In most countries of the world the believing women in the gatherings wear the dead covering as mentioned in 1 Corinthians 11. It is the Western countries, Europe and the United States that no longer practice the covering. Just a few decades ago all women wore some sort of covering, in my mothers day it was a hat, before that it was a scarf. Now in the United States the only gatherings that use the coverings in obedience to 1 Corinthians are the fringe groups such as Mennonites, Quakers, the Plymouth Brethren and a few others. Mostly all the Protestant churches are not teaching on the purpose or meaning of the covering.
Notice something very important, those countries that have abandoned the use of the covering are the rebellious and apostate western cultures. Feminism has made women contemptuous toward a Biblical covering, even those who do not consider themselves "feminist" think that it is a strange practice. This is just how far we have come from the Biblical standards of the Bible.
We cannot judge a woman as unsaved for not obeying the practice of the head covering, but we should teach it so that women are aware that it is an command of God and that it is not a cultural practice for "back in that day." Our culture has become very rebellious, even the ones who are staunch about obeying their husbands, will not obey God in this matter of the covering.
The following youtube site is very good in explaining that God still teaches in His Word that a woman is to be covered when she prays and prophesies in the worship gathering. Those who have been trained in liberal seminaries have been taught wrongly on this matter, completely negating the very commands of God. This should not surprise us since they have done this same thing with the teachings of Christ on divorce and remarriage. The apostate church has done away with the covering as a symbol for the woman just as they have done away with the proper teachings about the covenant marriage and the sin of divorce and remarriage. When the apostate church softens the message of God's commands in one area, there is always a progression to other areas. Disobedience against God's Word is always progressive when the people do not admit and confess their sin.
Sunday, January 21, 2018
The Simple Life is the Blessing
Teresa Hulme wrote this:
"My mom had 5 children, a stay at home mom in UK. I remember we had no running water, no w machine, no in door toilet, no vacuum but I can not remember our house being a mess, everything was in order, I use to wash clothes by hand, sweep carpet with a stiff brush, no refrigerator, my mom did not do everything because my dad made us all help. My mom at 83 now still works cleaning a office and her house is still how it was as a child clean and welcoming. Kids today don't know what work is. Did ironing too every bit of clothes we ironed."
Teresa Hulme: "I could go on and on but did my want to bore you. Lol"
Gwendolyn Wehage said: "Teresa Hulme That does not bore me it blesses me. It helps me remember that there was time when others did and thought just like me. I didn't have those living conditions but we still lived a simple life, busy with everyday things and without a need for adventure to be happy."
Gwendolyn Wehage: "Teresa Hulme My husband asked me to ask you are question. "Were you happy", his guess and mine is that you were happy, everyone contributed and had purpose."
After cogitating on these responses I was struck with the fact that children have far more things, fewer quality relationships, more trips and activities and are less happy than the children from past generations who had far less.
Things, money and adventures never make a person happy, they can be addictions that keep a person dictated to them in order to continually manufacture happiness.
The truly happy person is one who enjoys normal every day duties and creativity so much so that they have no need for manufactured adventures that only serve to make one happy during them, afterwards there is a let down, a need for one more adventure to keep the happiness flowing. The happiness in other words, is based on the adventures and not an inner soul full of joy at just living life.
I think the reason I don't have a bucket list, something that seems to be popular now, is because I am pleased with every day activities, they satisfy me, perhaps it's the joy of the Lord that is always present no matter what the chore or duty.
1 Thessalonians 4:10-12 "…10 And indeed, you are showing this love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to excel more and more 11 and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you. 12 Then you will behave properly toward outsiders, without being dependent on anyone.…"
Proverbs 21:17
"He who loves pleasure will become a poor man; He who loves wine and oil will not become rich."
I am convinced that the "poor man" here is not merely poor financially but poor spiritually while lacking wisdom. There can be and often is poverty of soul in which the one seeking adventure misses the greater wisdom that comes from working through life.
Pleasure as little value, only momentary excitement that fades the minute the pleasure is finished, then there must be another adventure in the works for the happiness to remain.
Joy is always there it is based on purpose and accomplishments that build character.
While someone is seeking pleasure they are missing the blessing of wisdom that comes from working out problems and challenges.
2 Timothy 3:2
"For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,"
2 Timothy 3:4
"treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,"
Luke 8:14
"The seed which fell among the thorns, these are the ones who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with worries and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to maturity."
The answer to gaining joy is to trust Christ in all things and take pleasure in the things that matter, things that last for eternity, the wisdom that comes from doing our duty and accomplishing His will.
"My mom had 5 children, a stay at home mom in UK. I remember we had no running water, no w machine, no in door toilet, no vacuum but I can not remember our house being a mess, everything was in order, I use to wash clothes by hand, sweep carpet with a stiff brush, no refrigerator, my mom did not do everything because my dad made us all help. My mom at 83 now still works cleaning a office and her house is still how it was as a child clean and welcoming. Kids today don't know what work is. Did ironing too every bit of clothes we ironed."
Teresa Hulme: "I could go on and on but did my want to bore you. Lol"
Gwendolyn Wehage said: "Teresa Hulme That does not bore me it blesses me. It helps me remember that there was time when others did and thought just like me. I didn't have those living conditions but we still lived a simple life, busy with everyday things and without a need for adventure to be happy."
Gwendolyn Wehage: "Teresa Hulme My husband asked me to ask you are question. "Were you happy", his guess and mine is that you were happy, everyone contributed and had purpose."
After cogitating on these responses I was struck with the fact that children have far more things, fewer quality relationships, more trips and activities and are less happy than the children from past generations who had far less.
Things, money and adventures never make a person happy, they can be addictions that keep a person dictated to them in order to continually manufacture happiness.
The truly happy person is one who enjoys normal every day duties and creativity so much so that they have no need for manufactured adventures that only serve to make one happy during them, afterwards there is a let down, a need for one more adventure to keep the happiness flowing. The happiness in other words, is based on the adventures and not an inner soul full of joy at just living life.
I think the reason I don't have a bucket list, something that seems to be popular now, is because I am pleased with every day activities, they satisfy me, perhaps it's the joy of the Lord that is always present no matter what the chore or duty.
1 Thessalonians 4:10-12 "…10 And indeed, you are showing this love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to excel more and more 11 and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you. 12 Then you will behave properly toward outsiders, without being dependent on anyone.…"
Proverbs 21:17
"He who loves pleasure will become a poor man; He who loves wine and oil will not become rich."
I am convinced that the "poor man" here is not merely poor financially but poor spiritually while lacking wisdom. There can be and often is poverty of soul in which the one seeking adventure misses the greater wisdom that comes from working through life.
Pleasure as little value, only momentary excitement that fades the minute the pleasure is finished, then there must be another adventure in the works for the happiness to remain.
Joy is always there it is based on purpose and accomplishments that build character.
While someone is seeking pleasure they are missing the blessing of wisdom that comes from working out problems and challenges.
2 Timothy 3:2
"For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,"
2 Timothy 3:4
"treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,"
Luke 8:14
"The seed which fell among the thorns, these are the ones who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with worries and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to maturity."
The answer to gaining joy is to trust Christ in all things and take pleasure in the things that matter, things that last for eternity, the wisdom that comes from doing our duty and accomplishing His will.
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