppy.

age does not equal wisdom

Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her

1 Corinthians 11: 14-15, KJV

Answer 4

It is soo painfully obvious all these good people who fancy themselves as Christians showing they don't read their Bibles.

Ok, now thats out of the way.....Paul did say that long hair is to be a woman's pride and cover and that it is a disgrace for a man, but I think this may also be an allusion to homosexual matters, much like the women not wearing that which pertains to a man and men not wearing women's clothing. These things are representative of men being men and women being women and not try to switch around.

Also...does anyone really know what Jesus looked like? Do we know what any man looked like in those days? It was forbidden by Jewish law to make ANY images. The pictures we have are pure speculation and imagination.

The rest of you here...go study your Bibles!

P.S. Oh my, the wine thing too. No where does it say wine is sinful. Jesus' 1st miracle was making wine from water. Paul told Timothy to take a little wine for his bad stomach.

What the Bible does say is to not chase Strong Drink nor drink to excess. A little wine is fine...being a drunk is not.

Answer 5

having long hair a sin? I think this comes from a particular denomination of believe, I have never read where having long hair was a sin.

As far as pictures go, since no one I know has ever actually seen Jesus or God, then these pictures are a mere perception of what people think Jesus may have looked like.

Answer 6

The paintings of Christ are simply artists' conceptions and have no Scriptural authorization. At least one historian of His day described Him as being a tall man with chestnut-colored hair, parted in the middle, with short hair which turned up at the end. In the book, THE MODERN STUDENT'S LIFE OF CHRIST by Irving Vollmer, published by Fleming H. Revell, the author says, "Archeologists object to the conventional pictures of Christ because they are not true to history." A German painter, L. Fahrenkrog, says, "Christ certainly never wore a beard, and His hair was beyond a doubt a closely cut. For this we have historical proof." The oldest representations going back to the first Christian centuries and found chiefly in the catacombs of Rome all pictured Him without a beard. All the pictures of Christ down to the beginning of the first century and even later are of this kind. Students of the first century and of Roman history are aware of the fact that the time of Christ was characterized by short hair for men. This author has seen many coins and statues which bear the likenesses of emperors who reigned during and after the time of Christ. Such likenesses reveal that the Ceasars and other rulers and emperors had short hair, and of course, the subjects followed the example set by the emperor. The plain simple truth is that during the life of Christ, short hair was the acceptable style. That Jesus wore the conventional style of His day is proved by the fact that Judas had to kiss Him to point Him out to the soldiers. Had Jesus been somewhat different, as a long-haired freak, Judas could have simply told the soldiers that Jesus was the One with the long hair. This, of course, is not true, as Judas had to place a kiss on Him in order to identify Him.

Answer 7

It's not a sin to have long hair. You're right in saying that Jesus didn't have long hair though. He was a member of the Nazarene sect. The Nazarite sect wore their hair long (I might be totally wrong about the names & have them mixed up or misquoted- it's been several years since I did the research). Jesus is portrayed as having long hair to reflect the images of the people who portrayed him as such. Well, that and because He would have totally fit in with hippies. :P

Answer 8

I don't think men having long hair is a sin, just in poor taste. In todays culture, men with long hair are looked down upon by businesses. In Jesus time, it was the norm for men to have longer hair, I think.

Answer 9

I missed the long hair being a sin part. I'm not a good enough biblical scholar but I kinda doubt that there's anything in the bible about long hair being a sin.

Answer 10

I've heard that the image of the long haired Jesus became popular during the Renaissance, when long hair was "in" for men.