No part of the Bilble can be ignored. "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness" (2nd Timothy 3,16). All scripture is given us for something and can thus not be ignored by a Christian, but it's not stated that all scripture is given us to be followed, as something is written to warn a Christian not to follow the mentioned excample!
I observe Christians ignoring controversial parts of the Bible all the time. Even less than controversial passages such as those referring to head coverings. Of course they often say something similar to that being a first century cultural practice that is no longer required, but it seems they are actually simply ignoring the parts the do not like. The head covering example comes from my own religious tradition as a believer.
What mentioned here, Caliban, has
nothing to do about ignoring the scripture - you are clearly telling yourselv that “the head covering example comes from my own religious tradition as a believer” not that this i scriptual command for Christians at any place and for any time! All “religous traditions” may be totally wrong and is in any case
in it’s own right of zero value, so let’s rather check what
is important - the Scripture.
Head covering is metioned in 1st Corithian 11: “
But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven." (v5).
What exactly do a such woman do: Dishounors her head!
When exactly does she do this: “When she pray a or saying a prophesy uncovered”.
Why is this so? ”... if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.”. Well, today it appearantly isn’t considered any shame for a woman to be “shorn or shaven”, but that don’t standalone remove what is said else, as the Scripture doesn't change. So
how to a woman “cover her head” in 2020? At least for Norway: Simply by letting
HER hat/headgear stay where it are in the church, while
HIS hat/headgear is left in the wardrobe outside the church room or upon his knees. (In fact a
so common habit in Norway that should a boy enter a room in s hurry with his headgear not remowoved, he will quickly be reminded abolut checking his head and asked to remowe what’s there, a girl will never be. However,please don't tell anyone, or someone will consider the habit to be discrimination of women!) Should a woman refuse a such habit, what’s the result: She dishonours
her head - and she dishonours
God,
NOT by not cover her head, but by
ignoring his word and resist against His Word and thus the LORD
being his word.
Caliban, have you ever
analyzed a situation as described upon what
Scripture actually says about the situation instead of just assuming that “my own tradition as a beliver is of course 100 % equal to what told in the Scripture. Remember what the belivers in Berea - “more noble than those in Thessalonica” - did? If not, check Acts 17.
