Andy Sochor March 27, 2011

The Head Covering

Text: 1 Corinthians 11:1-16

The Standard

Imitate Christ (v. 1)
Hold firmly to apostolic traditions (v. 2)

Chain of Command

God, Christ, man, woman (v. 3)
This is about order, not about superiority/inferiority (Galatians 3:28)

Necessary Roles

Any organization or collective group has to be organized (1 Corinthians 12:14-31)
Man & woman are not independent of one another (v. 11-12)

Distinct Roles

Society has blurred the distinction between men & women
“Does not even nature itself teach…” (v. 14-15) — nature itself consistently shows the distinct roles of males & females
God is not pleased when we abandon His design for something contrary to nature (Romans 1:26-27)

Dealing with Human Customs

Avoid contention (v. 16; Romans 14:1-3)
Always remember that Scripture trumps custom/tradition (Romans 3:4)

Filed Under: New Testament Tagged With: commitment, customs, head covering, standard, traditions

Jesus Christ came to set us free from the bondage of sin (Romans 6:3-6; John 8:34-36). Yet many Christians are content to remain enslaved to it. They have been convinced that we can never defeat sin; therefore, they have resigned themselves to the belief that they will always struggle with it.

Yet the Bible does not present the removal of sin from one’s life as an unattainable ideal but as a realistic goal. Paul said there is a way of escape for every temptation (1 Corinthians 10:13). Peter spoke of what one needs to do so that he will never stumble (2 Peter 1:10). John wrote so that we may not sin (1 John 2:1). Jesus told the woman allegedly caught in adultery, “Go. From now on sin no more” (John 8:11).

But how can we successfully remove sin from our lives? We first need to understand the reasons why we sin so we can learn how to find the way of escape. This material has been written to help each one of us overcome sin, rather than struggling with it perpetually.

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