Curling ones air is not sin, however, it comes across that most of the pastors in Christ Embassy is taking the curling affair a bit over-board. It seems that most of them are trying so hard "to be like" Pastor Chris in appearance. The attempt to dress like pastor Chris shows that these pastors are more concerned about his physical looks and how it relates to them that what he teaches and how it affects their lives. They are living in his shadow and that is what people are raising their eyebrows about.
I want to be like Jesus - I am concerned about the spiritual significance of his ministry and how it relates to my life. However, I do not have to dress the way He did because I want to be like Him; I don't grow my hair because I want to be like Jesus. I am me yet I am of Him.
I think these pastors are loosing their personal identities with what they are doing - it is not a sin but it does send a lot of mixed messages.
My question is - why are they curling their hair?
Please note that I am not saying Pastor Chris is trying to be like Jesus . . . I don't know and I don't care, cus only him can really answer that question. . . instead my focus is on this your highlighted statement.
I don't grow my hair because I want to be like Jesus
1. This statement is loaded, good, sound and confusing all at the same time.
2. What do you mean by not wanting to grow your hair.
3. The statement implies that you seem to have a perception of what the Hair of the Messiah looked like.
4. Which kind of hair did the Messiah have.
5. How do you think the Messiah looked like.
6. The Bible makes us to understand that we need to tell the Truth at all times.
7. Is there not something wrong somewhere when Pastors (who are supposed to know the Truth) ends up promoting an European image of the Messiah, even though the bible made it very clear that:
Europeans were the Gentiles (not the Africans) and that the Messiah was certainly not an European.