The mighty God, even the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round…
On Covering the Head in Worship: 1 Cor 11:2-16, pt 17
"Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered? Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him, but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is…
On Covering the Head in Worship: 1 Cor 11:2-16, pt 16
Let's finally bring our discussion of Paul's second reason for a practice of covering the head in a worship setting to a conclusion. To be clear, it is difficult to feel sure about what exactly Paul means by the phrase "because of the angels" because he doesn't explicitly explain this any further. This has been thought…
On Covering the Head in Worship: 1 Cor 11:2-16, pt 15
So to pick up where we left off in our last post, if we can make an educated and thoughtful guess at what Paul meant by "because of the angels", we would do well to notice that Paul immediately precedes "because of the angels" with God's divinely designed ordering of roles, and submission/obedience to those…
On Covering the Head in Worship: 1 Cor 11:2-16, pt 14
"It is for this reason that a woman ought to have authority over her own head, because of the angels." In what way does this principle of headship and the practice of head-covering benefit the angels? Why do this "because of" or "for the sake of" the angels? Before answering that question, let's briefly remind ourselves…
On Covering the Head in Worship: 1 Cor 11:2-16, pt 13
"It is for this reason that a woman ought to have authority over her own head, because of the angels." We talk, and think, less about angels than did our ancestors in the faith. We are generally (in "the West") less superstitious--a good thing! We are also generally more skeptical about the presence and influence…
On Covering the Head in Worship: 1 Cor 11:2-16, pt 12
"It is for this reason that a woman ought to have authority over her own head, because of the angels." This is, perhaps, the part of this already poorly understood passage that is shrouded most in mystery. Paul's second reason given for the practice of covering the head in worship is simply: "Because of the…
On Covering the Head in Worship: 1 Cor 11:2-16, pt 11
"A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man. For man did not come from woman, but woman from man; neither was man created for woman, but woman for man." Having understood that this passage--which gives instruction about both a…
On Covering the Head in Worship: 1 Cor 11:2-16, pt 10
"A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man. For man did not come from woman, but woman from man; neither was man created for woman, but woman for man." The first argument, or reasoning, Paul gives for this practice--that…
God(b)less America! pt 2
Help, LORD, for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race. Everyone lies to their neighbor; they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts. May the LORD silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue--those who say, "By our tongues we will prevail; our own…
Before the Silver Cord is Severed 