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dishonors his head. And every woman who prays or prophesies with her
head uncovered dishonors her head—it is just as though her head was
shaved. If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut
off; and if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off,
she should cover her head. A man ought not to cover his head, since he is
the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man. For man
did not come from woman, but woman from man; neither was man created
for woman, but woman for man. For this reason, and because of the angels,
the woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head.”
“In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man
independent of woman. For as woman came from man, so also man is born
of woman. But everything comes from God. Judge for yourselves: Is it
proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered? Does not the
very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to
him, but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given
to her as a covering. If anyone wants to be contentious about this, we have
no other practice—nor do the churches of God. In the following directives
I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good. In the
first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are
divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it. No doubt there have
to be differences among you to show which of you have God’s approval”
(1
Corinthians 11:3-11)
Christ will judge as Jesus has anointed him to do so. Jesus clearly stated,
neither the Father or the Son of God, i.e. Jesus will judge, for as John says;
“
Moreover, the
Fa t he r j udg e s no one , bu t has en t rus t ed a l l j udgmen t t o
t he Son , t ha t a l l may hono r t he Son j us t as t he y hono r t he Fa t he r .
He
who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him. I
tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me
has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death
to life.”
(John 5: 22-24)
“As for the person who hears my words but does not keep them, I do not
judge him. For
I d i d no t c ome t o j udg e t he wo r l d , bu t t o sav e i t . The r e i s
a j udg e f o r t he one who r e j e c t s me
and does not accept my words;
t ha t
v e r y wo rd , wh i ch I spoke wi l l c ondemn h im
at the last day. For I did not
speak of my own accord, but the Father who sent me commanded me what
to say and how to say it. I know that his command leads to eternal life. So
whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.”
(John 12: 47-51)
The son is graced to judge because he is imperfect. Jesus’ words certainly