A Double Standard in Christianity?

Great summary here

PS I don't see anything in the verses you shared about a man being put on a woman's head as a covering--so i'm not going to try that! I also don't see anything about a man publicly correcting a potentially deceived woman. Are you reading from the Misogynist Commentary Bible--personally I wouldn't recommend that one.

I know women who far surpass men in biblical understanding. This is such an over generalization. I for one reason out scriptures--I do not take what anyone teaches as truth unless I study it out for myself.

Agreed that it's just a generalisation and not the rule. There are exceptions. It simply highlights the strength/weaknesses of most folks.
Im not against women preaching. Mixed gender preaching is not something that I have come across though

Were you going to post that commentary?

Actually, long hair is given to women as a covering...and it represents the authority that is over them in the men of the fellowship.

Therefore, those women who have short hair and also do not cover their heads in some other way, while praying or prophesying in public...are disrespecting the men in their congregation...dishonouring them.

You cited 9 verses. 3 of the 9 states husband/wife relationship. Not really a majority, no?

The ESV, NRSV are somewhat controversial bible translations ("The ESV is based upon an entirely DIFFERENT Greek text than the King James Bible", "..NRSV is more liberal than the ESV..." - I will certainly read more). In your quoted hyperlinks of the ESV and NRSV there are footnotes that expound the usage as "man" and "woman" not "husband" and "wife". Why choose bibles involved in the gender neutral wars (though I still have to read some more opinions)?
Also translated phrase "But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man..." NOT "But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every husband...". The ἀνδρὸς is used as "husband" in other verses and the root greek is the same as ἀνήρ. Are you cherry picking the meaning within one sentence? I think you would be hard pressed to find a translation of "..Christ is the head of husbands.."

Also, Mounce Reverse interlinear uses syntax/grammar of english to achieve greek, not the other way around (I.e. not exegetical - "In the process, I came up with the term "reverse interlinear." A traditional interlinear maintains Greek word order and alters the English, which makes the English almost unusuable. But if I maintained English word order and altered the Greek, then both the English and Greek are helpful; hence, "reverse interlinear.")

Based on Corinthian 11 the covering is clearly some type of cloth that would cover the head--it is not referring to one's husband. It's important to note that it is a 'custom' not a regulation. " It was to be practiced when a woman was praying or prophesying in the assembly--that is the Jewish synagogue, where Christian were meeting along with Jews on the Sabbath:

"Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks."--Acts 18:4

"Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his entire household believed in the Lord; and many of the Corinthians who heard Paul believed and were baptized."--Acts 18:18





"Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks."--Acts 18:4

"Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his entire household believed in the Lord; and many of the Corinthians who heard Paul believed and were baptized."--Acts 18:18

I have never heard such a thing. If a woman is an adult she has no authority over her except God. How on earth would a father or pastor have authority over an adult woman? Such unbiblical nonsense! JBF, based on your posts and rude responses, I cannot believe that you are a Christian who follow the teachings of Scripture--false teachers are those who begin to make up their own doctrines.

"28 Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood. 29 I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. 30 Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them."--Acts 28-30

LI, Your question makes no sense since that particular verse is speaking to adults about adults.

No, Paul said that they had no such custom and that neither did the churches of God, in 1 Corinthians 11:16.

I am not distorting the truth; but you dishonour me because you cannot hear the word that I am speaking to you.

A woman is to have authority on her head because of the angels, in the form of long hair or some other kind of covering that denotes the authority over her of the men in that church. This is what the scriptures plainly teach in 1 Corinthians 11.

The women should keep silent in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak, but should be in submission, as the Law also says. Are we under the law??? Paul also said that in Christ there is neither male nor female, and that a woman's hair is given to her for a covering.

you really have ensnared yourself in your own self righteousness

Operative word being CUSTOM--exactly! I also know of no Christians who currently are meeting in Jewish Synagogues.

We need to use common sense when reading scriptures--to differentiate between customs and commands.


"[36] Master, which is the great commandment in the law? [37] Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. [38] This is the first and great commandment. [39] And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."--Matthew 22: 36-39

"If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing."--1st Corinthians 13:1

I said it seems like the beginnings of gnosticisim

funny how that repeats itself

the rest of your post is just you talking to yourself

How can I dishonor you? You say I cannot hear you--you are not Jesus are you? Who speaks this way?

"But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.”
--John 10:5

you lie

you lie consistently and think no one sees. perhaps it is yourself that Paul is talking to?

IMO, these are actually report worthy

he consistently challenges the authenticity of the claim of Christianity in other believers and then denies he did so

I don't think the TOS allows for that

saying a pastor is the head of an unmarried or widowed woman is begging for abuse

but I'm not surprised you would take it in that direction