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In our continuing discussion about the fall of man, we have seen that there are no witnesses and no charge of sin against Eve for adding to God’s word. Therefore we must conclude without any charge of sin, that the woman did not add to God’s word

[counterargument] From: Silence Of Adam Sin

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[counterargument] From: Was Eve Mistaken

We have been looking at Genesis 3 and the fall of man. In this post I want to concentrate on Genesis 3:22-24 to see what we can understand from God’s words that result in God’s actions and why God judges differently between the man and the woman by bringing sin into the world only through the man

[general] From: The Sin Of The Man

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[counterargument] From: The Sin Of The Man

Wade Burleson has produced a thought-provoking article about character assassination that comes as a result of fear. Wade writes :

[general] From: Ministry Produces Fear

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[counterargument] From: Ministry Produces Fear

I got a special hug today from Dr. Cynthia Kunsman a very brave lady who has been fighting a battle against authoritarian spiritual abuse

[general] From: Who Cares

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[counterargument] From: Who Cares

Well, it is finally done

[counterargument] From: Trinity Dvd Done

A Christian magazine is treated as pornography merely for reporting on the trend of women pastors

[counterargument] From: Gospel Today Magazine Pulled

Wade Burleson has blogged on the Trinity and the unorthodox trend that has come into the church that teaches an eternally subordinated Son of God in the Trinity

[counterargument] From: Unorthodox View Trinity

Wade Burleson has written an exceptionally thought-provoking post on the difference between one young woman’s journey through her pain (it appears to be a rejection of herself by a boyfriend) into the pathway of accepting a tradition that gives authoritarian license to males vs one young slave woman

[general] From: Recovering From Feminism Recovery

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[counterargument] From: Recovering From Feminism Recovery

I don’t do “humor” too much on this blog, although I love humor and I love to laugh. The issue of women in ministry is normally a serious one but I couldn’t resist this funny cover that comes from my friend Pastor Jon Zens

[counterargument] From: The All New 1 Corinthians 1434 35 Church

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[counterargument] From: Changing_Views

In the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood’s book Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood , chapter 3 is written by Raymond C. Ortlund, Jr

[general] From: The Emperor Has No Clothes

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[counterargument] From: The Emperor Has No Clothes

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[counterargument] From: Reaching Unity In The Faith Without Authoritarian Control

This is the seventh in a series of simulated interviews 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

[general] From: 7 Paul Adam Accountability

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[counterargument] From: 7 Paul Adam Accountability

This is the eighth in a series of simulated interviews 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

[general] From: Paul Women Pastors 8

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[counterargument] From: Paul Women Pastors 8

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[counterargument] From: Wayne Grudems An Open Letter To Egalitarians

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[counterargument] From: New Debate Seaver Schatz

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[counterargument] From: Mike Seaver And Cheryl Schatz 3

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[counterargument] From: Mike Seaver And Cheryl Schatz Discussdebate Women In Ministry 4

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[counterargument] From: Ask John Piper Do Some Complementarians Deny Women Opportunities

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[counterargument] From: Mike Seaver Cheryl Schatz 5

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[counterargument] From: John Piper On Submission In Abuse

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[counterargument] From: Comp Spiritual Abuse

The November 17, 2009 CBMW blog post by John Starke that we started to evaluate last post , is an amazing “piece of work” that exalts the 17th century writings of a Puritan named Richard Baxter who attempts to put women in their place. Starke continues to summarize Baxter’s writings:

[counterargument] From: Putting Women In Their Place

The following article was sent to me this morning by Mabel, a follower of this blog. The pastor of the church that had its charity status removed in Canada also contacted our ministry as we went through the same kind of persecution from the CRA (Canada Revenue Agency) regarding their disallowing as

[counterargument] From: Another Christian Organization In Canada Has Charity Status Removed

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[counterargument] From: Common Objections To Women In Ministry

> “…Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her. ” Luke 10:41-42

[counterargument] From: Men Taken Womens Good Portion

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[counterargument] From: Sin Nature Through Man

On Sunday, March 21, 2010, a meeting was held to determine the fate of principal John Hartwig who had been suspended earlier for engaging in conduct “unbecoming a called worker”. The Baraboo News Republic in Baraboo, Wisconsin documents the letter that was sent to school parents that announced Hart

[general] From: Principal Fired

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[counterargument] From: Principal Fired

## 1 Timothy 2:12 prohibitions: Two or One

[counterargument] From: 1 Timothy 212 Two Prohibitions Or One

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

[counterargument] From: 1 Timothy 212 Prohibitions Revisited

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[counterargument] From: Phil Johnson Monstrous Divas

## What did God intend at creation

[counterargument] From: Creation Rule

Hypotasso in v21 paired with allelon (one to another) is explicitly reciprocal. A hierarchy has a top and bottom; allelon hypotasso has neither.

[egalitarian_argument] From: Eph 5:22 and Mutual Submission

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V22 borrows its verb from v21, so the submission in view for wives must be the same kind: voluntary, mutual, self-giving, not one-directional hierarchy.

[egalitarian_argument] From: Eph 5:22 and Mutual Submission

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Reading v22 as a hierarchy command breaks the semantic logic Paul established in v21. Two categorically different concepts cannot share the same governing verb.

[egalitarian_argument] From: Eph 5:22 and Mutual Submission

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