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Kawhi's spin on Butler. Awesome!

tHe quoted was your coment. You cited Timothy 2:11-12, claiming that it contradicts Romans 16:1-2, Which is not true. Your preferred version King James designated her a succourer. If you check that word and contextualize, it means Phebe was a helper. Now, Paul explicitly ordered women to learn in silence, Paul's tone was not that of a suggestion, he was placing an order. Whenever Paul want's to make a suggestion, the opening phrases tell you it is for example verse 8 of the same chapter. Paul did not say that women cannot help the church in any capacity, it won't be wrong if they lead other women, but they cannot lead men(emphasis). Back to Romans, i am trying so hard to find the contradiction. Paul does not say, women are allowed to lead men in Romans,maybe you think calling them saints permits them to do so. NoNo, saintliness in the context of the Bible refers to someone close to God, the last i checked anyone, irrespective of sex is allowed to close to God, but that does not make you the leader of a church. Being a servant does not make you a leader either. In most churches there are pastors, Bishops and there are ushers, can ushers not be saintly, yes they can, but they are not the leaders. The verses are definitely not contradictory. Find something.

LilMissFavvy:
Did you read ist Timothy 2:11-12? It condemns a woman preaching or leading a church. Then if you read
the portion I typed earlier ie Romans 16:1-2, it contradicts the former verse
Phebe was a servant and a saint. Guess you know who a servant and saint is. While Aquilla and Priscilla were helpers of the church. I may not wish to try to explain what a helper of church means, but what is seen in Romans 16:1-2 is self explanatory. ''Distinction about preaching/leading'' like you stated is condemned for a woman to do in the former verses, whereas in the later portion of Bible we see a diff thing.

Sorry it was a christian topic, about women leading in church, i saw your mention late, you don't have to reply.

LilMissFavvy:
I dont know what you are talking about.

I am afraid there is no contradiction between Timothy 2 and ROmans 16, perhaps you need to check the root meaning of deacon/deaconness as applied to early christians, do not check the modern connotation. A deaconness ministers to the physical needs of the members of the church. Please always interprete words in the context of the eras in which they where supposedly made. Shalom.

LilMissFavvy:
Did you read ist Timothy 2:11-12? It condemns a woman preaching or leading a church. Then if you read
the portion I typed earlier ie Romans 16:1-2, it contradicts the former verse
Phebe was a servant and a saint. Guess you know who a servant and saint is. While Aquilla and Priscilla were helpers of the church. I may not wish to try to explain what a helper of church means, but what is seen in Romans 16:1-2 is self explanatory. ''Distinction about preaching/leading'' like you stated is condemned for a woman to do in the former verses, whereas in the later portion of Bible we see a diff thing.

giving that you are suggesting that Paul could have been expressing his opinion, without inspiration by the holyspirit, then how can you tell which part of his work was actually inspired by the holyspirit?

Richy4:
Before u wet your pants, Those were letters written to churches and to his best friend Timothy... and those were his teachings... why are u guys acting as if all what he was saying / teaching was directed from the holyspirit and he has no say on his own accord? Is he not human like u and me?... All I am saying is that he is entitled to his opinion and was teaching what he felt was right?

Please go back to the front page and read that 1 Tim 2 vs 12 that op quoted and tell me what you make out of the English language there...it is a simple phrase.. then u come back to me..

I am surprised you don't recognize the distinction, preaching the gospel is not the same as leading a church.

LilMissFavvy:
If you read through the Bible who are those referred to as servants or saints? Servants and saints are teachers of the gospel, if you like call them preachers of the word. Now go to Romans 16:1-2where the same Paul mentions PHE-BE, as a servant of the church at Cenchrea. If you read and understand it, you will see that Paul commands that SISTER Phebe be received in the Lord as a saint. Now read down (vs. 3) Paul mentions AQUILA and PRISCILLA whom he refers to as helpers. What am I trying to say? Phebe was a preacher and a saint. Aquilla and Priscilla were helpers as well. There is another Bible portion that talks about a woman who preached the gospel, I will post it when I see it. Any woman who claims the Lord spoke to her to preach should be given a chance, if she is of good fruit, then why should anyone stop or condemn her?

And who told you they were white, given that he was a jew(of that era), the least amount of pigmentation he could have had puts him in the brown category.

