Question 5 (labeled 8): What does Paul want men to do? Not wear coverings to maintain masculinity and headship
Mike applies conclusions to men's instructions.
Paul wants men not to wear head coverings when praying/prophesying, unlike Roman pagan ritual. The reason: to maintain outward displays of masculinity and male headship. Mike critiques how modern culture has moved from rejecting 'toxic masculinity' to rejecting all masculinity. Egalitarian alternatives: Gordon Fee makes it hypothetical, Philip Payne makes it about sexual identity.
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Shaming The Head 2
Several posts back we talked about how Paul shows in 1 Corinthians 11 that the head covering shamed Christ. This post will discuss why a woman without her head covering shamed her head
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Shaming The Head 1
1 Corinthians 11:4-6 lists three “shames” and verse 7 lists two glories. Two of these shames and glories relate directly back to the “head” and one shame relates to the person themselves
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Joel 2:28-29
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