WEBVTT 00:00:00.001 --> 00:00:06.000 How Jonah when he didn't want to give a message he fled to Tarshish. 00:00:06.000 --> 00:00:10.000 Last week I fled to 2 Corinthians. 00:00:10.000 --> 00:00:14.000 This morning I want you to turn to 3 Corinthians. 00:00:14.000 --> 00:00:27.000 Now we will go to 1 Corinthians 11 verses 2-16. 00:00:27.000 --> 00:00:37.000 Now I commend you because you remember me and everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you. 00:00:37.000 --> 00:00:46.000 But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ and the head of a wife is her husband and the head of Christ is God. 00:00:46.000 --> 00:01:04.000 Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head, but every wife who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since it is the same as if her head were shaven. 00:01:04.000 --> 00:01:19.000 For if a wife will not cover her head then she should cut her hair short, but since it is disgraceful for a wife to cut her hair or shave her head let her cover her head. 00:01:19.000 --> 00:01:30.000 For a man ought not to cover his head since he is the image and glory of God, but woman is the glory of man. 00:01:30.000 --> 00:01:38.000 For man was not made from woman, but woman for man, neither was man created for woman, but woman for man. 00:01:38.000 --> 00:01:44.000 That is why a wife ought to have a symbol of authority on her head because of the angels. 00:01:44.000 --> 00:01:50.000 Nevertheless in the Lord women is not independent of man and man of woman. 00:01:50.000 --> 00:01:55.000 For a woman was made for man, so man is now born of woman. 00:01:55.000 --> 00:02:02.000 All things are from God. Judge for yourself. Is it proper for a wife to pray to God with her head uncovered? 00:02:02.000 --> 00:02:09.000 Does not nature itself teach you that a man wears long hair, it is a disgrace for him? 00:02:09.000 --> 00:02:14.000 But if a woman has long hair it is her glory. 00:02:14.000 --> 00:02:27.000 For her hair is given to her for covering. If anyone is inclined to be contentious we have no such practice nor do the churches of God. 00:02:27.000 --> 00:02:35.000 Now regardless of your position on head coverings we can ask ourselves this question. 00:02:35.000 --> 00:02:45.000 If you were in the first century why is this such a big deal? Why is Paul making such a big deal over an article of clothing? 00:02:45.000 --> 00:02:56.000 Is he being legalistic? I think he would be charged with legalism today. 00:02:56.000 --> 00:03:02.000 To say you need to be wearing your head covering. 00:03:02.000 --> 00:03:07.000 Some take this text and say the head covering is hair. 00:03:07.000 --> 00:03:14.000 We see that in verse 15 that God has given hair to the woman as a covering. 00:03:14.000 --> 00:03:21.000 And even if that is the implied meaning of head covering that is the hair of the woman. 00:03:21.000 --> 00:03:30.000 Even then why is Paul making such a big deal about women's hair? Would that not still be considered legalistic today? 00:03:30.000 --> 00:03:36.000 For Paul to be so concerned about women and their hair? 00:03:36.000 --> 00:03:42.000 Think about it today the SBC is currently debating upon women pastors. 00:03:42.000 --> 00:03:51.000 They are arguing about women's pastors. How far has the church come from this text? 00:03:51.000 --> 00:04:00.000 They've come we've come so far where we're disregarding the scriptures. 00:04:00.000 --> 00:04:04.000 And we said well that's old fashioned and outdated. 00:04:04.000 --> 00:04:11.000 Women are equal with man equality and we're pushing for that in our churches today. 00:04:11.000 --> 00:04:19.000 And I think to myself well how far have we gone from biblical Christianity? 00:04:19.000 --> 00:04:25.000 But I think Paul is not just referring to head hair as the covering. 00:04:25.000 --> 00:04:32.000 I think this is talking about a fabric that covered the head of El. 00:04:32.000 --> 00:04:42.000 And for four reasons I think it's talking about a veil a fabric covering one versus five and six doesn't make sense. 00:04:42.000 --> 00:04:46.000 If Paul is only talking about hair. 00:04:46.000 --> 00:04:54.000 Read let's read five and six and just replace a head covering with hair and see it just doesn't make sense. 00:04:54.000 --> 00:05:13.000 Verse five says but every wife who prays a prophesies with her head with short hair dishonors her head since it's the same as if her head were shaven for a wife would not cover her head or if she's not going to have long hair then she should cut her hair. 00:05:13.000 --> 00:05:19.000 Well that doesn't make sense if you're not going to have long hair then cut your hair. 00:05:19.000 --> 00:05:25.000 You see it's it's only makes sense if you're not going to wear a head covering you might as well cut your hair. 00:05:25.000 --> 00:05:38.000 Now that makes sense if we're talking about a fabric covering goes on to say but since it is disgraceful for a wife to cut off her hair or shave her head let her have long hair. 00:05:38.000 --> 00:05:51.000 See that doesn't make sense. So that's the first reason I don't think this is just talking about women having long hair not it'll talk about that as a covering God has given women long hair as a covering. 00:05:51.000 --> 00:06:00.000 But in addition to her natural covering that God has given her she was to put a fabric covering or a veil on top of her head. 00:06:00.000 --> 00:06:10.000 But not only that verse seven tells us for a man ought not to cover his head since he is the image and the glory of God. 00:06:10.000 --> 00:06:19.000 So I think that is talking about men are not to put a covering over his head. 00:06:19.000 --> 00:06:26.000 And that only makes sense if that's talking about some type of hat or veil or some kind. 00:06:26.000 --> 00:06:48.000 Third veils were to be born by all married women unmarried women did not have to wear veils if you're a girl and not married you don't have to wear a head covering and regrow Roman culture. 00:06:48.000 --> 00:06:55.000 The first time you was expected to put a veil on are covering on on is on your wedding day. 00:06:55.000 --> 00:06:58.000 That's where the traditions of veils came from. 00:06:58.000 --> 00:07:01.000 And they would typically be white to speak of purity. 00:07:01.000 --> 00:07:10.000 But you would put a veil on to represent that you're getting married and you would wear the veil or the head covering the whole time you're married. 00:07:10.000 --> 00:07:16.000 Every time you're outside of your home if you're out in public or at the market you would wear a veil. 00:07:16.000 --> 00:07:18.000 It was like your wedding ring. 00:07:18.000 --> 00:07:27.000 It symbolized that you're a married woman that you were taken and you were free to take it off after the funeral at the funeral. 