Satan66:
Exactly because blacks were being enslaved
You worship and praise a man that did nothing to save your ancestors.
You believe he died for your sins while your ancestors were being used servants and human toys.
Funny
All of Jesus disciples were white, no black, no Asian.

I kind of agree with your "bitch" status, although i think he is superstar bitch, and he has proven himself thus far. And i think, against what most people think, there is a higher chance he will stay, i don't think he will risk going on an adventure, amidst the aspersion cast on his move, i don't think he has the guts to move, cos if he fails, the 'bitch' status would be all red again. But it is Kevin Durant, like he said: "You know who i am". One of the most thinness skinned superstars ever(Skip Bayless).He might just surprise you.

Eruditor:
Wonderful post but please don't take the bait.

Notice how KD is a b!tch but Kawhi, PG, AD should play with Bron and somehow Bron is still the goat.

People hate KD because he made the best possible move for his own career. They are going to hate him again after this season as he won't go anywhere.

you don't have to claim to be a warriors fan to express an opinion. I guess you are pained that your king is just not able to surmount the team. Until KD leaves we will enjoy this partnership while it lasts. We have now confirmed that the East was definitly weak. Your king could not even make the playoffs once he moved west. And KD is not so much better than Curry, maybe a little better(his height comes to mind). The golden state needed him as much as he needed the golden state. And i don't understand why you would make a fuss about this. It's stale,thus far stephen curry has been as effective as KD. I guess your case is just that of a frustrated lebrick fan.

ReysonDrabek:
As a newly pledged warriors fan, its obvious to me that kevin durant is so much better than steph curry its not even funny, i cant stand this fact. Thats why KD will win finals MVP again this year. Fvck KD hes so smart, got three rings with three FMVPs and is about to slide out and branch out on his own! He just swindled the warriors organization, SMH.

Meanwhile our lord and savior steph curry will never make the finals again as the king assembles his team of unstoppable titans about to make the western conference his b-tch like he did the East.

Westbrook is not westbricking today, interesting.

A fair assessment would consider combinations of accomplishments(including rings), durabilty, competitiveness, contemporaries e.t.c. Now how much of each measure would factor into the GOAT conversation is another thing. Which ones are more important. Like i said i would rather stick to the top ten. For example, it's hard to not consider Lebron's 9 consecutive finals, but analysts will always punch a hole in that incredible achievement, anyone can easily claim that his contemporaries were not that good in the east, evidenced in the fact that he could not make the playoffs in the west, although a lot of issues factored into the failure, but the dominant narrative would be he couldn't make the playoffs in his first year in the west. More points for Skip Bayless.

ReysonDrabek:
Thats a hypothetical situation. As far as peaks hakeem had as high a peak as most players weve ever seen bar Shaq. I feel like theres a difference between the best ever and the GOAT, and i can always entertain a GOAT discussion but as far as someone telling me there has ever been anyone better than lebron at the game of basketball thats blasphemy. Funny thing is if i were to make a GOAT list Kareem may actually come first. But in the end i know lebron is better. So what exactly is the yardstick. Does GOAT means you're a better player than everyone else or does it mean you've accomplished more than everyone else?

I don't want to sound biased here, but i believe Hakeem Olajuwon could have achieved more if he had the squad these other guys had,including MJ. Carrying most of the responsibility offensively and defensively for so many years wore him out. I believe if he had sampson for about a decade, we might be talking about Olajuwon with more than 5 championships.It's a pretty lofy task to come through above others though, given he was a foreign-born. The goat conversation is pretty subjective at best. No one is certain what criteria is a fair yardstick for judgement across all eras. Is it championships, does playing with hall of famers dumb down your case as in the case of Kareem, or what combination of these or any other calibrations are suitable. I think a top ten,20, 30 50 might be a fairer measure.

ReysonDrabek:
You claim you're being facetious yet you post a dumb picture. And if pippen contributed to MJs playoff success why not use his playoff numbers? Right because then pippen would have 4 categories and hughes would have 3. Thats assuming were working under the empty headed assumption that a player that played less than 45% of regular season games is why a team made the playoffs. Bunch of disingenuous schlemiels.






