Consider the following Scripture:
1Co 11:3 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.
1Co 11:4 Every man who has something on his head while praying or prophesying disgraces his head.
1Co 11:5 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.
1Co 11:6 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.
1Co 11:7 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.
1Co 11:8 For man does not originate from woman, but woman from man;
1Co 11:9 for indeed man was not created for the woman's sake, but woman for the man's sake.
1Co 11:10 Therefore the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.
1Co 11:11 However, in the Lord, neither is woman independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.
1Co 11:12 For as the woman originates from the man, so also the man has his birth through the woman; and all things originate from God.
1Co 11:13 Judge for yourselves: is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?
1Co 11:14 Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him,
1Co 11:15 but if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her? For her hair is given to her for a covering. (NASB)
So from a literal, fundamentalist position, women should have their heads covered. But what does verse 1 Co 11:10 mean? According to 1 Co 11:15, is it enough for a woman to have long hair, is that enough covering? Also, according to 1 Co 11:5, women are praying and prophesying, and nothing is said against that practice. It seems like some of these rules/practices border on legalism. Most of the rules against women in the early church were because of a lack of discipline. Are these rules still to be followed for the same reasons? Just some thoughts. I do not advocate any position short of strict adherence to Biblical teaching.
1Co 11:3 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.
1Co 11:4 Every man who has something on his head while praying or prophesying disgraces his head.
1Co 11:5 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.
1Co 11:6 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.
1Co 11:7 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.
1Co 11:8 For man does not originate from woman, but woman from man;
1Co 11:9 for indeed man was not created for the woman's sake, but woman for the man's sake.
1Co 11:10 Therefore the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.
1Co 11:11 However, in the Lord, neither is woman independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.
1Co 11:12 For as the woman originates from the man, so also the man has his birth through the woman; and all things originate from God.
1Co 11:13 Judge for yourselves: is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?
1Co 11:14 Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him,
1Co 11:15 but if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her? For her hair is given to her for a covering. (NASB)
So from a literal, fundamentalist position, women should have their heads covered. But what does verse 1 Co 11:10 mean? According to 1 Co 11:15, is it enough for a woman to have long hair, is that enough covering? Also, according to 1 Co 11:5, women are praying and prophesying, and nothing is said against that practice. It seems like some of these rules/practices border on legalism. Most of the rules against women in the early church were because of a lack of discipline. Are these rules still to be followed for the same reasons? Just some thoughts. I do not advocate any position short of strict adherence to Biblical teaching.
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