00:07:27.000 --> 00:07:29.000 You'd wear a black veil. 00:07:29.000 --> 00:07:38.000 But after your husband passed away then you would take your veil off because you were not married anymore. 00:07:38.000 --> 00:07:46.000 During the first century seagulls Caesar Augustus made it illegal for wives to go outside their homes without a head covering. 00:07:46.000 --> 00:07:51.000 It is because adultery was on the rise in the first century. 00:07:51.000 --> 00:08:06.000 And to combat adultery you have to go women who are married have to identify themselves as married women and they were not free to go without their veils in public. 00:08:06.000 --> 00:08:18.000 It was the prostitutes and prostitution was legal in the first century especially in Corinth and they would identify themselves as unmarried women by not having a veil. 00:08:18.000 --> 00:08:25.000 Therefore going without a veil meant that you're either single or you're not married. 00:08:25.000 --> 00:08:31.000 And this is why often a veil or head covering represented purity in the first century. 00:08:31.000 --> 00:08:41.000 A modesty. It was a sign of fidelity that you're a faithful wife in submission to your husband. 00:08:41.000 --> 00:08:47.000 Now it's the third reason I believe that this is talking about head coverings because that was the culture of that day. 00:08:47.000 --> 00:08:58.000 Third I mean fourth reason Paul is only arguing for wives to wear head coverings. 00:08:58.000 --> 00:09:07.000 He's not saying women wear head coverings. He's saying wives are to wear head coverings. 00:09:07.000 --> 00:09:13.000 Five times he uses the word wife. I think nine times he uses the word woman. 00:09:13.000 --> 00:09:21.000 And let's read through this real quick. We read verse three. The head of a wife is her husband. 00:09:21.000 --> 00:09:27.000 Every wife verse five who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head. 00:09:27.000 --> 00:09:30.000 Verse six for a wife will not cover her head. 00:09:30.000 --> 00:09:32.000 Then she should cut her hair short. 00:09:32.000 --> 00:09:36.000 So every time he's talking about a wife is talking about a veil. 00:09:36.000 --> 00:09:38.000 Vails go on wives. 00:09:38.000 --> 00:09:45.000 But look sometimes he appeals to women or womanhood. And when he talks about womanhood he's not talking about head coverings. 00:09:45.000 --> 00:09:51.000 We see this in verse eight and nine for a man was made from woman but woman for man. 00:09:51.000 --> 00:09:54.000 Neither was man created for woman but woman for man. 00:09:54.000 --> 00:10:00.000 Verse eleven nevertheless in the Lord woman is not independent of man nor man of woman. 00:10:00.000 --> 00:10:03.000 For as woman was made from man so man is now born of woman. 00:10:03.000 --> 00:10:08.000 So when he's just talking about men and women he's he's he's identifying all women. 00:10:08.000 --> 00:10:13.000 This is applicable to all women. All women are made from man. 00:10:13.000 --> 00:10:18.000 All women were created for these same purposes. 00:10:18.000 --> 00:10:24.000 That's for children and married people and unmarried. All women. 00:10:24.000 --> 00:10:32.000 This is true. But look at verse 10. That is why a wife ought to have a symbol of authority on her head. 00:10:32.000 --> 00:10:36.000 Verse six a wife. 00:10:36.000 --> 00:10:46.000 This is a argument that if you're married you need to have the symbol of marriage upon your head. 00:10:46.000 --> 00:10:51.000 In fact in verse 15 when it does talk about hair been given to women. 00:10:51.000 --> 00:10:57.000 Women all women even young girls have a head covering on them with their hair. 00:10:57.000 --> 00:11:11.000 But wives have an additional symbol that they're in submission to their husband and see a head covering will see is a symbol of being in submission to your husband. 00:11:11.000 --> 00:11:17.000 And this is why it's Paul is making the argument for wives and not just women. 00:11:17.000 --> 00:11:24.000 And for these four reasons I think this is definitely talking about head coverings made out of fabric. 00:11:24.000 --> 00:11:41.000 And so for the time being as we look at this text list put aside if this is a command for us today if this is or if this is something women need to be worried about today let's put that aside and let's transport ourselves back to the first century. 00:11:41.000 --> 00:11:55.000 And let's see why Paul made such a big deal about this and he's going to give us five arguments five reasons because apparently in the worship service women were coming to church married women. 00:11:55.000 --> 00:12:08.000 Wives were coming to church and they didn't have their head coverings on and it is because there was a movement we think feminism started in the sixties it's it didn't it started in the first century. 00:12:08.000 --> 00:12:14.000 In fact it started in the garden feminism is not a new phenomena. 00:12:14.000 --> 00:12:25.000 There is whole articles that I found about feminism raging in the first century and this is one of the reason Augustine made some rules about wives having to wear their head coverings. 00:12:25.000 --> 00:12:30.000 It was made this rule I think in fourteen A.D. 00:12:30.000 --> 00:12:46.000 and it was because it was a new trend and that you didn't need to have these head coverings in fact adultery was on the rise and often these women who married women who would commit adultery they would go to the marketplace and they wanted to not. 00:12:46.000 --> 00:12:59.000 Think the guys they don't want the guys to think that they're married and so if you want to disguise yourself as available and you want to flirt with other men and you're a married woman you would take your veil off. 00:12:59.000 --> 00:13:10.000 And it meant Hey look I'm available it's the same phenomena as a man taking his wedding ring off when he goes to a place that could have a lot of ladies. 00:13:10.000 --> 00:13:22.000 It's like that's not appropriate. What are you doing? What's the motive behind that? And so this was going on in the culture and even Augustine is like you can't do this. 00:13:22.000 --> 00:13:25.000 And so he made it mandatory mandatory. 