Women Part 1

1 Corinthians 11:2-16

2I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding to the teachings,[a] just as I passed them on to you.
3Now I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. 4Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head. 5And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head—it is just as though her head were shaved. 6If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off; and if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head. 7A man ought not to cover his head,[b] since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man. 8For man did not come from woman, but woman from man; 9neither was man created for woman, but woman for man. 10For this reason, and because of the angels, the woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head.
11In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman. 12For as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God. 13Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered? 14Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him, 15but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering. 16If anyone wants to be contentious about this, we have no other practice—nor do the churches of God.

Don't take this the wrong way, i am writing a paper on women in leadership in the church and that kind of thing, so i am going to post a couple more scripture referances in the next few days for you to chew on and then i will make my case. So chew on this scripture passage from the New International Version, and get ready for some more. Allow this to permeate in your heart and mind and soul, and as i do, figure out what you really believe about women leading in the church.

Song of the day: American Girls by the Counting Crows. Yesterday, i listened to this as i walked to school and it gave me a better then average skip in my step. It's a great song, from a great album that always reminds of me of the Philippines, which is where i managed to purchase that great album. If y'all got the means and or the desire, check out "American Girls" by The Counting Crows.