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1 | Should Women Wear Hats? | 1 Cor 11:4 | Tamara Brewington | 203926 | ||
Is the scripture in I Corinthians 11:1-16 to be considered normative for Christians as a moraly indicitive imperative, or is to be considered merely historicaly applicable to Biblical times? And is this, as is widely believed, applicable only to married men and women or does the term aner refer to first men and second husband and does the term gune refer to first woman and second wife? And wouldn't all women have had to cover their heads back then or be considered prostitutes with uncovered heads, or as temple prostitutes as ones with hair cut off? And if that was a moral imperative then for all women because of the heirarchy of headship of the whole church in Christ (because weren't all women under the authority of her father or husband or brother as no woman had her own property and no authority?), why is it not seen as such now(notwithstanding that they used a complete covering of a shawl and not a little bonnet or hat as conventions have changed)? We had a rousing discussion in our church in Bible study and most of the women refused to wear hats. But I did decided to after waiting the week after easter, which my pastor asked me to do so that my wearing a hat would not be confused with an easter hat tradition(his wife always wore a hat until she passed away). He did not press the rest, but told them he had given them the scripture and that he would leave it up to them to be convicted or not because he refused to be in the middle of a big fight between those who felt convicted and those who don't, it just was not going to be a battle he would fight because he had other fights currently running he would prefer to be winning. IN Christ always, Tamara | ||||||
2 | Should Women Wear Hats? | 1 Cor 11:4 | DocTrinsograce | 203948 | ||
Hi, Tamara... This passage is about honoring headship. Loosing sight of the thrust of the message invites superficial, distracting interpretations. Note that the apostle himself, the church, the men, and the women are all to appropriately honor headship. The human heart being what it is latches on to the superficial, rather than submit itself to the leadership as designed by God. No wonder, since we've been doing that since the fall (Genesis 3:16 and 17). What difference can it make how we wear our hair and our clothing if we are not humbly and lovingly submitting to our Lord? None at all. On the other hand, when we are humbly and lovingly submitting the Lord, all that external stuff will properly fall into its proper, cultural place. The former is odious to the God. The latter brings him great glory. (cf Micah 6:1-8) In Him, Doc |
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3 | Should Women Wear Hats? | 1 Cor 11:4 | Val | 203952 | ||
So true Doc, can you imagine why so many pastors give up the ministry. This is another example of people putting up stumbling blocks where there is none. Is it pride? What is that passage - a little knowledge puffs up? | ||||||
4 | Should Women Wear Hats? | 1 Cor 11:4 | DocTrinsograce | 203955 | ||
Hi, Val... I don't think it is pride, per se -- although that's a component. I think it is simply how our deceitful hearts operate (Matthew 15:16-20). Ultimately we want to be our own god. Alternatively, we want to serve God in our own way ("same difference" as the kids used to say). Consequently, when someone comes along focusing on the external, all of us are happy to go along with it, since it relieves us of the responsibility of dealing with that nasty, old submission issue. So, given that I have this tendency just as much as anyone else, I have to wonder: What Scriptures am I treating this way so that I don't have to face my own heart's corrupt, rebellious nature? I do know this much: I know its bad... but I'd bet that the actual number is a lot worse than I imagine! In Him, Doc |
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5 | Should Women Wear Hats? | 1 Cor 11:4 | stjohn | 203960 | ||
Amen Brother! Very well said, Doc. (Jer 17:9) our own hearts are indeed our worst enemies! Never mind the devil beguiling us, we do a pretty good job on our own. God bless John |
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