blhowes
Puritan Board Professor
This morning I watched a very good video/sermon called "The Parable of the Sower - The Ground" by Rev. John Greer. One thing that caught my attention as the camera man scanned the congregation from time-to-time was that all the women, young and old, wore head coverings. I've never been in a church where more than a handful of ladies wore hats, so that caught my attention. I was wondering:
1. Is it common practice in reformed churches for ladies to wear a head covering? How prevelant is it?
2. Why do women wear head coverings? How does it bring dishonor to their husbands if they do?
3. 1 Cor 11 says for a man not to a wear head covering (in church) because it dishonors his head (Christ)? How does it bring dishonor?
4. Unrelated to head covering, but its bugging me. At the beginning of the video, the congregation is singing Psalm 24 to a well known hymn melody, but I can't for the life of me remember the name of the hymn. Anybody know which hymn tune they sang Psalm 24 to?
1Co 11:4-7 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head. But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven. For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered. For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
1. Is it common practice in reformed churches for ladies to wear a head covering? How prevelant is it?
2. Why do women wear head coverings? How does it bring dishonor to their husbands if they do?
3. 1 Cor 11 says for a man not to a wear head covering (in church) because it dishonors his head (Christ)? How does it bring dishonor?
4. Unrelated to head covering, but its bugging me. At the beginning of the video, the congregation is singing Psalm 24 to a well known hymn melody, but I can't for the life of me remember the name of the hymn. Anybody know which hymn tune they sang Psalm 24 to?
1Co 11:4-7 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head. But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven. For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered. For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.