Gendered Lives Matter (1 Cor. 11:2-16) - Rachel Lohman (April 24, 2016) скачать в хорошем качестве

Gendered Lives Matter (1 Cor. 11:2-16) - Rachel Lohman (April 24, 2016)

Dubbed the most challenging portion of Paul’s letter to the Corinthian Church, 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 is Paul’s response to a controversial practice within the worshipping body at Corinth: women and their head coverings. Paul reminds both the Corinthian Church and us today to maintain worship practices that bring honor and order while avoiding unnecessary distraction or shame. It is within this context a healthy congregation can stay focused on the God they worship, rather than distracting issues of dress or hairstyles. But is Paul’s point simply about how a woman should and should not cover her head? We find it is much deeper. Paul reminds the Church in Corinth of the deeply Biblical importance of retaining distinct markers of gender. Why? Because central to being made in the image of God is being made as gendered beings–male and female. While our world has blurred the lines of gender and abused submission as an intended healthy part of the creation order, Paul leaves us with challenging words for a functional equality of gender. Find out what it means to “be a man” and “be a woman” in such a way that our gendered lives can reflect the full image of God.