Wednesday, July 9, 2008

"What Should a Woman Wear?"

Head covering and slacks: Two viewpoints

1 Corinthians 11:3-16

View 1-- Tina
"...I choose to cover.... I wear dresses 99% of the time because of the Scripture...." Tina

View 2 -- Lois
"I believe the Bible teaches that women are to dress modestly and in accordance with femine traditions of their day." Lois




Our "Stand" on the Head Covering Issue:
Paul concludes his instructions about head covering for women by saying in 1 Corinthians 11:16, "But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God" (KJV).

I think this is teaching us that we are not to be contentious on the issue of head covering. Some women will wear a head covering for the glory of God. Some will dress modestly in accordance with accepted feminine attire of their day for the glory of God. Since either way we serve with a pure motive of honoring Christ, let us not be contentious among ourselves regarding this issue.

Romans 14:1-6 says

1 Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters.
2 One man's faith allows him to eat everything, but another man, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables.
3 The man who eats everything must not look down on him who does not, and the man who does not eat everything must not condemn the man who does, for God has accepted him.
4 Who are you to judge someone else's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
5 One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.
6 He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord. He who eats meat, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains, does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.
...Lois
Each woman has to decide for herself concerning the issue of covering.


...Tina

1 comment:

Emily said...

Wow!! 3 posts in one day! I like that!! They are very good too! Each of them meant something in it's own way.

It's totally fine about your suggestions for my blog! I definitely don't mind! Especially after last night when I was looking at my blog and starting to get discouraged because no one leaves comments often. And then this morning you had left a comment!! Also, Laura {Judy} had sent me an email and added in it that she enjoyed my blog! The Lord works amazingly in those situations! So I'm VERY thankful for the tips and thougths you had!

Thank you!!
-Emily