Read Part One HERE
In this post I will begin to share on the Head Coverings Movement founded by Jeremy Gardiner.
He has written the following article: "Why Head Coverings? Reason No 1: Creation Order.
Jeremy Gardiner: "There are four reasons for head coverings that the Apostle Paul gives in 1 Corinthians 11. The very first of these is the foundation, the deeper reality that head coverings point to. Let's take a look at the foundation. "But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the Head of Christ." (1 Corinthians 11:3) God has made men and women equal in value and worth. We both need each other as the Scriptures say "In the Lord neither is woman independent of man, not is man independent of woman." (1 Corinthians 11:11) But just because we are equal does not mean we have the same role, authority or function. These differences can be seen throughout the creation, in angels and even God Himself. The doctrine of the Trinity is that there is only one God, revealed in three distinct persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Now these three Persons are all fully God and fully equal but they are distinct in function, authority and person, as we have seen in the above verse "God is the Head of Christ." This submission of Jesus to the Father was not limited to His incarnation as some claim....So the very first reason for head coverings is because of the created order. This is not a cultural argument but a transcendent argument as the Father's headship is eternal and unchanging. Headship and authority is God's original intent. It was not a post-fall disaster, but a pre-fall masterpiece.
My Comment
Jeremy Gardiner is correct in saying that men and women are equal in value and worth. Sadly, he then repeats the false doctrine of the Eternal Submission of the Son, which has already been corrected by a number of Theologians in 2016 but not repented of by other Theologians, including Professor Wayne A. Grudem. This false doctrine continues to be embraced by Jeremy Gardiner who understands the words "God is the Head of Christ" to mean that the Father is in authority over Christ, not just in His incarnation but in eternity....However, God as the Head or "Kephale" of Christ was the Source of life for Christ at the time of His incarnation.... Likewise, the first man was the source of life for the first woman and was not given "headship" or authority over her as Jeremy Gardiner seems to imply here by stating that women are to have head coverings because of the created order... God did indeed prove His authority over the first man and the first woman when He named them authoritatively (Genesis 5:2). As for the so-called creation order, God gave both the man and the woman the task of ruling over creation (Genesis 1:26-28), which is confirmed in Genesis 2:18. As for the man placing himself in authority over the woman, that took place after the Fall, independent of God, as a sign of his now sinful nature (Genesis 3:16d). This was indeed a post-Fall disaster and not a pre-Fall masterpiece. Thankfully, it has been reversed in Christ when He died on the Cross (Galatians 3:13).
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