Is It For Us Today?

This is perhaps the most difficult of the questions put before us.  It’s one thing to talk about what happened it times past.  It’s another to discuss what it was, when it should be worn, and the importance of wearing it to Paul and the original readers. But what should be done with this passage [...]

What Is The Covering?

There is much disagreement over what the covering was, or what it could be in today’s culture.  In this article, we’ll attempt to explore the different theories surrounding the covering, and let you know the arguments for each. The Covering Was a Veil This argument would probably be the one that would flow directly from [...]

Covered Only In Church?

The first question that presents itself in 1 Corinthians 11:5: 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. The difficult part of this passage is that it seems to (on the face of it) say that whenever a [...]

The Clear Instruction

Of the command of Paul to the believers in Corinth there can be no doubt.  The men were to refrain from wearing a covering on their head, because their head was Christ.  They were the glory of God. The women were to wear a covering.  They were the glory of man, and needed to veil [...]

The Divine Order

The stress of the 1 Corinthians 11 passage is on the Created order.  Indeed, it is the foundation for every argument that Paul is about to make: But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is [...]

Head Coverings and Modesty Introduction

I’ve always had trouble with 1 Corinthians 11.  No, not the part about Communion—it seems that I’ve heard that passage read many times throughout my life.  It’s the first part that’s the problem. But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, [...]

If a Lady’s Head is Uncovered, is she Modest?

Is head covering and the principles behind it of such significance that the neglect of doing so has led to the immodesty of today?