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Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for collecting daily manna), make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Saturday, December 2, 2017
Today's Passage : Today's Passage: Subject:Head Coverings Bible Verse:1 Corinthians 11:1-12 (ESV) "Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you. But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God. Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head, but every wife who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since it is the same as if her head were shaven. For if a wife will not cover her head, then she should cut her hair short. But since it is disgraceful for a wife to cut off her hair or shave her head, let her cover her head. For 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 was not made from woman, but woman from man. Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man. That is why a wife ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels. Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man nor man of woman; for as woman was made from man, so man is now born of woman. And all things are from God." Message:
As in much of Corinthians, Paul’s explanation is sometimes hard to follow, but at least the practical lesson, that women (or at least married women) should cover their heads during worship, and men should not, is clear.
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s in other parts of the New Testament, and indeed in Genesis itself, the relationship described between men and women is complex. Paul accepts the Genesis account of creation literally and holds fast to the concept that woman was made from man and, at least in marriage, has a duty to look to her husband with some degree of deference. A husband is seen as the “head” of his family, although with his own, often difficult, obligations. And yet, before God, the distinction disappears. Our souls have no gender, but as humans, we do. “In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” (Genesis 1:27)
The discussion of a woman’s hair is difficult to dissect. But one rarely sees a woman voluntarily cut off her hair even in the secular community, and even there, it is generally confined to radically anti-Christian areas such as politically-oriented musicians, lesbian advocates, or the fashion industry. The close-cropping of a woman’s hair has historically been associated with disgrace. At the end of World War 2, in Europe, women in occupied countries who had been the mistresses of German officers had their hair cropped in public, as a sign of their disgrace.
One might speculate that the concern with women’s hair arises from the effect long and full hair has on men, for it makes women more sexually attractive to men. Perhaps the admonition for women to cover their heads is simply a specific application of modesty for all people during times of worship, so that they may not distract others, or that they might set aside vanity.
But perhaps this speculation is in vain. It is not completely clear whether Paul addressed this admonition to all women, or only to married women. The Greek word used, gune, can mean “woman” or “wife” either one, depending on context, and the context here seems to point more towards “wife.” Paul may be leaving a little wiggle room here for single women, who (unlike married women) have a legitimate reason for attracting amorous attention from men.
Meditation : Prayer : As I travel through the rest of my day, may the God of hope fill me with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit I may abound in hope. ...Amen |
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