Thoughts of a Christian Husband, Father, and Pastor
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Conclusion. Conclusion It has been the intent of this series to present several of the exegetical arguments for the complementarian position. Admittedly, some arguments are more persuasive than others, but we have been firmly founded in the God-breathed texts from the Old and New Testaments [...]
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Conclusion. The Trinity Perhaps one of the more sobering truths about the egalitarian-complementarian debate is the reality that more is at stake than just the interpretation of a few words or a few verses. Rather, our whole vision of God is altered by how we [...]
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Conclusion. Apostolic Proof Texts When providing the basis for his statements with regard to the male-female authority relationship, the writer of the God-inspired text almost always appeals to an eternal principle, outside the realm of sin and never once does he appeal to the secular [...]
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Conclusion. Wives, Children, and then Slaves It is purported by some that since Paul’s instructions to slaves and masters are now passé, it can be argued backward, that his instructions to wives must also be cultural, and thus passé as well. This is rejected outright [...]
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Conclusion. Neither Male nor Female Galatians 3:28 in no way abolishes gender distinctions, but rather, the false assumptions that value or worth could somehow be attached to the simple identification of an individual as a slave, free man, Jew, Gentile, male, or female. (After all, [...]
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Conclusion. Purpose of this Paper The purpose of this article is simple: It is my intention to lay out the foundational reasoning for why we believe what we do about the order of the male-female relationship. It is my conviction that the God-ordained roles assigned [...]
I love Scripture because it boldly declares. It doesn’t go around tip-toeing and trying to qualify everything. There are profound tensions in Scripture, but rather than attempting to soften them, or thinking that we need to explain them away, I think we need to embrace them and let them speak to us. For most modern [...]
This morning I was blessed in my reading of 1 Timothy. I was quite refreshed to read Paul’s words to Timothy: The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. When Scripture records for us Paul’s letter to this young pastor (the first [...]
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