Subject of Headship: Foundational
Paul’s personal references: Ch. 8,9,11
Setting of Headship:
Romans Christ & Adam, but no covering
Hebrews Christ & Adam, but no covering
Ephesians 5:22-23, Headship of the husband but no covering
1 Corinthians “the charter of the church” church order
1 Timothy 1:3,18,4:11,5:7,6:17, the charge to Timothy & to the church
Scope of Headship:Headship
Up to God, Divine order, Down to congregations of the saints.
Gen 1, In creation to the end consummation 1 Cor 15: “Then cometh the end”
The Survey of Headship: Heads – God, Christ, Adam (3X), Husband, Man
Scrutiny of Headship: What will you do with it? Accept/Reject
Facts of Headship:
Fundamentals of Headship:
Fidelity to Headship:
Two genders, two roles, two sets of symbols, two modes of dress
Headship in the Godhead, Adam, The Body of Christ,
1 Chron 29:11 (David) – God – “Head above ALL”, God’s authority
Christ His RULE/Authority, or His ROLE/functions – Lordship = Rule – supremacy, sovereignty
Headship – His Role or function
Lordship – Responsibility to, Headship – Responsibility for
Lordship goes back to redemption – Bought with a price (1 Cor 6:20,7:23), Headship goes back to Adam.
Ownership? 1 Cor 3:21-23
Phil – In the future ALL will eventually acknowledge Him.
God Christs Head – NOT God is Christ’s Lord and NOT “The Head of Christ is the Father”
God’s chosen order – Did it change? NO!
Forms of Headship:
Creational – Congregational – Only seen in the garden & the assembly – show the world!
Christ the head of the body – Eph 1, Col 1:18 organic headship
Administrative order of the church
Verse 12 not here Husband & wife (that is Eph 5:23) see Vs 12. (The husband doesn’t come out of the wife)
Facets of Headship:
Rom 5 – righteousness, 1 Cor 15 – resurrection, Heb 2 rule – Adam’s federal Headship Given to Christ fulfills.
Features of Headship:
Men & women, not bro & sis since goes back to creation order
Ordinances (1X) 1 Cor 11:2 Traditions (12X) 2 Thes 2:15, 3:6 These three positive. Received & handed down
Ch. 15:3 “For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received”
Subject to Christ – Subject to His word, Subject to gifts given – find and use
Ascending order – Christ at the top, assembling order – Christ in the middle.
Fulfill your role as delivered from above. Remain in your sphere from creation.
Not Inferiority or superiority. Gal 3:28 – Salvation order. Christ is not inferior to God but functionally subordinate!
1 Cor 11 – Paul deals with the uncovered head of the woman – Headship & its symbols.
1 Cor 14:34 Paul deals with Woman speaking “When you come together”.
Different Approach – Audible/Silent, Apparel, Appearance Male & Female
Consequences – Sign or symbol of authority Vs. 10
the theological principle behind the practice.
Two sets of symbols – temporary & permanent, Physical but representative of a Spiritual reality
Everyday/ Permanent – Hair length
Assembly/Temporary – Head coverings
Both symbolize the same things
Loaf & Cup
Room of the unlearned
Physical & Spiritual
Vs 9-11 creation order hair
“When you come together” 5X in Ch. 11, 2X in Ch. 14
Vs 16 Contentious? Rom 5 Heb 2 Eph 5, not so much congregational
Head covering not just part of your wardrobe, but part of your worship.
Argument – 4-6, aught 7- aught not 10
Man uncovered – says my head (Christ) IS on Display – in the coming together
Woman covered – says my head (man) is NOT on display
Vs. 10 – Eph 3:10 the church teaching angels
1 Tim 2:13 Adam First, eve second
Value of both “in the Lord”
Not is a man in the room, but Creation order.
Titus 2 – one-on-one train
Teaching always associated with the church of God
Head covering answers to long hair – for – “answers to”
All the churches of God.
Reasons: Doctrinal, creatorial, celestial, natural, Physical, apostolic, Ch. 14 Commandments of the Lord
Teaching widened to all assemblies: 1:2, 4:17, 7:17, 11:16, 4:34
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King James Version 10 results
“Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in the heavens and on earth belongs to you. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom, and you are exalted as head over all.” (1 Chronicles 29:11, CSB)
Factbook | Head › Key Passages
| 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.
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| 21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: 22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, 23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
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| 15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: 16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
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| For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
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| 10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: 11 In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
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Genesis 2:18 “it is not good!”