F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:23-34
Observing the Lord’s Supper 1 Corinthians 11:23-34 There was much disorder in the Corinthian church, because the love-feast, which preceded the Holy Supper, was the scene of riot and conviviality, of ostentation and jealousy. In the love-feast of the early Church each brought his own supply of food, which was put into a common stock and shared by all alike; but at Corinth each family or group retained their own provisions, and a great distinction was thus made between rich and poor. This... read more
F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:11-22
Unity and Order in Public Assembly 1 Corinthians 11:11-22 The power on a woman’s head in 1 Corinthians 11:10 probably refers to the veil or covering which the Grecian woman assumed at marriage as the sign that she was not free from the sacred ties and duties of wedlock. In Paul’s thought of the matter, therefore, it was unseemly for the Christian matron to lay this aside. He conceded the absolute freedom and equality of male and female in Christ, and yet he stood for the observance of the... read more