Thoughts from Mark "Hat" Rackley

Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.
I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding to the traditions just as I passed them on to you. But I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head. But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head—it is the same as having her head shaved. For if a woman does not cover her head, she might as well have her hair cut off; but if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, then she should cover her head.
A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man. For man did not come from woman, but woman from man; neither was man created for woman, but woman for man. It is for this reason that a woman ought to have authority over her own head, because of the angels. Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman. For as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.
Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered? Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him, but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering. If anyone wants to be contentious about this, we have no other practice—nor do the churches of God.
In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good. In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it. No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God’s approval. So then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat, for when you are eating, some of you go ahead with your own private suppers. As a result, one person remains hungry and another gets drunk. Don’t you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God by humiliating those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? Certainly not in this matter!
For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup. For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves. That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep. But if we were more discerning with regard to ourselves, we would not come under such judgment. Nevertheless, when we are judged in this way by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be finally condemned with the world.
So then, my brothers and sisters, when you gather to eat, you should all eat together. Anyone who is hungry should eat something at home, so that when you meet together it may not result in judgment.
And when I come I will give further directions.

• 1 Corinthians 11:1-34

Noted Biblical Scholars, Teachers, and Preachers Comments

1 Corinthians 11:1 ‘What Others See in You’: “It would be nice to reach the point someday where someone would say, ‘Tony, I’ve just accepted Jesus. What should I do now to grow?’ And for me to respond, ‘Imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.’ I doubt I’ll ever be confident enough to actually say that, but that is the kind of lifestyle we all should be moving toward, a lifestyle that Paul lived. He could legitimately say, ‘Follow me. Do what I do because I’m following Jesus.’”

• Tony Dungy with Nathan Whitaker, Uncommon Life – Daily Challenge (excerpt from devotion for 20 January)

1 Corinthians 11:1 ‘I Didn’t Ask to Be a Role Model’: “John Stallworth was one of my role models. When I joined the Pittsburgh Steelers, I was still just a kid-a good guy who had been raised right but who was trying to learn my way around an unfamiliar situation. John had already been there three years and would go on to be a four-time Super Bowl champion, be named to four Pro Bowls, and become a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. And he was (and still is) an outstanding person. Whenever practice was over, he would head home to be with his wife and family. He was friendly, engaging, and faithful to his commitments. As a young player susceptible to peer pressure, I needed someone like him to look up to.
“I found myself wanting the kind of life John had-a stable home life with plenty of interests outside of football. John never preached or talked down to people who had other lifestyles; he just lived his life for others to observe. And that’s how being a role model works. You don’t choose to be one. You just are. People look up to you not because you ask them to but because you live in a way that attracts their attention.”

• Tony Dungy with Nathan Whitaker, Uncommon Life – Daily Challenge (excerpt from devotion for 22 September)

1 Corinthians 11:2 ‘remembering, but still failing’: “Paul praises the Corinthians for remembering the traditions that he had delivered to them. Nevertheless, in the next several chapters he addresses matters that were causing them significant problems.”

• Tony Evans, The Tony Evans Bible Commentary (quoted Scripture without bold/italics)

1 Corinthians 11:3-16 ‘A Woman’s Hat’: ”… the Corinthians asked Paul about a concern over women’s hats. Hats? Yes, hats! It may sound silly today in our culture, but it was a big issue at that time and place-and not as silly as you might think. This particular church had a problem because of the local culture. If a woman was seen bareheaded in Corinth, she was immediately identified as a prostitute, one of the temple priestesses, and that’s why Paul writes to these people in Corinth and says, ‘You women, when you come to church, put a hat on! It is a sign that you are a Christian woman subject to your husband’ (my paraphrase; see 1 Cor. 11:3-16). “

