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The speaker argues that 1 Corinthians was written not only “to the church…at Corinth” but also “with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ”; how does that framing challenge the common instinct to treat the head covering as “Corinth-only,” and what other New Testament instructions would also have to shrink if we used the same logic?

Another way to ask: Paul says this letter is for all who call on Jesus, not just Corinth. How does that make it harder to say the head covering rule was only for Corinth, and what other New Testament commands would we also have to treat as “local only” if we used that same approach?

Direct Answer Based on the speaker’s teaching, Paul deliberately frames 1 Corinthians as addressed to all Christians everywhere, so treating head covering as “Corinth-only” would require shrinking the whole letter’s authority, not just chapter 11. If we apply “Corinth-only” logic consistently, many other commands in 1 Corinthians (and Paul’s letters) would become optional or local.

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He reads 1 Cor. 1:2 and stresses the audience includes “with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord,” concluding: “If you call on Jesus Christ, this book was written to you.”
He connects this to the head covering passage by arguing the instruction is not merely local but part of what Paul “delivered.”
He later cites 1 Cor. 14:37: “the things which I write to you are the commandments of the Lord,” implying the letter’s instructions carry binding authority.
He argues that unless an apostle qualifies something as temporary, “it’s for all of us all the time.”
He lists other New Testament practices his community keeps (baptism, communion, foot washing, holy kiss, etc.) as examples of not “sweeping anything under the rug.”

Discussion Follow-ups If someone makes 1 Cor. 11 “local,” what principle decides which chapters stay universal? What keeps us from picking only the commands we already like?

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