00:13:25.000 --> 00:13:29.000 It was a long. 00:13:29.000 --> 00:13:34.000 For women to go out and put their veils on. 00:13:34.000 --> 00:13:37.000 Now. 00:13:37.000 --> 00:13:51.000 Apparently there were some coming to church and they say hey I think they were impacted by this movement this is this Corinth by the way this is the Los Angeles or the Las Vegas of Europe or Asia at the time. 00:13:51.000 --> 00:14:04.000 And so I think they're impacted by that but remember I think one of the things that crept into Corinth in the church of Corinth is a Gnosticism where this this idea Gnosticism this idea that what matters is the soul not the body. 00:14:04.000 --> 00:14:15.000 And so they didn't care about the body and so I think that's impacting the ladies in the church and often ladies would not wear their veils at home in the home is fine. 00:14:15.000 --> 00:14:18.000 It was when you went outside the home that you put your head covering on. 00:14:18.000 --> 00:14:31.000 So when they were in the house they would relax and everything was fine and I think often when you had company if you did if you knew the company well you might not put your veil on. 00:14:31.000 --> 00:14:47.000 It was company you didn't know very well maybe you would but it was more relaxed atmosphere in the home and I think what was happening is maybe these ladies is thinking hey this is a comfortable place is that the family of God and they were just not abiding by it. 00:14:47.000 --> 00:14:55.000 Not abiding by that custom that not and it got back to Paul he says listen this is not good. 00:14:55.000 --> 00:15:10.000 Again I think many would say Paul's a legalist for pointing this out but he's going to give us five reasons he gave them five reasons for the women not to worship without their head coverings. 00:15:10.000 --> 00:15:23.000 Let's go through these five reasons and these five reasons no matter what we think about this position or what we think about head coverings for today these five things are important. 00:15:23.000 --> 00:15:26.000 First of all it matters. 00:15:26.000 --> 00:15:36.000 Why does it matter it matters first of all because God's order of authority matters. 00:15:36.000 --> 00:15:47.000 Look at verse three but I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ and the head of a wife is her husband and the head of Christ is God. 00:15:47.000 --> 00:15:55.000 Now Paul using this word head metaphorically Christ is the head of the church the word head means authority. 00:15:55.000 --> 00:16:07.000 God is the head. He's in a position of authority over Christ. Christ is the head in a position of authority over the man. The man is the head a position of authority over the wife. 00:16:07.000 --> 00:16:14.000 There's a orb structure. There is a chain of command in God's creation and that matters to God. 00:16:14.000 --> 00:16:19.000 This world has always been trying to undo this order. 00:16:19.000 --> 00:16:24.000 Sin is trying to undo the authority structure. 00:16:24.000 --> 00:16:33.000 Could you imagine a newly enlisted private going to a four star general say hey this orb structure doesn't make sense and I don't like it. 00:16:33.000 --> 00:16:36.000 You know let's do away with that. 00:16:36.000 --> 00:16:46.000 Could you imagine that what organization any organization could function without a orb structure without a chain of command. 00:16:46.000 --> 00:16:53.000 Even businesses have to have someone who's a superior giving commands and others who are taking commands. 00:16:53.000 --> 00:16:58.000 That's just a part of nature and it's a part of God's design. 00:16:58.000 --> 00:17:03.000 But since as I don't want to be controlled I don't want to be ruled I don't want someone tell me what to do. 00:17:03.000 --> 00:17:12.000 I don't I want to be boss them and that's the nature of sin and that was the nature of sin that came into the garden. 00:17:12.000 --> 00:17:17.000 It was God was man who was Eve after Eve. 00:17:17.000 --> 00:17:21.000 It was the angels. 00:17:21.000 --> 00:17:25.000 The angels came in saying come in and says listen you don't have to obey God. 00:17:25.000 --> 00:17:28.000 You don't have to submit to your husband. 00:17:28.000 --> 00:17:37.000 You can submit yourself to me and the one who was at the bottom of the chain angelic beings sought to put himself at the top of the chain. 00:17:37.000 --> 00:17:44.000 And when that sin took place the whole structure the chain of command just reversed. 00:17:44.000 --> 00:17:55.000 And that's the way Satan is seeking to destroy our society since then it destroys in a roads our society. 00:17:55.000 --> 00:17:59.000 It could be say the home is the fabric of society and I would say that's true. 00:17:59.000 --> 00:18:06.000 But the fabric of the home is this structure that God has built in it. 00:18:06.000 --> 00:18:09.000 And we are not free to break ring. 00:18:09.000 --> 00:18:13.000 It's not something that God says is a minor thing. 00:18:13.000 --> 00:18:21.000 So regardless of what you think about head coverings we need to have a high commitment to the role of a wife. 00:18:21.000 --> 00:18:23.000 The role of a husband. 00:18:23.000 --> 00:18:31.000 The Bible says over and over Ephesians 5 and Colossians 1st Peter wives submit yourselves to your husbands. 00:18:31.000 --> 00:18:36.000 1st Peter 3 1 wife submit your own husbands. 00:18:36.000 --> 00:18:42.000 This is a command of the Lord if you want to be in submission to Christ. 00:18:42.000 --> 00:18:45.000 Then you must be a submission to your husband. 00:18:45.000 --> 00:18:47.000 And this is important to Paul. 00:18:47.000 --> 00:18:55.000 And this might be in debate and contemporary Christianity today but it's not a debate in the mind of Paul. 00:18:55.000 --> 00:18:59.000 And it shouldn't be in a debate in our minds. 00:18:59.000 --> 00:19:12.000 We may come to different conclusions about head coverings but let us not come to a different conclusion about the orb structure that God has placed in our lives. 00:19:12.000 --> 00:19:14.000 That's what matters. 00:19:14.000 --> 00:19:16.000 The second reason it matters. 00:19:16.000 --> 00:19:23.000 We see in verses 4 through 6 is because appearances matter. 00:19:23.000 --> 00:19:29.000 I mean we want to we want to say no they don't matter. 00:19:29.000 --> 00:19:30.000 It doesn't matter what you look like. 00:19:30.000 --> 00:19:33.000 It doesn't matter how you dress. 00:19:33.000 --> 00:19:34.000 It doesn't matter. 00:19:34.000 --> 00:19:37.000 Symbolisms don't matter. 00:19:37.000 --> 00:19:52.000 I mean all that neckties and dressing dressing up and all this is just cultural customs that change and God's not worried about that. 00:19:52.000 --> 00:19:56.000 I've been thinking about doing this all week. 00:19:56.000 --> 00:20:06.000 It might get me in trouble but what do you think if I did if I preach my sermon like this. 00:20:06.000 --> 00:20:11.000 Any of you offended or would you be offended. 00:20:11.000 --> 00:20:16.000 How many of you honestly if I preach the rest of my sermon. 