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Don and Wendy Francisco
This is a widely accepted and damaging myth. There is no use of this word in the old or new testament to indicate that people need human mediators. In fact, the Bible says there are no mediators between individual people and God except Jesus Himself.
In the New Testament, the word covering only applies to jars and headcloths worn by secular cultures of that day. There is only one exception to this - love covers a multitude of sin. This is the only spiritual use of the word "covering" in the New Testament and it has nothing to do with bowing to a human.
Let's lay something out here - when a modern Christian says you need a "covering", they mean a mediator.
For any believer to place a human covering or mediator inbetween them and God is to abdicate their direct relationship with God and this is against every new covenant principle. This is true of church relationships, family relationships, marriages, and friendships. Order and harmony in the Body is a side result of every believer having the fruit of God's Spirit within. God blesses our relationships when we ALL have His heart of love, submission, and service.
Since believers have God dwelling within them, there is no place for a human covering. We can learn from each other and we can organize in a practical sense for different tasks, but this is different than allowing a person to take responsibility for our choices.
If someone says you need a covering, you probably need to pack your bags and get out of Dodge, head for the hills, skeedaddle, drop off the key Lee, and get yourself free. Whoever says that a person needs a covering probably needs a covering for their own mouth...preferably duct tape.