Grace Gospel Chapel

Head Coverings

God's glory is to be seen alone in the assembly of the saints. In order to do this, the man's head remains uncovered by not having long hair and by removing any head covering, because the man is "the image and glory of God" (I Corinthians 11:7). Any covering on the man would veil God's glory. The women, however, are the stewards of the coverings. There are two competing glories in the church. The woman is the glory of man (I Corinthians 11:7) and If a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her (I Corinthians 11:15). Because there are two symbolic glories to be covered, there must be two coverings. The first head covering , Greek (peribolaion), is the woman's long hair (verse 15) to hide the glory of the man ( the woman herself). The second head covering, Greek (katakalupto), is to hide her glory, which is her own hair. In this way, God's authority is declared in the church. By it the men are reminded that, in their ministry, their glory is to be hidden. The angels are also instructed by it (I Corinthians 11:10).