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Originally Posted by Evangelical
They are not ignoring what Paul wrote.
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1Be ye imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.
This is the context. Paul practiced what he preached, and what he is preaching was what he learned by imitating Jesus Christ.
2Now I praise you that ye remember me in all things, and hold fast the traditions, even as I delivered them to you.
He is admonishing us to “hold fast the traditions, even as I delivered them to you”. If there is an important tradition that we should hold fast then he has delivered that tradition to us.
3But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
Jesus Christ is the head of every man, not Witness Lee or some other wannabe MOTA. The “head of the woman is the man” which indicates the two are one body. The head of Christ is God — Paul was imitating Jesus in how he practiced and taught the matter of headship.
4Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoreth his head. 5But every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled dishonoreth her head; for it is one and the same thing as if she were shaven.
If you allow Witness Lee or any other man to “cover your head” when praying or prophesying you are dishonoring Jesus Christ, your head. If Jesus tells you no lawsuits against Christians but you ignore that because of Witness Lee or some other usurper, that is to dishonor Jesus Christ, the head of the Body. This is equivalent to the church, the Bride of Christ, having her head unveiled. However, if everything in the church is in good order, then the all of the saints would listen to the head, and as a sign that this is the case the women would cover their heads. This is a testimony by the sister that her husband is submissive to Jesus Christ, the head. Therefore it is a simple matter for her to also have her head covered.
6For if a woman is not veiled, let her also be shorn: but if it is a shame to a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be veiled.
It is not a shame to stand up to Witness Lee and his profligate son, PL, like JI did. In this case it is better to be shorn or shaved. In the LRC we thought we were nazarite, but once the sordid truth is revealed then the truth is your vow has been broken, you need to shave and start afresh. Today we use the expression “come clean”. JI book was his shaving and being shorn. Likewise with a sister. If she is going to enter the marriage vow it includes submission to her husband. If she decides it is better to “come clean” of that vow then be shaved and shorn — i.e. divorce.
7For a man indeed ought not to have his head veiled, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man. 8For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man: 9for neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man: 10for this cause ought the woman to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.
It is a glory to the husband that his wife submits to him, this is her honoring her husband. If he is submitting to Christ as head she should have no issue doing this. But, if she has an issue with submitting to him, if she has an issue with honoring him, then not wearing a head covering is that sign, similar to raising the American flag upside down.
11Nevertheless, neither is the woman without the man, nor the man without the woman, in the Lord. 12For as the woman is of the man, so is the man also by the woman; but all things are of God.
They both have to under the headship of Christ. The woman’s head covering is a testimony that this is the case with her and her husband. This chapter is a very simple way for a sister to signal that there is a serious problem at home. This tradition empowers the sisters. The husband needs that testimony and it is up to her whether or not she gives it.
13Judge ye [a]in yourselves: is it seemly that a woman pray unto God unveiled? 14Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a dishonor to him?
The male lion has the mane, not the female. Among birds most of the males are the ones with the spectacular plumage. However, in warfare with men they have crew cuts so that the enemy cannot pull their hair during a fight. So, when you see a man with a crew cut you think warrior, whereas when you see a man with long flowing locks you realize “not a warrior”.
15But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.
Women on the other hand very rarely have crew cuts. On the contrary we associate “hair dresser” with women, “getting your hair done” with women, etc.
16But if any man seemeth to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.
If you want to imitate Paul in honoring Jesus Christ as your head you would hold fast this tradition. If this is not your goal, then forget it, we don’t have any such custom. We do not have the custom of women wearing doilies on their head in some meaningless, empty tradition. We do not have the custom of putting little pieces of cloth on your head if there is not also the reality of honoring your head and giving a testimony to the Angels that you and your husband are under the headship of Christ.