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Thoughts on Head Coverings

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  The mention of ordinances or traditions (Gk. paradosis) in verse 2 does not invalidate this section as only a cultural custom and not a commandment. In 2 Thessalonians 2:15, Paul tells believers to “hold the traditions [paradosis] which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.” In Colossians 2:8, Paul cautions believers lest they follow “after the tradition [paradosis] of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.” This teaching about head coverings is not a tradition of men, but a teaching for believers. It is supported not only by cultural traditions but also by other biblical truths (verses 7-10). The relationship between man and woman is the same as that of Christ and man and that of God and Christ. In all of the relationships, there is a leader and a submitter. There is not a superior and inferior (verse 12), for Christ is not inferior to God, only submissive. Men are to pr...
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