While a person may pray quietly to God, prophecy required the prophet to speak out. But a woman isn’t allowed to do that during worship services. In addition, the proofs Paul offers for this rule are not one based solely on the worship service. Therefore we conclude that that I Corinthians 11:1-16 is not limited solely to the worship service.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Am I missing something?\u00a0 I really want to do what is right.<\/p>\n
Thank you for your time and I love your web site.<\/p>\n\t
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Prayer can take place in many places, not just in worship. Just as during the first century, prophecy wasn’t restricted to only the worship service. Since I Corinthians 14:34ff states that women cannot speak during the worship to say a woman must wear a covering only during worship when prophesying would not make sense. A woman is not allowed to prophesy during worship. For this reason, we conclude that I Corinthians 11:1-16 applies to all aspects of life where either pray or prophecy takes place.<\/p>\n
Of course, prophecy has ended (I Corinthians 13:8-10), but prayer continues. So this rule would apply any time prayer is being offered, whether in the worship service or elsewhere. I know women who have decided that it is easier to just wear a covering all day. But most whom I know either keep a covering handy or will use something handy nearby when they don’t have access to a covering, such as a napkin from the dinner table.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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