To Be Covered or Not to Be Covered: Should the World See Your Glory or God’S Glory?

By An Elect Chance

Writing this book has been an inspiration to me. I must give my dad and mom (founders of Fishers of Men Campaigners), the late Pastor Rudolph Chance and my mom, who is still with us, the credit for the teachings on the covering and the oneness between the man and the women. To Be Covered or Not to Be Covered not only teaches on the covering but also provides assistance with the relationship between the man and the woman, husband and wife, and most importantly the relationship that both male and female should have with the Lord Jesus.

Up coming books include Helpmeet. This is the teaching on the role of the woman in the body of Christ, in the home, in church, and in society. I Want You Back is a selection of poetry that includes a poem called Adam Cry. This poem is about Adam after he sinned and what he may have experienced emotionally through the authors point of view. It also includes poems on love and relationship with God and each other.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: May 1, 2014
• ISBN: 9781490815503

An Elect Chance

Hannah Belcher is a born again Christian and serves as a Missionary at Fishers of Men Deliverance Ministry International. She has traveled to Canada, Jamaica, and West Africa sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ. Hannah Belcher arrived in the United States of America along with her siblings when she was just 12 years old. Presently she is married and now a mother of 5 great children who have always encouraged her in completing this project. For many years her desire was to fulfill a dream that she believes the LORD has given to her and that dream is to write. The Mission of the Fishers of Men Deliverance Ministry is to “Feed, Clothed, Houses, and Educate God’s people. Missionary Belcher believes that her part in this mission is to educate God’s people through her writing.

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Contents

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Introduction

Contentions: 1 Corinthians 11:16

Hair versus Covering?: 1 Corinthians 11:15

1 Corinthians 11:1–16: Verse by Verse

Reasons the Woman’s Head Should Be Covered

Reasons the Man’s Head Should Not Be Covered

Conclusion

Appendix: 1 Corinthians 11:1–16 in Five Bible Versions

To my dad, the late Pastor Rudolph Beaconsfield Chance, and my mom, Prophetess Lottie Chance, who through God’s grace is still with us and whose love, guidance, and teachings have made me the woman, wife, sister, mother, and child of God that I am today.

Introduction

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N o one seems to know why, but one of the most controversial topics in the Scriptures and one that I personally believe is very important is that of the covering found in 1 Corinthians 11:1–16. I have not heard this topic so much as mentioned by the Christian leaders that are on television. Neither does it seem to be taught in the majority of churches today.

What I have seen in some churches is the practice of wearing a hat, prayer cloth, a chapel cap, or something on the head that symbolizes a covering. However, actual teachings on the covering I have heard only from one place—my home church, Fishers of Men Campaigners Inc., under the leadership of my dad, the late Pastor Rudolph Beaconsfield Chance, and my mother, Prophetess Lottie Chance. It is now Fishers of Men Deliverance Ministries Inc. International, under the leadership of my older brother, Bishop Reuben B. Chance, the eldest of their ten children.

Now, don’t get me wrong. I am sure that there are churches out there that are teaching this topic (at least I pray that there are). However, I have visited quite a number of churches and have asked several women why they cover their heads, and the general response is the same: it was a custom of their church. This was as far as their explanation went. Very few actually stated that they were wearing a covering because of being obedient to the Scriptures.

In 2009, a holy convocation was being held at Bethel Born Again Church in Kingston, Jamaica—a church that we fellowship with periodically. Rehoboth Church of God in Christ Apostolic, under the leadership of Bishop Keith G. Allen and the late Mother and First Lady Gloria Allen, two wonderful and anointed servants of the Most High God, extended an invitation for my mom and me to attend that holy convocation with them.

The first thing that I noticed when we arrived at the church was that all the women were covered, and they were actually covered in a way that I have only seen in one other place—Guyana, South America at the Christian Mission Church. They wore hats they made themselves or that were made by one of the missionaries in the church. This hat allowed the hair to be completely covered, or they wore a scarf wrapped around their head in the same manner, covering all of their hair. They believed that women should wear a covering in church that would cover all their hair, whether long or short. This belief is based on 1 Corinthians 11:1–16.

I first attended the Rehoboth Church of God in