Theres a difference between seeing someone and the nostalgia and mystique that allowed MJ to dupe everyone into thinking hes some god. There were no skip bayless's to sh-t on a mans legacy, every game wasnt available so his stinkers were swept under a rock. The NBA did a great job marketing him though i'll tell ya that. I have 27 year old friends who say MJ is the goat, i ask them why and they cant elaborate, all they know is that hes the GOAT. Same reason casuals believe Ali is the GOAT, not to speak ill of a dead man but on boxing terms only, i can name three or boxers better than him.


My point is the gulf is closing and the narrative will change. Certain demographics think kareem/wilt is the goat. Its the cycle of life, its irrelevant.



Again which other instance has he played with young player(s) except cleveland act ii and LA?


You claimed literally the exact opposite. You said lebron impedes the growth of young players.



But lebron didnt ask for him to be fired. Its like saying your boss doesnt like you and wants to fire you, then someone else comes on the ship and you get fired then you blame the person not the boss who has been trying to fire you in the first place.



Many reasons why the team imploded, that was far from the nail on the coffin. when your best starting 5 plays less than 30 games together you are in deep.



Like i said, kobe ahead of kareem, durant and iverson at number 5. Very credible indeed.

next time when you're using the word GOAT try being more specific, your goat comes with a silent p which stands for pseudo. a bald athletic demar derozan who will never compare to the real GOAT, King James, the slayer of 73 win teams not the rider of 72 win teams. Destroyer of athletic freaks not the bully of white accountants and stockbrokers.

One moment the clippers lead by a point, the next moment, warriors up by 15.

Gazzy88:
The five Nigerians arrested for alleged robbery of Dh 2.3 million Dinars in Sharjah Area of Dubai, UAE:
1. CHIMUANYA EMMANUEL OZOH
2. BENJAMIN NWACHUKWU AJAH
3. KINGSLEY IKENNA NGOKA
4. TOCHUKWU LEONARD ALISI
5. CHILE MICAH NDUNAGU.





Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/prnigeria.com/2019/04/02/nigeria-arrest-saudi-dubai/

Jewish All star team

Good day folks, please i would like to know if the application deadlines implies the date by which the required application documents should have been received by the host institution. For example, FAUEN offers a masters degree in Materials physics, and the application deadline for commencement in the winter semester closes on July 15th, if i apply to such a program, which includes an initial online application, does the application deadline indicate the date by which they must receive posted application documents, or the initial online application.i would appreciate a contribution especially from someone who currently studies at FAUEN, or familiar with the system thereof. Thanks.

chisco82:
The truth of all these be say what goes around comes around, karma is real. Some of all these our brothers complaining here are there married either a foreign lady who gave him all the support he needed and gave him paper only for him to later divorce her to come home and marry a home breed/Nigerian woman.
They calll it smartness(nwanyi mjiiri nweta akwukwo)
After divorcing her with lame excuses of not being like African woman or not doing what african women does
You think you won’t pay for it especially when she truelly loves you and doing her best to make the marriage work, and you think God will be kind to you, oh! You forgot she’s from a different background and culture totally. So most men are really reaping what they sow.
Let know one start what he/she can not finish, marriage entered into with deception or with selfish mindset will surely crash, be ready give up somethings if you want you marriage to work out.

Good point.

birdman:
i wish we can go back to when 90 pts was a high scoring game. what we are watching right now is not basketball. this is a business decision to grow nba viewership, even if the product sucks.

True, if you are referring to today's NBA, All teams are easily scoring a 100 points, you can't make the playoffs if you score less than 110. It's easy to say, today's NBA is quite easy. I also think the pre-requisites for success today in the NBA, are significantly different form the 90s

Did Sir Charles just call Dirk the greatest foreign ever on the Half-Report show Team world vs Team USA? Or does he mean greatest non-citizen, given Olajuwon later obtained citizenship?