• Ray C. Stedman, Adventuring Through the Bible

1 Corinthians 11:3 ‘Christ is the head’: “Paul raises the first topic with a thesis statement that lays out God’s chain of command, so to speak: Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of woman, and God is the head of Christ. The description of one person as ‘the head of’ another introduces the concept of headship. Just as the head provides guidance and leadership to the human body, one who is the head in a relationship serves in a leadership role as a governing authority (like a head of state, for instance). This, however, does not imply inferiority on the part of those under the headship. Rather, in the orderly nature of God’s design, headship provides a covering under which people are to function and flourish.
“Let’s start where Paul concludes: ‘God is the head of Christ.’ According to the New Testament, Jesus Christ is himself God, sharing the Father’s divine nature (see John 1:1; 10:30). Yet, the Son is also distinct in person from the Father and functioned in a subordinate role to the Father during his earthly ministry (see John 5:29; 14:28). So he is equal in essence to the Father but subordinate in role and function.
“So when the apostle says, ‘the man is the head of woman,’ Paul is not saying that every man is the head of every woman. Here he is speaking of the headship of the husband over the wife (see also Eph 5:22-33; Col 3:18-19). Paul is also not saying that the husband is superior to the wife. As the Father and Son are equal in essence while different in function, so the husband and wife are equal as human beings and in their spiritual standing before God (see Gal 3:28-29) but different in their roles in marriage. The wife is called to submit to her husband’s spiritual leadership-though, of course, she is never to follow her husband into sin or to submit to abuse, since her commitment to Christ is to transcend her commitment to her husband (see commentary on Eph 5:22-33; 1 Pet 3:1-7). Refusal to submit to her husband’s legitimate authority can result in the loss of God’s spiritual covering.
“Importantly; the man is not autonomous. He is also called to submit ‘Christ is the head of every man.’ He is not free to lead his wife and children as he deems fit; rather, he is to lead in full submission to the lordship of Christ. When God’s people operate with-in this divine order, there is covering and protection. But, like a car, we’re in danger of crashing when we get out of alignment.”

• Tony Evans, The Tony Evans Bible Commentary (quoted Scripture without bold/italics)

1 Corinthians 11:4-6 ‘customs of head cover’: “Paul moves from this general statement of divine order to specific matters of worship. It was an accepted custom that whenever a man prayed or prophesied in the church, he was not to cover his physical head; otherwise, he would dishonor his (spiritual) head, Christ (11:4), On the other hand, a woman was to pray or prophesy with her physical head covered; otherwise, she would dishonor her (spiritual) head, her husband (11:5), and violate the prescribed church order. This is the exception to Paul’s prohibition against women speaking in the public worship of the church (see 1 Tim 2:11-14). A woman is permitted to do so if she is operating under the approval of the legitimate male authority of her husband and church leadership.
“Paul’s comments in verse 5 reflect the first-century practice of a woman wearing a head covering. He argues that if either the husband or wife rejected these common dis-tinctions between men and women, it would signal a rejection of God’s design and order for men and women. But apparently; women in the Corinthian church were expressing their own version of women’s liberation, rebelling against any sense of submission to their husbands’ spiritual authority by refusing to wear a head covering during worship. Paul said if a woman disregarded this male-female role distinction by uncovering her head, she might as well go all the way and shave her head (11:5-6)-and thus look like a man! To reject submission to authority is to reject God’s prescribed order. ”

• Tony Evans, The Tony Evans Bible Commentary (quoted Scripture without bold/italics)

