A SUNDAY REVIVAL VLOG
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2 ай бұрын
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@rachaelbenhasenn4460
@rachaelbenhasenn4460 7 күн бұрын
You look stunning ☺️✨
@dannjames1556
@dannjames1556 8 күн бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@mammamia8882
@mammamia8882 10 күн бұрын
I feel very comfortable, covering my hair, showing little hair and looking very presentable and modest. My employer stated per policy, head covering is not allowed. I look around my workplace, we have every denomination, Muslim, Sikhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Sufism. We have Amish, Mennonite and brethren, and a whole host of other religions that work for the same institution. And they freely were head coverings without any problem. So to explain that it is my belief that I need to cover my head, yet told that I was not allowed to. It seems that to be devout is only allowed if you are of certain religious practices and groups.
@SweetBrownGirl
@SweetBrownGirl 10 күн бұрын
But how do you keep in place? That's what i need to know. Having a hard time finding pins.
@SisterinChristMel
@SisterinChristMel 10 күн бұрын
Wig clips :) you can find it here www.amazon.ca/shop/sisterinchristmel
@SweetBrownGirl
@SweetBrownGirl 10 күн бұрын
How do you keep it from slipping?
@SisterinChristMel
@SisterinChristMel 10 күн бұрын
Wig clips from Amazon :) www.amazon.ca/shop/sisterinchristmel
@briddle3543
@briddle3543 12 күн бұрын
To be clear...I am the daughter of the King with or without a veil. Please don't make this seem like it's required or demanded by God. It's not.
@SisterinChristMel
@SisterinChristMel 11 күн бұрын
I never implied nor mentioned such a matter. That’s rather projection. Be blessed!
@ChildofTMH144
@ChildofTMH144 4 күн бұрын
You sound like a heathen
@alexdominguez3399
@alexdominguez3399 13 күн бұрын
A pretty girls in my church are already taken by 5 ‘9 guys, I hate my 5 ‘2 height 😂 the Bible even says life is not fair 😏🤐
@NeoMusic-b5e
@NeoMusic-b5e 13 күн бұрын
God bless you daughter of God for being an example
@smokyquartz5817
@smokyquartz5817 15 күн бұрын
You come off as very false.
@SisterinChristMel
@SisterinChristMel 14 күн бұрын
That’s nice and all but with all due respect, there was nothing edifying about that comment. Go in peace :)
@Zacmax-ec4wm
@Zacmax-ec4wm 17 күн бұрын
New sub here 💗💗
@SisterinChristMel
@SisterinChristMel 16 күн бұрын
Welcome!! 🤗
@Zacmax-ec4wm
@Zacmax-ec4wm 17 күн бұрын
Thats such a pretty Bible 💗💗
@SisterinChristMel
@SisterinChristMel 16 күн бұрын
Amazon!
@Zacmax-ec4wm
@Zacmax-ec4wm 17 күн бұрын
Being born in a place where i have free will to worship Jesus Thats the greatest blessing for me
@SisterinChristMel
@SisterinChristMel 16 күн бұрын
Amen hallelujah 🩵
@Zacmax-ec4wm
@Zacmax-ec4wm 17 күн бұрын
I thought only wives are supposed to veil for their husbands Correct me if im wrong 💗
@SisterinChristMel
@SisterinChristMel 16 күн бұрын
I’m a wife 🥰
@cheryljohnston8687
@cheryljohnston8687 15 күн бұрын
Yea it is only for wives. It's like an wedding ring. But a lot of people in the comments aren't married and say they do. if they it makes them feel in line with Yah I don't see an issue.
@Zacmax-ec4wm
@Zacmax-ec4wm 17 күн бұрын
Something inside me has been telling me to start veiling too Is it the Holy Spirit? Im only 17 😗 Should i start
@SisterinChristMel
@SisterinChristMel 16 күн бұрын
Ask exactly Him - the Holy Spirit 🩵
@shannapillado1214
@shannapillado1214 22 күн бұрын
My favorite book. It's a blessing to know. It gave me anxiety at first, but then a peace that surpassed all my understanding. God bless and enjoy the gift we as Christians have
@SisterinChristMel
@SisterinChristMel 22 күн бұрын
Ouhhhh why is it your favourite? :)
@shannapillado1214
@shannapillado1214 22 күн бұрын
@SisterinChristMel I guess because I like the warning and the promise of what is to come. I'm also low-key into dramas, so it has all of it. It's sad to see and read how plain it's spelled out, and we are clearly seeing it in our day, starting to play out. I just pray for this world to find their way to the promise of God's salvation through Christ Jesus.