Movingon:
Hell no mr writer. You think about it. What free education are you receiving from this present administration? Then again tell me. Can you vouch or swear that the cabinet members of buhari have not stolen in their previous positions or are not stealing now? You can not vouch for them for fear of Gods punishment then think, think. How many of them invested their loots heavily here in nigeria & how many persons are in their employ? Check out oshiomole, he has an airline in another country etc. Listen no matter how you spin it. The devil you know is far better than the angel you dont know. Stop hating and compare facts. Your beloved president continually defends abacha that he is corrupt free in respective of the over glaring local & international evidence of his evil and corrupt ways all because he benefited from it cos he was the conduit pipe through wish these monies were loot ie when he was in PTF. Yet there is virtually no year that abachas loot is not being returned by one nation or the other. Even in his present govt a huge amount of money was returned and your president accepted it. One would have expected that he will refuse to accept ir after all he believes and defends abacha as a saint. Open your eyes and see the thieves in his govt who have looted and are still looting our nation dry. Tell me oga what is being done to them? Did they even invest their loot here in nigeria? Abeg I done tire for myopic and sentimental people. His govt could follow up a petition against the CJN within days and charge within a week and yet pettions have been written against his cronies for over a year and so on. Yet nothing has been done about it. His party chairman was petition against by one bishop osadolor since last 2 years and yet efcc did nothing and the bishop had to go to court to ask for him to be invited by efcc and investigated. Yet the courts are adjourning the matter every time. Is it amachi? Baba chair? Ganjude? The list is endless. Look at his total disregard for the rule of law. Disobey court orders is the worst form of corruption. Dasuki is there, el zazaki is there. He only obeys court orders that favours him or his cronies or his party. Abeg I done tire. Please use google check things out. Go to the 80s research history. Help your self. Dont destroy this country again. I take God beg you. If you hate atiku then vote sowore if you still hate that one then abeg find anyother but dont vote in this liar again, this scam artist. I have pleaded with you. God is watching us all. The end shall tell

My brother we are discussing the viability of Atiku's proposal not the capability of the current government, you obviously thought i am a supporter of Buhari. Careful how you communicate your thoughts. What does the CJN have to do with this. Meanwhile, what the hell did the PDP do for 16 years, or what did Atiku do while he was vice. As far as i know, none of those guys is well equipped enough to lead this country(I am not referring to their vices).

dominusgai:
Kai, your understanding of economic development is abysmal. If you like offer the world, if you don't offer favourable tax cuts no investor would consider you.

How on earth do you think China wooed all the companies to their shores, it wasn't with their corporate practices, they had little. It was their tax cuts. Investors would rather make 100million as hundred percent profit than make 200 million as 60% profit after tax. Ask any business owner you know.

You did not obviously read my submission. if the resources and services i have to offer combined will yield enough profits to offset the tax difference, then investors will invest. Taxes are not the only factors that inform an investors willingness to invest.

Edojoma:
Xo u don't no dat low tax attracts a lot of investors??
Access d America economy n UK,,, tax is just too high,,, as an investor,, if u are to set up a company in Africa n u av d option of Nigeria,, but tax dere is $1m dollars a year n Ghana will tax u $200,000 dollars in a yr as well,,, won't u think twice n set up d business in Ghana den export ur finished products to Nigeria??

My guy,, u need to understand economics n d business environment,, obi knows exactly Wat he is saying,,, we dat r in d game,,, we understand,,,,

Bro you are not listening at all, you do not just offer tax cuts because you think that will offer you an advantage. A good economic development policy will consider the nation's infrastructure inorder to decide if tax cuts are favourable and to what degree they should be applied. I would think that ivnestors consider the trade off between the the investment opportunity offered by an entity and the quality of the services the country offers. The taxes Ghana levies might be less than what nigeria does, but if we offer a better package(services and resources), which could infact enhance the the profit potential of our investor's investment, thereby offseting the tax difference, we would probably get the deal. Think.

fordunit:
Are churches in Nigeria free?

Is it mandatory to attend Atiku's university?

Now you see there is a conflict of interest there, Moreso, Atiku and his shallow followers do not seem to understand the rudimentaries of his propositions. How can he assure Nigerians that the free education he espouses will be of good quality. If the minimum tuition fee of his institution is over 1.5 million naira per semester, and they supposedly offer good quality education, then my educated guess is that free education in Nigeria cannever be of good quality. Why waste tax payers money on a venture that will obviously not serve the Nigerian people, it's either you do it well or you do not do it at all. Mediocrity is what he proposes. Our schools must be well equipped to offer good quality education before the discussion of free education should rear it's head. I implore you too think about the ideas presented thorougly.

greenek:
You wrote so well, I was initially deceived.

There are lots of University that would offer $400 monthly stipend. It depends on the type of grant you got. Research assistant or teaching assistant.
A doctoral student is not limited to one stipend, he/she can get from multiple sources, $400 stated is the one bin offered when he/she is starting.
A doctoral student can get as high as $50k from big firms to assist with research work or internship, this also falls under stipend.

