November 21, 2025 -Incomplete Knowledge

1 CORINTHIANS 11:2-13:13

Chronological Bible Readings

^{1 Corinthians 11:3} But there is one thing I want you to know: The head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

Just wanted to share what the footnote says for this verse because I think people have a tendency to take this in a negative way. The footnote gives us another way of looking at it. Just found it interesting. It's not like we can actually know and understand the mind of God.

Or to know: The source of every man is Christ, the source of woman is man, and the source of Christ is God. Or to know: Every man is responsible to Christ, a woman is responsible to her husband, and Christ is responsible to God.

^{1 Corinthians 13:12} Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely.

We should not think that we can fully know and understand everything the bible tells us. What we know will always be incomplete. Even if we read every commentary and study the original language to fluency. Paul was a great scholar and teacher but all that he knew was not complete. So even the greatest scholars of our time will only have an incomplete understanding. But we can look forward to the time when it will all be made known to us. One more reason to look forward to the return of Christ.