If anyone truly believes wearing a hat makes them right with God...
then I guess they should wear a hat.
Personally... I'm still not convinced this is how it works.
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Seriously though...
My humorous comment was to poke fun at the "debate" about hats,
not to poke fun at any individual Christians.
If someone sincerely believes they should pray with their head covered,
we should be respectful of their sincerity and their love for God.
I was making a joke about this debate topic,
not suggesting we ridicule people.
The apostle Paul took it seriously and so did the early church.Seriously though...
My humorous comment was to poke fun at the "debate" about hats,
not to poke fun at any individual Christians.
If someone sincerely believes they should pray with their head covered,
we should be respectful of their sincerity and their love for God.
I was making a joke about this debate topic,
not suggesting we ridicule people.
The apostle Paul took it seriously and so did the early church.
the early church took how famous the person who baptized them was, and Paul seemingly only took that seriously in order to reprimand them by reminding them that neither he nor the church had any such custom of 'keeping score'
Paul was writing to the church at Corinith that was beset with many problems and was known as "sin city." The town was dominated by the temple of Aphrodite, the goddess of love which was built on the heights of the acropolis. There were thousands of temple prostitutes and the city was a by-word for excess and sexual licence. There was even a word for it: to 'Corinthianize.'
The heads of the temple prostitutes were shaved, so a full head of hair was a glory to the person who possessed it. Not only was it a glory to the lady herself, but it was a glory to her husband as well and would bring honour to him.
Another thing the rich women did was to show off their wealth by wearing their jewellery in their hair, and Paul was telling them to keep their heard covered in church so that the poor could not be distinguished from the rich. In this way thanks to the wearing of hats, or even a towel or shawl, all would be equal in the sight of God. The Bible tells us to be modest in all things and both Peter and Timothy address this in 1 Peter 3 and 1 Timothy 2 v8 see below:
“You should not use outward aids to make yourselves beautiful, such as the way you fix your hair, or the jewellery you put on, or the dresses you wear. Instead, your beauty should consist of your true inner self, the ageless beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of the greatest value in God's sight. For the devout women of the past who placed their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful by submitting themselves to their husbands.” (1 Peter)
In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; 1Ti 2:9 KJV
They both put their finger on it when they spoke about our actions and our "true inner self, the ageless beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit", because from scripture, Jesus said, "by their fruits ye shall know them."
What we do and say reflects what is in our heart while ornamentation is only outward show and the things of this world rot and rust away.
Briefly, Paul was addressing a problem in the church that existed in his day, and he would be horrified if he knew the controversy it causes today.
Susanna was looking for a new tinfoil hat.If anyone truly believes wearing a hat makes them right with God...
then I guess they should wear a hat.
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To your title.....
It all depends. Do all people in your neck of the woods see a woman with her head acually exposes a and brand her a loose woman? A loose woman is a whore, a prostitute, or simply immoral.
If so, for her own protection she should wear a chador.
I had intended to qualify this post, but Idid not. Head coverings depend on the society....there is nothing written from God on this subject because His wisdom spans what we call time. Paul did say "I do not permit etc."" not Jesus does not permit.
Seriously?The apostle Paul took it seriously and so did the early church.
Paul met Jesus not only on the road to Damascus but many times thereafter. He was personally taught by Christ. You might want to read his epistles again very carefully and discover that for yourself. And since Peter confirmed that Paul's epistles are Scripture, you can be totally confident that over half the New Testament is as much Scripture as the rest of the Bible,...how Christians are to conduct themselves but he never met Jesus.
Well since the 20th century brought female rebellion against authority (along with Feminism which was a total rejection of everything taught in the Bible) all the more reason for Christian women under submission to God and Christ as well as their husbands (and even if single) to wear head coverings during worship.When not wearing a head covering becomes a sign of a woman's rebellion against authority again, that's when the woman will be required to start wearing them again.
Paul met Jesus not only on the road to Damascus but many times thereafter. He was personally taught by Christ. You might want to read his epistles again very carefully and discover that for yourself. And since Peter confirmed that Paul's epistles are Scripture, you can be totally confident that over half the New Testament is as much Scripture as the rest of the Bible,