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I almost elected not to talk about the “We can’t all be wrong” argument.
The excuse is that none of the women in my church wear an external covering, nor do the women in churches all across the country. Thus, the argument becomes we can’t all be wrong!
I decided to discuss this objection because there may be someone (who deep in the back of their mind) unconsciously uses this excuse as a source of comfort for not covering.
The argument that “We can’t all be wrong” gives a false sense of confidence.
In the days of Noah, God destroyed every living creature except for those on the ark. Every man, woman, and child drowned in the water – only the eight souls in Noah’s clan survived. Genesis Chapters 6 and 7
God destroyed the world because man was so evil! Genesis 6:5-8
How did man get to this point of depravity?
Simple actually: man stopped honoring God.
The first baby step away from obeying God begins with not respecting Him. Not honoring Him!
Without honor, no one listens.
Without honor, no one hears.
When no one hears, no one cares.
The slope just gets steeper and more slippery from there. At full tilt going downhill, you reach maximum depravity.
In 2 Peter 2:5, we are told that Noah was a “preacher of righteousness.” I take this to mean that Noah was preaching to those who were perishing, trying to convince them to repent before the flood.
I suspect some of the folks who died in the flood said, “Hey, Noah! Chill dude! We can’t all be wrong!”
I admit this is conjecture on my part (I have no scripture to back me up that those in the days of Noah argued: “We can’t all be wrong!”)
However, I have scripture to prove the position that “We can’t all be wrong” is bogus!
The narrative recorded in Genesis Chapters 6 and 7 destroys the argument that “We can’t all be wrong!” The whole world was destroyed, save eight souls.
The excuse that no one at my church covers and none of my friends in other churches cover sounds highly persuasive to us. The majority rules! There’s safety in numbers!
Yet, the flood wiped out all the naysayers in the days of Noah. God’s way outweighed the group consensus in the days of Noah. God’s way outweighs the group consensus today too.
Jesus said many will take the path that leads to destruction. Few will find the path that leads to life.
“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.” Matthew 7:13-14 NKJV
My mama used to ask me, “If everyone else jumps off a tall building, are you going to jump with them”? Her point was that just because other people do something, doesn’t make it right!
I bet your Mama used to say the same thing!
While we’re talking about our mothers! A similar excuse is that “Mama was a faithful Christian! She never wore a head covering!”
This is purely an emotional tug of the heartstrings and an excuse based upon absolutely nothing! This argument is weaker than that “light roast stuff” some places sell for coffee!
Seriously, my Mama (and your Mama) were sinners! They made a lot of mistakes! Just because Mama did something does not prove there is a scriptural basis. We’ll all be judged by God’s word, not Mama’s.
God loves us! He demands our obedience! I don’t pretend to hold the capacity to understand all His ways, but I can readily appreciate that head covering is a symbol of honor owed to Him! That’s the reason I remove my hat to pray or take off my cap for worship, Bible class, and prayer.
If we stop having honor for God, then we are going to get further and further away from Him. We will start to do our own will and what seems right in our own eyes.
The symbol of head covering (a man removing his cap or hat) is a continual reminder that we must honor God! The equivalent symbol for a woman is placing a covering over her head.
I can see how the God who loves us so very much would put in place a symbol to regularly remind us that honor is due to Him in prayer and worship.
A symbol that helps to keep us from that first baby step toward disobedience and eternal death.
One last thought before we move to the next post with another objection to female head covering.
The Bible teaches that all men sin and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23
How does “we can’t all be wrong stack up against that . . . . think on it for a bit!
In a culture that can’t tell the difference between boys and girls, is it possible that we may not have an unbiased view of God’s word?
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