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He argues that Christians must “count the cost” because Christ’s law can require painful obedience (he mentions enemy-love, nonresistance, divorce/remarriage, “relationless, sexless existence forever”); how does he want that “hard teachings” framework to change the way a group reacts emotionally to head coverings—especially if someone feels it is “offensive, sexist, misogynistic”?

Another way to ask: He says following Jesus can be painful and we must “count the cost.” How is he using that idea to shape how people react to head coverings, especially if someone feels they are sexist or offensive?

Direct Answer He wants the group to approach head coverings the same way they must approach any hard command of Christ: with sober willingness to obey even when it hurts, rather than letting offense determine interpretation. In his view, calling it “sexist” doesn’t remove the responsibility to submit to difficult biblical teaching.

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He lists commands that seem easy until they touch you: “Love your enemies…Do not resist evil…remarriage after divorce is adultery.”
He emphasizes real human pain: people facing “a relationless, sexless existence forever…not even permitted in the mind under the law of Christ.”
He concludes: “Christ’s law is no joke, and there’s a reason why he told us to count the cost.”
He generalizes: “Every Christian must and will have to deal with painful and difficult biblical teachings.”
He introduces head coverings as one of those teachings many find “despicable, offensive, sexist, misogynistic.”
His plea is for posture before debate: “regardless of what side…keep these things…in your mind,” including the weight of obedience and the reality of gender-differentiated commands.

Discussion Follow-ups How do you distinguish “counting the cost” from pressuring people to accept a practice before they’re convinced it’s truly required by Scripture?

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