Thursday, September 18, 2025
Symbols Lead to Actions
Symbols lead to attitudes and then actions. The man uncovered is a symbol of Christ, the woman covered is a symbol of the Church.
The man is to protect the wife as Christ protects the church! And the wife is to look to her husband as her protector. If there is no husband, then the covering for the woman demonstrates her protection under Christ.
Everyone is under Christ, married or unmarried. The head covering or no head covering in the case of the man, are just symbols.
This has nothing to do with modesty!!!
Modesty is another subject entirely, but these symbols have greater meaning than just covering hair.
The man is to protect the wife as Christ protects the church! And the wife is to look to her husband as her protector. If there is no husband, then the covering for the woman demonstrates her protection under Christ.
Everyone is under Christ, married or unmarried. The head covering or no head covering in the case of the man, are just symbols.
This has nothing to do with modesty!!!
Modesty is another subject entirely, but these symbols have greater meaning than just covering hair.
For the Sake of the Angels
Legalism is obeying man's rules God never made, and obedience is following what God gave.
Even if our husband is gone, we are still under Christ, and the covering is not for our husband or about our husband; it is for the sake of the angels and because it is what God told the woman to do as a demonstration of a symbol of the Church.
The man uncovered is a symbol of Christ and His protection for His church. The woman covered is a symbol of the Church under the protection of Christ.
1 Corinthians 11:10" 10 For this reason, a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels."
Even if our husband is gone, we are still under Christ, and the covering is not for our husband or about our husband; it is for the sake of the angels and because it is what God told the woman to do as a demonstration of a symbol of the Church.
The man uncovered is a symbol of Christ and His protection for His church. The woman covered is a symbol of the Church under the protection of Christ.
1 Corinthians 11:10" 10 For this reason, a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels."
A Picture and Symbol of Christ and His Church Demonstrated in the Covering for Woman and Uncovered for the Husband
Legalism is obeying man's rules God never made, and obedience is following what God gave.
Even if our husband is gone, we are still under Christ, and the covering is not for our husband or about our husband; it is for the sake of the angels and because it is what God told the woman to do as a demonstration of a symbol of the Church.
The man uncovered is a symbol of Christ and His protection for His church. The woman covered is a symbol of the Church under the protection of Christ.
1 Corinthians 11:10" 10 For this reason, a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels."
Even if our husband is gone, we are still under Christ, and the covering is not for our husband or about our husband; it is for the sake of the angels and because it is what God told the woman to do as a demonstration of a symbol of the Church.
The man uncovered is a symbol of Christ and His protection for His church. The woman covered is a symbol of the Church under the protection of Christ.
1 Corinthians 11:10" 10 For this reason, a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels."
Insults are nothing when they are not true, laugh at them!
LOL, I have been called "cracker", "the Gwendolator", and other insulting words over my 12+ years on Facebook, and it always makes me laugh. If there were no opposition and no insult, I wouldn't be able to hone my skills at being impervious to verbal abuse, if one could even call it abuse.
I can't explain it, but when this happens, I am amused and blessed that God doesn't take it seriously, and because He doesn't, I don't.
Never allow insults to "make your feelings cry"; they are delivered by those who have not learned how to disagree without being angry. To be fair, sometimes they are jokes delivered by people who actually care about me.
God says a prudent man ignores an insult. The more I trust in Christ, the less I feel anything negative about what anyone does to me. Praise God, He is still working on me.
Perhaps if we saw insults as amusement, we could avoid ungodly reactions.
Keep looking up and never take anything personally, there is no value or advantage in becoming irritated!!!!! Just Saying!!!!
I can't explain it, but when this happens, I am amused and blessed that God doesn't take it seriously, and because He doesn't, I don't.
Never allow insults to "make your feelings cry"; they are delivered by those who have not learned how to disagree without being angry. To be fair, sometimes they are jokes delivered by people who actually care about me.
God says a prudent man ignores an insult. The more I trust in Christ, the less I feel anything negative about what anyone does to me. Praise God, He is still working on me.
We can wrap our Spiritual arms around those who challenge us!!!!!
Perhaps if we saw insults as amusement, we could avoid ungodly reactions.
Keep looking up and never take anything personally, there is no value or advantage in becoming irritated!!!!! Just Saying!!!!
Misunderstanding the Head Covering
There is a misunderstanding about the use of a head covering in the church.
There are two commands of God concerning the head covering. The first is that a woman be covered, and the second is that the man be uncovered.
Ask yourself a question: "Why does every gathering today still practice the men without the covering but not the covering for the women"?
Many women wore hats to church because it was the fashion of the time, but didn't know anything about a head covering as described in the Bible. They wore hats because they thought it was respectful, but didn't understand anything having to do with the covering because they were not reading their Bibles, and the preachers didn't speak of it in the gathering.
I asked my mother as a child why women in church wore a hat, and her response was, "An outfit without a hat is like cake without the frosting." In other words, the hat for her and many other women was fashion rather than obedience to God.
