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Scripture Commentary article 2007-09-10

Debate With Matt Slick Scheduled

Regarding my previous post about debating with Matt Slick about women in ministry, I spoke to the producer of his radio program (Faith and Reason) tonight and she has set the date of Wednesday, September 19th for me to call in for the debate

Isaiah 6 Women in Leadership Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2007-09-08

The Priority Of The Message Over The Messenger

While I am working on my next post about the spiritual gifts and the place of the Pastor, I would like to link to one more blog post this time by Pastor Paul Burleson. Lin brought attention to this wonderful article about the importance of God’s message over the messenger, called “ The foolishness o

Spiritual Gifts
Scripture Commentary article 2007-09-08

Debating On Women Pastors

Did you ever feel pulled in a direction you really didn’t want to go in. Well, this has been my life for the last 3 1/2 years

Colossians 6 Isaiah 4 1 Timothy 2 Adam & Eve Spiritual Gifts
Scripture Commentary article 2007-09-07

Honesty And Consistency

Kerryn sent me a link to Pastor Wade Burleson’s blog regarding being intellectually honest and consistent in our beliefs

Genesis & Creation Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2007-08-29

Are Gods Gifts Segregated

Segregation is the policy or practice of separating people of different races, classes, or ethnic groups. The question for this post – are God’s gifts meant to be segregated into races, classes or ethnic groups

1 Corinthians 12:21 1 Corinthians 12:25 1 Corinthians 12:7 Spiritual Gifts
Scripture Commentary article 2007-08-23

Are Womens Gifts To Be Used Outside The Church

In my blog entry called “ Are women’s gifts secondary. ” I documented the complementarian teaching that women’s gifts are secondary to men’s gifts and that women to use their gifts outside the church

1 Corinthians 14:23 1 Corinthians 14:26 1 Corinthians 14:31 Spiritual Gifts Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2007-08-16

Are Womens Gifts For The Common Good

Today I am starting a new set of posts on the spiritual gifts which are given to each person in the body of Christ. I would like to start with 1 Corinthians 12:7

1 Corinthians 12:7 Acts 1:13 Acts 1:14 Spiritual Gifts Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2007-08-03

Is Short Hair A Sin For A Woman

Continuing on with our verse by verse discussion through the section of 1 Corinthians 11 about women, we come to verse 13:

1 Corinthians 11:13 1 Corinthians 11:14 1 Corinthians 11:15 1 Corinthians 11
Scripture Commentary article 2007-07-29

Pastor Paul And Women In Ministry

Every once in awhile I link to a blog that has material that I really like. Today I want to link to a blog by Pastor Paul Burleson which has some good things about women in ministry even though Pastor Paul is “going against the flow” in the Southern Baptist Convention

Isaiah 3 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2007-07-28

Interdependence In The Lord

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

1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 11:11 1 Corinthians 11:12 1 Corinthians 11 Headship & Kephale
Scripture Commentary article 2007-07-21

Shaming The Head 3

Continuing our verse by verse through 1 Corinthians 11, we come to verse 6:

1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 11:11 1 Corinthians 11:5 1 Corinthians 11 Authority & Submission
Scripture Commentary article 2007-07-12

Shaming The Head 2

Several posts back we talked about how Paul shows in 1 Corinthians 11 that the head covering shamed Christ. This post will discuss why a woman without her head covering shamed her head

1 Corinthians 11:3 1 Corinthians 11:4 1 Corinthians 11:7 1 Corinthians 11 Headship & Kephale
Scripture Commentary article 2007-07-09

Are Females Saved Just Like Males

Before we continue with our verse by verse through 1 Corinthians 11, I wanted to share a question that Jen had who watched my clip of “Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free” DVD on YouTube. She said:

1 Peter 3:7 Ephesians 2:14-19 Ephesians 2:19 1 Corinthians 11 Women in Leadership Galatians 3:28
Scripture Commentary article 2007-07-04

