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In a marriage relationship, there is authority from Christ to husband, and from husband to wife. The authority of Christ is the authority of God.

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I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding to the teachings, just as I passed them on to you.

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Now I praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all things and keep the traditions just as I delivered them to you.

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I am so glad, dear friends, that you always keep me in your thoughts and you are following the Christian teaching I passed on to you.

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Any man who speaks with God or about God in a way that shows a lack of respect for the authority of Christ, dishonors Christ.

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Now I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

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But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

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But there is one thing I want you to know: A man is responsible to Christ, a woman is responsible to her husband, and Christ is responsible to God.

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In the same way, a wife who speaks with God in a way that shows a lack of respect for the authority of her husband, dishonors her husband.

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Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.

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Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head.

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A man dishonors Christ if he covers his head while praying or prophesying.

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Worse, she dishonors herself--an ugly sight, like a woman with her head shaved. This is basically the origin of these customs we have of women wearing head coverings in worship, while men take their hats off. By these symbolic acts,

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And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head--it is just as though her head were shaved.

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But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for that is one and the same as if her head were shaved.

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But a woman dishonors her husband if she prays or prophesies without a covering on her head, for this is the same as shaving her head.

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men and women, who far too often butt heads with each other, submit their "heads" to the Head: God.

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If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off; and if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.

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For if a woman is not covered, let her also be shorn. But if it is shameful for a woman to be shorn or shaved, let her be covered.

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Yes, if she refuses to wear a head covering, she should cut off all her hair. And since it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or her head shaved, then she should wear a covering.

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Don't, by the way, read too much into the differences here between men and women.

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A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.

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For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man.

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A man should not wear anything on his head when worshiping, for man is God's glory, made in God's own image, but woman is the glory of man.

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Neither man nor woman can go it alone or claim priority. Man was created first, as a beautiful shining reflection of God--that is true. But the head on a woman's body clearly outshines in beauty the head of her "head," her husband.

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For man did not come from woman, but woman from man;

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For man is not from woman, but woman from man.

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For the first man didn't come from woman, but the first woman came from man.

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The first woman came from man, true--but ever since then, every man comes from a woman! And since virtually everything comes from God anyway, let's quit going through these "who's first" routines.

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neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.

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Nor was man created for the woman, but woman for the man.

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And man was not made for woman's benefit, but woman was made for man.

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Don't you agree there is something naturally powerful in the symbolism--a woman, her beautiful hair reminiscent of angels, praying in adoration; a man, his head bared in reverence, praying in submission?

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For this reason, and because of the angels, the woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head.

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For this reason the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.

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So a woman should wear a covering on her head as a sign of authority because the angels are watching.

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I hope you're not going to be argumentative about this. All God's churches see it this way; I don't want you standing out as an exception.

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In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

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Nevertheless, neither is man independent of woman, nor woman independent of man, in the Lord.

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But in relationships among the Lord's people, women are not independent of men, and men are not independent of women.

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Regarding this next item, I'm not at all pleased. I am getting the picture that when you meet together it brings out your worst side instead of your best!

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For as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.

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For as woman came from man, even so man also comes through woman; but all things are from God.

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For although the first woman came from man, all men have been born from women ever since, and everything comes from God.

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First, I get this report on your divisiveness, competing with and criticizing each other. I'm reluctant to believe it, but there it is.

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Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?

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Judge among yourselves. Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?

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What do you think about this? Is it right for a woman to pray to God in public without covering her head?

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The best that can be said for it is that the testing process will bring truth into the open and confirm it.

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Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,

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Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him?

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Isn't it obvious that it's disgraceful for a man to have long hair?

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And then I find that you bring your divisions to worship--you come together, and instead of eating the Lord's Supper,

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but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.

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But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given to her for a covering.

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And isn't it obvious that long hair is a woman's pride and joy? For it has been given to her as a covering.

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you bring in a lot of food from the outside and make pigs of yourselves. Some are left out, and go home hungry. Others have to be carried out, too drunk to walk. I can't believe it!

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If anyone wants to be contentious about this, we have no other practice--nor do the churches of God.

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But if anyone seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor do the churches of God.

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But if anyone wants to argue about this, all I can say is that we have no other custom than this, and all the churches of God feel the same way about it.

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Don't you have your own homes to eat and drink in? Why would you stoop to desecrating God's church? Why would you actually shame God's poor? I never would have believed you would stoop to this. And I'm not going to stand by and say nothing.

