Headcovering and Lord's Supper: The 1 Corinthians 11 Symbolic Church Meeting Observances about the Special Ministries of Women, the Church, and the

Headcovering and Lord's Supper: The 1 Corinthians 11 Symbolic Church Meeting Observances about the Special Ministries of Women, the Church, and the

The context of 1 Corinthians 11a indicates the Headcovering is a church meeting observance like the Lord’s Supper church meeting observance in the same chapter. It symbolizes the church’s submission to God-ordained authority and gender roles, which have a huge impact on families, churches, and society. Women have performed some of the greatest spiritual works of all time. Only a woman believed Jesus when he said he was going to die, and she anointed him for his burial (Mt. 26:12-13). And only a woman was given the privilege, not only of being the first to see Jesus after his resurrection, but even before he ascended to the Father (Jn. 20:16-18). God uniquely created women for special ministries including submission, modesty, quietness, affection, and chastity. Such service is like the precious ointment Mary of Bethany poured on the head and feet of Jesus. Paul scolded the Corinthians that when they ate the Lord’s supper “one is hungry and another is drunk,” so we replaced the supper with a cracker and the cup with a thimble. He said that because of their irreverent manner of observing the Lord’s Supper, “many are ... sick among you and many sleep.” So what about among us for not observing the Headcovering at all? All my books are available free online at WayneODonnell.com. “Freely you’ve received, freely give,” Mt. 10:8. This booklet is included in and comprises a section of my book “The Special Ministries of Women: Pro-Headcovering, Pro-Remarriage in 1 Corinthians 11, Song of Solomon, and Jesus' Teaching on Divorce.”