No Such Custom: AN EXPOSITION OF I CORINTHIANS 11:2-16 by Bruce Terry In a day and time when women’s liberation is a popular movement and when even Catholic women are no longer required to wear a head covering in church, it is not popular to study the scripture passage in question unless it is with a view toward explaining it away. But this passage is inspired scripture too and should be approached with that respect which makes a man tremble (See Isaiah 66:2). Someone will say that the question of whether or not women should wear a head covering in church is of such low priority that it should not be discussed at all or that it really doesn’t matter. True, it is not one of the central doctrines of Christianity, and to neglect weightier matters of scripture while arguing on this question can only bring on us the woe which Jesus pronounces against the scribes and Pharisees in Matthew 23:23. But Jesus concludes that saying with the phrase: “without neglecting the others.” No point of scripture, however trivial in our eyes, ought to be neglected. It should also be noted that the apostle Paul, inspired by the Holy Spirit, thinks the question important enough to devote fifteen verses to this subject. In addition, this particular question introduces issues of importance in the areas of tradition, culture, and scripture interpretation, on whose value everyone will agree.
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 23:06:19 +0000
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