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.

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

Questioning the Bible: 11 Major Challenges to the Bible''s Authority

Jonathan Morrow — Kindle highlights from 'Questioning the Bible: 11 Major Challenges to the Bible''s Authority'. 39 highlights.

Putting Jesus in His Place: The Case for the Deity of Christ

Robert Bowman, J. Ed Komoszewski, and Darrell L. Bock — Kindle highlights from 'Putting Jesus in His Place: The Case for the Deity of Christ'. 100 highlights.

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

Wayne Grudems An Open Letter To Egalitarians

In 1998 Wayne Grudem wrote “An Open Letter to Egalitarians,” and in the letter, he gave six questions that he said have never been satisfactorily answered

Equal But Different Deteriorates To An Unequal Trinity

The term “equal but different” has become a catch phrase in marriage and “women in ministry” issues as it has replaced the pre-1970’s common view of the inferiority of women. In complementarian circles the thought is that women are equal in person but different in role

From Bobbed Hair Bossy Wives And Women Preachers To Woman Be Free

I am very pleased that Stan Gundry has given me permission to post his story about how he changed his view from a staunch complementarian to an egalitarian. I would also request that if you have a story about your own journey from prejudice to freedom in Christ regarding women in ministry that you e

@og_BYU @Pastor_Gabe The following passage refers to the incarnation, when God prepared a body for Jesus and not before this: “I will surely tell of the decree of the LORD: He said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have fathered You.’” (Ps 2:7) And: ...

@og_BYU @Pastor_Gabe The following passage refers to the incarnation, when God prepared a body for Jesus and not before this: “I will surely tell of the decree of the LORD: He said to Me, ‘You are My

@InfinitelyManic @thatwit45 @AF_Tugboater @LilaGraceRose “You are My Son, today I have fathered You.” (Heb 1:5 quoting Ps 2:7). How can Jesus be eternally begotten if scripture says “today” about the incarnation? All persons were uncaused. Further ...

@InfinitelyManic @thatwit45 @AF_Tugboater @LilaGraceRose “You are My Son, today I have fathered You.” (Heb 1:5 quoting Ps 2:7). How can Jesus be eternally begotten if scripture says “today” about the

@sister_slay The Bible’s claim is that Jesus is the unique God-man, the uncreated creator, the only one who pre-existed His human incarnation, who is God and who created and sustains the universe. The Bible doesn’t say that the Father and Holy Spiri...

@sister_slay The Bible’s claim is that Jesus is the unique God-man, the uncreated creator, the only one who pre-existed His human incarnation, who is God and who created and sustains the universe. Th

@wife2sirhusband @MikeWingerii As God He is clearly the ‘boss’ of the universe a

@wife2sirhusband @MikeWingerii As God He is clearly the ‘boss’ of the universe and can do as He pleases. But He does not present Himself in the incarnation and the resurrection as the boss of His brid

@The_Sig_ @The_Home_Six The Father and the Son are equal in all eternity, but what happened in the incarnation is Jesus set aside His glory and the right to act on His own initiative. Unless you are like the glorified Father and your wife is like the...

@The_Sig_ @The_Home_Six The Father and the Son are equal in all eternity, but what happened in the incarnation is Jesus set aside His glory and the right to act on His own initiative. Unless you are l

@Vibeauxs @The_Sig_ Was economic submission required prior to the incarnation?

@Vibeauxs @The_Sig_ Was economic submission required prior to the incarnation?

@Vibeauxs @The_Sig_ Yes the Son submits to the Father, but the Father also submits to and doesn’t overrule the Son. They are in perfect unity. The Son is equal to the Father in every way yet Im the incarnation, set aside his right to act independentl...

@Vibeauxs @The_Sig_ Yes the Son submits to the Father, but the Father also submits to and doesn’t overrule the Son. They are in perfect unity. The Son is equal to the Father in every way yet Im the in

@SladeTheGuy @RetailRudy @BICBCI73 @abarefootmomma We do not have information in

@SladeTheGuy @RetailRudy @BICBCI73 @abarefootmomma We do not have information in the Bible about the creation of the angels. We have information about the creation of humans and nothing at all even hi

@pbcmike98 The equality of the persons of God, the existence of Christ before the incarnation, that they all share the same attributes and that you have to believe that Jesus is God and honor Him as you honor the Father is very clear in scripture. T...

@pbcmike98 The equality of the persons of God, the existence of Christ before the incarnation, that they all share the same attributes and that you have to believe that Jesus is God and honor Him as y

@narrow_road_2 @Crystalisives @MikeWingerii Adam didn’t name Eve, he recognized what God had created: Adam=Ish, Eve=Isha. Unless you believe she had two names and every woman had the same name as her? There is no hierarchy within God. That is a very...

@narrow_road_2 @Crystalisives @MikeWingerii Adam didn’t name Eve, he recognized what God had created: Adam=Ish, Eve=Isha. Unless you believe she had two names and every woman had the same name as her?

