1 Corinthians 4:3

4:3 So for me, it is a minor matter that I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.

1 Corinthians 11:14

11:14 Does not nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace for him,

1 Corinthians 11:16

11:16 If anyone intends to quarrel about this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.


sn Paul does not mean nature in the sense of “the natural world” or “Mother Nature.” It denotes “the way things are” because of God’s design.