@kayaissimo
@kayaissimo 24 күн бұрын
Sent this to my mom. God knows.
@Finny_finn_finn
@Finny_finn_finn 28 күн бұрын
Not appropriate for a Christian church. Your hair should be up and you shouldn't have a low cut blouse. Church is not a fashion show. Read the Bible...modesty is in there
@thebohomom
@thebohomom 29 күн бұрын
😅 it's so true!
@KaylieLing
@KaylieLing Ай бұрын
For someone who just started wearing head coverings for about a month now, I heard the Lord tell me to start wrapping my head. At first I did it at home, but yesterday was my first time going back to my old church and my first time wearing my head covering in public. Not only have I stopped having nightmares, but I can finally sleep (yes I sleep with my head wrap), I have never felt such peace + protection + alignment with God! Surprisingly I have not gotten any negative comments so far, just positivity, esp from the officer/sheriff at church yesterday who stared with a smile and admiration. I am so glad I immediately obeyed HIS call🙏🏽🙌🏽
@elise.clairee
@elise.clairee Ай бұрын
I’m 12 and have decided to start wearing a veil and when I put on veil for the first time I felt closer to Jesus and God than I’ve ever before.
@2girlsfur192
@2girlsfur192 Ай бұрын
We wear mantillas here on Europe. I used to wear the scarf like you do to mass people look at me a lot, and sometimes I even think I looks bit like Muslims 😮. Maybe all the people thinking what a asian Muslim doing at mass? So started buy mantillas online and wear them instead 😅
@SisterinChristMel
@SisterinChristMel Ай бұрын
🥰 I love mantillas! But truth be told, I could care less about what man thanks praise God 😅
@tothemoon9069
@tothemoon9069 Ай бұрын
Well its says us the bible that women needs to cover there head jf they dont there head may be shaved i dont know why everyone targets hijabs even when the same thing in the bible
@robertmiller812
@robertmiller812 Ай бұрын
I would like to add my two cents here after reading this discussion. First of all I believe we should follow the teaching in 1st Corinthians 11. The main problem here is the misunderstanding of 1st Corinthians 11 altogether. I also have made an intense study of this passage, and the obvious conclusion is that Paul was referring to long hair being the covering. The first thing one should take notice is the lack of wording required to conclude that a veil is being referred to here. The word veil or cloth is not in the text if we read from the King James version. If you read from the “modern” versions then you might get that view but not from the Textus Receptus. I would like for you to reread the verses that allegedly refer to a veil which is 4-7 and 13. In those verses we read the words, cover, uncovered and not covered. According to scholars these are used as adverbs. Like if you were to say I am going to cover my feet. No one should be thinking of a veil just the action of being covered. What is missing in these verses are nouns that would prove the idea of veils. Since we should not be assuming anything we should be asking the question what is the thing that a woman should be covered WITH based on the passage ALONE? So if you do the math you would find that Paul refers to hair directly 3 times and then indirectly 4 times with the words shorn and shaven. So if there is no noun for the word veil or cloth yet there are 7 instances of idea of hair, then what are we to conclude? That Paul is referring to hair whether it be short or long. But the counterargument would be that Paul is allegedly telling women to put something on. But that is not exactly true it says a woman should be covered, but he is referring to long hair based on the surrounding verses. But what about that a woman ought to be covered when praying or prophesying? The assumption is a that Paul was referring to only two instances which is not true he was merely giving us two examples. This also applies to men about being uncovered. Evidence of this is written in the forgoing verses. Paul writes that men ought not to cover because he is the image and glory of God. And then Paul goes into how woman was made for man and is the glory of the man. So it would seem that man shouldn’t be covered at any time if he is the glory and image of God. Paul also mentions that the mere observation of a praying woman should make us note how uncomely (unappealing in appearance) for a woman to be uncovered. Paul states this in a way that it should be obvious to anyone that she looks off in verse 13. He does this again in verse 14 about how shameful it looks if a man has long hair. He says it this way… Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered? Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? KJV So this judgement that we should make is exclusively based on observation of an “uncovered” woman as well as a long haired man. Two consecutive questions both appealing to something innate or within us. Paul is in essence saying that it should be obvious to see that something is wrong or off. So how is it that for the women we are somehow to know within us that a woman would be unappealing in appearance without a manufactured veil? That does not seem logical especially since the word veil is never mentioned. Unless that is not what Paul is meaning but rather that if the woman was not covered in long hair (meaning her hair is short) doing something holy or godly LIKE praying or prophesying. I think most people can relate that looking at a woman with short hair does have an unappealing appearance. It naturally provokes head turns. And if there was any question Paul flat out states what he was talking about in verse 15. So the facts are that there no nouns to use as evidence of a veil. There is evidence that Paul was using praying and prophesying as examples. Paul appeals to nature and something innate within us to judge that being uncovered or covered (meaning having short hair or long hair) should be obvious to all. So this cannot make sense with a manufactured veil.