Secondly, one can apply for a scholarship 2 years before time.
An international student for instance wanting to go to Harvard, most likely, 2019 is already out of it, entry would have closed for 2019 in 2017.
I applied for a post graduate scholarship at Coventry in mid 2017 but I put in fall of 2019.
Also, do you know how cumbersome it is to get a grant for scholarship abroad, sometimes, it takes years.

My take is this. She and her ex were probably very close, doing stuffs together. I have a friend, if I apply for something, I would apply for her also, and she also for me, I get to find out when I receive a mail.
They probably started the doctoral scholarship hunting together, when she broke up with him, she stayed clear from him, not just him but also things that partake to him. She wasn't checking for stuffs they did together or he did for her, he checked and saw that she got in.

Wouldn't hurt you to think the best of people.

Bro,i am very positive,but when it comes to sensitive subjects such as amorous relationships, i don't trust anybody, the strength of relationships does not have an obvious correlation with reasoning(purely logical).I cannot trust my lady with any EX.(Before dem go talk say it was the work of the devil). Take note EX not friend, even Male friend self, i would investigate. Regarding the grant, OP only stated that a $400 grant was offered, if you read my post, i stated that the information given is obviously not clear.
And i disagree with your submission on admission decisions, 2 years is almost unlikely, if it's a research grant then fine, but admission into a regular program, both undergraduate and Graduate school take months(i checked Havard admissions, it takes a few mnoths to get admissions, maybe you should specify the application level you are referring to). Good luck.

Am i the only that thinks this is probably a fluke. The information given is quite vague, the context of the matter is key to making an apt decision. Come to think of it, as someone wrote earlier, which kind degree dey take five years? Phd perhaps, meanwhile no PHD in the US will offer such meager stipend(400, Na slavery), even with tuition fee exemption. The scholarship was registered by her ex- this is interesting, the registration was likely made withing the last 3,4, 5 months, and she must have been with the guy she just got married to for over 6 months, are you seeing what i am seeing. The relationship between the lady in question and her EX is probably unhealthy, why would you complete such a registration without including the Husband-to-be in retrospect in the conversation. I am sorry to say this, but the handwriting on the board is clear, the lady and her EX are probably in on this(they are not done with fucking each other), or she is just too naive, to realize the deceit that EX dey pull, in which case, she is not ready for marriage. If i were the husband, i will end this relationship as soon as she decides to go. If her EX resides in the US as someone suggested, LOBATAN.Maybe she realized she would rather not spend the rest of her life with her current husband. If the guy is finacially sound, and has some degree of job security, she should stay, if not, she could just end the marriage(apparently, no divorce is required, ma traditional marriage), maybe that's why she is considering this in the first place. Why would you even marry someone who is not finacially sound. Marriage is not for boys and girls. All of this still depends on the status relationship between the lady and her EX. The story might just be a fabricated one anyway."Projective Personality Test" Meanwhile what the hell is wrong with Nigerian youths, after reading some comments here, i now clearly understand why those old men are still leading us.As other My piece. I am out.

Gerraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarahere Man. Are you joking?. Did you just attribute this to social norm? . Did you just support your point by comparing humans to dolls? Did you just compare an old woman to a young lady in her early 20s. You should go to jail for making these utterances Bro/Sister. I am very very dissapointed. You probably slept on the wrong side of your Bed.

ehissi:
My dear, some people are raised to be comfortable dressing that way, stop making hasty conclusions......ah ah

The current norm of the day encourages certain lifestyle choices which reflects in certain wardrobe choices.

Even close examination of television characters or the simple doll babies that you used to play with as a little tata, or the cartoon characters like cinderella, wonder woman and other female superhero characters, barbie and co., are modelled in similar fashion.


It doesn't automatically mean that all who dress that way have esteem issues......

If not, we might as well say that all of the great great great great. .......great grand Mama dem for your village that year whey open chest for backyard or for compound na low self esteem dey worry them too, abi?


Kilode

kobobay:
Freeze is just a joke that knows nothing about this subject. If you want to know the truth, take your time and study the Bible yourself. And Don’t let Freeze foul you.

