Thursday, July 12, 2012

To Cover or Not to Cover

There is a lot of controversy and misunderstanding about 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 and the subject of women wearing a head covering.  Below is part of a message that was preached by John Calvin on this subject, it is very profound and it has come about completely…  I have also created a couple links that lead to messages on this subject that are very informative.
John Calvin (1509-1564)
The theologian of the Reformation preached three sermons from 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 from which the following excerpts are taken.
"So if women are thus permitted to have their heads uncovered and to show their hair, they will eventually be allowed to expose their entire chest, and they will come to make their exhibitions as if it were a tavern show; they will become so brazen that modesty and shame will be no more; in short they will forget the duty of nature….So, when it is permissible for the women to uncover their heads, one will say, 'Well, what harm in uncovering the stomach also?' And then after that one will plead [for] something else: 'Now if the women go bareheaded, why not also [bare] this and [bare] that?' Then the men, for their part, will break loose too. In short, there will be no decency left, unless people contain themselves and respect what is proper and fitting, so as not to go headlong overboard."

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