Tag: honor

Household: “Head” in 1 Corinthians 11 (Part 2)

Oct 4, 2007

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mwkruse

in Culture, Gender and Sex, History, Series: Household of God, Sociology, Theology

We pick up now with the rest of the passage following 1 Corinthians 11:3: But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the husband (or man) is the head of his wife (woman), and God is the head of Christ. I've said that "head" here functions as "origin."…
Household: Honor and Shame

May 24, 2007

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mwkruse

in Culture, History, Religion, Series: Household of God, Sociology, Theology

What does it mean to give honor to someone? When we think of honoring someone, we usually think of retirement banquets, putting flowers on the graves on Memorial Day, or taking Mom out to dinner on Mother's Day. We have our rituals of honor, but frankly, the idea of honoring someone as a matter of…