@ymaaw3735
@ymaaw3735 Ай бұрын
Philosophy is the way to truth, not holy texts.
@SisterinChristMel
@SisterinChristMel Ай бұрын
You’re almost there, friend. Dig harder :)
@ymaaw3735
@ymaaw3735 Ай бұрын
@@SisterinChristMel I politely use a reverse uno card. Read and practice philosophy.
@HarpazoReady2022
@HarpazoReady2022 Ай бұрын
1 Corinthians 11:3 gives us Gods order: God - Christ - Man - Woman. The next verses explain how a woman should cover her head- it doesn’t say WHAT to cover it with. Only that it should be when praying or prophesying. Verse 15 tells us HOW a woman can cover her head: “But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her; *for her hair is given to her for a covering.”* Oh, so scripture says her long HAIR is the covering- and it’s a glory from God. So the text is saying having long hair IS your outward display of submission. It NEVER says cover it with fabric to show submission to Gods order. So crystal clear that you have to be in either a cult or false religion to make it say fabric. Like these do: Islam, Catholicism, Hindus, Mennonites, Amish. Notice those are all works based religions and not by faith in Christ. I’m a Christian woman with long, pretty hair that God gave me as my covering when I pray. God knows by our heart that we submit to His order. THATS what this text tells us. Stop being legalistic. We’re not under Mosaic Law. We’re under Christs Grace. Let your long hair show Gods Glory to you♥️
@barbaramendicino7345
@barbaramendicino7345 Ай бұрын
For her hair is given to her for a covering...means for it to be covered. It also says in the bible that if she is not covering her head then she might as well shave..it also says in the bible that we should cover because all holy things are covered.
@HarpazoReady2022
@HarpazoReady2022 Ай бұрын
@@barbaramendicino7345 Her head IS covered- by her hair. It means what it says: *the hair IS the covering.* It doesn’t say the fabric is the covering or the cloth is the covering. The scripture wording says *hair.* And the original Greek uses the word *tresses* which is hair. But you can wear a veil if you want to. It won’t hurt anything. God goes by our heart. That’s why He says He will write it on our heart. The Abarim Greek says “her hair is given INSTEAD of cloth.” We go by what the verses say. Not what we want it to say.
@kikirolle7091
@kikirolle7091 Ай бұрын
Wow, beautiful story. I'm happy it worked out for you 🙏♥️🙏♥️🙏
@SisterinChristMel
@SisterinChristMel Ай бұрын
Praise God 🥹🥹🥹
@dannjames1556
@dannjames1556 Ай бұрын
Love your videos
@zak7990
@zak7990 Ай бұрын
read Quran and u will find all answers to ur life
@SisterinChristMel
@SisterinChristMel Ай бұрын
I already found all the answers and it’s through Jesus Christ, the Son of God 🫶🏽🥰
@kayaissimo
@kayaissimo Ай бұрын
The Quran was written after the Bible. It also justifies pedophilia
@TheWorldisALie007
@TheWorldisALie007 Ай бұрын
Amen Sister ​@SisterinChristMel
@evelynray2431
@evelynray2431 Ай бұрын
Amen
@miyo_taylors.version
@miyo_taylors.version Ай бұрын
i think wedding dresses are pretty always<3 ill NEVERRR wear a short wedding dress tho, that's not my style. i'd probablyyyyy wear.. like a long-ish wedding dress, but it'd have to be easy to walk in. and i'd wear converse underneath.
@LoveIsKey929
@LoveIsKey929 Ай бұрын
love the last one!
@SisterinChristMel
@SisterinChristMel Ай бұрын
Same!
@roramoya
@roramoya Ай бұрын
Most wedding dresses are modest, but I do think these dresses are especially beautiful!
