We begin not°hard word with the most important of the laws; nor°hard word with the most difficult to explain. But with a law which certainly resides°hard word on the convex°hard word hull°hard word of importance°hard word and difficulty°hard word.
⚙️ 凸包 (普通话 TU°hard word1BAO°hard word1) meaning "convex°hard word hull°hard word"
Cover thy°hard word head in public.
The interpretation°hard word of the law raises several important questions.
Whom does the law apply to? Does it apply to those who have accepted the call, or to the friend and the stranger in your°hard word midst°hard word? Surely it cannot°hard word apply to the cattle and the sheep that graze°hard word in your°hard word fields.
What covering does the law advise°hard word? In this year 2023 of the Common Era°hard word, the term "facemask°hard word" has acquired°hard word a common meaning: a mask°hard word that covers the nose and mouth. But do eyeglasses also "cover thy°hard word head"? What about the historically°hard word more common approach°hard word of hat-wearing°hard word?
Where is the public realm°hard word? Does it apply in the sanctity°hard word of one's°hard word own home? What about the home of your°hard word neighbor or brother?
⚙️ we use the term "Common Era°hard word" for two parallel reasons. For those who are followers°hard word of the Christian°hard word tradition°hard word, we reject°hard word "Anno°hard word Domini°hard word" because of the near-universal°hard word agreement that Jesus°hard word was born°hard word in 4 BC°hard word on that calendar°hard word. For those who are not°hard word followers°hard word of the Christian°hard word tradition°hard word, there is even less reason to include°hard word an appeal°hard word to Jesus°hard word in your°hard word calendar°hard word schema°hard word.
🔥 But, as°hard word the new calendar°hard word is not°hard word yet°hard word ready, we continue°hard word to follow the old numbering.