Why does the bible say that a woman should wear a head covering?

That ceremonial law "preserving the pure seed seed of Christ" signified by the court of the woman not allowed to participate in the ceremonies was fulfilled at the renting of the veil signifying the seed had come, the genealogy of the spiritual seed as the generation or new born again beginning had come. All of the old testament ceremonial laws save baptism to represent a kingdom of priest (the believer) had ben fulfilled at his coming .

Many discredit the results of the time of reformation as if it did not come

The Holy Ghost this signifying(using signs as shadows ), that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing: Which was a figure(parable) for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience; Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.Hebrew9: 8-10

The new one had come... the covering the representative glory of a woman and uncovering the glory of Christ represented by men and the eating of bread, drinking of the blood of grapes as one law. pointing ahead as a shadow to the wedding supper and the consummation our new incorruptible bodies ,that will be neither male nor female, Jew nor Gentile

The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Mathew 1:1

Thank you for your opinion on scripture and for the contributions in the discussion, have nice day.

lol unless I was Samson

Samson was under a temporal cerimonal law as a Nazarene vow. Paul in the old testemet was also. Not everyone that follows that vow is listed.

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Grrr... I don't like how this new system handles quotes. Apologies to all for my inadequate proofreading.

That long hair satisfies the need for a covering for woman..

13 "Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered? {14} Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? {15} But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering."

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If the authority thing applies today, why do all the other thingies about women not?
Cherry picking?

Many people have different understandings of the scriptures. 1 Corinthians 11:14-15 Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him, 15but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory?
See where is says does not the nature of things teach you.
It's speaking of the natural world. That should tell you that Paul is speaking of the spiritual world.

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Well you just contradicted scripture for an angel told his mother not to cut his hair that was a message from God not a temporal ceremonial law as Nazarene vow. after Samson the Nazarene did do that.

I would seem the vow that was instructed to his mother came in Numbers 6. All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled. It would seem they were fulfilled serving the purpose that God had intended ..

The point I was trying to make is there was a exception from the normal or natural way, long hair for woman. But the new ceremonial law had nothing to length but representative glories .As man with his head uncovered represent Christ our husband not see . woman was the representative glory of man the head. And woman not left without a representative glory was given her hair. It must be covered .The only glory to be seen was by mixing faith in that which was seen to give us the unseen spiritual understanding of the parable.

I picture it like Moses putting on a vail to cover the glory of being in the presence of God.

I agree about folks having different understandings...........cause.......well........Paul is telling folks that Nature itself shows how things should be here in the natural world........and to read into that he thinks the man is the spiritual covering for a woman isn't, ..... well .... natural!

Sometimes Scripture means what it says, and there isn't a hidden meaning or any such..........it means what it says.....

Now, iffin ya wanna get into hidden meanings, just think on how it says that women are saved through childbirth.....

uh, er, does that mean if a woman does not have any children she can not be saved?



anyway

No. I have found that on this site, the people are still in infancy. And do not understand spiritually. And have probably been going to church for years. I'm not trying to be ugly, but it's true, and it makes me sad. Later I will explain it to you. I am at work right now.

No. I have found that on this site, the people are still in infancy. And do not understand spiritually. And have probably been going to church for years. I'm not trying to be ugly, but it's true, and it makes me sad. Later I will explain it to you. I am at work right now.

There surely are folks on this Site who still have the carnal believers view of some things.....and there are those who have the spiritual view as well. The Carnal believer is surely saved, but not yet sanctified, and, therein lies the problem when folks start discussing various issues of Scripture. The Carnal believer sees the carnal, while the Spiritual believer sees the spiritual.

Best example of this (in my opinion) is revealed in Paul's teachings about women. The Carnal believer sees man or woman, bond or free, Jew or Gentile, while the Spiritual believer sees that (as Paul told the Galatians) once saved..............ALL are seen by God as His children. He sees them ALL equal, the same........neither bond or free, Jew or Gentile, or MAN or WOMAN.......

God is a Spirit, and to worship Him, we must worship Him in spirit........to see as He sees..........we must see through spiritual eyes, not our carnal eyes......... AND this is where so much disputation has it's roots in my opinion.

As such, man and woman (once saved) are THE SAME in the eyes of God, and He does not see one as the "covering" of the other. For, if He did, then He would SEE them differently, and Scripture says He DOES NOT.

God bless

BTW:

In the 7th Chapter of 1 Corinthians, Paul reveals his two styles of writing/teaching clearly.

He writes "Thus Sayeth the Lord" meaning that these are commandments from God and there is no room for argument or debate. It is thus sayeth the Lord........PERIOD.

He also writes "It would be better that/I would rather that" meaning he is giving HIS OPINION(s) on matters AND these opinions ARE NOT Commandments from God.

This too causes much confusion with some, and leads to dispuhuuujuytations and false teachings in my opinion.