Covering Beyond Sunday Morning?
This is the first article in a three-part series seeking to biblically answer the question, “When and where am I supposed to wear a head covering?”
Here are the titles of all 3 articles (links will be added when each is published)…
- “Covering Beyond Sunday Morning?”
- “Church-Only Covering: Re-Evaluating The Best Arguments”
- “Covering While Praying or Prophesying: So, Exactly When Is That?”
You may view/download a PDF version of this article here.
HUMAN QUESTIONS & BIBLICAL ANSWERS1) The main goal of this article is not to outline the full range of situations where a head covering is biblically required. Instead, this article simply argues that the Scripturally intended range of situations includes more than the local church assembly. A future article in this series will further discuss the exact contexts that the Apostle Paul had in mind. The purpose of this article is only to see that although Paul’s instructions about covering are certainly applicable to the Sunday church service, they are not limited to it.
Both the Apostle Paul and the First Century churches promoted the standard use of head coverings by Christian women (1 Corinthians 11:16). However, in our modern era, a follow-up set of practical questions is often asked: “During what times and in what situations does God intend for a head covering to be worn?”2)
And similarly: “When and where does God want Christian men to take off their hats?”
I believe that there are two primary reasons why these questions often prompt curiosity and confusion.
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↑ The main goal of this article is not to outline the full range of situations where a head covering is biblically required. Instead, this article simply argues that the Scripturally intended range of situations includes more than the local church assembly. A future article in this series will further discuss the exact contexts that the Apostle Paul had in mind. The purpose of this article is only to see that although Paul’s instructions about covering are certainly applicable to the Sunday church service, they are not limited to it.
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↑ And similarly: “When and where does God want Christian men to take off their hats?”