00:20:16.000 --> 00:20:20.000 I better take that off. 00:20:20.000 --> 00:20:23.000 I'd like to preach the rest of my sermon in a ball cap. 00:20:23.000 --> 00:20:25.000 How many of you would be offended. 00:20:25.000 --> 00:20:28.000 Raise your hand. 00:20:28.000 --> 00:20:32.000 About half of you. 00:20:32.000 --> 00:20:40.000 Those of you that are nervous about raising your hand you don't like raising your hand raise your hand. 00:20:40.000 --> 00:20:43.000 That's the other half. 00:20:43.000 --> 00:20:45.000 You see appearances matter. 00:20:45.000 --> 00:20:50.000 How do you think God says bow your head. 00:20:50.000 --> 00:20:52.000 If it doesn't matter. 00:20:52.000 --> 00:20:54.000 Right bow your head. 00:20:54.000 --> 00:20:56.000 Or get on your knees and pray. 00:20:56.000 --> 00:20:57.000 Why. 00:20:57.000 --> 00:20:58.000 My bow the knee. 00:20:58.000 --> 00:20:59.000 Oh that doesn't matter. 00:20:59.000 --> 00:21:01.000 It's the heart that matters. 00:21:01.000 --> 00:21:03.000 And I know you can drive and pray and keep your eyes open. 00:21:03.000 --> 00:21:06.000 God understands when you're praying when you're driving. 00:21:06.000 --> 00:21:11.000 But normally speaking should you be praying with your eyes open. 00:21:11.000 --> 00:21:14.000 Or with your head not bow down. 00:21:14.000 --> 00:21:18.000 It does that communicate a bowing down communicating thing. 00:21:18.000 --> 00:21:23.000 I believe it does. 00:21:23.000 --> 00:21:28.000 In the first century of a veil community it was a means of communication. 00:21:28.000 --> 00:21:31.000 It communicated subordination. 00:21:31.000 --> 00:21:34.000 It communicated some mission. 00:21:34.000 --> 00:21:42.000 It was according to verse 10 is a symbol of authority. 00:21:42.000 --> 00:21:49.000 There could be put the slide up in the first century. 00:21:49.000 --> 00:21:52.000 It wasn't just a little thing that covered the hair. 00:21:52.000 --> 00:21:57.000 It was something that they'll literally met mantle and it would wrap around. 00:21:57.000 --> 00:22:01.000 Some would cover the face but it would wrap around the ears. 00:22:01.000 --> 00:22:06.000 And it literally come from the word little little house. 00:22:06.000 --> 00:22:14.000 A veil comes up with the Greek word in the etymology of the word would come from a roof. 00:22:14.000 --> 00:22:17.000 A little roof on your head. 00:22:17.000 --> 00:22:28.000 And it has the kind of the construction idea of like of a house on your head. 00:22:28.000 --> 00:22:31.000 But it represented. 00:22:31.000 --> 00:22:35.000 Submission because remember the word head the word head. 00:22:35.000 --> 00:22:37.000 He's using it metaphorically. 00:22:37.000 --> 00:22:39.000 Your husband is your head. 00:22:39.000 --> 00:22:40.000 And what is your head. 00:22:40.000 --> 00:22:41.000 The head is the control. 00:22:41.000 --> 00:22:43.000 It controls the body. 00:22:43.000 --> 00:22:44.000 And Christ is the head. 00:22:44.000 --> 00:22:46.000 The church is the body. 00:22:46.000 --> 00:22:48.000 So he's using the word head metaphorically. 00:22:48.000 --> 00:22:52.000 And what it was when you put a symbol of authority on you. 00:22:52.000 --> 00:22:56.000 You're putting something over your head which means you're underneath. 00:22:56.000 --> 00:22:58.000 A wife is underneath. 00:22:58.000 --> 00:23:00.000 She's not her own head. 00:23:00.000 --> 00:23:03.000 She's showing she's showing the world. 00:23:03.000 --> 00:23:06.000 I'm in submission to my head. 00:23:06.000 --> 00:23:07.000 I'm underneath. 00:23:07.000 --> 00:23:09.000 I'm underneath this roof. 00:23:09.000 --> 00:23:11.000 I'm underneath this covering. 00:23:11.000 --> 00:23:17.000 And so it symbolize a spiritual truth. 00:23:17.000 --> 00:23:23.000 So we see that communication matters to God appearances matter to God. 00:23:23.000 --> 00:23:25.000 You say words don't matter. 00:23:25.000 --> 00:23:29.000 You hear some people make cases that you can cuss and use profanity. 00:23:29.000 --> 00:23:33.000 I've heard preachers use profanity in the pulpit. 00:23:33.000 --> 00:23:35.000 I said why are you doing that. 00:23:35.000 --> 00:23:46.000 And they want to say it's legalism to put restrictions on words and words are just words and they're always changing and words are just cultural constructs. 00:23:46.000 --> 00:23:49.000 They don't have any really eternal truth to them. 00:23:49.000 --> 00:23:54.000 But the Bible says let no filthy communication come out of your mouth. 00:23:54.000 --> 00:23:57.000 Words do communicate things. 00:23:57.000 --> 00:24:00.000 They communicate the heart. 00:24:00.000 --> 00:24:02.000 What's in the heart. 00:24:02.000 --> 00:24:04.000 And so words communicate. 00:24:04.000 --> 00:24:11.000 Therefore words matter in the same way your clothes communicate. 00:24:11.000 --> 00:24:14.000 Therefore your clothes matter. 00:24:14.000 --> 00:24:19.000 Ask a young person if they're not trying to communicate something with their dress. 00:24:19.000 --> 00:24:24.000 What do you think style and fads are all about. 00:24:24.000 --> 00:24:30.000 Or seek you to communicate. We're all communicating something. 00:24:30.000 --> 00:24:36.000 And so here we see that head coverings communicate subordination. 00:24:36.000 --> 00:24:43.000 This is why verse four says every man who prays or prophesies with his head cover dishonors his head. 00:24:43.000 --> 00:24:46.000 Now if I put my ball cap back on. 00:24:46.000 --> 00:24:48.000 Who am I dishonoring. 00:24:48.000 --> 00:24:54.000 Am I dishonoring Jesus who is my head or am I dishonoring my physical head. 00:24:54.000 --> 00:25:03.000 And a lot of the commentaries debate which head are you referring to because the head is kind of reflected back to the authority above you or it's reflected to your own self. 00:25:03.000 --> 00:25:06.000 And I think the answer is both. 00:25:06.000 --> 00:25:12.000 I think when we do something of that nature of life I was preaching in a ball cap. 00:25:12.000 --> 00:25:15.000 You would leave thinking who is this man. 00:25:15.000 --> 00:25:18.000 And who does he think he is. 00:25:18.000 --> 00:25:21.000 He said what he was he just it's just a cultural custom. 00:25:21.000 --> 00:25:26.000 No. If you probably evaluated that you'd be going no he he is. 00:25:26.000 --> 00:25:28.000 This is shameful. 00:25:28.000 --> 00:25:30.000 This is disrespectful. 00:25:30.000 --> 00:25:32.000 This is not how you treat the sanctuary. 00:25:32.000 --> 00:25:37.000 This is not how you treat a service where you're in the presence of God. 00:25:37.000 --> 00:25:40.000 This is not proper. 