Cheryl

Lin,
You are absolutely correct in that these men have credibility and influence and this is used to allow them to teach things about Christ that is against our historic faith. Others who do not want the “scholar” to lose that credibility will defend them vigorously. You are also very right in saying that the teachings are themselves convoluted. The problem is that when one uncovers the “spin” that they have put on the doctrine of Christ, they refuse to communicate further with you. That is the position that I am in right now. Greg Koukl a well-known apologist has developed a technique for getting at the “bottom line” truth of an issue and it is called “taking the roof off” the argument. It is a very effective technique used to show the person where there is a faulty foundation of the person’s logic.

I “took the roof off” of Bruce Ware’s argument on the eternal subordination of Christ. I did it in a very gentle and respectful way but he would not allow his teaching to be challenged. He told me that he would no longer answer my emails and he apparently is not interested in receiving a free review copy of our Trinity DVD either. From my interactions with him, it appears to me that he has so bought into a mindset that gives him an edge over women because he is the “direct” image of God while women are only an “indirect” image of God, that he will not allow his view of the eternal subordination of Christ to be tested and challenged. I suspect that it would result in his own superiority being challenged and that is unacceptable to him. I was willing to continue to work through these issues and I was completely open for him to challenge me back but he was unwilling to continue our communication. That is his prerogative, but it seems to me that it isn’t the way of a real truth lover. After all he was aware that we are producing a DVD set on the Trinity and using his teaching as the example of error and soundly refuting him. I would think that he would have been more open to show me the error of my way instead of saying “God have mercy on your soul” and cutting off communication.