1 Corinthians 11:3-10

LIVE TO HONOR CHRIST FOR THE GLORY OF GOD: NOT CONTENTIOUS  BUT CULTIVATING FOR RELATIONSHIP THAT DECLARES GOD’S GLORY  THE CONTEXT – CORINTH CULTIVATING CONTENTION  (v3-12) A COVERING AS A SYMBOL OF AUTHORITY 1 Corinthians 11:16 If anyone is inclined to be contentious, we have no such practice, nordo the churches of God.  THE CORRECTION  - PAUL CULTIVATING HONOR(v4-5) PULLING THE WEEDS OFCONTENTION & DISHONOR-       Cowardly Men Don’t Bring Honor  (V4)-       Contentious Women Don’t Bring  Honor (V5)HOW TO LIVE IN HONOR AND WORSHIP OF GOD Behave With Honor/Respect To Authority, Not Resistance  THE CONTRAST – FLEE THE HEART OF CONTENTION AND EMBRACE GOD’S DESIGN FOR CULTIVATION (v5b-6) Is your heart to Dishonor?To rebel from all authority? Then cut it all off?    (v7-9) Is your heart to cultivate Honor? Understand You were created to cultivate Gen 1-2!BRING  HONOR TO GOD IN THE IMAGE OF GOD, FOR THE GLORY OF GOD MALE AND FEMALE! GENESIS 1:26–28  - CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD GENESIS 2 CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD AS THE GLORY OF MAN(v7) BREATHED LIFE INTO HIM (v18) THE NECESSARY HELPER(V21-23)THE GLORY OF MAN FOR THE GLORY OF GOD (1 Cor 11:11) (v24-25) THE COMMAND FOR THE CULTIVATING RELATIONSHIP. o   FULLY KNOWN & FULLY SECUREGENESIS 3:15-16 THE HOPE OF CHRIST, DESPITE OUR CORRUPTED CULTIVATION OF LIFE. Genesis 3:15–16 (ESV) — 15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.” 16 To thewoman he said, “I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. Your desire shall be contrary to your husband, but he shall rule over you.”