1 Corinthians 11:5-6, 16 ‘Covering a Woman’s Head’: “Proper conduct in worship is expressed in different ways in different times and places. Paul was concerned that the conduct of women at the church in Corinth was not following the then current customs for public worship (1 Cor. 11:5, 6). Accepted social custom called for Jewish and Christian women to cover their hair.
“Customs varied somewhat. Lower-class women in much of the Mediterranean world covered their heads, especially in the eastern Mediterranean. Far to the east, conservative women veiled even their faces; in most other places, they simply wore a shawl that covered their hair. Many ancient texts inform us why married women needed to cover their heads: hair was the crown of the woman’s beauty, and for a wife to expose this to the public gaze was to act promiscuous. Thus uncovered hair could symbolize seductiveness.
“Not all women in Corinth were this conservative, however. Upper-class women were especially prone to showing off their hairstyles, requiring them to keep their heads uncovered. Because the Corinthian churches met in well-to-do members’ homes, affluent and poorer women came into contact with one another, producing a clash of different views concerning covering their heads. To one group, uncovered heads represented progressive freedom; to the other, ostentation and seduction.
“Paul thus faced a serious conflict in the church that had to be addressed gently. Arraying a variety of arguments—some traditionally Jewish, some more in keeping with Greco-Roman moralists’ tastes—he acknowledged the Corinthian women’s freedom but called on them to use it responsibly for the sake of others who might stumble. Those who might still be contentious about this issue should bow to custom: other Christian churches did not allow women to worship with uncovered heads; neither should the Corinthians (11:16).”

• Timothy B. Cargal, et al., The Chronological Study Bible

1 Corinthians 11:7-8 ‘woman is the glory of man’: “As man carries authority delegated to him by God, so woman carries authority delegated to her by God through her husband. Man came from God; woman came from man (cf. Gen. 2:9–23; 1 Tim. 2:11–13).”

• John MacArthur, John MacArthur Commentary (quoted Scripture without bold/italics)

1 Corinthians 11:7 ‘image and glory of God’: ”Though men and women were both created in God’s image (Gen. 1:27), it is man who bears the glory of God uniquely by his role. Like God, he is given a sphere of sovereignty as the earthly sovereign over God’s created order. See … Gen. 3:16, 17.”

• John MacArthur, John MacArthur Commentary (quoted Scripture without bold/italics)

1 Corinthians 11:10 ‘angels’: “Women are to be submissive by wearing the symbol of authority so as not to offend these most holy and submissive creatures who watch the church (cf. Matt. 18:10; Eph. 3:9, 10), who were present (Job 38:4, 7) at creation, when God designed the order of authority for men and women.”

• John MacArthur, John MacArthur Commentary (quoted Scripture without bold/italics)

1 Corinthians 11:11-12 ‘mutual dependence in marriage’: “Paul speaks of mutual dependence of man upon woman and woman upon man. In the community of Christ, no gender should live autonomously from the other, and no gender should exploit the other. See also 1 Corinthians 7:4–5 on the mutual authority of husbands and wives over the other’s body.”

• Dorothy Kelley Patterson, General Editor, NIV Woman’s Study Bible (Patty Comber, Pauline Epistles contributor)

1 Corinthians 11:14-15 ‘nature’: “The term can convey the idea of basic human awareness, i.e., the innate sense of what is normal and right. The male hormone, testosterone, speeds up the loss of hair in men. Estrogen causes women’s hair to grow longer and for a longer time. Women are rarely bald, no matter how old. This physiology is reflected in most cultures in the custom of longer hair on women. God has given her hair as a covering to show tenderness, softness, and beauty.”

• John MacArthur, John MacArthur Commentary (quoted Scripture without bold/italics)

1 Corinthians 11:20 ‘it is not to eat the Lord’s Supper’: “The love feast and communion celebration had become so perverted that it was a sinful, selfish mockery. They could not legitimately say it was devoted to the Lord, since it was not honoring to Him.”

• John MacArthur, John MacArthur Commentary (quoted Scripture without bold/italics)

1 Corinthians 11:23-34 ‘eucharist’: “The observance of the Lord’s Supper begins with giving ‘thanks’ (Gk. eucharisteō, lit. ‘give thanks,’ transliterated ‘eucharist,’ v. 24). This experience is also a memorial of Christ’s atonement on the cross (vv. 24-25), an experience of fellowship among believers (v. 18), a testimony of Christ’s death in their behalf (v. 26) and a means by which believers are challenged to examine their spiritual lives (v. 28). The sharing of a common loaf indicated the unity of the body of Christ. Eating the bread and drinking the cup are also a reminder of the Lord’s sacrificial death on the cross.”

