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NASB | 1 Corinthians 11:4 Every man who has something on his head while praying or prophesying disgraces his head. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 11:4 Every man who prays or prophesies with something on his head dishonors his head [and the One who is his head]. |
Subject: Should Women Wear Hats? |
Bible Note: Dearest saint of the most High God, I fervently inquired of God in the Spirit as to what answer would lead to life. I perceived two things of the Lord, a vision and a word, let them be delivered with the anointing. And may anything of myself be consumed in the flaming, living word He speaks. If I am revealed, as you state, it is to no gain spiritually. I perceived one standing before a mirror, the one on this side having a hat, yet the reflection having none. Are the saints who stand before God, praising Him and giving Him glory forever wearing hats? I do not know but what I see. If one, in faith, chooses to cover in this realm, as a picture of the order of God, do I judge that legalism? No, I have stepped off the throne of my own heart, and can not. We must allow the Spirit to bring forth what you state, the moral imperative, for this day. Yet the spiritual reality that the Spirit pushes forward in this realm, in this age, is the eternal reality of His Kingdom. This leads to the weightier issue of "the headship of Christ in all areas", where we have superceding guidance. To submit to the head practically, one must submit to the body under that head. The building up of the body of Christ is what the life in you wants above all, not to foster contention. That submission is not symbolic! It is by faith, and evidenced by the life you bring forth in the body. If promotion of the wearing of hats was of the Spirit now, in the body where you meet, life would accompany that choice and word. I make no judgment whether that has happened apart from the context of Paul's discourse, is happening somewhere in the universal body, or will happen at some future point. But to raise the question, even with the intention of obedience, yet find dissension in those you meet with, is not finding life. It is judgment of what is correct and incorrect outside of the authority in the body you have submitted to. If it is a prophetic word you bring forth to the members you meet with, a new guiding revelation, you will find life and Grace to give it, even in the midst of persecution, even unto separation from that fellowship. That is extreem, and such a word would be accompanied by confirmation, yes? If it is a 'moral imperative' that you have personal revelation about, then practice it by all means, guarding your heart carefully to not turn that into legalism, which is just as legalistic now as in ancient days, irregardless of new or old economy. Forgive me for not having anything beyond that, no more verses, or vision. May God grant you increased faith extending beyond the mind's comprehension, and a transformed will to follow where He leads in peace. By the Spirit, may His hand lay upon you a new outpouring! With love |