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Admin	head covering Posted : 3 Dec, 2009 11:20 AM "Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head." 1 Corinthians 11:4. It is hard enough trying to figure what women need for covering. But Jews and Catholics both cover their heads to pray. Jewish men wear a Yamica (beenie) on their head. What is Paul saying here? Is this just a figure head and / or fountain head. :dunce: Post Reply
View Profile History	head covering Posted : 3 Dec, 2009 07:03 PM By this he gathers that if men do either pray or preach in public assemblies having their heads covered (which was then a sign of subjection), they robbed themselves of their dignity, against God's ordinance. Geneva Study Notes Post Reply
View Profile History	head covering Posted : 4 Dec, 2009 07:11 PM I think Paul is voicing his own (strong) opinion. He is suggesting it to the churches he has founded and talk to, but I don't believe it is a directive from God. Post Reply
View Profile History	head covering Posted : 4 Dec, 2009 08:18 PM Ms. Lamb, I concur! I believe Paul was speaking to the fact that women are a disraction (a nice one I might add) to men in church, especially those who like himself have taken a vow of celibacy. In order to cover their beauty so as to not be a distraction in church Paul suggested a head covering -- but I see no evidence that this came from God. Some women still do so in our Church and I think it is a wonderful show of humility and grace and I find it very attractive...drat...see how easily we men are distracted! Peace Post Reply
DontHitThatMark View Profile History	head covering Posted : 6 Dec, 2009 09:29 AM Paul said a woman's hair is her covering. Maybe this is why guys go bald. Natures way of uncovering men's heads, and covering women's heads? :goofball: Anyway...I doubt it's necessary to put blankets on your head when you pray... :peace::peace: Post Reply
View Profile History	head covering Posted : 7 Dec, 2009 04:41 AM What is being referred to is covering the head with a prayer shawl during prayer. If the man is in a private prayer session with God then he may cover his head completely to experience the personal intimacy with his Heavenly father. Since there is no concern with actually having something on the head then the kippah is perfectly fine to wear during public worship. The custom of wearing the kippah has no scriptural reference, not in the bible or Talmud. The kippah did not become mandatory to wear until the Shulchan Arukh was written in the 16th century, though the kippah was in use centuries before this writing. So covering the head with a prayer shawl distinguishes the public and private prayer time Paul is writing about. Also, prophesy is meant to edify the church so having your head covered defeats the purpose if you are in your pray closet. Post Reply
View Profile History	head covering Posted : 7 Dec, 2009 09:20 AM That is a good one, Men go bald because God wants them to pray with the head uncovered. And women are given beautiful thick long hair because God wants their head covered, Lol :ROFL: Well that's good enough for me. It says, "does not nature itself teach you it is a shame for men to have long hair." I love it when nature teaches us. And not just because I never been able to grow long hair. :purpleangel: Dave Post Reply
Devotedlove47^ View Profile History	head covering Posted : 9 Dec, 2009 02:52 PM The key to understanding the spiritual practice the apostle Paul was trying to correct, can be found by examining the previous portion of his letter to the Corinthians ( we call chapter10 ). In this section of his letter, he warns the Corinthians saints about how their forefathers (children of Israel) partook of the spiritual things of God, and yet were destroyed by God because of their lack of respect towards those spiritual things, and the God who gave them. As end time saints, and fellow partakers of the body Christ, Paul commands the Corinthian church to be conscience of those events, lest they too should fall. All sacred, secular, or unholy customs, must be approached and handled in ways which give Godly direction, and edification to all people, and give all glory and honor to God. In addressing this custom of covering ones head while praying or prophesying, the apostle Paul was simply attempting to make sure that those men and women who were observing the custom, were doing so out of knowing, acknowledging, and respecting the spiritual hierarcy and order of God. To practice this custom without spiritual knowledge and mindfulness of the disservice which was being rendered to God through their ignorance of His redemptive works, and divine order of authority, was to Paul, dishonorable in the sight of God. I agree This can be seen in his opening words which he spoke in I Cor. 11: 3, which read: �But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God� To simply put it, he was letting the men know that when you cover your natural head in the presence of God you dishonor your spiritual head which is Christ. The act of covering ones head was an outward expression of ones feelings of unworthiness before the presence of a holy God, which openly subjected the spiritual head ( which is Christ ) to those same outward expressions of unworthiness. Thus it is fitting that a women be covered on behalf of herself and her husband (her head). For in so doing, she openly acknowledges their dependence upon the sin covering power of God and His Christ, which is upon them both. The began in Eden, when God covered their natural shame and was finished on Golgotha when he cleansed their spiritual shame. Is is the making of a spiritual statement before God, the church, and the world, which is to be done to the glorification of God and his Christ, and not for satisfying ones self. If it is to be practiced, it must not be done as some self glorifying ritual, but rather a holy spiritual statement to the Almighty God. It is not an ordinance given directly by God himself to the church, but rather Godly instructions to the saints, which God will honor as instructions in righteousness. Note Paul's statement in verse 16 of chapter 11, which clearly reflects his views on the practice of this custom. Post Reply