Tag: Headship

  • Why do we dislike head covering?

    It’s said that the first step towards solving a problem is to admit we have one. We have one. We don’t like head covering. In fact, we dislike it so much, that we approach this passage of Scripture trying to find ways to avoid applying it. But if we are to give this passage a…

  • How is head covering going today?

    Head covering is a biblical tradition that has existed in the church since the beginning. For centuries it represented the different callings of Christian men and Christian women. That was the purpose of the tradition. And then, approximately 1950 years later, it went out of fashion. If you ask most people in churches today why…

  • 1 Corinthians 11:16 – The Churches of God.

    1 Corinthians 11:16 – The Churches of God.

    If anyone wants to be contentious about this, we have no other practice–nor do the churches of God. (1 Corinthians 11:16) After giving in-depth reasons for the tradition of covering and uncovering from verse 1 to verse 15, Paul ends with this sentence. There are two things to note. 1. The word “other”. The word…

  • 1 Corinthians 11:13-15 – Natural Covering.

    1 Corinthians 11:13-15 – Natural Covering.

    1 Corinthians 11:13-15 13 Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered? 14 Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him, 15 but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair…

  • 1 Corinthians 11:13 – Returning to the main point.

    1 Corinthians 11:13 – Returning to the main point.

    Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered? (1 Corinthians 11:13) The main point: This verse supports the position that the head covering tradition is for church meetings. After the aside in 1 Corinthians 11:11-12, Paul restates the main point of the passage, i.e. a woman…

  • 1 Corinthians 11:11-12 – We Rely on Each Other, Ah Ha.

    1 Corinthians 11:11-12 – We Rely on Each Other, Ah Ha.

    And we rely on each other, ah-ha,From one human to another, ah-ha. Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb Sung by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton (Lyrics approximate only). So, this is what Paul has said so far (paraphrased of course): Women should wear a head covering. Women should wear a head covering. Women should…

  • 1 Corinthians 11:10 – What does “because of the angels” mean?

    1 Corinthians 11:10 – What does “because of the angels” mean?

    “It is for this reason that a woman ought to have authority over her own head, because of the angels.”(1 Corinthians 11:10 NIV Bible) What’s that stuff about the angels? I’d like to suggest that head covering is a sign of the authority of man over woman to remind the church of God’s created purposes…

  • 1 Corinthians 11:10 – What does “for this reason” mean?

    1 Corinthians 11:10 – What does “for this reason” mean?

    1 Corinthians 11:10 It is for this reason that a woman ought to have authority over her* head, because of the angels.[*The NIV2011 inserts “own” in this verse. I took it out.]There are three main questions people ask about verse 10: What did Paul mean by, “for this reason”? What did Paul mean by, “a woman…

  • 1 Corinthians 11:10 – What does “have authority over her head” mean?

    1 Corinthians 11:10 – What does “have authority over her head” mean?

    What did Paul mean by “a woman should have authority over her head”? It is for this reason that a woman ought to have authority over her own head, because of the angels. (1 Corinthians 11:10 NIV) Here again, the reluctance to accept the plainest reading has spawned a number of different interpretations, but they…

  • 1 Corinthians 11:7-9 – Image, Glory and Creation.

    1 Corinthians 11:7-9 – Image, Glory and Creation.

    7 A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man. 8 For man did not come from woman, but woman from man; 9 neither was man created for woman, but woman for man. If the reasoning behind men uncovering their heads and women covering their…