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.

Was God’s Wrath Satisfied in Christ or Paid in Hell?

Was God’s wrath satisfied in Christ? If so then how can sinners suffer God’s wrath in hell? This question is one that is often asked by Calvinists to those who do not hold to the teaching of Calvinism.

Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free? Part 3: Head Coverings and Authority - 1 Corinthians 11

[Music] 1 Corinthians 11 has been a difficult chapter throughout church history there are some things that are hard to understand about this passage but using an understanding of the Jewish mindset will help us unravel Paul's reasoning let's start at verse three but I want you to understand that Chr...

Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free? Part 4: 1 Timothy 2 Deception & the First Created

[Music] 1 Timothy Chapter 2 has been a difficult passage for Bible interpreters because of several hard to understand verses yet while Paul's reasoning is thought to be somewhat obscure this chapter has been seen by some as the clearest passage that says when women are not allowed to teach or to hav...

Masculine Christianity

This is part 2 of What God intended at creation and it is inspired by a recent lecture given by John Piper where he states that God’s intention for Christianity is for it to have a “ masculine feel “. After discussing John Piper’s Masculine Christianity, I will give my critique of his masculine argu

1 Timothy 212 Prohibitions Revisited

I started a post months ago and then life became so complicated I had to set my blog aside to cope. This post will now be the new “home” on the discussion on whether 1 Timothy 2:12 has two prohibitions or one

1 Timothy 215 Going Deeper

1 Timothy 2:15 has been one of the most puzzling verses to decipher throughout church history. One of the difficult things in interpreting this verse is the translator’s rendering of some difficult grammar

Place Of Master By Law

The Bible records a law that requires men to take the place of sole master in the home. We find this law in the book of Esther chapter 1 verse 22

Church Led By Woman Pastor Is Forced Out Of Gbc

On November 11, 2009, the Georgia Baptist Convention adopted a policy that ended its 148-year relationship with First Baptist Church of Decatur, Georgia. According to the Associated Baptist News ,

Evaluating Schatz Seaver Debate

On July 27th, 2009 Mike Seaver and I started a ten session debate on Women in Ministry where I was able to ask Mike questions on his position, he answered my questions and then we each had one response. Mike is still considering whether he will continue with another ten sessions where Mike will ask

Mike Seaver And Cheryl Schatz Debate 8

Round 3 Interview With Paul On A Woman

This post is the third one of a simulated interview with the Apostle Paul taken from the position of what he might say if we could transport Paul from the New Testament account through a time tunnel into our present day. Doug, a strong complementarian has been given the opportunity to ask Paul about

Reaching Unity In The Faith Without Authoritarian Control

The picture above represents not only the “bride” of Christ held back and controlled, but women in the “bride” of Christ held back and controlled. It is a great concern to me that there are many in the body who think that authoritarian control is needed to keep people in line and to keep the unity o

They Are Sinning Through Questioning

The issue of women in ministry allows us to the opportunity to ask questions about the hard passages of scripture and to work through these passages to discover God’s intended meaning through the inspired context. But in many quarters, questioning is a “sin” that will get a reprimand from a strong a

Daniel Wallace Requests Rewrite

In an interesting development, complementarian Dr. Daniel Wallace, professor of New Testament studies at Dallas Theological Seminary requests a rewrite of a blog article critiquing an article he wrote on the role of women in the church for Bible

Anne Graham Lotz And 800 Pastors Shame

CBMW relates a story told by Anne Graham Lotz in the Washington Post where Mrs Lotz writes:

Woman Representative

This post is an answer to Matt Slicks article called “1 Timothy 2:9-15 “a woman” is representative of all women as “a man”represents all men”

Godly Complementarians And Elvis Has Left The Building

With all the hostile name-calling tactics against egalitarians rampant on the internet, godly, peace-loving complementarians may wonder what they can do in their current position to bring peace amongst the body of Christ. I am glad you asked

Women Teaching Mens Prejudice And Gods Glory

Many complementarians have been so used to hearing what women are not allowed to do in the body of Christ rather than what scripture says women should do as followers of Christ, that the focus has become automatically set to see restrictions when the subject of women in ministry is discussed. With t

Spiritual Gifts A Means For Obedience

This is the last in our series about spiritual gifts and here we discover that spiritual gifts are a means for our obedience

The Rest Of The Story 1 Timothy 211 15 And Matt Slick

> Proverbs 18:17 (ESV) The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him

Interdependence In The Lord

In our verse by verse through 1 Corinthians 11, we now come to verse 11:

@HvacRoar24011 Paul calls the Israelites his "kinsmen ACCORDING TO THE FLESH" “I am telling the truth in Christ, I am not lying; my conscience testifies with me in the Holy Spirit, that I have great sorrow and unceasing grief in my heart. For I coul...

