Judge among
yourselves.
Is it proper for a
woman
to pray to God with
her head uncovered?
Does not even in
nature itself teach you
that if a man has
long hair,
it is a dishonor to
him?
But if a woman has
long hair,
it is a glory to her;
for her hair
is given to her for a
covering.
But if anyone seems
to be contentious,
we have no such
custom,
nor do the churches
of God.
1 Corinthians 11: --
16
Just as
Paul stated: "Judge for
yourself" we should do the same and this we shall do for those words
in regard to head covering, or long hair have been a matter of contention in
the church for quite some time. Let us
return for just a moment and let's re-examine what Paul was inspired to write
in this we find in the same chapter in versus 7 through 11. We find that the Holy Spirit inspired Paul
to re-stake that man is in the image and glory of God and woman is the glory of
man. Oh! This flies in the face
of our current culture whereby the current wisdom is that women should have the
same equality as a man. The Genesis
account in regard to man, man was created from the dust of the ground by
God. Furthermore, God did not use the
dust of the ground in the making of a woman before she was made from the rib of
a man. Now if a man desires to hold
some sort of superiority over a woman due to this fact been they are in
contradiction to what God had Paul writes that man was created for woman and
woman for the man. This is an equality
for they are both fit for each other but this does not mean that each have the
same rank or requirement rather they are to be of help for one another. Man is not independent of woman and woman is
not independent of man both need each other.
It is only when this rubric is set aside, or discarded that both sides
renounce their God given rank and responsibility that problems enter into their
lives and to the churches, and certainly do not have the blessing of God. One may cavil at God's economy, or
arrangement, but this is to judge God as being wrong. In the very beginning and Genesis 3:16b a pronouncement
was given upon both man and woman but in this part of the verse it is stated
that the woman's "desire" would be for her husband and that the man should rule
over the woman. A lot of discussion
over this has been forwarded by many men throughout the ages and I can only
offer what I see this means: "Your
desire shall be for your husband."
Is God only stating that she would have some sort of sexual attraction
to man, or is this desire something more?
It was already natural that there would be this sexual attraction
between both man and woman therefore to state this would only be stating the
obvious and cannot mean sexual attraction.
Therefore then, to desire is to desire what her husband has and that is
the role of being a superior, or head of the family, whether it be with
children or only with just a spouse.
Let us see how this overreaching desire has worked out in the
world. Before I begin, let me fully
address this issue: woman is equal in brain power and in some cases even in
physical power. There are differences
between man and woman that are fitted so that when they come together they are
better able to make proper decisions that would be of help to them, and two
others. Just because there are
differences of such things as emotion, or even in some cases physical ability,
that type of love that only a woman can give especially to her children, a type
love that men have a different approach in loving their children and even their
lives does not mean that both man and woman are not equal. The difference lies in the roles that each
should be playing out for this is the way that God has made man and woman. Let me also make this admission: Adam sinned
greater than his wife Eve! Adam had the
responsibility to not allow for sin to enter into this world and this he did
not do. Yes, both sinned! When it is said that man is to rule over
woman only means that women have a particular place according to God to be in
the direction to their own husbands at the entrance of sin destroyed that
dispensation of God for men. If man had
not sinned, he would always have ruled with the wisdom and love; if the woman
had not sinned, she would always have obeyed with humility and meekness. Yes even faulted by tempting her husband but
that is all she could do was to tempt him, she could not force him; though it
was her fault to persuade him to eat it, it was his fault to listen to
her. Due to this great sin of Adam all
of his posterity, all of his progeny, inherits from him a corrupted soul that
does not desire to do the will of God.
This corrupted soul did not just exist with Adam but due to sin even the
soul of Eve was corrupted. And we see
the results of this corruption in this usurping of the roles that God
established in such things as a high divorce rate, abortion, homosexuality, and
a homosexual affiliation in what is called same -- sex marriage. We see children with lack of real respect
and a high use of drugs to find some sort of euphoric lifestyle. We see it in the type of music that leads to
such things that God hates. Children
come home to an empty home while their mothers are out attempting to have some
sort of worldly success. We find
fathers not coming home to care for their family and yet spend great time
drinking alcoholic beverages or doing other things that keep them from their
home usurping their responsibility.
Judge among yourself what is proper.
Yes Paul was addressing certain customs among the Grecian people but we
are to find the principles that led Paul by the Holy Spirit to address the
misuse of those custom. Therefore, the
principles are what we need to apply and returned back to the dispensation and
economy of God for man, woman, and children.
The question is: Will we do it!
Let us search out and
examine our
ways.
Let us lift our hearts
in the
hands to God
in heaven. We have
transgressed
and
rebelled; You have not
pardon.
Lamentations
3: 40 -- 42
Repent: God will forgive and bless
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