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In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good.

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Now in giving these instructions I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse.

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But now when I mention this next issue, I cannot praise you. For it sounds as if more harm than good is done when you meet together.

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Let me go over with you again exactly what goes on in the Lord's Supper and why it is so centrally important. I received my instructions from the Master himself and passed them on to you. The Master, Jesus, on the night of his betrayal, took bread.

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In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it.

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For first of all, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

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First of all, I hear that there are divisions among you when you meet as a church, and to some extent I believe it.

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Having given thanks, he broke it and said, This is my body, broken for you. Do this to remember me.

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No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God's approval.

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For there must also be factions among you, that those who are approved may be recognized among you.

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But, of course, there must be divisions among you so that those of you who are right will be recognized!

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After supper, he did the same thing with the cup: This cup is my blood, my new covenant with you. Each time you drink this cup, remember me.

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When you come together, it is not the Lord's Supper you eat,

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Therefore when you come together in one place, it is not to eat the Lord's Supper.

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It's not the Lord's Supper you are concerned about when you come together.

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What you must solemnly realize is that every time you eat this bread and every time you drink this cup, you reenact in your words and actions the death of the Master. You will be drawn back to this meal again and again until the Master returns. You must never let familiarity breed contempt.

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for as you eat, each of you goes ahead without waiting for anybody else. One remains hungry, another gets drunk.

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For in eating, each one takes his own supper ahead of others; and one is hungry and another is drunk.

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For I am told that some of you hurry to eat your own meal without sharing with others. As a result, some go hungry while others get drunk.

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Anyone who eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Master irreverently is like part of the crowd that jeered and spit on him at his death. Is that the kind of "remembrance" you want to be part of?

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Don't you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? Certainly not!

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What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you.

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What? Is this really true? Don't you have your own homes for eating and drinking? Or do you really want to disgrace the church of God and shame the poor? What am I supposed to say about these things? Do you want me to praise you? Well, I certainly do not!

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Examine your motives, test your heart, come to this meal in holy awe.

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For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread,

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For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread;

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For this is what the Lord himself said, and I pass it on to you just as I received it. On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took a loaf of bread,

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If you give no thought (or worse, don't care) about the broken body of the Master when you eat and drink, you're running the risk of serious consequences.

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and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me."

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and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, "Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me."

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and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me."

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That's why so many of you even now are listless and sick, and others have gone to an early grave.

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In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me."

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In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me."

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In the same way, he took the cup of wine after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant between God and you, sealed by the shedding of my blood. Do this in remembrance of me as often as you drink it."

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If we get this straight now, we won't have to be straightened out later on.

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For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.

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For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death till He comes.

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For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord's death until he comes again.

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Better to be confronted by the Master now than to face a fiery confrontation later.

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Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.

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Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

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So if anyone eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord unworthily, that person is guilty of sinning against the body and the blood of the Lord.

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So, my friends, when you come together to the Lord's Table, be reverent and courteous with one another.

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A man ought to examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.

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But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.

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That is why you should examine yourself before eating the bread and drinking from the cup.

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If you're so hungry that you can't wait to be served, go home and get a sandwich. But by no means risk turning this Meal into an eating and drinking binge or a family squabble. It is a spiritual meal--a love feast. The other things you asked about, I'll respond to in person when I make my next visit.

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For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord eats and drinks judgment on himself.

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For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.

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For if you eat the bread or drink the cup unworthily, not honoring the body of Christ, you are eating and drinking God's judgment upon yourself.

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That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.

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That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.

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For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep.

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That is why many of you are weak and sick and some have even died.

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But if we judged ourselves, we would not come under judgment.

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But if we judged ourselves, we would not come under judgment.

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For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged.

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But if we examine ourselves, we will not be examined by God and judged in this way.

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When we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.

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When we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.

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But when we are judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.

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But when we are judged and disciplined by the Lord, we will not be condemned with the world.

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So then, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for each other.

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So then, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for each other.

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Therefore, my brethren, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.

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So, dear brothers and sisters, when you gather for the Lord's Supper, wait for each other.

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If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you meet together it may not result in judgment. And when I come I will give further directions.

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If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you meet together it may not result in judgment. And when I come I will give further directions.

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But if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest you come together for judgment. And the rest I will set in order when I come.

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If you are really hungry, eat at home so you won't bring judgment upon yourselves when you meet together. I'll give you instructions about the other matters after I arrive.