your thoughts on l Corinthians 11:1-15

Many people mistakenly think this verse is telling women to keep their heads covered. But that is not the case. In this context, the "head covering" is a symbol for headship. A man who prays without authority dishonors Christ. A women who does the same without her spouse's blessing dishonors her spouse. The examples become more clear when you take into consideration the customs of headwear at that time. It doesn't say men and women can't pray or prophesy, nor does it require or discourage men and women in their head attire. Since head attire customs today are not what they were then, the context of this verse is often difficult to discern. One thing, however, is clear. This verse is NOT intented to require women from keeping their heads covered.

 

Here we go again .

Welcome to the board baptistk. If you want a full range of what people think do a search on head coverings. This topic is frequently and well covered on this board.

In fact, there is a current thread here:

http://www.baptistboard.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php/topic/28/2611.html

Sadly, it is a topic that usually gets quite ugly .

 

Here is how the ASV translates it:

1 Corinthians 11:3-8 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
4 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoreth his head.
5 But every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled dishonoreth her head; for it is one and the same thing as if she were shaven.
6 For if a woman is not veiled, let her also be shorn: but if it is a shame to a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be veiled.
7 For a man indeed ought not to have his head veiled, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
8 For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man:

God's command for a woman to wear a headcovering (to my knowledge) has never been rescinded.
DHK