Praying or Prophesying with Head Covered 1 Corinthians 11:4

Paul the apostle told the church members in Corinth, “the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God”, and in chapter eleven and verse four of First Corinthians, Paul shared with the Corinthian church members concerning, “every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered”, where we read:

Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head.

The verse begins, “Every man praying or prophesying, ...”. Paul began with the words, “every man” which means “each, all, the whole and everyone of the males” “praying” which refers to “who supplicates, worships or makes prayer” “or prophesying” which refers to “speaking forth by divine inspirations and to predict”. Paul referred to the man who openly “prays” and “prophesies” before “Christ”.

The verse continues, “...having his head covered, dishonors his head.” Paul added the words, “having his head” which means “holding, owning and possessing his supreme, chief, prominent and principle part of the body” “covered” or “has something on his head”, “dishonors” or “disgraces, shames, suffers repulse and has deceived” “his head” which means his “supreme, chief, prominent and principle part of the body”. Paul mentioned “dishonor” would come to a man who “prays and prophecies” having a“veil” or “covering” on “his head”. The “veil” which would screen a person from another, and in the “man's” case, would screen him from “Christ”.

When we meditate upon these words from Paul, we see how the “man” was to approach the “head” or “authority” in his life, “Christ”, without a “covering on his head”. “Christ”, who is not seen with the natural eye, is the “head of man”, and when a “man” comes before Him in “prayer” or “prophesying”, he has no need to “veil” or “cover” himself. Jesus Christ desires an open relationship with “man”, and He has provided access to Himself through His death on the cross and resurrection from the grave. Let all “men” who will come before the Lord just as they are and “pray” and “prophesy” before Him.

Next time Paul shares with the church members concerning, “every woman that prays or prophesies with her head uncovered”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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