@user-fe5cc2hl7z
@user-fe5cc2hl7z Ай бұрын
The first one is my favorite!
@SisterinChristMel
@SisterinChristMel Ай бұрын
Her ceremony dress and venue were so beautiful!!!!
@Nadia-se2ev
@Nadia-se2ev Ай бұрын
This!! Being informed about the lies of Islam and other religions strengths our faith in Christ shielding us from the lies if the world
@SisterinChristMel
@SisterinChristMel Ай бұрын
Although it’s not our primary line of study, it’s important to be informed :) 2 Timothy 2:15 says: “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”
@Bearthowlemew
@Bearthowlemew Ай бұрын
LOVE them! Cliff (can't recall last name) is amazing too
@SisterinChristMel
@SisterinChristMel Ай бұрын
Cliff Knechtle I think! You gotta check out John Lennox too :)
@Bearthowlemew
@Bearthowlemew Ай бұрын
@@SisterinChristMel you should check out Jamie Walden and American Vindicta's sermons too! Be well sister, stay strong for the days are evil.
@aexactly
@aexactly Ай бұрын
Just to let you know:no need to have an outfit in the church...it is not about clotes
@kayaissimo
@kayaissimo Ай бұрын
But wouldn’t you want to dress modestly when worshiping the Lord?
@kayaissimo
@kayaissimo Ай бұрын
What denomination are you? I’m a non-denominational teen so it makes it hard to veil sometimes 😭
@SisterinChristMel
@SisterinChristMel Ай бұрын
I’m first a follower of Christ. I just happen to attend a baptist church :) read Galatians 1:10 🫶🏽
@kayaissimo
@kayaissimo Ай бұрын
@@SisterinChristMel 🫶
@FA-God-s-Words-Matter
@FA-God-s-Words-Matter 2 ай бұрын
If we follow those who subscribe to the doctrine of women wearing veils, then it can be argued that the most often cited verse is 1st Corinth. 11:5, which states: “But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.” According to many of those who believe women ought to wear veils this verse supposedly implies that a woman’s uncovered head is a woman who does not wear a veil. Such a woman is either dishonoring God, their own physical head or her husband for failing to wear it which implies that they are in disobedience. Some have gone so far as to say it is a sin. Another assumption is that the woman being referred to already has long hair and since they conclude that the covering is a veil then it must be referring to an “additional” covering otherwise it would clash with verse 15 stating that God gave women long hair for a covering. Another conclusion is that women ought to be covered ONLY when praying and prophesying and for men to be uncovered, which would make it seem as though it were something that can be placed on or taken off like a veil. You’ve probably noticed by now it takes several assumptions to reach the conclusion that women ought to wear a foreign object on their heads, despite the lack of evidence. * Does the Bible really give a clear command that women should wear a veil? The first thing that everyone must understand when talking about this topic is that it DOES NOT say the word “veil” or “cloth” or any other physical headwear, as far as the KJV is concerned. It surely mentions that the woman’s head should be covered, and no one disputes this, but it does not say that it should be covered with a veil, a shawl, a bonnet, a cap, or any other specific headwear. The verses in question within 1st Corinthians 11 mention the words, cover, covered, uncovered, and covering, but that does not mean we can translate this to mean specifically a veil, a shawl, a bonnet, a cap, or anything else similar. In fact, it would seem more like an adverb rather than a noun. Nevertheless, the word “cover” is unfortunately interpreted by head covering promoters to mean a veil above all other types of headwear, even if there is no evidence to prove that beyond a shadow of a doubt. To do so would mean that one is trying to read more into the verse than what is stated and is not truly seeking an exegesis of the Scriptures. Some have claimed that they are referring to a physical synthetic head covering because the Scriptures seem to indicate that there are two exclusive conditions to wear one and that is when a woman is either praying and/or prophesying. But does this interpretation stand up to logic? If we were to believe that under certain conditions a woman ought to wear a physical head covering, then it stands to reason that under OTHER conditions a woman should be able NOT to wear one. For example, if you are going to argue that a woman ought to wear a veil because the Bible claims there are two conditions, then it is logical to presume that any other condition would ALLOW them to be without one, like speaking in tongues, interpreting tongues, healing the sick, casting out devils, etc. Now if a head covering promoter should claim that there are MORE conditions, then they admit that there aren’t really “two” conditions thereby nullifying the two-condition argument. The reasoning behind why the “two-condition” argument is important for veil promoters is because if these words were actual conditions, then it would seem as though the covering were something that can be placed on or taken off. So even though it does not literally or EXPLICITLY say anything about putting on or taking off a veil. Veil promotors form this belief based on what they believe to be IMPLIED and not by a direct statement. Many people like to believe this because they ASSUME