Sunday, August 1, 2021

ASSUMED BLESSINGS FROM TRADITIONS

My Dear Precious Child,
     Paul added in his writing to the Corinthian Christians some of the Jewish traditions that he had grown up with and were still part of his comfort zone as far as worship services.  He was passing them on to the Corinthians worshipers.  In his teachings about the traditions he reminded the people that Christ was the head of every man, that men were the heads of their wives and that I am the head of Christ.  (I Corinthians 11:1-3)
    He also added that any man who prayed or prophesied in worship service with his head covered dishonored Christ and any woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, who is her husband.  He wrote that she might as well have her head shaved. In addition he wrote that if she does not wear a head covering, then she should cut her head, too, even though it was disgraceful for her to have shaved her head so she must always cover her head.(I Corinthians 11:4-15)
    As far as a man in a worship service he should not wear anything on his head because he is the image and glory of God.  He reflects the divine glory, but the woman reflects the glory of the man, Paul emphasized, because man was not created from woman, but woman was created from man.  He added that man was not created for the benefit of a woman, but a woman was created for the benefit of a man.  Therefore, Paul surmised that she should have a head covering as a symbol of her submission to authority and so that she would show reverence as the angels do and not displease them.  Nevertheless, Paul wrote about in the traditions of the Jews that woman is not apart from man nor man is apart from woman. Woman was made from man, but man is born of a woman and all are from Me,  Paul wrote.  He explained that proper manners teaches that if a man wears long hair that it dishonors him; but if a woman had long hair, it is her ornament and glory because hair was given to her for a covering.  (I Corinthians 11:15)
   Paul reiterated again in the letter that if anyone is argumentative about this custom he must realize that the custom is followed in most churches.  He wrote also that when they met together it was for the betterment of the people, not for the worse. (I Corinthians 11;13-17) Earlier Paul wrote to the Galatians that in Christ there are no males or females, no Jews or Greeks, so customs and traditions went by the wayside when more revelations from Me entered into his mind.   (Galatians 3:28)
    As a confirmation to the main reason for his writing the letter he reiterated that when they met together as a congregation that there should be no cliques, no division or factions among them.  He wrote that at least when there were cliques among them that the people who were genuine and fit would become evident to the others.  However, the fact that there were divisions, that was an indication that they were babies in Christ. (I Corinthians 11:18; veses1:10-11 ). 
   Paul's strict traditions and customs were leftovers from his Jewish worship.  It is with revelations of the Holy Spirit that he changed his religious strictness and began to become more and more free from the religious traditions and customs which followed him into the liberty of the body of Jesus Christ.
    Your Father of Freedom and Liberty 

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