Why Women Should Not Wear Head-Coverings

1Cor 11:3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
1Cor 11:4 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.
1Cor 11:5 But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.
1Cor 11:6 For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.
1Cor 11:7 For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
1Cor 11:8 For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.
1Cor 11:9 Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.
1Cor 11:10 For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.
1Cor 11:11 Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.
1Cor 11:12 For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God.
1Cor 11:13 Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?
1Cor 11:14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?
1Cor 11:15 But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.
1Cor 11:16 But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

Some people have misinterpreted 1 Corinthians 11 and believe that it is commanding women to wear hats or "head-coverings" of some kind. In this chapter, God is dealing with gender roles and the authority that a man has over his wife. In verse 3, the authority that a man has over his wife is likened unto the authority that God has over a man. God is the "head" (authority figure) of the man, and the man is the "head" (authority figure) of the woman. This matches perfectly with what the Bible says in Ephesians 5:

Eph 5:23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
Eph 5:24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

As we continue in 1 Corinthians 11, verses 4-6 state:

1Cor 11:4 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.
1Cor 11:5 But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.
1Cor 11:6 For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.

According to these verses women should have their heads "covered," and men should not. In fact, if a woman's head is not covered, that is just as bad as if she were "shorn" or "shaven." Notice that the Bible says that it is a "shame" for a woman to be shorn or shaven. We all know what "shaven" means, but what does the word "shorn" mean? The Bible uses the word "shorn" one other time in the New Testament:

Acts 18:18 And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.

The vow that the Bible is referring to here is a Nazarite vow from the Old Testament. Notice what the Bible commands about the Nazarite vow in Numbers 6:

Num 6:5 All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.

Num 6:18 And the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put it in the fire which is under the sacrifice of the peace offerings.

Once again, the Bible is its own dictionary. Being "shorn" is another word for being "shaven." Paul having his head shaved with a razor is referred to as him being "shorn." Therefore God is saying that a woman being "uncovered" is just as shameful as her shaving her head completely bald as Paul did in Acts 18.

So, what is this "covering"?

1Cor 11:13 Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?
1Cor 11:14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?
1Cor 11:15 But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.

According to verses 13-15, a woman is "uncovered" if she does not have "long hair." A woman is therefore commanded to have long hair, and a man is commanded not to have long hair.

Those who believe in women wearing external "head-coverings" or bonnets on their heads will argue that even though long hair is a covering (indefinite article), women still need to wear an additional covering or bonnet on their heads. This is easily disproved with the Bible. The same passage that tells women to be covered tells men not to be covered. Therefore, if this were talking about something other than long hair (i.e. a "head-covering" or bonnet), it would be a sin for a man to wear it while praying or prophesying. This is directly in contradiction with many Old Testament passages that command the Old Testament priests to wear bonnets and mitres while ministering in the priests office:

Exo 28:40 And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou make for them, for glory and for beauty.
Exo 28:41 And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.

Exo 29:9 And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.

Exo 39:27 And they made coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his sons,
Exo 39:28 And a mitre of fine linen, and goodly bonnets of fine linen, and linen breeches of fine twined linen,

Lev 8:13 And Moses brought Aaron's sons, and put coats upon them, and girded them with girdles, and put bonnets upon them; as the LORD commanded Moses.

Eze 44:17 And it shall come to pass, that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, whiles they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.
Eze 44:18 They shall have linen bonnets upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with any thing that causeth sweat.

Notice that the priest's clothing consisted of coats, britches (pants), and bonnets. Why would God tell us that "nature itself" teaches us that a woman should wear a head-covering, and that men should not, when he commanded over and over again that the priests (who were men of course) were required to wear bonnets when they prayed and prophesied in the priests office! The covering referred to in 1 Corinthians 11 is long hair, as defined in the passage itself; it is not a bonnet or head-covering.

This is consistent with the Old Testament, which commanded the priests not to have long hair:

Eze 44:20 Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.

They were commanded to be neither completely bald nor long-haired, but rather to "poll" (i.e. cut short the hair on) their heads.

Other proponents of "head-coverings" on women will say that if you "go back to the Greek," you'll see that the word for "covering" in verse 15 is different than the other words used for "covering" in the passage. Of course, they are not fluent in Greek, but because the words look a lot different, they assume that they must be talking about completely different things. However, there are many examples in our language of words that look completely different as different parts of speech, but that are actually the same. Here are a few examples:

- having faith (noun) means that you believe (verb).
- being undressed (adjective) means you aren't wearing any clothes (noun).
- doing something manually (adverb) means that you did it by hand (noun).
- thing that are lunar (adjective) have to do with the moon (noun).

