Study 8 From The Book of 1 Corinthians Is: 1
Corinthians 11:2-34
This chapter deals with tow irregularities in
public worship. The first concerns the
proper way for women to dress when they take part in public worship. The second concerns unchristian behaviour at
the social meal, which was the occasion of the observance of the Lord Supper.
1. What were the arguments that
Paul brought forward to insist that in Corinth women should be veiled in public
worship? How far are these arguments of permanent validity? May their application
vary where prevailing social customs differ from those of Paul’s day?
2. What (according to verses
23-26) is the central significance of the Lord’s Supper? What were the causes of some receiving it
unworthily? See verses 17-22 and
27-32. How can we make our reception
more worthy?
Notes
1. Verse 10. ‘Because of the
angels’: Christian worship was probably regarded as conducted in their presence
and open to their view.
2. Verse 10. The veil was both a
symbol of authority, reminding the woman that her husband was her head, and
also a sign of her modesty and chastity, for no respectable woman was seen
without one in Corinth at that time.