00:25:40.000 --> 00:25:41.000 You don't have any decorum. 00:25:41.000 --> 00:25:44.000 Do you don't have any respect for where you're at. 00:25:44.000 --> 00:25:47.000 It does matter. 00:25:47.000 --> 00:25:48.000 That one. 00:25:48.000 --> 00:25:56.000 Why do you think God told Moses take off your sandals you're on holy ground because stuff like this matters to God. 00:25:56.000 --> 00:26:00.000 It might not matter to our. 00:26:00.000 --> 00:26:03.000 Culture today. 00:26:03.000 --> 00:26:07.000 But it doesn't mean it doesn't still matter to God. 00:26:07.000 --> 00:26:16.000 It goes on to say in verse five whatever wife who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head means it's shameful. 00:26:16.000 --> 00:26:19.000 And it goes on explain how it's shameful. 00:26:19.000 --> 00:26:25.000 It's shameful in the same way as if a woman had her hair cut or she was shaved bald. 00:26:25.000 --> 00:26:33.000 Look at verse six since it's shame as as if her head were shaven for if a wife will not cover her head then she should cut her hair short. 00:26:33.000 --> 00:26:41.000 But since it's disgraceful or shameful for a wife to cut her hair or shave her head let her cover her head. 00:26:41.000 --> 00:26:46.000 Now how many of you ladies out there's a lot of bald men. 00:26:46.000 --> 00:26:53.000 And we don't think much about men who are bald. 00:26:53.000 --> 00:26:58.000 But you ladies especially the ladies who get cancer and lose her hair. 00:26:58.000 --> 00:27:07.000 I mean is something totally different for a woman to be bald. 00:27:07.000 --> 00:27:12.000 Men at the Bible says the hair is a woman's glory. 00:27:12.000 --> 00:27:20.000 I mean men we two seconds we just put our hands in her hair and we're gone and we're done. 00:27:20.000 --> 00:27:26.000 I don't know about most of you ladies you're you're in the looking at the mirror for 30 minutes on your hair. 00:27:26.000 --> 00:27:30.000 But I mean that's not a bad thing because your hair is important. 00:27:30.000 --> 00:27:37.000 It's your glory. It's beautiful. It's meant to be beautiful. 00:27:37.000 --> 00:27:43.000 Here is an amazing pain. 00:27:43.000 --> 00:27:50.000 But it's not just about Paul saying hey you might as well cut your hair off. 00:27:50.000 --> 00:28:07.000 The penalty in Roman days Augustine after he made these rules and laws the penalty for going the penalty for being caught in adultery for women. 00:28:07.000 --> 00:28:13.000 We could cutting your head off a hair off not your head your hair. 00:28:13.000 --> 00:28:24.000 Although there if you caught your wife in the act you could you could kill her but you had to kill the man to the first century. 00:28:24.000 --> 00:28:40.000 There was a Syrian law that predates the Roman law and it says a wife of a man who basically went out without a head covering. 00:28:40.000 --> 00:28:49.000 This is not adultery just without a head covering and she would appear as a prostitute but she's a married woman. 00:28:49.000 --> 00:28:54.000 She would have the penalty of that was having our hair cut off. 00:28:54.000 --> 00:29:04.000 So this is the penalty of being caught doing a scandalous shameful act of representing yourself as a as an unmarried woman. 00:29:04.000 --> 00:29:13.000 When you're married if you got caught they would humiliate you in public and the way they would humiliate you is just to shave your hair off. 00:29:13.000 --> 00:29:19.000 And that would be very shameful because it would represent that you're not a woman of integrity. 00:29:19.000 --> 00:29:21.000 It would shame you shame your husband. 00:29:21.000 --> 00:29:24.000 It was shame your community with shame your family. 00:29:24.000 --> 00:29:29.000 If your head was shaved off it was a sign that you were under penalty. 00:29:29.000 --> 00:29:47.000 I mean so in the same way Paul is saying if you came to church and you didn't have any hair or shave your head off a hair off altogether if that's shameful then you need to realize when you come to church without your head covering that's shameful to in the same way. 00:29:47.000 --> 00:29:52.000 You're shaming yourself you're shaming your wife is disgraceful. 00:29:52.000 --> 00:30:01.000 So put your head covering back on is what Paul is making. And what we see here is that appearances matter to God. 00:30:01.000 --> 00:30:04.000 This is not just legalism. 00:30:04.000 --> 00:30:11.000 This is important because this communicates important truths and women need to be above reproach. 00:30:11.000 --> 00:30:20.000 They need to represent their husbands well and the way they would do that is while wearing their head coverings. 00:30:20.000 --> 00:30:27.000 The third reason this is important is because the order of creation matters. 00:30:27.000 --> 00:30:33.000 We see this in verses seven through nine. 00:30:33.000 --> 00:30:45.000 For a man ought not to cover his head since he is the image and glory of God but woman is the glory of man for man was not made from woman but woman for man neither was man created for woman but woman for man. 00:30:45.000 --> 00:30:51.000 Now the Paul bases the authority structure the chain of command. 00:30:51.000 --> 00:30:55.000 Why is man over his wife. 00:30:55.000 --> 00:30:57.000 Why is the husband the head of his family. 00:30:57.000 --> 00:30:59.000 Why is that. 00:30:59.000 --> 00:31:02.000 Well according to God is because man was created first. 00:31:02.000 --> 00:31:07.000 We learn that in first Timothy to twelve. 00:31:07.000 --> 00:31:12.000 I do not permit a woman to teach her to have authority over man but to be silence. 00:31:12.000 --> 00:31:16.000 For Adam was formed first then he. 00:31:16.000 --> 00:31:19.000 So the fact that Adam was created first. 00:31:19.000 --> 00:31:22.000 Is indication that he is the leader. 00:31:22.000 --> 00:31:29.000 It'd be like someone who starts a business and he owns it and he started he was there and then he brings someone in to help them. 00:31:29.000 --> 00:31:33.000 Well who's who's the leader naturally the one who was there before. 00:31:33.000 --> 00:31:35.000 So Adam is the leader. 00:31:35.000 --> 00:31:38.000 He's designed to be the head of the family. 00:31:38.000 --> 00:31:44.000 And then three ways this could be seen in three and three examples he gives. 00:31:44.000 --> 00:31:49.000 First of all he says that man is the glory of God and woman is the glory of man. 00:31:49.000 --> 00:31:54.000 Now what does that mean that woman is the glory of man. 00:31:54.000 --> 00:32:00.000 Well we could all say that men and women are both equally made in the image of God. 00:32:00.000 --> 00:32:03.000 They both have the same dignity and value. 