The Centrality of the Cross: A Study in I Corinthians

Worship and the Roles of Men and Women, Part 1, I Corinthians 11:1-16

Context:

1.  Paul is addressing specific issues from the Corinthian church and several issues within the Corinthian church do not have direct correspondence to our day, such as meat sacrificed to idols and drunkenness at the Lord's Supper, but still provide for us principles for living.

2.  The issues in chapters 11-14 deal with corporate worship of the Corinthian church's gatherings.  Though not common to us today, the principles learned from Paul's discussions on these matters does have application to us today.

3.  The bringing of the traditions from the culture at large, especially the idol worship in Corinth, into the church has created trouble in the church.  The bringing of the traditions from the culture at large, especially the secular culture of our day, into the church has created trouble in the church.

Principle: Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ.  I Corinthians 11:3

This principle of the Father's relationship to Christ is found in several other texts.  See Daniel 7, John 6, 8, 10, 14-17, I Corinthians 8:6, I Corinthians 15:25-28, Ephesians 1:3-14; 3:14-21, Revelation 4-5

This principle of Christ's relationship to the church is found in several other texts.  See Matthew 16:13-20, Ephesians 1:19-23, Ephesians 4:14-16, Colossians 1:18, Colossians 2:16-19, Revelation 1-3

This principle of the man's relationship to the woman is found in several other texts.  See Genesis 1-3, Ephesians 5:21-32, I Corinthians 11:11-12, Galatians 3:28, I Timothy 2:9-15, I Peter 3:1-9