Paul Refutes A Faulty Tradition

In the last post we discussed that the man is the image and glory of God and Christ is his head. Why does Paul emphasize that the man is the image and glory of God but he says nothing about the woman having God’s glory

1 Corinthians 11:4 1 Corinthians 11:8 1 Corinthians 11:9 1 Corinthians 11 Genesis & Creation
Scripture Commentary article 2007-07-01

The Man Is The Image And Glory Of God

Last post we discussed how the head covering shamed Christ. Before we carry on with 1 Corinthians 11:5 in our verse by verse discussion, I want to skip over to verse 7 to discuss the second reason that a man is not to have his head covered and this has to do with honoring his head

1 Corinthians 11:5 1 Corinthians 11:7 2 Corinthians 3:18 1 Corinthians 11
Scripture Commentary article 2007-06-17

Shaming The Head 1

1 Corinthians 11:4-6 lists three “shames” and verse 7 lists two glories. Two of these shames and glories relate directly back to the “head” and one shame relates to the person themselves

1 Corinthians 11:3 1 Corinthians 11:4 1 Corinthians 11:4-6 1 Corinthians 11
Scripture Commentary article 2007-05-30

Is There Support For Universal Male Headship

Before we continue with our verse by verse discussion through 1 Corinthians 11, I wanted to add a note about what some consider to be the universal role of male headship. In universal male headship the male is the head over every woman

1 Corinthians 11:3 1 Thessalonians 5:21 Colossians 11 1 Corinthians 11 Headship & Kephale
Scripture Commentary article 2007-05-27

1 Corinthians 113 And Head

In the last post I summarized the foundational points from chapter 10 that is necessary to the understanding of chapter 11. If you haven’t read it already, it can be read by clicking here

1 Corinthians 11:12 1 Corinthians 11:3 1 Corinthians 11:8 1 Corinthians 11 Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2007-05-26

Verse By Verse Through 1 Corinthians 11

Because I have received several questions posed to me on 1 Corinthians 11, I think it best that we go through the passage verse by verse and that should help deal with each question in context. As we go through each set of verses, please feel free to comment or ask questions on the section that we a

1 Corinthians 10:23 1 Corinthians 10:24 1 Corinthians 10:32 1 Corinthians 11
Scripture Commentary article 2007-05-23

#More 110

One question that was posed to me last week was on 1 Corinthians 11:9 regarding the creation of woman for the man. Does this mean that the woman is somehow inferior to the man because she was created for him

1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 11:7 1 Corinthians 11:9 1 Corinthians 11 Genesis & Creation
Scripture Commentary article 2007-05-23

Why Was The Woman Created For The Man

One question that was posed to me last week was on 1 Corinthians 11:9 regarding the creation of woman for the man. Does this mean that the woman is somehow inferior to the man because she was created for him

1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 11:7 1 Corinthians 11:9 1 Corinthians 11 Genesis & Creation
Scripture Commentary article 2007-05-16

Paul And The Head From 1 Corinthians 11

1 Corinthians 11 has been a hotly disputed passage regarding the meaning of “head”

1 Corinthians 11:11 1 Corinthians 11:12 1 Corinthians 11:3 1 Corinthians 11 Headship & Kephale Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary article 2007-05-02

1 Corinthians 11 And Paul

1 Corinthians 11 has been a difficult passage because of several elements that have been hard to interpret. Some of the disputed elements are the meaning of “head” in verse 3, whether head coverings are necessary in verse 5, the woman being the glory of the man in verse 7, the reference to angels i

1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 11:14 1 Corinthians 11:3 1 Corinthians 11
Scripture Commentary article 2007-04-23

Adam Was Blamed But Why Wasnt Eve

For those who have been following my comments on Wade Burleson’s post , the three blog articles that I refer to can be found here:

Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary article 2007-04-21

Freeing Sisters In The Southern Baptist Convention

Wade Burleson has a great new post on women called “ Are The Sisters Free to Function. ” It is an article written by Jon Zens

Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2007-04-17

Is God Male

Is God male in some way. Many Christians think that he is

1 Corinthians 11:12 Ephesians 3:14 Isaiah 66:13 1 Corinthians 11 Genesis & Creation
Scripture Commentary article 2007-04-01

Headcoverings And Authority

While I still intend to write an article about 1 Corinthians 11 – Head coverings and authority, the video clip below which is an excerpt of part 3 of “Women in M inistry Silenced or Set Free. ” is a good introduction to this controversial issue

Colossians 11 Exodus 1 Exodus 3 1 Corinthians 11 Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2007-03-24

Should Cbmw Fight Egalitarians

This week CBMW (the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood) released two audio tapes from the February 2007 “Different by Design” Conference held in Minneapolis Minnesota. ( ) I was amazed at the way that the gospel was connected to the gender issue in such a way that those who do not hold to pa

Exodus 4 Isaiah 1 Women in Leadership Complementarianism Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2007-03-22

We Are In Our New Home

We are mostly moved into our new home and much of our time has been spent in unpacking boxes. Our living room now feels like home since six book cases of my research and bible study books have been unpacked

Complementarianism Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2007-03-08

Is Adam The Representative Head Of The Human Race

Those who believe that God created a hierarchical relationship between men and women will usually state that God created Adam as the “federal head” of the human race. This “federal headship” is said to be not only physical in that all of humanity has its origin in Adam, but spiritual because of a di

1 Timothy 2:14 Colossians 2:11 Colossians 2:13 Genesis & Creation Headship & Kephale Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary article 2007-01-28

Does Husband Of One Wife Disqualify Women From Being A Pastor

I was listening to the January 26, 2007 radio program online by Matt Slick of carm. org

1 Corinthians 7:24 1 Timothy 3:1 1 Timothy 3:12 Women in Leadership Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2007-01-20

Discrimination Of Women In The Sbc Can They Teach Men At All

I have been following a blog documenting the injustice done to Dr. Sheri Klouda a professor of Hebrew who was forced out of her teaching position at the Southern Baptist Convention’s Southwestern Theological Seminary because the new President, Paige Patterson, does not believe that women should be t

Complementarianism Spiritual Abuse
Scripture Commentary article 2007-01-19

What Law Does Satan Agree With

I should call this post Part Four of “Does God have one unique law. ” but instead I chose to make it a “unique” post of its own

1 Timothy 1:3 1 Timothy 2:12 Proverbs 1 1 Timothy 2
Scripture Commentary article 2007-01-15

The Case Of The Battling Proof Texts Part Two

In part one, we discussed the fact that the Bible does not contradict itself so when a complementarian has a “proof text” that is used to prove that women are not allowed to teach the Bible to men, they must also deal with the apparent contradictions of this view. Here are some of the contradiction

1 Timothy 2:12 Acts 18:26 1 Timothy 2 Spiritual Gifts Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2006-12-31

Slavery Still An Issue Today So Says The Wilderness Crier

I came across an excellent post written very tongue-in-cheek about the issue of slavery using all of the standard arguments against women teaching the bible to men. It is worth the read and the link is here

Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2006-12-29

The Case Of The Battling Proof Texts Part One

One of the things that bugs me when Christians have discussions about the women’s issue is the point when they are at loggerheads regarding “proof texts”. One person says they have their “proof text” scripture and so they are not willing to listen to what the other person has to say

Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2006-12-27

Why Was Adams Sin More Serious Than The Sin Of Eve Part Two

While we have seen from part one that Adam’s sin was said to have been a deliberate transgression of the covenant and as a result it was a treacherous act against God (Hosea 6:7) where does that leave the seriousness of Eve’s sin

1 Timothy 1:13 1 Timothy 2:14 Genesis 1 1 Timothy 2 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary article 2006-12-21

Why Was The Sin Of Adam More Serious Than The Sin Of Eve Part One

While some believe that Adam was the representative head of the human race and merely brought sin into the world because he was “head” (i. e

1 Timothy 2:13 Hosea 6:7 Numbers 15:30 1 Timothy 2 Headship & Kephale Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary article 2006-12-07