@HvacRoar24011 Paul calls the Israelites his "kinsmen ACCORDING TO THE FLESH" “I am telling the truth in Christ, I am not lying; my conscience testifies with me in the Holy Spirit, that I have great

@MackDonahue ✅It is not divisive to disagree with a church on secondary matters

@MackDonahue ✅It is not divisive to disagree with a church on secondary matters and then quietly leave and find one that doesn't bother your weaker conscience. ❌It IS divisive to disagree on matters y

@BronWen727104 @BaptistLeaders At minimum, they should leave this as a matter of

@BronWen727104 @BaptistLeaders At minimum, they should leave this as a matter of conscience for each church to decide and not divide from churches who they don't agree with on secondary matters.

@MikeWingerii Thinking about the WIM series again? A reminder I pushed back on your call for egalitarians to repent. Repenting of what I believe the scripture really teaches would go against my conscience. Telling people they should loudly leave th...

@MikeWingerii Thinking about the WIM series again? A reminder I pushed back on your call for egalitarians to repent. Repenting of what I believe the scripture really teaches would go against my consc

@NSReicher @ronhenzel I don't care how many Reformers all came to the same conclusion. I repeat the words of one reformer in particular, Luther: “Unless I am convinced by Scripture and plain reason—I do not accept the authority of [many Reformers], ...

@NSReicher @ronhenzel I don't care how many Reformers all came to the same conclusion. I repeat the words of one reformer in particular, Luther: “Unless I am convinced by Scripture and plain reason—I

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Except there is no such mandate. A woman elder is never said to be a sin. A female teaching true doctrine to anyone including males is never said to be a sin. You are free to disagree, but not free to treat those following their ...

@pauldirks @KaeleyT Except there is no such mandate. A woman elder is never said to be a sin. A female teaching true doctrine to anyone including males is never said to be a sin. You are free to disa

@SolSurvivor24 @SoberEvolutions @smashbaals @danielsilliman What does “usurp authority” mean? Are men allowed to do that? What authority does your pastor have specifically? When my pastor tells me something, I only listen a) if it’s benign and b) if...

@SolSurvivor24 @SoberEvolutions @smashbaals @danielsilliman What does “usurp authority” mean? Are men allowed to do that? What authority does your pastor have specifically? When my pastor tells me so

@StevenMKestner @carol66944 @JoelWBerry Why would I repent of being Biblical? Th

@StevenMKestner @carol66944 @JoelWBerry Why would I repent of being Biblical? That would go against my conscience, plain reason and scripture. https://t.co/Nz4cb7T0Jj

@avyargo @bonhoefferchild @MikeWingerii You should definitely follow what you believe the Bible teaches! Don’t violate your conscience. From my perspective, I’d just appreciate it if complementarians acknowledge that not all egalitarians are rejecti...

@avyargo @bonhoefferchild @MikeWingerii You should definitely follow what you believe the Bible teaches! Don’t violate your conscience. From my perspective, I’d just appreciate it if complementarians

@Whatsinaname41 @JamesGaius @ZacharyGarris @Eric_Conn I actually think that Patriarchalists should be allowed to follow their beliefs and conscience on this debatable matter. Some women are patriarchal and we shouldn’t force them to be otherwise. Bu...

@Whatsinaname41 @JamesGaius @ZacharyGarris @Eric_Conn I actually think that Patriarchalists should be allowed to follow their beliefs and conscience on this debatable matter. Some women are patriarcha

@GetoD6812 @pastherandie Actually, you don’t know what you are so confidently talking about. "Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, thro...

@GetoD6812 @pastherandie Actually, you don’t know what you are so confidently talking about. "Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves

@ronhenzel @AleahPursley Note: I’m not saying that your church needs to become e

@ronhenzel @AleahPursley Note: I’m not saying that your church needs to become egalitarian either as that would go against your conscience and convictions about scripture.

@CaidenHooks @carol66944 @MikeWingerii Don’t force your conscience from a poor r

@CaidenHooks @carol66944 @MikeWingerii Don’t force your conscience from a poor reading of scripture on others.

@clay_keller1 @lunarCelerity @MikeWingerii Yes, this is a matter of Mike's own conscience on a debatable matter. He is free to conclude that the Bible promotes a complementarian view, but not as a matter of sin if you don't have male-only elders. If...

@clay_keller1 @lunarCelerity @MikeWingerii Yes, this is a matter of Mike's own conscience on a debatable matter. He is free to conclude that the Bible promotes a complementarian view, but not as a mat

@benkrake @MikeWingerii Sure, debating and teaching the correct Biblical view of alcohol is important. Notice that forbidding alcohol is not the correct view but one shared by those of weak conscience. Paul speaks about not doing anything to cause a ...

