| Author | Message | ||
| Philharris Registered user Username: Philharris Post Number: 231 Registered: 5-2007  |
This verse is part of a section (verses 2-16) on the subject of "headship" when we are worshiping God. Can anyone, using scripture, explain why angels are being mentioned in this verse. Phil | ||
| Jorgfe Registered user Username: Jorgfe Post Number: 881 Registered: 11-2005 |
Phil, I've got to give you credit for coming up with some real good ones! Were you like that in grade school? <grin> I don't know where to even start with this one. Do you have any ideas? (About now I wish some Mormon missionaries would come by so I could see their reaction.) Gilbert | ||
| Honestwitness Registered user Username: Honestwitness Post Number: 334 Registered: 7-2005  |
The explanation I heard while I was studying the Bible with a Charismatic church was that evil angels look for opportunities to oppress women who are not living under the authority of either their own husbands, fathers, and/or the pastors of their churches. If the woman is living a wanton life, in other words, she's fair game for evil angels. I don't know if that's what Paul had in mind, but it's the only explanation I've ever heard on this verse. I'm interested to read responses from others on this forum. Honestwitness | ||
| Philharris Registered user Username: Philharris Post Number: 232 Registered: 5-2007 |
Gilbert, I lead an adult Sunday School class where, today, we covered I Cor. 11:2-16. I asked the same question in class I got no takers. So, I took them to I Peter 1:10-12 as a possible explanation and still no opinions expressed. For me, I consider the answer to still be an open issue. P.S. Mostly, I was in SDA grade school, and I had a tendancy to ask the questions that you weren't expected to ask out loud. In the first grade, I set the trend by fighting all the other boys who were picking on the only black girl in the school. And, when it got to the principal, I demaded to know why if God loves all of us, why didn't we do the same. Pacific Union Conference officals, who didn't dare offend my grandmother, weighed in on my side, so my actions caused a major change of policy in the St Helena SDA School. The girl, Eva was her name, and I became friends all the way to high school graduation. Hopefully, I am the side of what is uplifting, right, loving and true. Phil | ||
| River Registered user Username: River Post Number: 1589 Registered: 9-2006  |
Phil, I'm gonna have to take Gilbert's stance on that one. I haven't the foggiest. But I gotta write that down to ask my Pastor tonight, I'm gonna get a kick out of seeing him scratch his head. Heh, Heh. Looking forward to tomorrow. River | ||
| Dennis Registered user Username: Dennis Post Number: 1298 Registered: 4-2000  |
Phil, Here is a link to an explanation for the phrase "because of the angels" in 1 Corinthians 11:10: www.bible-researcher.com/angels.html Dennis Fischer | ||
| Philharris Registered user Username: Philharris Post Number: 233 Registered: 5-2007 |
Thank you Dennis. That link does give what appears to be the best explanation and most likely is the correct one. What also makes me think it is right is that Paul refers to this whole section as "traditions" to be obeyed. However, since I am looking for scripture, that does not seems to exist on this topic, I think I will file it under the category of "pending further input" questions. Phil | ||
| Jeremiah Registered user Username: Jeremiah Post Number: 294 Registered: 1-2004  |
From Tertullian (200 AD) "On Prayer";
Interesting. Tertullian isn't known to be orthodox in everything, but this statement of his does seem to reflect common ideas of his time. Jeremiah | ||
| Agapetos Registered user Username: Agapetos Post Number: 1105 Registered: 10-2002  |
LOL, wow, now doesn't that just connect it to that "Job & sons of God" thread! |
