Cheryl Schatz

Jay, welcome to my blog.

I think you mean 1 Cor. 14 and yes I do believe that Paul wrote Corinthians and 1 & 2 Timothy. You will find the answers to these verses here on my blog and also on my DVD set. We don’t believe in cherry-picking verses as context, context, context is key.

As far as women covering their heads, Paul gave them permission to cover because the strong cultural mandate to cover would have brought severe repercussions to some who may have had non-Christian husbands. However the normal and natural Christian position was no headcoverings which can be clearly seen in 1 Timothy 2:9 where the women’s hair were uncovered and their elaborate braids were seen. Paul did not tell them to cover their hair but to show off their godly character through their good works rather than through expensive jewelery, elaborate hair styles and costly garments. There is no doubt that the women in Ephesus did not wear head coverings.