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1 Cor 11:10 – Because of the angels?

1 Cor 11:10 – Because of the angels?

Problem: Paul writes, “Therefore the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels” (1 Cor. 11:10). What does this difficult passage mean?
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1 Cor 7:12 – “I, Not the Lord, Say…”

1 Cor 7:12 – “I, Not the Lord, Say…”

Problem: What did the apostle Paul mean by the statement, “But to the rest I, not the Lord, say…” (1 Corinthians 7:12)? Does this phrase indicate that what Paul subsequently wrote was uninspired?
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1 Cor 7:1-8 – God said it was not good for man to be alone, so why did Paul say it is good to remain single?

1 Cor 7:1-8 – God said it was not good for man to be alone, so why did Paul say it is good to remain single?

Problem: Now concerning the things of which you wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. (1 Corinthians 7:1 (NKJV))

For I wish that all men were even as I myself. But each one has his own gift from God, one in this manner and another in that. But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they remain even as I am. (1 Corinthians 7:7–8 (NKJV))

And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” (Genesis 2:18 (NKJV))
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