Romans922
Puritan Board Professor
I have a question about the following verses: "4 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head. 5 But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for that is one and the same as if her head were shaved."
This is not about headcoverings or submission specifically but what is the meaning here of 'praying and prophesying?'
I have been trying to research this and there are many different responses.
You have those who believe that men and women prayed and prophesied in public worship.
You have those who believe that men and women prayed and prophesied in public worship (but Paul shows in ch. 14, that women doing this was wrong, he just doesn't tackle the issue here).
You have those who say that men and women ought to pray/prophesy (but that for most people in public worship this is done by 'praying with' or 'prophesying with' the one who is actually speaking. So more of a listening/praying or listening/prophesying). And this in context of ch. 14, would be only a man praying/prophesying and the rest of the men and all of the women doing the listening/praying-prophesying thing.
So which is it? Or are all these wrong?
HELP!
This is not about headcoverings or submission specifically but what is the meaning here of 'praying and prophesying?'
I have been trying to research this and there are many different responses.
You have those who believe that men and women prayed and prophesied in public worship.
You have those who believe that men and women prayed and prophesied in public worship (but Paul shows in ch. 14, that women doing this was wrong, he just doesn't tackle the issue here).
You have those who say that men and women ought to pray/prophesy (but that for most people in public worship this is done by 'praying with' or 'prophesying with' the one who is actually speaking. So more of a listening/praying or listening/prophesying). And this in context of ch. 14, would be only a man praying/prophesying and the rest of the men and all of the women doing the listening/praying-prophesying thing.
So which is it? Or are all these wrong?
HELP!