that praying and prophesying are two conditions instead of seeing them as mere examples. * Praying and prophesying were meant to be viewed as examples, not conditions… Now I can understand how someone can mistakenly conclude praying and prophesying as conditions in verse 5, on the surface, but once you read the rest of the verses in context one cannot reach that conclusion. If they were meant to be conditions then why would Paul say in verse 7… “For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.” If the reason for men not to cover their heads in this verse is because he is the “image and glory of God,” then why assume Paul was saying that there were only TWO conditions in verse 4? Wouldn’t 7 override any supposed conditions? Shouldn’t that make you question that perhaps Paul was just giving a couple of examples? But let’s continue. Verses 8 and 9 give us another understanding that Paul must have been referring to praying and prophesying as examples because he adds the order of creation into the mix. “For the man is not of the woman: but the woman of the man. Neither was the man CREATED for the woman; but the woman for the man.” If Paul states that the creation order has something to do with the reason as to why women ought to cover (in long hair) and men to be uncovered (aka have short hair) then we can conclude that this doctrine must be bound in NATURE. That is to say that it must have taken place since the creation of Adam and Eve and BEFORE the manufacturing of veils or hats, and BEFORE the creation of churches, which is another reason why hair easily fits the mold. This is confirmed when reading verses 13 and 14 when Paul asks you to make an observational judgment that if it is comely (aka pleasant looking) for a woman to pray uncovered (in short hair) and that even NATURE teaches us that a man with long hair is shameful. Why would Paul ask you to think that something as unnatural as a woman without a hat would look off and then say something as natural as long hair would look off on a man? Paul was saying that not being covered in long hair especially while praying looks uncomely and in the same breath he continues and says men with long hair also looks naturally wrong. * So Is the Covering Long Hair or a Veil? ….. If we examine all the verses from verses 4 to 15 without bias, we should at least agree that at certain points the verses are referring to physical heads and hair. Now some have tried to argue that the covering is somehow Jesus or men (some erroneously add husband here as well). But since the passage in 1st Corinthians 11 already states that the man or Jesus are already referred to as the heads one should not mix things up and add that they are the covering especially when this word is referring to something else entirely, Plus it wouldn’t make sense if we were to replace the word covering, covered or uncovered with Jesus, man or husband. So, do the words “covered,” “cover,” “uncovered” and “covering” refer to long and/or short hair or some kind of foreign head covering? Some will even say all the above, but if we carefully examine verse 15 we would be getting a clearer picture of what was being referred to in the earlier verses when it mentions these words. “But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her FOR a covering." KJV So if the covering is long hair, then the words “covered” or “cover” (which are synonymous with “covering”) should be understood as long hair as well. If that’s true, then to be “uncovered” would mean “short hair.” If so, then we can get a better picture of verse 4 when it says that it is shameful or dishonorable for a man to pray or prophesy with his head “covered.” Note the similarity of verse 4 to verse 14 that’s because they are both referring to being covered in LONG hair.
@FA-God-s-Words-Matter
@FA-God-s-Words-Matter Ай бұрын
@@victoria-rx4fn “Those who promote a cloth veil as a covering try to use the fact that this word perbolaiou is different than the word katakalupto to prove that it is talking about a “second covering” - the long hair being the first, katakalupto, and the veil being the second, perbolaiou. But, katakalupto is not a noun, and does not mean what veil-promoters say it does. It shows a state of being, and is used as an adverb, say the scholars. Therefore, there are not two nouns - that is, two distinct coverings - being discussed. Rather, a state of being, or condition, is discussed: the man’s head is in a state or condition of being “not hanging-down, covered”, while the woman’s head is in a state of being “hanging-down, covered”. Her hair is given her for a “throw-around”. In other words, the hanging-down hair serves as a throw-around for her head - she is covered, and meets the condition first put forth: that she pray or prophesy with her long hair hanging down on her head. Since it is a shame for a man to have long hair, he is to pray to God with his head “not hanging-down, covered” -- ouk katakaluptesthai.” (Written by Bernie Parsons)
@Bearthowlemew
@Bearthowlemew 2 ай бұрын
Hahahhaa. Feeling like David, "cleanse me with hyssop" oh lord 😭
@user-we5yg6xs3p
@user-we5yg6xs3p 2 ай бұрын
Ur so pretty and ur veil is so pretty to😍😍❤️❤️❤️im btw Also a christian✝️✝️❤️
@_.tarora1
@_.tarora1 2 ай бұрын
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@Oana-Roxana.