• Dorothy Kelley Patterson, General Editor, NIV Woman’s Study Bible (Patty Comber, Pauline Epistles contributor)

1 Corinthians 11:23 ‘Jesus’ revelation to Paul’: “From verses 23-26, we see the importance of the Lord’s Supper. It is important, first, because it was revealed by the Lord himself. Paul did not learn about the Lord’s Supper secondhand. The Lord was pleased to declare to Paul personally, directly, and distinctly how the Supper should be celebrated. After the Lord Jesus had gone up into glory, his revelations were few, yet this was one of them. Thus we may be certain he intended to surround this Supper with the utmost solemnity and authority.
“Second, this Supper is important because Christ himself instituted it, and he set the first example for its observance. He first blessed and broke the bread. He first passed the cup and said, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood.’ Remember, too, that he established it on a special occasion-‘on the night when he was betrayed.’ And remember, too, the importance of this ordinance because of the per-sonal motive with which Jesus instituted it. He said, ‘Do this in remembrance of me.’ He has left us a forget-me-not.
”One more thing adds to the importance of this Supper: it is to be observed ‘until he comes.’ This was not an ordinance merely for the first Christian centuries. We must keep on gathering at his table, giving thanks, breaking bread, and proclaiming his death until the trumpet of the archangel startles us-‘until he comes.’ “

• Charles H. Spurgeon, from sermon notes

1 Corinthians 11:25 ‘Worship is for God’: ”In this section of Paul’s letter, the apostle identified two key points when it comes to worship. First, worship involves personal examination. In preparing for worship, we must understand it is not an event but an experience. To worship is to be actively involved.
“Wes Hardy, a great Bible teacher, told the story of playing the organ in a church service. He was upset that the people in the congregation were too busy talking to pay attention to the music. As Wes stomped on the pedals in anger, he had a sudden thought: Who is this for? He paused between verses, bowed his head, and said, ‘Lord, this one is for You.’ That simple shift made all the difference in the world.
“Worship is not just a group effort but also an individual sacrifice. So when people say, ‘I didn’t get anything out of that worship service,’ we have to ask, ‘What did you put into it?’ The Bible says that when we come together, it is for the purpose of focusing on the Lord. If we do not keep this at the forefront, we have involved ourselves in unworthy worship.
“A second point is that worship involves proper consideration. Paul continually talked about the need for the body of Christ to come together in oneness and fellowship. The author of Hebrews likewise advised believers not to forsake ‘the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some’ (10:25). We are to worship with God’s people. And in order to do that properly, we must be considerate of others, seeking to encourage our brothers and sisters in the faith.
“We must approach worship with a desire to both honor the Lord and serve others. We are not only responsible to God for our personal worship; we are also responsible to examine our relationships with on; another. In order for us to worship properly, we have to be right with God … and with one another.”

• David Jeremiah, 1 Corinthians (Jeremiah Bible Study Series)

1 Corinthians 11:26 ‘proclaiming the Lord’s death’: “When the church of Christ gathers to partake of the Lord’s Supper, Paul says we proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. We evangelistically proclaim it to the world to invite them to trust in Christ for forgiveness and eternal life. We triumphantly proclaim it to the devil and the demonic realm (see Col 2:15; 1 Pet 3:18-19) to remind them of their defeat and their coming judgment. And we gloriously proclaim it to one another to recognize anew the victory over sin and the spiritual authority that Christ won for us on the cross.”

• Tony Evans, The Tony Evans Bible Commentary (quoted Scripture without bold/italics)

1 Corinthians 11:27 ‘unworthy participation’: “Having once again explained the significance of the Lord’s Supper and the sacrifice to which it points, Paul here returns to how the Corinthians had been making a mockery of the meal (see 11:20-22): So, then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sin against the body and blood of the Lord. By ‘unworthy’ Paul isn’t referring to personal worthiness. We are all sinful; no person is worthy of salvation. That’s why we need God’s grace. Rather, Paul is talking about the illegitimate manner in which they participated in Communion. They were taking something sacred and treating it as common. This special moment of remembrance and intimacy with the Lord and his people had lost its solemn significance because of the self-centered way they engaged in it.
“We are not required to come to the Lord’s Supper without any sin in our lives. If we had to be perfect, we’d never be able to partake. But we must take it seriously, recognizing its spiritual and physical significance and the principle of the unity of his body (the church), which this ordinance is designed to encourage. We must not sin against the Lord by showing contempt for his sacrifice.”

