Reformation Heritage KJV Study Bible Quote Image
Source: The Reformation Heritage KJV Study Bible (2014, Reformation Heritage Publishers) Page 1661
Source: The Reformation Heritage KJV Study Bible (2014, Reformation Heritage Publishers) Page 1661
A video from a church in Tambov, Russia. It shows their choir, baptisms being performed as well as other clips from their Easter 2014 service. We thought this was a beautiful video to show how the symbol of headcovering looks in corporate worship.
When we read 1 Corinthians 11, our minds usually wonder about the culture of Corinth and the general customs of that time. “Maybe this was peculiar to the situation in that city? Maybe women wearing head coverings were normative back then? Maybe a man with his head covered stood for something bad in that culture?” When these questions are raised, the interpreter often concludes that since in our time and culture coverings aren’t normative and men wearing hats are not frowned upon, that we are free to abandon or change the symbol to something more meaningful to us. Though there are exegetical reasons for not taking this route, there are also cultural reasons for why that simply doesn’t work. See, behind this assumption is a belief that what Paul laid out regarding head covering was culturally normative, familiar, and meaningful. That’s just simply not true. Read more
In 1 Corinthians 11:13 the Apostle Paul says
Judge for yourselves: is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered? (1 Cor 11:13 NASB)
Some have suggested that this verse leaves the matter of headcovering to the individuals own judgment. That each person can determine for themselves if they would like to practice this symbol.
But is that what Paul meant when he told the church to “judge for yourselves”. In this video I’ll show you why this cannot be the case.
Last week we shared Deborah F’s head covering testimony. In it she shared that she enjoys “digitally designing religiously-themed word art in [her] spare time.” Today we have two of these word art images she made on 1 Corinthians 11. Click on either image to view the full size.
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