00:32:03.000 --> 00:32:12.000 That's not a it's not a distinction of value or glory or being made in the image of God is a distinction of rules. 00:32:12.000 --> 00:32:22.000 There's distinct gender roles that God has placed in us and I think what it means is that Adam when he was created. 00:32:22.000 --> 00:32:31.000 He first God had a duration where he didn't have a wife he didn't have anybody but himself but all the animals have pairs. 00:32:31.000 --> 00:32:41.000 He created all the animals and pairs and so he went around naming the animals and he goes those are drabs and elephants and that's zebra. 00:32:41.000 --> 00:32:44.000 And he was naming them and he was naming the animals. 00:32:44.000 --> 00:32:50.000 He come to the conclusion hey there's two there's two there's two and they're quite they're similar. 00:32:50.000 --> 00:32:51.000 They look similar. 00:32:51.000 --> 00:32:54.000 They definitely go together but they're a little bit different. 00:32:54.000 --> 00:32:55.000 That's interesting. 00:32:55.000 --> 00:33:00.000 They're different but similar and they hang out together. 00:33:00.000 --> 00:33:06.000 And in the process of naming the animals I think that's when Adam became lonely. 00:33:06.000 --> 00:33:10.000 He's like where's my where's my partner. 00:33:10.000 --> 00:33:13.000 You know he's looking around like I don't have a mate. 00:33:13.000 --> 00:33:19.000 I don't have a person that similar to me but a little different and he felt alone. 00:33:19.000 --> 00:33:21.000 He felt something's missing. 00:33:21.000 --> 00:33:22.000 He's not complete. 00:33:22.000 --> 00:33:29.000 And so God made from his side out of man he made woman. 00:33:29.000 --> 00:33:35.000 And it's interesting that what does it mean to be made in the image of God. 00:33:35.000 --> 00:33:41.000 I believe being made in the image of God means we're made to be compatible to be in a relationship with God. 00:33:41.000 --> 00:33:45.000 We have ethical distinction rational distinctions. 00:33:45.000 --> 00:33:49.000 You know we have a soul when we're spirit we're not just we're you were you. 00:33:49.000 --> 00:34:01.000 We have this unique similarities were different than God but we're similar to God in some ways and that allows us not like the animals that allows humanity to have a relationship with God. 00:34:01.000 --> 00:34:05.000 But here it is man doesn't have someone to have a relationship with. 00:34:05.000 --> 00:34:07.000 He didn't have a partner. 00:34:07.000 --> 00:34:08.000 All the other animals do. 00:34:08.000 --> 00:34:11.000 So God made someone after his image. 00:34:11.000 --> 00:34:17.000 That means God made woman to look like man's in some ways. 00:34:17.000 --> 00:34:22.000 To be similar so he could have a partner. 00:34:22.000 --> 00:34:26.000 But man was made first. 00:34:26.000 --> 00:34:30.000 Second man was not made from woman but woman was made from man. 00:34:30.000 --> 00:34:35.000 That is woman came out of man and not the other way around. 00:34:35.000 --> 00:34:43.000 Third man was made for woman man was not made for woman but rather woman was made for man. 00:34:43.000 --> 00:34:50.000 That God didn't make woman first and say OK this is your task this is your responsibility. 00:34:50.000 --> 00:35:00.000 Now I'm going to make you a help me a man to come by side you and help you know he made man and gave man a responsibility to take dominion. 00:35:00.000 --> 00:35:04.000 He says OK it's not good for you to be alone nor is it good for you to do your task by yourself. 00:35:04.000 --> 00:35:05.000 You need to help me. 00:35:05.000 --> 00:35:16.000 Therefore I'm going to make you a partner to come beside you and submit underneath you but to help you and to serve you and to be a partner with you. 00:35:16.000 --> 00:35:27.000 And this type of teaching will get me stoned in today's society because the world hates this. 00:35:27.000 --> 00:35:32.000 But I'm going to tell you the reason the world hates this is because they hate God. 00:35:32.000 --> 00:35:37.000 And they hate God because they hate authority. 00:35:37.000 --> 00:35:43.000 We don't like to submit but we all have to submit men are not without submission. 00:35:43.000 --> 00:35:45.000 We're not our own bosses. 00:35:45.000 --> 00:35:48.000 We're not free to do what we want to do. 00:35:48.000 --> 00:35:51.000 Like none of us are independent. 00:35:51.000 --> 00:35:56.000 We're all under submission. 00:35:56.000 --> 00:35:59.000 So it's God's design. 00:35:59.000 --> 00:36:05.000 You see the created order is the foundation of authority and gender roles. 00:36:05.000 --> 00:36:24.000 The fact that woman was made for man tells us that there's gender roles or purposes and that they will destroy a Christian home fast is when a woman a wife wants to have a career that takes her completely in a separate and opposite direction as the career of the husband. 00:36:24.000 --> 00:36:26.000 You've seen it. 00:36:26.000 --> 00:36:29.000 Two different paths. This is my life. 00:36:29.000 --> 00:36:32.000 That's your life. No, that's not a marriage. 00:36:32.000 --> 00:36:33.000 So this is our life. 00:36:33.000 --> 00:36:39.000 One of the best things I've ever seen was one pastor's wife says you know our ministry. 00:36:39.000 --> 00:36:44.000 She kept on saying our ministry and our ministry our ministry are talking about her husband's ministry. 00:36:44.000 --> 00:36:45.000 That's my ministry. 00:36:45.000 --> 00:36:46.000 That's our ministry. 00:36:46.000 --> 00:36:47.000 It's like that's it. 00:36:47.000 --> 00:36:49.000 That's the way to that's the way to think. 00:36:49.000 --> 00:36:51.000 This is our ministry together. 00:36:51.000 --> 00:36:53.000 This is our life together. 00:36:53.000 --> 00:36:55.000 We're in this together. 00:36:55.000 --> 00:37:01.000 We have the same desires and purpose and there's different gender roles to make this work. 00:37:01.000 --> 00:37:14.000 But when husbands wife are going in opposite directions the family is going to be destroyed and it's going to destroy the home and the children and so forth bring much damage and it has on our society. 00:37:14.000 --> 00:37:23.000 Just look around feminism kills society and the problem with is that feminism is because we have weak men. 00:37:23.000 --> 00:37:27.000 I don't mean we need men who are toxic men who are barbaric. 00:37:27.000 --> 00:37:29.000 We need servant leadership. 00:37:29.000 --> 00:37:34.000 We need men who love their wives and lay down as their their their life for their wives. 00:37:34.000 --> 00:37:38.000 It's a great responsibility to be the head of the home. 00:37:38.000 --> 00:37:42.000 But this is God's order. 