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Women, Hats, and Hair 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 Must women wear a hat or veil when they worship? Is it a sin for a woman to cut her hair? What does this passage teach?

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Must women wear a hat or veil when they worship God? What does this passage say to us today?

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Women, Hats, and Hair

1 Corinthians 11:2-16Must women wear a hat or veil when they

worship?Is it a sin for a woman to cut her hair?

What does this passage teach?

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The Subject of this passage

NOT: Women wearing hats or scarfs to a worship assembly

Acts of worship are missing Assembly is missing Modern hat vs. the veil of that time

Why give a rule here if they are forbidden later? (Must be veiled when they pray. But in chapter 14, they are forbidden to pray in worship.)

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The Subject of this passage

IS: About headship and how it is recognized and demonstrated in Corinth

GOD CHRIST MAN

IS THE HEAD OF:

CHRIST MAN WOMAN

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Words to Study

HEAD - anything chief, prominent, of persons, master, lord – Thayer's Greek Lexicon

VEIL – Greek – katakalupto Kata – preposition showing movement down,

from higher to lower, hang down, down from Kalupto – to cover, to veil oneself, to be

covered Veil – hanging down and covering the face

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Words to Study

VEIL – Greek – katakalupto Not specific as to color, cloth, composition Must hang down and cover the face Moses wore a veil (2 Corinthians 3:13-14)

Man was NOT to wear a covering on his head A woman without a veil indicated masculinity A man with a veil indicated femininity

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What was the situation at Corinth?

Veil – customary sign of a woman in subjection Judge in yourselves – v. 13 Is it proper (comely – KJV)? – v. 13 Does not nature teach you – v. 14 We (the church) have no such custom – v. 16

Same with other customs, cultures, times Foot washing (John 13) Holy Kiss (Romans 16:16)

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What was the situation at Corinth?

A woman without a veil = not in subjection (not married or engaged)

A woman with shaved head = convicted of prostitution

The point was not that they should PUT ON a veil to pray or prophesy

The point was the should NOT REMOVE the veil

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What about today, in USA?

Customs change with nations, times, cultures Man with a wedding band = married Years ago – red light district = prostitution Years ago – men removed hat in buildings Foot washing – travel methods changed

WHAT IF: In USA, a yellow shirt was the sign of a drug dealer? Red purse = prostitute?

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Do these rules apply today?

YES if the conditions are met Hangs down, covers the face Has the same significance in society

Long hair – is a woman's glory v. 15 This is a covering Given by God

In absence of a custom – a woman's hair is her covering.

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Is the text dealing with custom?

YES – Custom has always had symbols of subjection

FACTS: Woman has always been in subjection to man Method of showing it has changed Principle remains, when customs change

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Is the text dealing with custom?

Humility is required – foot washing is not

Friendliness is required – holy kiss is not

Subjection is required – veil is not

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SUMMARY

What I have admitted: There are 2 coverings – veil and hair In Corinth, the veil was a sign of subjection

What I have objected to: Binding a custom from another society Substitution or changing of the text Reading into the text what is not there

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SUMMARY

What I have not said: That headship is a matter of custom That roles are a matter of custom Ruled out the possibility that 1 Corinthians

11 may be applicable today It is wrong for a woman to wear a hat or veil

to worship today

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Principles taught:

Woman is subordinate to man Man is subordinate to Christ BOTH must show their subordination Christians must fit into the society where they

live – “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.”

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Principles taught:

Everyone must recognize his or her place in society and honor it

Sex identity: The distinction between the sexes must be kept clear in dress, hair, behavior, jewelry, hair styles, etc.