@benkrake @MikeWingerii Sure, debating and teaching the correct Biblical view of alcohol is important. Notice that forbidding alcohol is not the correct view but one shared by those of weak conscience

@MikedAlamo @MikeWingerii I already noted in a personal appeal to Mike that he can remain a complementarian. What he cannot do, however, is call fellow believers to repent over secondary matters, pressing his conscience on others who disagree with h...

@MikedAlamo @MikeWingerii I already noted in a personal appeal to Mike that he can remain a complementarian. What he cannot do, however, is call fellow believers to repent over secondary matters, pre

@John11428000 @MikeWingerii It would seem that Mike is pressing his conscience o

@John11428000 @MikeWingerii It would seem that Mike is pressing his conscience on others. If he truly believes it is secondary, he needs to learn to tolerate it as a secondary difference even if he th

@peace_got @pastherandie @MikeWingerii You should follow your conscience, for sure. You should take your time and change your mind only when you are convinced. That said, please don't encourage others to loudly leave their egalitarian churches, make...

@peace_got @pastherandie @MikeWingerii You should follow your conscience, for sure. You should take your time and change your mind only when you are convinced. That said, please don't encourage other

@NotTheBaptizer @deadtosin610 @FancyABQ You have an odd way of showing love. To repent from what I believe would be to deny what I believe is the truth of scripture and to accept a view that I believe is not what scripture teaches. I would be sinning...

@NotTheBaptizer @deadtosin610 @FancyABQ You have an odd way of showing love. To repent from what I believe would be to deny what I believe is the truth of scripture and to accept a view that I believe

@IkeLifeLike @CherylSchatz @levimkelly @MikeWingerii I cannot repent of what I’m convinced is true and Biblical for that would be to go against my studied convictions and conscience. I am wilfully obeying what the Bible teaches…though it appears I d...

@IkeLifeLike @CherylSchatz @levimkelly @MikeWingerii I cannot repent of what I’m convinced is true and Biblical for that would be to go against my studied convictions and conscience. I am wilfully ob

To call it sin without evidence of a sin is actually forcing his own conscience

To call it sin without evidence of a sin is actually forcing his own conscience onto others. He is holding back women and is therefore himself part of the problem. People wonder why there are not more

@baste_goblin @OnionPizza68693 @EchoToaster_ @TomWarlord @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn I’m not in unrepentant sin. You cannot even point to a single passage showing that godly women teaching truth is a sin in any context at any time in history. Are th...

@baste_goblin @OnionPizza68693 @EchoToaster_ @TomWarlord @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn I’m not in unrepentant sin. You cannot even point to a single passage showing that godly women teaching truth is a

@baste_goblin @OnionPizza68693 @EchoToaster_ @TomWarlord @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_

@baste_goblin @OnionPizza68693 @EchoToaster_ @TomWarlord @Revelation_14_7 @Eric_Conn A seared conscience is with respect to sin. Where is a godly women teaching truth to men ever listed as a sin in an

@EddieBucha10986 But my belief that God doesn’t forbid women is on Biblical grounds. I’m not ignoring anything in the Bible. To block godly, qualified and gifted women from serving as leaders would go against what I believe the Bible teaches and ther...

@EddieBucha10986 But my belief that God doesn’t forbid women is on Biblical grounds. I’m not ignoring anything in the Bible. To block godly, qualified and gifted women from serving as leaders would go

@KimberleeJayneW Yes, and it may be that someone feels like they are disobeying their conscience by listening to a female preach and so for the sake of their conscience, they may need to attend a different church while still working through this issu...

@KimberleeJayneW Yes, and it may be that someone feels like they are disobeying their conscience by listening to a female preach and so for the sake of their conscience, they may need to attend a diff

@smashbaals You have no right (or power) to bind another's conscience on somethi

@smashbaals You have no right (or power) to bind another's conscience on something that is not clearly forbidden in scripture.

@JonKismetCalvin @ymmotrojam @Deigratia1985 @ich1ban123456 @kelcy_lowry Hi John, I'm not sure that Artemis is something Paul is bringing into the context of 1 Timothy. Paul references: 1. v4: fables and genealogies (which cause disputes rather than ...

@JonKismetCalvin @ymmotrojam @Deigratia1985 @ich1ban123456 @kelcy_lowry Hi John, I'm not sure that Artemis is something Paul is bringing into the context of 1 Timothy. Paul references: 1. v4: fables

@ronhenzel Are you saying that the PCA always restricted leadership to men in order to be in ecclesial fellowship? This should be a matter of conscience and ought to be removed from any requirements. What if the PCA required meeting on Saturday and...

@ronhenzel Are you saying that the PCA always restricted leadership to men in order to be in ecclesial fellowship? This should be a matter of conscience and ought to be removed from any requirements.