@Oana-Roxana. 2 ай бұрын
It is not a sin to take care and groom yourself, but if you dress with the intention to turn heads, is that a good thing to do? If you spend more time "looking modest" than on doing good deeds, is that really being modest? I'm not judging you. I'm guilty of that myself. Ask God in your prayer and read the Bible about what it means to he modest. We can lie to ourselves, but we can't lie to the Lord our God. Don't be hurt by my comment. I'm struggling with that myself. As women, we can recognise these things immediately in other women. If you really want to be modest, I hope that the Lord will give you the strength to be so. God bless you!
@FresnoTx-qn7zv
@FresnoTx-qn7zv 2 ай бұрын
God Bless Amen
@definitelynothaska
@definitelynothaska 2 ай бұрын
it isn’t even covering most of ur hair..
@AlexisLovesJesus104
@AlexisLovesJesus104 2 ай бұрын
I head cover for Jesus too!!😊🕊️🙏🏽🤍your hair and outfit is so beautiful!
@Gigglypuffx3
@Gigglypuffx3 2 ай бұрын
Im catholic some woman till this day still wear it
@sophroniel
@sophroniel 2 ай бұрын
.... can you clarify the "my face is swollen because my prayers are intimate" comment??? I'm so confused
@SisterinChristMel
@SisterinChristMel 2 ай бұрын
No problemo. I have been weeping a lot during my prayers to the Lord at night that I end up having a swollen face in the AM :) water retention
@Lynlie-np7wi
@Lynlie-np7wi 2 ай бұрын
❤️❤️❤️
@sophroniel
@sophroniel 2 ай бұрын
I mean it's not "free", you have to follow the rules.....
@SisterinChristMel
@SisterinChristMel 2 ай бұрын
You inherently do so when you truly believe in the Lord Jesus Christ 🥰 you end up having a distaste for sin when your relationship grows with God! Hope this helps!
@sophroniel
@sophroniel 2 ай бұрын
.... You're only 27? How is your kid so old?! No father?
@SisterinChristMel
@SisterinChristMel 2 ай бұрын
I’m married to her father 🫶🏽
@Thehumansmilyface
@Thehumansmilyface 2 ай бұрын
PRAISE GOD! Amen so beautiful 💞
@SisterinChristMel
@SisterinChristMel 2 ай бұрын
As are you 🥰
@angellicat.n.g2382
@angellicat.n.g2382 2 ай бұрын
So according to you woman that not head covering is unholy and unpure.
@FA-God-s-Words-Matter
@FA-God-s-Words-Matter 2 ай бұрын
If we follow those who subscribe to the doctrine of women wearing veils, then it can be argued that the most often cited verse is 1st Corinth. 11:5, which states: “But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.” According to many of those who believe women ought to wear veils this verse supposedly implies that a woman’s uncovered head is a woman who does not wear a veil. Such a woman is either dishonoring God, their own physical head or her husband for failing to wear it which implies that they are in disobedience. Some have gone so far as to say it is a sin. Another assumption is that the woman being referred to already has long hair and since they conclude that the covering is a veil then it must be referring to an “additional” covering otherwise it would clash with verse 15 stating that God gave women long hair for a covering. Another conclusion is that women ought to be covered ONLY when praying and prophesying and for men to be uncovered, which would make it seem as though it were something that can be placed on or taken off like a veil. You’ve probably noticed by now it takes several assumptions to reach the conclusion that women ought to wear a foreign object on their heads, despite the lack of evidence. * Does the Bible really give a clear command that women should wear a veil? The first thing that everyone must understand when talking about this topic is that it DOES NOT say the word “veil” or “cloth” or any other physical headwear, as far as the KJV is concerned. It surely mentions that the woman’s head should be covered, and no one disputes this, but it does not say that it should be covered with a veil, a shawl, a bonnet, a cap, or any other specific headwear. The verses in question within 1st Corinthians 11 mention the words, cover, covered, uncovered, and covering, but that does not mean we can translate this to mean specifically a veil, a shawl, a bonnet, a cap, or anything else similar. In fact, it would seem more like an adverb rather than a noun. Nevertheless, the word “cover” is unfortunately interpreted by head covering promoters to mean a veil above all other types of headwear, even if there is no evidence to prove that beyond a shadow of a doubt. To do so would mean that one is trying to read more into the verse than what is stated and is not truly seeking an exegesis of the Scriptures. Some have claimed that they are referring to a physical synthetic head covering because the Scriptures seem to indicate that there are two exclusive conditions to wear one and that is when a woman is either praying and/or prophesying. But does this interpretation stand up to logic? If we were to believe that under certain conditions a woman