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Good points pinklight.

In first Cor. 11 in the beginning Paul cites origins: first of humanity, then of woman, then of the Messiah. IMO the point of doing this was to show honor. We honor God who is our Creator. There is an honor women give men since we have our form from them; and drawing from that wives can honor husbands who support, protect, and provide for them. And we all honor Christ, our Messiah, who gave His life for us. He then proceeds in a discussion of women’s attire while prophesying (preaching) and praying publicly, and their responsibility to honor their husbands. As well, there is a hint to honor God and the body of Christ from the last verses in chapt. 10. Women are to exercise their own authority in choosing how to honor the local customs. This is a subject that we all must judge for ourselves, because God isn’t about legalities of this sort. God judges the heart.