Paula

Yes, these discussions force us to consider the implications of our claims. Prov. 18:17 is one of the most important verses in the Bible to guide us in such things.

And as I discussed in my recent blog post about snake oil theology”, either the section of vs. 10-15 is a separate discussion that does not get its subjects (she/they) from the preceding one and thus it’s about one woman and one man, or we have to ignore the clean breaks around it and justify this practice in other passages. Knowing the scope of the passage is critical.