@terryne02461221 @Vestwitt @HwsEleutheroi You seem to be stuck on “only begotten.” The scripture "Today I have begotten You" which is about Jesus is found in Ps 2:7, and is quoted in Heb 1:5 and Acts 13:33. Some interpret “today” as referring to t...

@terryne02461221 @Vestwitt @HwsEleutheroi You seem to be stuck on “only begotten.” The scripture "Today I have begotten You" which is about Jesus is found in Ps 2:7, and is quoted in Heb 1:5 and Acts

@DST_QA @sympatheticNPC @ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam Phil 2 states quite clearly that Jesus was completely equal in every way with the Father before the incarnation. Now he has all authority and is actually prioritized over the father and Holy Spirit ...

@DST_QA @sympatheticNPC @ich1ban123456 @ymmotrojam Phil 2 states quite clearly that Jesus was completely equal in every way with the Father before the incarnation. Now he has all authority and is act

1 Timothy 2:11-15

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Philippians 2:3-8

Sections: exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Corinthians 11:2-9

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Genesis 3:14-19

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Hebrews 2:9

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis

Titus 2:11

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis

1 Corinthians 15:28

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Philippians 2:5-11

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

John 5:18-23

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

John 17:5

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

σωθήσεται (sothesetai)

she will be saved

τεκνογονία (teknogonia)

the childbearing

κενόω (kenoō)

to empty; used reflexively of Christ's self-emptying (Phil 2:7)

ἡ (anaphoric) (he (anaphoric))

the (anaphoric article — pointing back to a previously introduced noun)

μορφή (morphē)

form, essential nature (Phil 2:6-7)

God is the head of Christ: 1 Corinthians 15:28 and the Son's submission to the Father

Mike addresses how God being the head of Christ supports the headship chain.

Schreiner's objection 2: Paul never teaches salvation comes through the Incarnation

Mike addresses the objection that Paul doesn't elsewhere connect salvation to the birth of Christ.

Paul's emphasis on the humanity/birth of Jesus supports a childbearing reference

Mike shows that Paul does emphasize the Incarnation and birth of Christ in his theology.

2 John 1:7 misapplied: Gnostic/Docetic context

JW distortion of an anti-Gnostic passage

Q&A — Does Johnson teach 'little gods' theology? No — he teaches something more subtle: 'the Word becoming flesh again' in believers as they speak prophetically and heal

Q&A question from Rona, comparing Johnson to Kenneth Copeland

Q&A: Why does Jesus now know the day/hour when he said he didn't while on earth? — Kenosis and the limitation of incarnation

Question from Marlin Thea. Mike answers cautiously and flags it for next week.

Christian definition of Jesus: the eternal God made flesh, second person of the Trinity, one with the Father in being.

Second vocabulary comparison: the word 'Jesus.' Mike establishes the orthodox Christian Christology before presenting the Mormon alternative.

In Mormon theology, Jesus became incarnate partly to become a god — Jesus has only been a god for ~2,000 years and is one of three gods in the Mormon Trinity.

Extension of Mormon Christology — Jesus's divinity is recent and earned, not eternal.

Even if December 25 had pagan associations, God does not reject sincere worship of Christ offered on that day — the idea that a date determines whether God accepts prayer is biblically baseless

Mike makes the theological argument that the day of worship does not determine its validity before God.

The primary literary parallel Philostratus is drawing is between Apollonius and Pythagoras, not Jesus. He explicitly says Apollonius 'performed the same feat as Pythagoras' at Ephesus. Apollonius even claims to be a reincarnation of Euphorbus, a fighter at the Battle of Troy. Any apparent parallels to Jesus are incidental or deliberate anti-Christian swipes by Philostratus.

Apollonius: not from eyewitnesses; authored as paid commission; written 125+ years after the fact; probably a novel not biography; parallels Pythagoras not Jesus; opposed animal sacrifice (Jesus was the sacrifice); offered no salvation (Jesus was salvation); healed by skill and wisdom (Jesus by miraculous power); claimed reincarnation of Euphorbus (Jesus is God incarnate); was a vegetarian (Jesus ate meat); did not die and rise bodily.

Galatians 4:4 — Paul affirms Jesus was a human being born of a woman, born under the Law (i.e., Jewish)

First in a series of scriptures Mike walks through to show what Paul knew about the historical Jesus.

Romans 1:3 — Jesus was a physical descendant of David

Continuing the list of what Paul knew — Jesus's Davidic lineage.

Philippians 2:6-8 — Jesus lived a humble, godly life and died by crucifixion

Continuing the biographical details about Jesus that Paul records.

1 John 4:2 — testing spirits by confession that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh carries the full theological weight of Messiah, incarnation, and OT fulfillment, not merely a verbal formula

Response to question about whether 1 John 4:2 is a sufficient test for false spirits