Les Feldick Bible Study

Does the Bible teach men and women are almost equal in the union yet the man is still the head?

Yes. Scripture describes man and woman joined in a union that places them almost on an equal basis, yet the man is still the head of the union. The man came from God in creation, and the instructions are given to maintain order rather than confusion.

Les explains that the man and woman come together in a union that puts them almost on an equal basis, but the man remains the head of the union. The man came from God in creation. Paul does not want the Corinthians browbeaten or driven into rebellion, so he tempers his correction, yet he insists things must be straightened up. Everything done in the local church must be done in order, not in a mass of confusion, because God is a God of order. He also asks them to judge what is comely, notes that nature teaches long hair is a shame to a man, and says a woman's long hair is a glory and a covering to her.

1 Corinthians 11:11

Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.

See the rest

More Questions

Even though men and women are equal in the Lord, who is still the head of the union?

In the union of man and woman they have been brought almost onto an equal basis, but the man is still the head of the union.