Does the Bible require women to wear head coverings?
Photo Credit:©GettyImages/Ozbalci
The idea of women wearing head coverings comes directly from 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, where Paul discusses the topic of honor, authority, and spiritual symbolism. But does this instruction extend beyond worship settings? Should women wear head coverings at all times as a sign of their faith and submission to God?
Throughout history, Christian communities have approached this passage differently. Some see head coverings as a timeless practice for all women, while others interpret Paul’s words as culturally specific to the customs of his time. The conversation touches on deeper issues of biblical interpretation, gender roles, and how faith practices should adapt (or not) in today’s world.
What do you think? Should women always wear head coverings, or was this guidance meant for a particular context?
Read more about the biblical perspective on head coverings here.
I have seen it used in the patriarchy for women to show submission to husbands. Ridiculous’.
As far as honoring an ancient, Middle Eastern custom still practiced by Muslims but not the majority of Christians- no.
It’s also a bit confusing when I see some people argue about head coverings, especially in the context of modern-day worship. It’s good to know that Paul left room for personal judgment, but I wonder how we can maintain respect for traditions while still being open-minded in today’s world.
There is are multiple layers of understanding the Bible. At a basic level, a child may have learned about “Moses being sent down the River,” “Jonah and the Whale,” “The Three Wise Men,” and so on. These are stories. The stories are important. At the highest level of understanding the Bible, someone is coming into a Spiritual Understanding, an understanding of The Prophets, and how God judges things.
- We are to judge the angels. (1 Corinthians 6:3)
Why are we to judge the angels? What is man’s relationship with the angels? Given there was some threshold mankind needed to reach to judge the angels, were there entities working to keep man from it? Someone in a Spiritual Understanding may have been finding answers to these questions through God’s Holy Spirit. A lot of the New Testament cannot be understood well outside of a Spiritual Understanding.
- A woman’s hair is her Glory. (1 Corinthians 11:4-6)
- In Isaiah 3, we have God’s Judgement of Israel’s women. They would be made bald in their shame.
There is a spiritual understanding in 1 Corinthians 11. We may be able to see it in creation. Kabbalah, for example, has been considered “Advanced Talmudic Jewish Mysticism.” Someone could go to jewfaq.org and see what they have to say about it. It has also been used by Western, Non-Jewish Occultists, like the singer Madonna. Remember when Brittany Spears went crazy, and shaved her head? She was doing particular things in Isaiah 3. She may have not been crazy, but ended up with particular demons. Brittany Spears had been in Kabbalah with Modanna, and she left. Not long after she shaved her head. When Donald Trump won the election recently, a lot of feminists shaved their heads. Why? A woman’s hair is her glory.
I mentioned Kabbalah. It has been a “Mysticism for Deniers of Christ.” Christians don’t need it. Understanding what Kabbalah is may have been part of understanding Satan and his schemes. (2 Corinthians 2:11)
Should Christians women wear head coverings? Yes. Why? To be aligned with God.
Men in the US, they tend to remove their hats when they pray or the National Anthem is sang. It has been a tradition. That tradition may have been rooted in certain Spiritual Understandings. Someone may be able to find more interesting things related to this, in context of history.
