WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7
1 Corinthians 11:13-16
Romans 12:1-2

“Doth not even nature
itself teach you?”

REASONS FOR MALE HEADSHIP (II)

The last reason given by Paul in support of male headship is based on physiology. Some of the women in Corinth were apparently sporting hair that was as short as the men’s. However, when God created woman, He gave woman longer hair than man’s to make them distinct. Is this not the testimony of nature in daily life? Therefore, when the woman sports short hair, it is tantamount to her wanting to be like man and thus upsetting God’s established order. Similarly, a man sporting long hair is sending a message that he despises God’s assigned role for him to be the head. Is that not a shame?

Sadly, due to the influence of worldly fashions, some women dress more like men. They cut their hair short and behave with masculine panache. They think that this will win them respect in the eyes of the world. However, such conduct is an affront to God.

Alas, the men are not any better. Some grow their hair long and behave in an effeminate manner. And the undiscerning church cheers them for it. The divine order has been turned upside-down.

How then should women view their hair? The Bible tells us in 1 Corinthians 11:15 that it is God’s gift to them as a covering, that they may express their submission to God’s order and authority over them. A woman who keeps her hair well for the Lord and conducts herself in a meek and quiet spirit is beautiful before the Lord (1 Pet 3:4). Similarly, a man who dresses and conducts himself soberly before the Lord will prove to be of great blessing to the Lord’s work.

Paul ended by warning that the ordinances of God must be respected (1 Cor 11:16). No dissent will be tolerated, for the churches of God must be determined to follow the pattern set by God. The Corinthian church was to follow suit and obey God’s Word.

THOUGHT: Men should dress like men, and women like women.
PRAYER: Father, help me not to conform to worldly fashions. “Doth not even nature itself teach you?”