Pathways For Sojourners

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098) 1Cor 10:32-33 . . Give none offense, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles,
nor to the church of God: even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine
own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.

The main issue here is tolerance, i.e. courtesy and sympathy with respect to
cultural differences.

Tolerance is especially appropriate in the USA where we have folks residing from all
over the globe who've brought a variety of foreign customs along with them. Most
of those customs are harmless and it behooves us to indulge their practice for the
sake of harmony.
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099) 1Cor 11:1 . . Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.

In the Catholic religion, a "saint" is a role model for others. Well, 1Cor 11:1 lists an
exceptional model for everyone regardless of their age, race, gender, and/or
religious affiliation.

Christ is very famous 'round the world for exemplifying the virtues of kindness,
loyalty, forgiveness, lenience, and generosity.
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100) 1Cor 11:3 . . But I would have you know, that the head of every man is
Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

* Beware becoming militant about this because it's neither a gender issue, an
intelligence issue, a competency issue, a strength issue, or a maturity issue. This
particular hierarchy is based upon seniority, i.e. primogeniture. (1Tim 2:13)

Adam was created first; and that was directly from dirt. Afterwards, Eve was
constructed but not directly from dirt-- instead, she was constructed with material
taken from Adam's body. So then, he was her senior and she his junior. Had Eve
been constructed directly from dirt she would've been Adam's equal but coming
from his body makes her more like a daughter; and to my knowledge; daughters
are never equal to their daddy.

NOTE: There's way too many Christians out there ready to pit Paul against himself
by quoting another of his passages, for example:

"You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, for all of you who were
baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor
Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." (Gal
3:26-28)

Yes, men and women are one in Christ, but then Jesus and his Father are one also,
yet there is a hierarchy in the Divinity to wit: the head of Christ is God.
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101) 1Cor 11:4-5a . . Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered
disrespects his head. And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head
uncovered disrespects her head.

Christian women aren't required to cover their hair at all times and in all
circumstances; only whenever they pray and/or prophesy; especially in the
presence of men. The idea here is for the woman to avoid drawing attention to
herself.

NOTE: Women's hair coverings aren't merely a token of deference to a higher
power, rather; scarves and hijabs serve the purpose of dimming their glamour just
a bit. I mean; dolled-up women easily outshine men, and that's permitted in
secular situations, but not in liturgical situations.

This isn't a gender issue: it's primarily an issue related to primogeniture, i.e.
seniority. The man was created first, then afterwards the woman was constructed
with material taken from his body. In reality then; Adam, in concert with God,
served as Eve's origin, i.e. women owe their existence to a man; and they were
intended for a supporting role rather than a co-star's role. (Gen 2:18)
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