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# 1. A Heavy Dose of Theology
> According to the working of his great might 20 that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
> — Ephesians 1:20-22 (ESV)
> But when it says, “all things are put in subjection,” it is plain that he is excepted who put all things in subjection under him. 28 When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things in subjection under him, that God may be all in all.
> — 1 Corinthians 15:28 (ESV)
# 2. Practicals in Their Culture
> The very mention of the word "veil" by Paul would automatically indicate to the Corinthians that the females under discussion in this passage were married ... The marriage ceremony involved what was called in Greek "veiling the bride" (ten numphen katakalupsantes). Both Tacitus and Juvenal describe the taking of "the veil of a bride" as one of the essential components of marriage. It was the social indicator by which the marital status of a woman was made clear to everyone.
> — Bruce Winter
> When people see a woman wearing a hat, whether in church or outside of church, they don't immediately think,
> "Oh, I now know that woman is subject to her husband, because I see she is wearing a hat," or
> "Oh, I now realize that person is a woman and not a man, because she is wearing a hat," or
> "Oh, I now know that woman is married, not single, because she is wearing a hat," or
> "Oh, I now realize that woman has authority to pray and prophesy in the church, because she is wearing a hat."
> — Wayne Grudem
# 3. Further Reasons: The Pursuit of Glory
> Um. I guess you can. If you want. There’s nothing preventing you from doing it. But you are not required to wear one because it doesn’t carry the same symbolic meaning as it once did.
## I We hold fast to a biblical view of gender as male and female
## II We celebrate the complementary difference and distinctions between men and women in the church
## III We honor the roles of husband and wife as being interdependent with the husband as the head to love and lead his wife into a greater joy in Christ and for the wife to help her husband treasure Christ in his leadership.
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By Grace Church# 1. A Heavy Dose of Theology
> According to the working of his great might 20 that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
> — Ephesians 1:20-22 (ESV)
> But when it says, “all things are put in subjection,” it is plain that he is excepted who put all things in subjection under him. 28 When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things in subjection under him, that God may be all in all.
> — 1 Corinthians 15:28 (ESV)
# 2. Practicals in Their Culture
> The very mention of the word "veil" by Paul would automatically indicate to the Corinthians that the females under discussion in this passage were married ... The marriage ceremony involved what was called in Greek "veiling the bride" (ten numphen katakalupsantes). Both Tacitus and Juvenal describe the taking of "the veil of a bride" as one of the essential components of marriage. It was the social indicator by which the marital status of a woman was made clear to everyone.
> — Bruce Winter
> When people see a woman wearing a hat, whether in church or outside of church, they don't immediately think,
> "Oh, I now know that woman is subject to her husband, because I see she is wearing a hat," or
> "Oh, I now realize that person is a woman and not a man, because she is wearing a hat," or
> "Oh, I now know that woman is married, not single, because she is wearing a hat," or
> "Oh, I now realize that woman has authority to pray and prophesy in the church, because she is wearing a hat."
> — Wayne Grudem
# 3. Further Reasons: The Pursuit of Glory
> Um. I guess you can. If you want. There’s nothing preventing you from doing it. But you are not required to wear one because it doesn’t carry the same symbolic meaning as it once did.
## I We hold fast to a biblical view of gender as male and female
## II We celebrate the complementary difference and distinctions between men and women in the church
## III We honor the roles of husband and wife as being interdependent with the husband as the head to love and lead his wife into a greater joy in Christ and for the wife to help her husband treasure Christ in his leadership.