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John 20:17 — Jesus says "my Father and your Father, my God and your God": Jesus as mediator connects believers to the Father.

Answering Questions From Live Chat Today on Theology, Apologetics and the Christian Life 01:02:33 – 01:03:35

Rodriguez asks why Jesus refers to the Father as "my God" in John 20:17.

At the resurrection appearance, Jesus tells Mary: "I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God." Mike interprets this as Jesus being the connecting point/mediator between humans and God. Jesus can legitimately call the Father "my God" because he is truly human as well as truly God. The emphasis is that through Jesus, the Father becomes our Father and God becomes our God.

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What Winger Presently Gets Wrong: Women Apostles

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 5 on whether women were apostles in the New Testament

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κεφαλή (kephale) — Logos Clippings (Cheryl Schatz)

A curated collection of Logos Bible Software clippings compiled by Cheryl Schatz examining the Greek word κεφαλή (kephale) and Hebrew רֹאשׁ (rosh). The clippings draw from lexicons, encyclopedias, commentaries, and academic journals to argue that "source/origin" is the primary metaphorical meaning of kephale rather than "authority/leader," with implications for interpreting 1 Corinthians 11, Ephesians 5, and Colossians 1.

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What Winger Presently Gets Wrong: The Head Covering Debates (1 Cor 11)

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 10 on the head covering debates in 1 Corinthians 11

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