Communion & Lord's Supper — Research Notes (Cheryl Schatz)

Collection of 19 research notes on communion and the Lord's Supper, focusing on 1 Corinthians 10-11. Covers the body of Christ as the church (not transubstantiation), corporate vs. individual worship, discerning the body as recognizing fellow believers, the love feast/agape meal tradition, and self-examination.

The Debates Over 1 Timothy 2

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 12 on the debates over 1 Timothy 2:11-15

What Winger Presently Gets Wrong: “Women Keep Silent” (1 Cor 14:34–35)

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 11 on 'women keep silent' in 1 Corinthians 14:34-35

What Winger Presently Gets Wrong: The Head Covering Debates (1 Cor 11)

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 10 on the head covering debates in 1 Corinthians 11

What Winger Presently Gets Wrong: Women Leaders in the New Testament (PART A)

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 4 on women leaders in the New Testament (Part A)

What Winger Presently Gets Wrong: Women Leaders in the New Testament (PART B)

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 4 on women leaders in the New Testament (Part B)

Is Free Will “Another” Gospel?

What is the problem? It is common for Calvinists to argue that humanity can’t have free will because free will would necessitate a salvation based on works. Although the Bible does not make this claim, people have been subject to unfair accusations of heresy by overly zealous Calvinists.

Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free? Parts 5-7: 1 Corinthians 14, 1 Timothy 3, Galatians 3:28

[Music] the women are to keep silent in the churches for they are not permitted to speak but are to subject themselves just as the law also says if they desire to learn anything let them ask their own husbands at home for it is improper for a woman to speak in church 1 Corinthians 14 has been a diff...

Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free? Parts 1-2: The Designer Knows Best

[Music] oh [Music] Lord why would you give me gifts that you don't allow me to use in the church just because I'm a woman why does the bible always use the term man am I important to God [Music] too why do you love boys more than girls why am I told that I can't lead in public prayer why are there s...

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...

Repost Authority Vs Submission A Biblical View Of Ephesians 522

My original 2010 post crashed because there were too many comments for my blog to handle, so I am putting up this post again so that people can read the article which is no longer available because of the crash. Thanks to one of my readers who asked me to repost

Authority Vs Submission Biblical View

Yesterday I received two polar opposite views of Ephesians 5:22 by email. One was from “NN” who has responded here in the past

Calling God To Account

While God is Sovereign, some men believe that they can set a limit on God’s gifts. In the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood’s doctrinal stand, they believe that God is allowed to distribute gifts to men and women alike with the gifts listed in 1 Cor

Womens Speaking Dishonors Men

Another common objection to women in ministry is the claim that when women speak and lead publicly it dishonors men

Putting Women In Their Place

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:

Comp View Of 1Cor11 Mark

This post is a first. I have never before taken the writing of a complementarian and posted it on my blog

Mike Seaver And Cheryl Schatz Debate 8

Interview With The Apostle Paul

This post will be 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. We are interested in asking Paul his reasons for what he wrote about women and what he thin

Authority And Created Order

In this fourth part of my response to Matt Slick’s article called “Genesis 2, Adam and Eve, and Authority” , I am going to deal directly with Matt’s comments regarding authority and created order. Matt 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”

Helpful Sites For Research On Egalitarian Views

I was also asked to have a place where we could list good blogs/web sites that promote godly views about women in ministry or issues of egalitarian marriage, etc. This post will be the permanent place to place links

Interdependence In The Lord

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

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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

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

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 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

Does God Have One Unique Law Part Three

In this part three of “Does God have one unique law. ” we will be discussing the last set of circumstances that set apart the “law” that complementarians say God made that forbids godly Christian women from teaching correct biblical doctrine to men

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

Pastor Has His Eyes Opened Regarding Faulty Traditions

I recently received this email from a Southern Baptist Pastor who watched the DVD “Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free. ” this summer:

@Vitus_oss The body of Christ is the human vessels of those who believe and cons

@Vitus_oss The body of Christ is the human vessels of those who believe and constitute the church. The bread and wine shared in the Lord’s supper (NOTE: it was a supper, not a snack), is emblematic an

Greek often uses male-specific terms generically to include women. Consider the

Greek often uses male-specific terms generically to include women. Consider the following: "Blessed is the man (ἀνήρ) whose sin the Lord will not take into account" (Ro 4:8). This clearly applies to

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Paul emphasizes how Onesimus has transformed from a slave to a 'beloved brother' both in the flesh and in the Lord. This reframes their relationship as equals in Christ. In fact, Paul appeals for Onesimus to be treated...

@IemSparticus @harmonizedgrace Paul emphasizes how Onesimus has transformed from a slave to a 'beloved brother' both in the flesh and in the Lord. This reframes their relationship as equals in Christ.

@RealDavidReece "Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord" (Col 3:18). The phrase “as is fitting in the Lord” reframes submission not as blind obedience but as a voluntary, Christlike humility grounded in love and respect. It re...

@RealDavidReece "Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord" (Col 3:18). The phrase “as is fitting in the Lord” reframes submission not as blind obedience but as a voluntary, Chris

@ClintHumfrey @pauldirks μακάριος **ἀνὴρ** οὗ οὐ μὴ λογίσηται κύριος ἁμαρτίαν⎯“B

@ClintHumfrey @pauldirks μακάριος **ἀνὴρ** οὗ οὐ μὴ λογίσηται κύριος ἁμαρτίαν⎯“Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will not take into account” (Ro 4:8) Women are not also blessed when God doesn’t t

@johnmarkallen @pastherandie @peace_got @Robert_S_Morley @MargMowczko @AlistairRobert7 @JollyStine @CharmyRosewolf @JoanBandy @MikeWingerii Apollos came from Alexandria. He was not part of the group of 12 in Ephesus. There is clearly a difference bet...

@johnmarkallen @pastherandie @peace_got @Robert_S_Morley @MargMowczko @AlistairRobert7 @JollyStine @CharmyRosewolf @JoanBandy @MikeWingerii Apollos came from Alexandria. He was not part of the group o

@TheMuppetPastor @DoctrineofTulip @autocorrect2_0 “I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church at Cenchreae, that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for she h...

@TheMuppetPastor @DoctrineofTulip @autocorrect2_0 “I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church at Cenchreae, that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and hel

@PubliusJosephus @njbemont @DickSaban1 Someone who serves as a leader of others is serving in the office of deacon. “that you receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and that you help her in whatever matter she may have need of you...

@PubliusJosephus @njbemont @DickSaban1 Someone who serves as a leader of others is serving in the office of deacon. “that you receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and that you he

1 Peter 3:1-9

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Ephesians 5:18-33

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Genesis 2:15-20

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1 Corinthians 11:10-16

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1 Corinthians 11:2-9

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Romans 16:1-7

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Colossians 3:18-19

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Acts 18:24-26

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Romans 12:4-8

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1 Corinthians 1:26-31

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1 Corinthians 10:16-22

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Joel 2:28-29

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ἔζερ (ezer)

helper, strong ally, rescuer