Let us be our prayer that light and understanding of God's wisdom abide among us. Please explore this discussion and before jumping to defend your point of view, medidate and pray for God's truth. Christ came to set us free from principalities that manifest as power and control. Statements such as a woman need to have power on her head; a woman need to wear a covering; a woman need to be silent. These statement are all part of the same anti-Christ belief system which has been identified as legalism. Legalism is a distortion of God's law and God's purpose with his law which was given to lead us to Christ. Now in Christ we are to live in freedom!
1Cor 11:10 For this cause ought the woman to have power on [her] head because of the angels. Paul is saying that the reason for a woman to have power on her is because the angels. Angels were the ones that communicated the law to Moses. Angels were in charge under the law to guard and make the law be fulfilled.
Hbr 1:13 But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool? Hbr 1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
Now the writer of Hebrews is saying that angels are not higher than Christ or humans because in the New Covenant they are to serve us.
Hbr 2:5 It is not to angels that he has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking.
The authority of the angels was under the law in the same way was their authority towards women when they were under the law. Now we are in the Covenant of Grace we are not subject to the requirement of the law that is why the Apostle Paul said:1Cor 11:10 For this cause ought the woman to have power on [her] head because of the angels.
Let us read what the Apostle says:
Hbr 1:16For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham's descendants. 17For this reason he had to be made like his brothers in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people.
Galatians 3:10 All who rely on observing the law are under a curse, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law."
When you use a statement of the law and try to establish it in the new covenant of grace you will be bringing people under a curse.
Someone add in a board discussion about this topic:
At 1 Cor. 11 Paul is trying to bring a correction to this same misinterpretation: WHAT’S THE BOTTOM LINE FOR THE 90’s CHURCH? *** If a woman is presently uncovered because she has cut her hair, she should be permitted fellowship into the church body even in that condition. But since it’s a shame for her to be in that condition she should stop cutting her hair, and let it grows back again, as a covering, and for her glory. THIS IS THE SIMPLE N.T. TRUTH FOR THE 90’s CHURCH!
This person was trying to establish the distortion of the law as a truth for New Covenant Christian women. Gal 3:11Clearly no one is justified before God by the law, because, "The righteous will live by faith."
Receiving covering, thus, honor because of ones hair is not faith is signs and works.
Gal 3: 12The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, "The man who does these things will live by them."
False teachings promote that your wife, sisters, mother and female ministers live condemn by the law by teaching the law.
...13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree." 14He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
Our blessing and honor comes because of Christ Jesus alone and there is nothing you can do to be more holy, you can never be holy on your own effort. We are holy because of Christ Jesus. Thus, long hair or short hair can never make you holy or unholy before God's eyes.
Gal 3:18 For if the inheritance [be] of the law, [it is] no more of promise: but God gave [it] to Abraham by promise. Gal 3:19 Wherefore then [serveth] the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; [and it was] ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.
Gal 5:4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
LOOK, THIS IS THE DANGER, FALSE TEACHINGS PROMOTES WORKS OF THE LAW and IT DIRECT PEOPLE TOWARDS FALLING OUT OF GRACE.
Gal 5:6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
FOR IN CRIST NEITHER VEIL NOR VEIL, NEITHER LONG HAIR NOR SHORT HAIR IS ANYTHING, BUT FAITH WHICH WORKS BY LOVE.
Gal 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
Gal 5:2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
WALK BY FAITH, BECAUSE WITH OUT FAITH IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE GOD!
Hebrew 11:6And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
2 Cor. 3:4Such confidence as this is ours through Christ before God. 5Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. 6He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
7Now if the ministry that brought death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with glory, so that the Israelites could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of its glory, fading though it was, 8will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious? Sprit not body, or hairy manifestations.
9If the ministry that condemns men is glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry that brings righteousness!
10For what was glorious has no glory now in comparison with the surpassing glory. 11And if what was fading away came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which lasts!
12Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.
13We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at it while the radiance was fading away.
14But their minds were made dull, for to this day the same veil remains when the old covenant is read. It has not been removed, because only in Christ is it taken away.
15Even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts. 16But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
17Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
18And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
ALELUYA!!!! PRAISE JESUS THAT DID ALL THESE FOR HUMANS BUT SPECIALLY FOR WOMEN ALL AROUND THE WORLD, THE GIFT OF FREEDOM FROM SIN and THE PRINCIPALITIES OF THE WORLD SUCH AS CHAUVINISM, PATRIARCHY, HERARCHY AND LEGALISM.
Woman Be Free! |