Women are called to be like Sarah: Michelle Lesley P/3

https://prayingandprophesying.blogspot.com/2020/08/in-this-post-i-will-focus-on-bible.html 

                                                      Read Part One HERE

   
In this post I continue to focus on popular blogger Michelle Lesley

Please find below her final comments on 1 Corinthians 11:4-5 followed by my comments

Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonours his head, but every wife who prays or prophesies dishonours her head, since it is the same as if her head were shaven...

Michelle Lesley: "Head coverings are no longer a cultural norm in Western society. Christian woman today do not have to wear a literal head covering, but even from the earliest Old Testament times godly women have always "adorned themselves with a symbol of authority" on their heads; their humility and submission to their husbands and to Christ, in the home, in the church, and in the world.

"Do not let your adorning be external . - the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear - but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious. For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him Lord. And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening. 1 Peter 3:3-7

Michelle Lesley: "If you're following in Sarah's footsteps, striving to love Christ and obey His written word in all you do, you are already "wearing a head covering." So the next time someone tries to use this passage of Scripture against you, asking, "Why don't you wear a head covering?" you can confidently answer: "I do. Why don't you?"

 My Comments

Michell Lesley is referring here to 1 Corinthians 11:10

For this reason and because of the angels, the woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head.

However, she does not explain here that the words "a sign of" are not in the original text but have been added by the translators. Neither does she explain that the authority Paul writes about in this verse is the woman's own authority. This verse is, therefore, not related to women's humility and submission to their husbands, and to Christ, in the home, in the church, and in the world. 

As for Peter 3:3-7 Peter is referring here to women whose husbands are not believers and he counsels them to minister to their husbands through their attitudes rather than through words

As for Sarah, though at times she listened to her husband, at other times he listened to her as directed by God (Genesis 21:8-12). And as for Sarah calling Abraham "lord," that was simply a term of respect.

Read Part Four HERE