Does God Have One Unique Law Part Two

Complementarians have stated that God has a law that forbids godly Christian women from teaching correct biblical doctrine to men. This law, they say, is revealed in 1 Timothy 2:12

1 Timothy 2:11 1 Timothy 2:12 1 Timothy 2:15 1 Timothy 2 Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2006-12-02

What Does 1 Timothy 211 15 Mean

I was challenged to present my view of 1 Timothy 2:11-15 on another blog and I thought it would be good to summarize my view on my own blog. Here is the teaching from “Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free

1 Timothy 1:11-15 1 Timothy 2:11-15 1 Timothy 2:12 1 Timothy 2 Adam & Eve Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2006-11-15

What Women Really Want

In Genesis chapter 3 God speaks to Eve about her future. Unfortunately God’s words have been interpreted by male expositors in a way that makes God out to be a false prophet

Genesis 3:16 Genesis 3:23 Genesis 4:7 Genesis & Creation
Scripture Commentary article 2006-11-11

Husband As The Priest Of The Home

With the push towards defining biblical manhood and womanhood, often men are pressured into a leadership role where they feel overwhelmed by their responsibilities. Probably none more stressful than the title given to them as “Priest of the home”

1 Corinthians 6:3 1 Peter 2:5 1 Peter 2:9 Authority & Submission
Scripture Commentary article 2006-09-23

Another Complementarian Pastor Responds

I am preparing a talk on women in ministry partly based on questions and challenges presented to me by a complementarian Pastor from a large denomination which restricts women from teaching the bible to men. Here are excerpts that he gave regarding our DVD teaching series on Women in Ministry:

1 Corinthians 14:34-35 1 Corinthians 14 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2006-07-07

Isnt The Priesthood In The Ot Proof That God Uses Only Men

> Q: Isn’t the fact that God only chose men for the Priesthood in the Old Testament proof that God only uses men in leadership. After all the Priesthood is equivalent to the Pastorhood in the church

Exodus 19:5-8 Exodus 19:6 Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2006-07-02

Wasnt Adam The Only One Given Gods Prohibition In The Garden

> Q: Does the fact that Adam was the only one given God’s prohibition in the garden prove that he was given a role of authority that the women was not given

Genesis 3:3 Proverbs 30:6 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary article 2006-07-02

Is There A Law That Forbids Women From Teaching Men

> Q: Isn’t there a law in 1 Timothy 2:11-15 that forbids women from teaching the Bible to men. Why are you disregarding this law

1 Timothy 2:11-15 Deuteronomy 19:15 Esther 1 1 Timothy 2
Scripture Commentary article 2006-03-19

Isnt It A Sin For A Woman To Teach Men

> Q: Doesn’t Paul’s command in 1 Timothy 2:12 for women not to teach men show that to disobey this command is a sin

1 Timothy 2:12 Colossians 1 Ecclesiastes 1 1 Timothy 2 Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2006-03-13

Wasnt The Garden Created Before Adam Was Created

> Q: Doesn’t Genesis 2:8 simply say that God had already planted a garden and then put man into it after he was formed. Don’t the following verses then go on to describe what the garden was composed of, not a sequential account of the garden being formed after the man

Genesis 2:19 Genesis 2:8 Ruth 90 Genesis & Creation
Scripture Commentary article 2006-03-13

Would Your Arguments Have Strength Without 1 Timothy 215

> Q: It also seems that 1 Timothy 2:15 is crucial for your interpretation. The word ‘she’ is a definite point in your favor

1 Timothy 2:15 Exodus 1 Hebrews 15 1 Timothy 2 Genesis & Creation Adam & Eve
Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-03-21

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii I think it is reasonable to ask what it means to rule. But first we should determine if a husband is ever told that he should rule his wife and whether kephale means ruling before we are concerned wi...

@fab1usger @Crystalisives @TabeStorm @MikeWingerii I think it is reasonable to ask what it means to rule. But first we should determine if a husband is ever told that he should rule his wife and wheth

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