00:37:42.000 --> 00:37:48.000 And this is why verse 10 says this is why a wife ought to have a symbol of authority on her head. 00:37:48.000 --> 00:37:54.000 Because of these three timeless truths. 00:37:54.000 --> 00:37:58.000 It's still true today that man was made first. 00:37:58.000 --> 00:38:03.000 It's still true today that woman was made from man and not the opposite. 00:38:03.000 --> 00:38:04.000 That's still true. 00:38:04.000 --> 00:38:05.000 It's still applicable. 00:38:05.000 --> 00:38:07.000 Still important. 00:38:07.000 --> 00:38:12.000 And it's for this reason Paul says a wife ought to have a symbol of authority on her head. 00:38:12.000 --> 00:38:15.000 And then he says something that I don't know what he means. 00:38:15.000 --> 00:38:19.000 He says because of the angels. 00:38:19.000 --> 00:38:20.000 Now there are two things. 00:38:20.000 --> 00:38:24.000 There's two ways of interpreting a wife should wear a head covering because of the angels. 00:38:24.000 --> 00:38:26.000 There's two ways to look at that. 00:38:26.000 --> 00:38:31.000 Some say that's because angels are overseeing worship service. 00:38:31.000 --> 00:38:33.000 Angels are present. 00:38:33.000 --> 00:38:35.000 I believe that's true. 00:38:35.000 --> 00:38:39.000 I believe angels are watching us. 00:38:39.000 --> 00:38:42.000 I believe God is watching us too. 00:38:42.000 --> 00:38:56.000 Martin Lord Jones says the Scriptures teach that when Christians meet together and when they gather together in prayer then the angels of God are present and the women are to be covered when they take part in public prayer because of the presence of angels. 00:38:56.000 --> 00:38:59.000 This is tremendous and a remarkable thing. 00:38:59.000 --> 00:39:02.000 That's Martin Lord Jones position. 00:39:02.000 --> 00:39:04.000 I'm not convinced of that position. 00:39:04.000 --> 00:39:07.000 I would I would think well God's even a greater witness. 00:39:07.000 --> 00:39:10.000 Why not appeal to the authority of God. 00:39:10.000 --> 00:39:12.000 Women should have authority. 00:39:12.000 --> 00:39:13.000 Simple authority because of God. 00:39:13.000 --> 00:39:15.000 He's definitely watching. 00:39:15.000 --> 00:39:19.000 I think it's more most likely. 00:39:19.000 --> 00:39:20.000 I'm not sure. 00:39:20.000 --> 00:39:22.000 I don't think any of us know for sure. 00:39:22.000 --> 00:39:29.000 But I think more likely what he's referring to is the fact that we're to judge angels the proper order. 00:39:29.000 --> 00:39:38.000 The orb structure is God man woman angels. 00:39:38.000 --> 00:39:40.000 And Satan came in. 00:39:40.000 --> 00:39:45.000 He says listen I'm putting myself at the top and God's going to be at the bottom. 00:39:45.000 --> 00:39:53.000 A woman's going to be over man and he's just like shaking the whole structure upside down destroying society that way. 00:39:53.000 --> 00:39:57.000 And the church puts it back in order. 00:39:57.000 --> 00:40:00.000 It fits God Christ man. 00:40:00.000 --> 00:40:06.000 Wife and that we need to have this structure because angels. 00:40:06.000 --> 00:40:11.000 Lord is if that's the meaning or not in verses eleven through twelve. 00:40:11.000 --> 00:40:16.000 He makes this qualification that there's still interdependence and equality among the sexes. 00:40:16.000 --> 00:40:24.000 Nevertheless in the Lord women is not in the woman is not independent of man or man of woman for a woman was made for man. 00:40:24.000 --> 00:40:27.000 So man now is born a woman and all things are from God. 00:40:27.000 --> 00:40:31.000 That is the whole female sex doesn't just come out of one man. 00:40:31.000 --> 00:40:34.000 Now we see that there's this interdependence. 00:40:34.000 --> 00:40:39.000 We need I know this is Father's Day but we could this would be a good Mother's Day sermon. 00:40:39.000 --> 00:40:41.000 We need women. 00:40:41.000 --> 00:40:43.000 We must have them to keep society going. 00:40:43.000 --> 00:40:54.000 What a privilege and joy and honor to be a woman to be one who life comes from. 00:40:54.000 --> 00:41:00.000 This is why God Adam called his wife Eve the mother of all living. 00:41:00.000 --> 00:41:12.000 And you see God has given women a great honor in society a great honor in this position to be able to be the source of life to the next generation. 00:41:12.000 --> 00:41:18.000 Now the fourth reason this matters head coverings matters is because care matters. 00:41:18.000 --> 00:41:29.000 Now again this is talking about fabric coverings on the head and Paul is giving five reasons why they need to wear their head coverings. 00:41:29.000 --> 00:41:33.000 Now he comes to hair. 00:41:33.000 --> 00:41:36.000 Our hair is a reason to wear a head covering. 00:41:36.000 --> 00:41:39.000 Look at verse 13 judge for yourselves. 00:41:39.000 --> 00:41:43.000 Is it proper for a wife to pray to God with her head uncovered. 00:41:43.000 --> 00:41:46.000 Does not nature itself teach you that a man wears long hair. 00:41:46.000 --> 00:41:48.000 It is a disgrace for him. 00:41:48.000 --> 00:41:55.000 But if a woman has long hair it is her glory for her hair is given to her for a covering. 00:41:55.000 --> 00:42:02.000 In this we see that even nature teaches us these truths. 00:42:02.000 --> 00:42:09.000 He says what I'm saying about head coverings half a foundation in the order of creation and in nature. 00:42:09.000 --> 00:42:13.000 And a lot of times people say well you know what are you talking about in nature. 00:42:13.000 --> 00:42:14.000 Look at the animals. 00:42:14.000 --> 00:42:16.000 No it's not talking about animals. 00:42:16.000 --> 00:42:23.000 It's just looking at the human race throughout the centuries and all cultures all times no matter where. 00:42:23.000 --> 00:42:29.000 From the beginning till now even today is feminist society as we live in today. 00:42:29.000 --> 00:42:35.000 It's still a custom for women to have long hair and for women men to have short hair. 00:42:35.000 --> 00:42:37.000 And who taught us that. 00:42:37.000 --> 00:42:38.000 Where did that come from. 00:42:38.000 --> 00:42:41.000 What what book did we learn that from. 00:42:41.000 --> 00:42:45.000 There wasn't a common book that we read that but you know how does that. 00:42:45.000 --> 00:42:48.000 How does Salma know how to swim upstream. 00:42:48.000 --> 00:42:49.000 Who taught them how to do that. 00:42:49.000 --> 00:42:51.000 It's instinct is not its nature. 00:42:51.000 --> 00:42:53.000 Who taught women to want to have long hair. 00:42:53.000 --> 00:42:57.000 What book was there a manual we read when we got to. 00:42:57.000 --> 00:43:00.000 Here's the manual how to know we just do it. 00:43:00.000 --> 00:43:02.000 It's natural. 