Today's readings are Psalm 107.1-9, 2 Samuel 7.18-29, and 1 Corinthians 10.23-11.16.
Our passage today in 1 Corinthians 10-11 is one of the most difficult texts in all of Scriptures. Specifically, what is Paul talking about with head coverings?
It doesn't seem he was acting in a culturally bound manner. Greek men prayed with heads covered, Romans with heads uncovered, Jews with heads covered. Greek and Roman women sometimes wore head coverings, sometimes not.
What seems to be a key is a sign of authority. Men are to uncover their heads to bare themselves before Christ. Women are to have a symbol of the authority the Lord has placed over them. Do we have such a symbol in our culture? Should we go back to the custom of women wearing hats in church as they did a generation ago? Let's have some comments here!
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