No man at that time in history would ever wear a hat in the church building, and to this day, it is frowned upon. If we ask a man today why they would take their hat off in the church building, you might hear something like this: "It is about respect for the building", since they see the building as "the house of God."
God no longer has a temple because believers are His temple; we are living epistles, there is no need for a special place to meet, and God does not dwell in the building; He lives in the hearts of every believer.
When feminism became popular in the 60's, the Catholic church decided that the head covering wasn't relevant anymore because they were going with the culture. Soon after that, the protestant churches followed.
There are those who are that the woman's head covering has to do with modesty, but it could not be farther from the truth.
The head covering is taught in the Bible, but it has nothing to do with modesty. The head covering for the woman and the lack of head covering for the man are to illustrate the relationship between Christ and His church. The man is the head of the family, as Christ is the head of the church, and the woman is representative of the church, and her covering is Christ.
It is a beautiful picture of the protection, love, and honor given to the wife by the husband.
And, the covering is used in the gathering of the saints, not every day out in public. Reading the context in the Bible, it becomes clearer. A woman wears the covering to obey God, not by any man's authority. God is the one Who gave the command to the woman; the command was not given to the man to manage the woman. The command for the man to be uncovered was given to him by God. Each spouse chooses to obey God.
I just recently read a post in which the woman told the story of a pastor who mocked her head covering. This pastor was in disobedience to God in several ways, by disrespecting the woman about her clothing and discouraging her from doing what God told her to do.
A pastor who would mock the covering is not only ignorant but also attempting to make his sister fall. Sadly, pastors who think they have authority over another believer are making themselves the mediator between God and the believer. Jesus Christ is the only mediator between God and each believer; no one has authority over the believer except the Holy Spirit.
Read carefully and prayerfully 1 Corinthians 11 for the instruction, and remember, some translations will use the phrase, "but we have no such custom," which is incorrect. The proper rendering is "we have no other custom." Some say the phrase should have been translated, "we have no such custom of being contentious about this matter."
1 Corinthians 11:3-5 "…3 But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. 4 Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head. 5 And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is just as if her head were shaved.…"
Ephesians 5:23-24
"For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior. Now, as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything."
There are two commands of God concerning the head covering. The first is that a woman be covered, and the second is that the man be uncovered.
Ask yourself a question: "Why does every gathering today still practice the men without the covering but not the covering for the women"?
Many women wore hats to church because it was the fashion of the time, but didn't know anything about a head covering as described in the Bible. They wore hats because they thought it was respectful, but didn't understand anything having to do with the covering because they were not reading their Bibles, and the preachers didn't speak of it in the gathering.
I asked my mother as a child why women in church wore a hat, and her response was, "An outfit without a hat is like cake without the frosting." In other words, the hat for her and many other women was fashion rather than obedience to God.
No man at that time in history would ever wear a hat in the church building, and to this day, it is frowned upon. If we ask a man today why they would take their hat off in the church building, you might hear something like this: "It is about respect for the building", since they see the building as "the house of God."
God no longer has a temple because believers are His temple; we are living epistles, there is no need for a special place to meet, and God does not dwell in the building; He lives in the hearts of every believer.
When feminism became popular in the 60's, the Catholic church decided that the head covering wasn't relevant anymore because they were going with the culture. Soon after that, the protestant churches followed.
There are those who are that the woman's head covering has to do with modesty, but it could not be farther from the truth.
The head covering is taught in the Bible, but it has nothing to do with modesty. The head covering for the woman and the lack of head covering for the man are to illustrate the relationship between Christ and His church. The man is the head of the family, as Christ is the head of the church, and the woman is representative of the church, and her covering is Christ.
It is a beautiful picture of the protection, love, and honor given to the wife by the husband.
And, the covering is used in the gathering of the saints, not every day out in public. Reading the context in the Bible, it becomes clearer. A woman wears the covering to obey God, not by any man's authority. God is the one Who gave the command to the woman; the command was not given to the man to manage the woman. The command for the man to be uncovered was given to him by God. Each spouse chooses to obey God.
I just recently read a post in which the woman told the story of a pastor who mocked her head covering. This pastor was in disobedience to God in several ways, by disrespecting the woman about her clothing and discouraging her from doing what God told her to do.
A pastor who would mock the covering is not only ignorant but also attempting to make his sister fall. Sadly, pastors who think they have authority over another believer are making themselves the mediator between God and the believer. Jesus Christ is the only mediator between God and each believer; no one has authority over the believer except the Holy Spirit.
Read carefully and prayerfully 1 Corinthians 11 for the instruction, and remember, some translations will use the phrase, "but we have no such custom," which is incorrect. The proper rendering is "we have no other custom." Some say the phrase should have been translated, "we have no such custom of being contentious about this matter."
1 Corinthians 11:3-5 "…3 But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. 4 Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head. 5 And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is just as if her head were shaved.…"
Ephesians 5:23-24
"For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior. Now, as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything."
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