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He argues that history shows head covering and male headship were practiced by “virtually every female Christian” for ~1900 years, and that the disappearance is a “modern phenomenon”; what weight should “nearly 2,000 years” of church practice carry in your obedience decisions, and what would you need to see to be convinced that the church was wrong for that long?

Another way to ask: He says almost all Christian women covered their heads for about 1,900 years and that stopping is a modern change. How much should long church practice affect what you obey, and what would convince you the church could be wrong for that long?

Direct Answer The speaker assigns heavy weight to long-standing church practice, using it as a strong indicator that modern rejection is abnormal and likely culturally driven. The transcript doesn’t fully answer what would prove the church wrong for 1900 years, but it implies you’d need a compelling scriptural case—stronger than modern instincts and stronger than mere “that makes no sense” reactions.

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He contrasts “ocean of 2024 Christianity” with earlier centuries where uncovered, female-led norms would be seen as strange.
He states plainly: “for nearly 2,000 years…this is the way it’s been,” and calls today’s reversal “a modern phenomenon.”
He appeals to a historical-sermon resource: “Daniel actually had a really good sermon on the history…go look at that.”
His historical claim: practices “preserved and practiced in varying forms for the first 1900 or so years…Only within the last century and a half…almost totally wiped off the face of the planet.”
He frames himself “pinned” between modern pressure and “history says…women leadership…uncovering…is a modern phenomenon.”
He still insists on defensibility from Scripture, not tradition alone: he studied to see if it’s “really defensible or…just…tradition.”

Discussion Follow-ups How much authority should “what Christians always did” carry compared with “what we can prove from the text,” especially when the practice is contested?

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