"For This Cause" A Discussion About Angelic Hair

[mfblume]

Originally Posted by Scott Hutchinson

Why did Paul mention the hair deal in his letter to The Corinthian believers ,and not mention it in his other Epistles ?
What significance did this have to the church in Corinth ?
What is the background behind Paul's explaination to the church ?

Everything Paul dealt with to the Corinthians was outward issues, since they were too carnal for him to deal with them spiritually.

Favouring certain preachers, taking each other to court, abusing communion supper, tolerance of people fornicating with parents, marriage and being single, eating meats offered to idols in idol temples, disallowing preachers a financial income from church, chaos and disorderliness with use of gifts of Spirit, disbelief about future physical resurrection of Church, handling offerings for poor, etc. AND HAIR AND COVERINGS.

And look what topics on forums get the most traffic in light of the above. lol.

Let the Corinthians RULE.

["GL"]

Originally Posted by mfblume

Everything Paul dealt with to the Corinthians was outward issues, since they were too carnal for him to deal with them spiritually. ....

Although I appreciate the thought pattern, he did deal with some inward, spiritual issues as well.



But the majority does seem to be outward issues...

[mfblume]

Originally Posted by "GL"

Although I appreciate the thought pattern, he did deal with some inward, spiritual issues as well.



But the majority does seem to be outward issues...

I just thought of this verse:

1Co 3:1-2 KJV And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. (2) I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.

[Coonskinner]

Originally Posted by Scott Hutchinson

Why did Paul mention the hair deal in his letter to The Corinthian believers ,and not mention it in his other Epistles ?
What significance did this have to the church in Corinth ?
What is the background behind Paul's explaination to the church ?

Why did Paul mention communion in the same chapter, but not in his other epistles?

Were they the only ones who needed to take communion?

[Scott Hutchinson]

Originally Posted by Coonskinner

Why did Paul mention communion in the same chapter, but not in his other epistles?

Were they the only ones who needed to take communion?

Apparently the other churches did not have a probelm in their services with taking communion.
So did Paul just out of thin air mention hair to the Corinthian congreagation ?

[Coonskinner]

Originally Posted by Scott Hutchinson

Apparently the other churches did not have a probelm in their services with taking communion.
So did Paul just out of thin air mention hair to the Corinthian congreagation ?

Apparently it wasn't a problem in other churches.

He told them that if they wanted to argue about it, that there was no other custom observed by the churches of God.

[mfblume]

Originally Posted by Coonskinner

Why did Paul mention communion in the same chapter, but not in his other epistles?

Were they the only ones who needed to take communion?

Maybe because it was SYMBOLIC in communion as it is in the covering, and it is a carnal issue as he was not apt to speak about spiritual things in 1 Cor. It seems 2 Cor advances more, but chapter 3 specifically said he could not speak about spiritual things at that time of writing that epistle to them.

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Coonskinner

Why did Paul mention communion in the same chapter, but not in his other epistles?

Were they the only ones who needed to take communion?

They may have been the only ones NOT doing it and needed correction or they were the only ones doing it wrong and needed correction...

Then again, as we all know, letters were knowingly shared with other churches...Maybe Paul did not feel he needed to make specific letter to other churches

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

They may have been the only ones NOT doing it and needed correction or they were the only ones doing it wrong and needed correction...

Then again, as we all know, letters were knowingly shared with other churches...Maybe Paul did not feel he needed to make specific letter to other churches

Also the order and regulation of the gifts are only found in Corinthians. But does that mean the instructions are not for the church in general????

Communion is NOT for Corinthians only yet this passage proves it's continuance and order.

Concerning the covering for ladies Paul makes it clear "NEITHER THE CHURCHES OF GOD." A church that allows women to be uncovered in worship is NOT a Church of God!

So all these subjects rise and fall on the importance of each other.

CHARITY is defined NO where else but here was charity only for the Corinthians?? It is certainly mentioned other places but only defined here.

Originally Posted by Scott Hutchinson

Why did Paul mention the hair deal in his letter to The Corinthian believers ,and not mention it in his other Epistles ?
What significance did this have to the church in Corinth ?
What is the background behind Paul's explaination to the church ?

Why did the apostle Paul mention this issue of headship, and then go right into addressing the Corinthian church's abuse of the observance of the Lord's Supper?