You see how identical words can look completely different as different parts of speech. Therefore a woman can be uncovered (adjective - "akatakalypto" because she is not wearing a covering (noun - "peribolaion". Just because the words look the same in English does not mean that they will look the same in Greek. Apparently these head-covering advocates who couldn't even order a meal in a Greek restaurant think they know more than the KJV translators. This is why one should always beware when anyone has to "go back to the Greek" to prove their doctrine.

Now that we understand what "covering" is referring to in 1 Corinthians 11 (i.e. long hair), let's go back and look at the passage with this definition in mind:

1Cor 11:3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
1Cor 11:4 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered (i.e. having long hair), dishonoureth his head (i.e. dishonours Jesus Christ - see previous verse).
1Cor 11:5 But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered (i.e. with short hair) dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven. (i.e. if a woman doesn't have long hair, she might as well be bald!)
1Cor 11:6 For if the woman be not covered (i.e. she has short hair), let her also be shorn : but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered. (i.e. in God's eyes, it is just as much of a shame for a woman to have short hair, as it is for her to be completely shaved bald).

Ladies are commanded by the Bible to have long hair. They are not commanded to wear an external head covering of any kind. If they do wear one, people will probably associate them with religions that preach a false Gospel.

The scriptures are clear, but their interpretation today, is not as obvious as you make it seem. Most of our women today plait long strands of hair that belongs to another, would you refer to this as acceptable(satisfies the requirement of a long hair). 1st Cor 11: 15-For her hair is given her for a covering, if you read it closely, in Paul's world the women had a tendency to have long hair. This does not necessarily apply to us Africans, since we don ont usually have long hair. May the spirit of God teach us.

shamecurls:
Leave the guy a beg. ..


A first class graduate in a Nigeria university could not speak good English but was academically sound.

That does not affect the IGP's competence

I wonder why anyone would even attempt to defend a first class graduate's lack of profiency in English. That is terrible, what had he/she been doing, studying in yoruba?

Eruditor:
I pray the players do not listen to any commentators or analysts saying rubbish about the series. It will give a false sense of security. I don't want another GSW-OKC series abeg.

It will be a lot harder in game 2. They will double team KD on each possession and it may get to his head.

We would need more offence from Curry to stand a chance but we can leverage on Harden going to mean because he has not shot this well from 3 all playoffs long save today.

Everything we do is predicated on good D but we need way better rebounding next time out. I think they edged it and on some other day it could bite us if they can attempt another 3 from such possessions.

Capela to me is key to their game. How to get him in foul trouble will be very important. Harden should keep being made to play D so his core and leg strength will give way.

Harden should not be that accurate from 3.

Draymond Green is an All Star. Now people can see why he made it.

Well that's the problem. If they are hell bent on putting KD off by double teaming him, then Curry will go off.

BarthramLestat:
Good points. But you left out the most important one. They need to make their friggin shots. Miss your first 14 3's, go 1/12 from wide open 3s? That's unacceptable.

That includes Lebron as well.He is shooting as low as 26.3% from threes.Pathetic.

BarthramLestat:
I told you.

Like stephen Jackson said, that is Bullshit. Jordan does not assume game 1 is a case study. He comes in and kills you. I don't have to study you, if you are not much of a threat. I just come in an dominate.

BarthramLestat:
Lol! He got the year wrong, did Jordan score 15 points in the 1989 ECF or not?

Why will I not use it? Point is the game exists.

What does IQ have to do with fact checking? LMAO. I wouldn't expect incest bred re.tarded midgets to understand.

That was 5 years into the league. Lebron is in his 15th year man, and this is the playoffs.

donlittle25:
Wow. That was a game. Not a lot of highlights from Lebron.

I expect him to come out guns blazing in game 2. He got a lot of rest though last series, so I wonder what happened?

Simple, The Basketball gods pass joint wey dem for no pass this night. Although i still have some doubts about the likelihood of the Celtics stopping LeQueen finally, i have an uncanny feeling that the Celtics have a lot up their sleeves, and will extend this series to 7 games. More importantly i hope the Basketball gods miss road over the duration of this series.