HoW CAN PPL STILL THINK THE BIBLE HOLDS CREDIBILITY?

Question

I mean how can these verses b given respect? 1 corinthians ch 11 5-7 i mean this is sexist right? how can this b interpreted ne other way? How was this ever right? If it was right then and its not right now then wat is right and wat is wrong can change time to time right? So how many of u christians veil ur heads?

5.But any woman who prays or prophesies with her head unveiled brings shame upon her head, for it is one and the same thing as if she had had her head shaved.
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For if a woman does not have her head veiled, she may as well have her hair cut off. But if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, then she should wear a veil.
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5 A man, on the other hand, should not cover his head, because he is the image and glory of God, but woman is the glory of man

Exodus 20-8 "whoever does work on the sabath day shall surely b put to death" =D wow interesting

ooops the above quote was exodus 31-15

um... corinthians is not in the old testament read ur bible christians http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:New_Testament_chapters

Answer 1

This is from the OLD TESTAMENT. Such a thing is not mentioned in the 10 commandments and in the NT explanation of the 10 commandments given by Jesus.

Answer 2

The Old Testament contains a lot of rules and regulations set down by God to keep everything the way it was supposed to be. Since Jesus had not died yet people could not be forgiven of there sins so easily. Gods people had to be kept pure. That meant killing the ones who weren't. It seems harsh to kill people but God makes the rules. In the New Testament (Which I highly doubt you've ready fully) Jesus came back with the two ultimate commandments. He also died for our sins and became a living sacrifice so that we could be forgiven. The things in the Old Testament no longer hold true and God has made a new covenant. Because of this we can be forgiven instead of killed and you aren't required to wear a veil.

It still holds true though that Women are the weaker. There are always two extremes such as A man weaker than most women and a woman stronger than most men. And I mean I don't mean weaker as in physical strength. Still the place God has put women is under man as long as we love and respect them. A lot of women are stronger than men and a lot of men don't respect women. This is a problem we are going to have to deal with. Mostly because the average man is slowly and quietly turning more into a feminine wimp. Men are supposed to be manly and women, womanly. Age and maturity also has to be taken into account. A boy is not put above his teacher, nor his mother. Neither more important than the other and both equally human. Still Man has been placed in a different position than woman, a slightly higher position because but we have both been made in the Image of God.

Answer 3

To answer your question:

Sexist? No, it distinguishes between men and women. And it comes from a Jewish perspective. Men typically prayed openly back then, and women wore prayer shawls (a head covering). Paul (the writer of 1st Corinthians) was a jew under the order of Malchizedik, not a mere Christian. (though he was a believer in the Messiah also known as Christ) And it is talking about women taking masculine stance. Lets pose the question today. Is it appropriate for a woman to go to a beach with no top on , like a guy would? Of course not.
It was a similar statement of the time. Of course though your going to trash me for believing in G-d. So I probably wrote this for no reason.

Answer 4

You need to read the whole passage to put these verses in their context. Paul is describing a procedure he wants followed in the church in Corinth because it is in keeping with the norms of the society at the time. It is the only place in the New Testament where the Bible seems to require a particular thing be worn or not worn during some aspect of our relationship with God. This should cause us to look at it more closely because we know that God doesn't require us to dress a certain way when we pray. When we look at the passage we see it is referring to the culture in which they live, not establishing a biblical pattern of behavior for believers today.

The Bible has to be read like other books, where we don't pick out one sentence but rather read everything in its context and expect it to be consistent with the rest of the book. When we apply this standard to this passage we find it's not nearly as controversial or as damaging to the credibility of the rest of the Bible as it might appear on a surface reading.

Answer 5

You're looking through time with 21st century eyes.
Is the Koran lack the same credibility? The Torah?

I grew up playing with cars which were painted with lead paint (as was much of the baby cribs) and was allowed to play with mercury. We didn't have to worry about some pedophile snatching us up or what gangs were going to shoot it out.

Your question is akin to asking :"Weren't those bad parents?"

Yet since everyone wants to harp on Christian's faith, i ahave to ask you about your faith. You believe that life came from lifelessness. Yet no scientific proof exists so your leap of aith there is pretty big. Maybe it was Merlin ;)

And which theory of the big bang do you subscribe to?

*MY* religious beliefs don't exclude science.

I have never understood why someone who doesn't believe in it spends so much time reading it. Just keep telling yourself that you are only trying to disprove it. Whatever helps you sleep.

Just remember: If I am wrong, then I am worm food and have spent time trying to do good things for people. If you are wrong.... well....

Answer 6

1Co 11:3 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.
1Co 11:4 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoreth his head.
1Co 11:5 But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoreth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.
1Co 11:6 For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.
1Co 11:7 For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
1Co 11:8 For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.
1Co 11:9 Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.
1Co 11:10 For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.
1Co 11:11 Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.
1Co 11:12 For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God.
1Co 11:13 Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?
1Co 11:14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?
1Co 11:15 But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.
1Co 11:16 But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

You can not understand what it means. It means that a woman should not cut her hair because it is use as her covering when she is praying. By cutting the hair, the man as her head of the family is dishonored. The man should not have long hair and it should be cut because by having a long hair, he is dishonoring Christ as his head.

The long hair of the woman represent her veil while praying. It is a very shaameful one for the woman to have like a hair of a man.

In strict sense, the woman should follow the man as her head of the family because the man is following christ as the head on religious matters. Understand now? OK?

Answer 7

Because that same passage then goes on to say:
In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman. For as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God. Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered? Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him, but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering. If anyone wants to be contentious about this, we have no other practice—nor do the churches of God.

Let me just accent that first part again:
In the LORD, however, woman is not independent of man, NOR IS MAN INDEPENDENT OF WOMAN...EVERYTHING comes from GOD.

Answer 8

if it works for them i am happy. we all have our own beliefs. what is right for us is not always right for other people. i reckon let them believe what they like. is it any more or less credible to you than what you watch on the evening news. yet i bet allot of people will go to work tomorrow and talk about what they saw, believing it. all the proof you need is in the faith that people have in their religion.

Answer 9

Credibility as fact? I have no idea.
Credibility as poetic metaphor? Well at the very least, it's a great poem. Very interesting structure. Very... archaic.

Answer 10

It's not supposed to be taken any more seriously than Harry Potter. Unfortunately many people don't realise that.