David073
Puritan Board Freshman
For those who hold to the conviction that women in the church should wear a covering on their heads per 1 Corinthians 11, I have a question regarding their use.
It seems quite clear that women are to cover their heads in the corporate worship of God, but my confusion is when it comes to verses concerning dress codes in worship. In these verses we see:
1 Peter 3:3-4
Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious
1 Timothy 2:9-10
Likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works.
My questions are as follows: if women are to cover their heads during public worship, then why did both Peter and Paul refer to the woman’s hair and how it is not to be adorned? If a covering literally covers the head, then wouldn’t their hair not be visible? So why refer to their hair in this manner? Furthermore, what exactly is the covering? How is the covering to be worn for that matter?
Thank you and I look forward to your answers.
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It seems quite clear that women are to cover their heads in the corporate worship of God, but my confusion is when it comes to verses concerning dress codes in worship. In these verses we see:
1 Peter 3:3-4
Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious
1 Timothy 2:9-10
Likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works.
My questions are as follows: if women are to cover their heads during public worship, then why did both Peter and Paul refer to the woman’s hair and how it is not to be adorned? If a covering literally covers the head, then wouldn’t their hair not be visible? So why refer to their hair in this manner? Furthermore, what exactly is the covering? How is the covering to be worn for that matter?
Thank you and I look forward to your answers.
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