Posted November 24, 2008 in "A Pilgrim's Ponderings" at blogspot:
"Prophetic Calvin on headcovering":
“So if women are thus permitted to have their heads uncovered and to show their hair, they will eventually be allowed to expose their entire breasts, and they will come to make their exhibitions as if it were a tavern show; they will become so brazen that modesty and shame will be no more; in short they will forget the duty of nature…Further, we know that the world takes everything to its own advantage. So, if one has liberty in lesser things, why not do the same with this the same way as with that? And in making such comparisons they will make such a mess that there will be utter chaos. So, when it is permissible for the women to uncover their heads, one will say, ‘Well, what harm in uncovering the stomach also?’ And then after that one will plead for something else; ‘Now if the women go bareheaded, why not also bare this and bare that?’ Then the men, for their part, will break loose too. In short, there will be no decency left, unless people contain themselves and respect what is proper and fitting, so as not to go headlong overboard” John Calvin (Reformer, 1509-1564)
photo above, of a book on John Calvin's wife, Idelette, found online at boeken.marktplaats.nl~~~~~~~~~~
EDIT: The blog I copied this quote from has followed up on this, with his own testimony for his family's decision to wear a head covering for prayer and worship, here: "My Journey in Headcovering", his wife having posted her own thoughts of obedience in headcovering at "Grace in Bloom", which I also linked to earlier this month.
4 comments:
On this, I agree with him...
How insulting!He implied that women have no self control! which is rich coming from a man.
Lucy, I took this to mean that, as human beings, we are all susceptible to failing in our self control. He does mention that the men will do the same as women in that regard. I personally choose not to insult a man as regards self control, as many men work hard to control areas which I was not created to have a problem with. I too am a sinner and must deal with my own self control - my own sarcastic tongue, for one. "All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God".
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