Weaver1has's Blog

26^th August 2020

This next passage is not an easy passage to understand but remember that Paul has a context and he is a man that is steeped in Old Testament knowledge and he was taught by one of the top Rabbis of the day.  Obviously if we read this passage carefully, we can assume that women had their heads covered in the Church as a sign of respect.   However, if we read this more carefully, we do not see any commands in this text.  Though Pauls point of view is that a woman should have her head covered. I’m not going to make any final judgement on this but let us try to get to know what Paul is talking about

² Now I praise you because you remember me in everything and hold firmly to the traditions, just as I delivered them to you. ³ But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ. ⁴ Every man who has something on his head while praying or prophesying disgraces his head. ⁵ But every woman who has her head uncovered while praying or prophesying disgraces her head, for she is one and the same as the woman whose head is shaved. ⁶ For if a woman does not cover her head, let her also have her hair cut off; but if it is disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, let her cover her head. ⁷ For a man ought not to have his head covered, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man. ⁸ For man does not originate from woman, but woman from man; ⁹ for indeed man was not created for the woman’s sake, but woman for the man’s sake. ¹⁰ Therefore the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels. ¹¹ However, in the Lord, neither is woman independent of man, nor is man independent of woman. ¹² For as the woman originates from the man, so also the man has his birth through the woman; and all things originate from God. ¹³  Judge for yourselves: is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered? ¹⁴ Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him, ¹⁵ but if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her? For her hair is given to her for a covering. ¹⁶ But if one is inclined to be contentious, we have no other practice, nor have the churches of God. 1 Corinthians 11:2-16

Verse 2

So he is really encouraged that the Corinthians are keeping firm with the traditions

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