00:43:02.000 --> 00:43:07.000 In fact it's unnatural for women to have short hair. 00:43:07.000 --> 00:43:11.000 It's unnatural for men to have long hair. 00:43:11.000 --> 00:43:16.000 Then this is the teaching of scriptures is just teaching of nature. 00:43:16.000 --> 00:43:19.000 It's shameful for women to have short hair. 00:43:19.000 --> 00:43:20.000 Sure. 00:43:20.000 --> 00:43:22.000 What do you think feminists want to cut their hair off. 00:43:22.000 --> 00:43:23.000 They're rebelling against God. 00:43:23.000 --> 00:43:30.000 It's an act of rebelling against nature. 00:43:30.000 --> 00:43:34.000 So this is important to the Lord. 00:43:34.000 --> 00:43:37.000 And lastly. 00:43:37.000 --> 00:43:45.000 It's important it matters because cultural practices and customs matter to God. 00:43:45.000 --> 00:43:50.000 Verse 16 says if anyone is inclined to be contentious. 00:43:50.000 --> 00:43:53.000 We have no such practice. 00:43:53.000 --> 00:43:57.000 Nor do the churches of God. 00:43:57.000 --> 00:44:05.000 You see there was a feminist movement in the first century. 00:44:05.000 --> 00:44:11.000 Those were to communicate submission subordination fidelity and modesty. 00:44:11.000 --> 00:44:14.000 These things are important to God. 00:44:14.000 --> 00:44:21.000 And for that reason I can I can now let me just confess something to you. 00:44:21.000 --> 00:44:24.000 And I'm honest as I can be. 00:44:24.000 --> 00:44:27.000 Last week when I began to study this I prayed. 00:44:27.000 --> 00:44:35.000 I prayed to the Lord because many of you gave me articles to read you gave me books to read you gave me things to be considered. 00:44:35.000 --> 00:44:43.000 And before I read any vein and before I went into the study I prayed because I prayed this because I was scared. 00:44:43.000 --> 00:44:47.000 I'm just being transparent and honest as I can to you. 00:44:47.000 --> 00:44:55.000 I was scared because what would happen if I came to the conclusion that my wife needed to be have a head covering. 00:44:55.000 --> 00:45:01.000 What would that do to our church. 00:45:01.000 --> 00:45:07.000 Put yourself in my position for a second. 00:45:07.000 --> 00:45:13.000 What if I in the honest study of the scriptures I changed my position. 00:45:13.000 --> 00:45:15.000 What would I do. 00:45:15.000 --> 00:45:25.000 And so I prayed before I studied it said Lord give me the courage to believe what you say and do what you say. 00:45:25.000 --> 00:45:31.000 No matter who's upset with me. 00:45:31.000 --> 00:45:34.000 That should be our heart when it comes to the word of God. 00:45:34.000 --> 00:45:37.000 Amen. 00:45:37.000 --> 00:45:47.000 We want to be submissive to the word of God no matter if the whole world thinks we're crazy for it. 00:45:47.000 --> 00:45:59.000 Now there was a moment in my study that I was leaning heavily towards this being something we should do because this is the way I was thinking I was thinking. 00:45:59.000 --> 00:46:04.000 All the reasons he's given are still true. 00:46:04.000 --> 00:46:07.000 I mean Adam was created first. 00:46:07.000 --> 00:46:12.000 Man is to be the head hair does matter appearances do matter. 00:46:12.000 --> 00:46:18.000 Paul is making a case and he's making a strong case and the reasons he's given are still good reasons. 00:46:18.000 --> 00:46:23.000 In fact there's reasons still valid. 00:46:23.000 --> 00:46:39.000 And therefore I'm sympathetic to R.C. Sproul's position R.C. Sproul came to the position that wives should cover their hair and worship. 00:46:39.000 --> 00:46:52.000 For that reason if you at all have any conviction towards this please cover your hair and let the rest of us not feel you as legalistic. 00:46:52.000 --> 00:46:59.000 All head coverings are welcome in this church. 00:46:59.000 --> 00:47:10.000 At the end I still personally believe it's a personal cultural custom and that's my honest conviction and I'm not lying to you. 00:47:10.000 --> 00:47:14.000 God knows my heart. 00:47:14.000 --> 00:47:24.000 I do believe in that time it communicated fidelity to your husband's submission to your husband. 00:47:24.000 --> 00:47:35.000 And because everybody knew the meaning of it it was so important for women to communicate that they are in submission to their husband. 00:47:35.000 --> 00:47:52.000 Word meanings change in time and I think this is one of those things that when I see you wonderful Godly women out there that love your husband when you are not wearing your veils I do not think it's not communicating at all that you're unsummissive. 00:47:52.000 --> 00:47:59.000 This is not the meaning that we understand today and that's why I think balls puts us there at the end of verse 16. 00:47:59.000 --> 00:48:05.000 We don't have any other practice. This is the practice or this is the customs. This is what is known in our churches. 00:48:05.000 --> 00:48:08.000 Therefore don't be contentious. 00:48:08.000 --> 00:48:11.000 This is not the place to be contentious. 00:48:11.000 --> 00:48:14.000 This is not the place to be rebellious or independent. 00:48:14.000 --> 00:48:17.000 This is the place to keep order and structure. 00:48:17.000 --> 00:48:28.000 And so I would say I would think it would be more personally disrespectful for men to be wearing caps in church because I think that still is communication. 00:48:28.000 --> 00:48:42.000 Something and so that's my own personal position in the end what I do know that this text is teaching that authority matters to God. 00:48:42.000 --> 00:48:47.000 That's not questionable appearance matters to God. 00:48:47.000 --> 00:48:49.000 That's not questionable. 00:48:49.000 --> 00:48:51.000 The order of creation matters to God. 00:48:51.000 --> 00:48:53.000 That's not questionable hair matters to God. 00:48:53.000 --> 00:48:54.000 That's not questionable. 00:48:54.000 --> 00:48:58.000 Customs matter to God. 00:48:58.000 --> 00:48:59.000 Let's pray. 00:48:59.000 --> 00:49:03.000 Dear Lord, I pray in some ways in the hell. 00:49:03.000 --> 00:49:09.000 This text is very difficult and even for I wouldn't. 00:49:09.000 --> 00:49:20.000 Don't know if I fully understand all of it and I humbly submit to that that I could be wrong in my explanation and understanding of it. 00:49:20.000 --> 00:49:30.000 But it is my prayer that all of us are clean to our conscience that we submit to your word and that we love your word. 00:49:30.000 --> 00:49:35.000 Lord give us a heart to obey you to submit our lives to your authority. 00:49:35.000 --> 00:49:37.000 Your word is our authority. 00:49:37.000 --> 00:49:39.000 This we pray in your son's name. 00:49:39.000 --> 00:49:40.000 Amen.