• Tony Evans, The Tony Evans Bible Commentary (quoted Scripture without bold/italics)

1 Corinthians 11:28-29 ‘personal examination’: “Therefore, Paul says, let a person examine himself so that he may partake of this holy meal in a worthy manner (11:28). In view here is not only the addressing of personal sin but the way in which believers relate to one another. The absence of unity and the presence of racial, social, and class division are to be avoided. How we relate to Christ’s body affects how God relates to us. To treat it with anything other than respect is to eat and drink judgment on oneself (11:29), which brings to mind the case of Ananias and Sapphira (see Acts 5:1-11). Unless you recognize that the Lord’s Supper represents Christ’s victory on the cross, through which he transfers spiritual victory to your life, and unless you are also in fellowship with his spiritual family, the Communion moment that’s intended to bless you could actually hurt you.”

• Tony Evans, The Tony Evans Bible Commentary (quoted Scripture without bold/italics)

1 Corinthians 11:29 ‘love feasts’: “As an alternative to the cultic feasts of the pagans, the Corinthians had begun to sponsor their own ‘love feasts,’ celebrated in conjunction with the Lord’s Supper. Apparently, the rich Christians were feasting and drinking in isolated cliques, while the poor remained hungry. Emphasizing social divisions among themselves was an offense against the body of Christ, for it contradicted both the purpose of Christ’s self-sacrifice and the spirit in which it was made. The reality of the Corinthians’ common standing in the Lord was not to be compromised by prejudice and divisive, judgmental spirits (v. 30).”

• Dorothy Kelley Patterson, General Editor, NIV Woman’s Study Bible (Patty Comber, Pauline Epistles contributor)

1 Corinthians 11:31 ‘Self-examination’: “Thanks to the Word of God, we can list several marks of integrity that God would have us appropriate into our lives. Do you have these marks of integrity?
“An excellent attitude
“Faithfulness and diligence at work
“Personal purity of the highest caliber
“Consistency in your walk with God
“Self-examination is up to you. It is not only a good idea, it’s a biblical imperative.”

• Charles R. Swindoll, Bedside Blessing

1 Corinthians 11 ‘Challenge’: “On Monday, as we go about our different duties and tasks, are we aware of the Presence of God? The Lord desires still to be in His holy temple, wherever we are. He wants the continuing love and delight and worship of His children, wherever we work.”

• A. W. Tozer, Whatever Happened to Worship?

My Thoughts

As Tony Dungy states above, it is extremely difficult to live as a role model, but people are always watching.  We are role models whether we like it or not.

Paul starts off with a statement in the middle of his hierarchy that is not popular these days.  We should not argue that God is the head over Christ, and Christ is the head over mankind, but man being the head over woman is inflammatory in most circles these days.  But if both husband and wife are true believers, one must take the spiritual lead, and the man should be strong enough to take that lead.  But remember that any leader must be servant of all.  This example should shine God’s glory to those around them.  With the man serving his family, and the wife submitting to that authority.  With an unbridled sin nature, this example does not shine so much.

Still practiced in some denominations, the custom in the first century was for men to be uncovered while praying and worshipping and the women to be covered.  I can remember the first time that I visited an Episcopal church – learning how church denominations differ – they had what I thought were lace doilies at the entrance.  We were told that women must wear them if they do not have a hat.  The Amish have their kapp for the women to wear.  This kapp represents what it did for women in the first century: humility, submission, and a commitment to the faith.