ought to wear a physical head covering, then it stands to reason that under OTHER conditions a woman should be able NOT to wear one. For example, if you are going to argue that a woman ought to wear a veil because the Bible claims there are two conditions, then it is logical to presume that any other condition would ALLOW them to be without one, like speaking in tongues, interpreting tongues, healing the sick, casting out devils, etc. Now if a head covering promoter should claim that there are MORE conditions, then they admit that there aren’t really “two” conditions thereby nullifying the two-condition argument. The reasoning behind why the “two-condition” argument is important for veil promoters is because if these words were actual conditions, then it would seem as though the covering were something that can be placed on or taken off. So even though it does not literally or EXPLICITLY say anything about putting on or taking off a veil. Veil promotors form this belief based on what they believe to be IMPLIED and not by a direct statement. Many people like to believe this because they ASSUME that praying and prophesying are two conditions instead of seeing them as mere examples. * Praying and prophesying were meant to be viewed as examples, not conditions… Now I can understand how someone can mistakenly conclude praying and prophesying as conditions in verse 5, on the surface, but once you read the rest of the verses in context one cannot reach that conclusion. If they were meant to be conditions then why would Paul say in verse 7… “For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.” If the reason for men not to cover their heads in this verse is because he is the “image and glory of God,” then why assume Paul was saying that there were only TWO conditions in verse 4? Wouldn’t 7 override any supposed conditions? Shouldn’t that make you question that perhaps Paul was just giving a couple of examples? But let’s continue. Verses 8 and 9 give us another understanding that Paul must have been referring to praying and prophesying as examples because he adds the order of creation into the mix. “For the man is not of the woman: but the woman of the man. Neither was the man CREATED for the woman; but the woman for the man.” If Paul states that the creation order has something to do with the reason as to why women ought to cover (in long hair) and men to be uncovered (aka have short hair) then we can conclude that this doctrine must be bound in NATURE. That is to say that it must have taken place since the creation of Adam and Eve and BEFORE the manufacturing of veils or hats, and BEFORE the creation of churches, which is another reason why hair easily fits the mold. This is confirmed when reading verses 13 and 14 when Paul asks you to make an observational judgment that if it is comely (aka pleasant looking) for a woman to pray uncovered (in short hair) and that even NATURE teaches us that a man with long hair is shameful. Why would Paul ask you to think that something as unnatural as a woman without a hat would look off and then say something as natural as long hair would look off on a man? Paul was saying that not being covered in long hair especially while praying looks uncomely and in the same breath he continues and says men with long hair also looks naturally wrong. * So Is the Covering Long Hair or a Veil? ….. If we examine all the verses from verses 4 to 15 without bias, we should at least agree that at certain points the verses are referring to physical heads and hair. Now some have tried to argue that the covering is somehow Jesus or men (some erroneously add husband here as well). But since the passage in 1st Corinthians 11 already states that the man or Jesus are already referred to as the heads one should not mix things up and add that they are the covering especially when this word is referring to something else entirely, Plus it wouldn’t make sense if we were to replace the word covering, covered or uncovered with Jesus, man or husband. So, do the words “covered,” “cover,” “uncovered” and “covering” refer to long and/or short hair or some kind of foreign head covering? Some will even say all the above, but if we carefully examine verse 15 we would be getting a clearer picture of what was being referred to in the earlier verses when it mentions these words. “But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her FOR a covering." KJV So if the covering is long hair, then the words “covered” or “cover” (which are synonymous with “covering”) should be understood as long hair as well. If that’s true, then to be “uncovered” would mean “short hair.” If so, then we can get a better picture of verse 4 when it says that it is shameful or dishonorable for a man to pray or prophesy with his head “covered.” Note the similarity of verse 4 to verse 14 that’s because they are both referring to being covered in LONG hair.