As for men not being covered, I was in the Army.  You could be in a lot of trouble, in some circumstances, if you wore your hat indoors.  Indoors at a church, it was absolutely unthinkable.  Even if you had to shuffle things in your hands, the hat came off as you stepped into the church and it returned to your head when you left.  For military people, that practice is a habit long after you leave the military.

But I rarely see women with hats in church these days, but I love the look.  And I have seen young men wear a baseball cap throughout the service.  For me, it would be disrespect, but I was military.  I also grew up in a time when men took their hats off coming into any building.

Paul then raises the propriety and respect of the Lord’s Supper.  It seems that the Corinthians were having something similar to a pagan love feast.  The rich would come early, and by the time they got to the worship service, they were drunk.  The workers, who had to come late, after getting off work, came and there was hardly anything left.  Thus, cliques were formed.  Some people felt themselves more worthy.  And the poor were being left out altogether.  Paul basically said that he had no idea what they were celebrating, but it was not the Lord’s Supper.

The Corinthians would not be praised in the matter.

Then, Paul describes the breaking of the bread representing Christ’s body, and the drinking of the wine, representing Christ’s blood.  And we do this in remembrance of Him.  He states that Jesus explained it in this way to Him.  It must have been by revelation, since Paul was not in the upper room that night.  I am sure, Jesus revealed a lot to Paul.  He was blind for three days.  Then he witnessed to people in Damascus and the surrounding areas for two years.  The apostles accepted him after Barnabas vouched for him.  But then, for his own good, he went home to Tarsus until Barnabas came to him on his way to help the church at Syrian Antioch.  So, Paul had a lot of time to study, and God had a lot of time to bring revelations to Paul, but I think a lot of the revelations may have been in those days when he was blind.

Paul warns that if you take the elements in a glib manner, it brings judgment upon you, and the reports of people in the church being sick, they may be sick for that very reason.

Many churches, due to the judgment factor, refuse to offer the elements to non-members of the church.  Some churches ask the question of whether you believe and a reminder to only partake in the right spirit.  But many churches welcome everyone, with no warnings.

As for me, I want time to pray over the elements before partaking.  I want to feel the presence of Jesus among the people.  I want to see in my heart the agony and sacrifice Jesus went through.  If I am rushed due to the manner of the presentation of the elements, I lose a lot from that worship.

I have heard from a new associate pastor that the presentation of the bread and wine is well practiced in the Jewish community and Jesus broke tradition.  Instead of doing this to anticipate a coming Savior, He declared they were in the presence of that Savior.

And while the Seder meal is a full meal, the bread and wine are the elements that are carried over to the Lord’s Supper as symbolic.  And it is interesting, maybe just to me, that the elements of bread and wine are simple elements that whether rich or poor, they are common and usually available.

But I have discussed this with my Sunday school class, and during the COVID lockdown, we all used what ever “bread” was available, often a cracker.  And we often drank water.  As long as we perform this worship in the right spirit, the nature of the elements does not have to coincide with a denomination’s standard for God to be present when two or three remember the sacrifice Jesus made for them.

Some Serendipitous Reflections

1 Corinthians 11:2-16 Propriety in Worship 1. Concern for the glory of God, the interdependence of men and women, and sensitivity to the culture are three principles here. Given the discussions about the role of women in the Church, how do these principles apply in your circles?
1 Corinthians 11:17-34 The Lord’s Supper 1. Remembrance (vv. 24,25). proclamation (v.26). and participation (10:16) are three realities of the Lord’s Supper. How would you explain to a non-believer how the Lord’s Supper accomplishes each of these?
“2. What are some ways modern Christians fail to ‘recognize the body of the Lord’ by creating dis-tinctions between types of Christians? (E.g., the unwritten ‘dress code’ of some churches excludes those who can’t afford that style.)
“3. How could your service be more inclusive of the types of people where you live?”

• Lyman Coleman, et al, The NIV Serendipity Bible for Study Groups

First Corinthians 11 has two sets of question(s).

Substitute whatever group for any reference to a small group or ask who could come to your aid.

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Soli Deo Gloria.  Only to God be the Glory.