Ephesians 5 Christian Liberty

This post is the essence of the sermon Spirit-Filled Living part 1 by Pastor Darrell Johnson of First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, Canada. If you would like to listen to the entire sermon, you can listen to the sermon here

Sin Nature Through Man

The question has come up on this blog about whether Adam had a sin nature at the fall that would have been passed on to all of us, and if this is an issue that is important regarding women in ministry. After all, we need to know why it is that only Adam would bring sin into the world and if all of u

@Grump_Old_Man Hi Grumpy Old Man. Clearly, Mike thinks that what he believes is

@Grump_Old_Man Hi Grumpy Old Man. Clearly, Mike thinks that what he believes is what the Bible teaches. But I disagree. The KJV is a translation into English. We should always go back to the original

@rightresponsem Joel, I’m afraid this teaching is in direct contradiction to the scriptures which say that in the same manner that you received the result of one man’s sin, through one man the sin of every human has been dealt with. What is required...

@rightresponsem Joel, I’m afraid this teaching is in direct contradiction to the scriptures which say that in the same manner that you received the result of one man’s sin, through one man the sin of

1 Timothy 2:11-15

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Titus 2:3-5

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1 Timothy 3:1-4

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Colossians 3:9-10

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αὐθεντέω (authenteo)

to domineer / to usurp authority

πρεσβύτιδας (presbutidas)

older women, female elders

πρεσβύτερος (presbuteros)

elder, older man; church overseer/leader by seniority

Women in Luke 8:2-3 financially sponsored Jesus and the disciples, proving they had significant independent means and worked beyond the home.

Biblical counter-examples to women-only-at-home view

Three areas of women's authority: (2) managing the household — 1 Timothy 5:14

Mike identifies household management as a domain of women's authority.

Proverbs 31 woman, Lydia, Priscilla, and women sponsors of Jesus as examples of women working

Mike gives biblical examples of women working outside the home.

The 'visitor from heaven' to Apollonius's mother is Proteus — a shape-shifting pagan deity who lives near the mouth of the Nile ('the old man of the sea') — who tells her the child will be a version of himself. This is categorically different from Gabriel's announcement to Mary, who declared she would bear the Son of God Almighty.

Multi-step biblical strategy for overcoming lust: believe 1 Cor 10:13, make no provision for the flesh, remove high-value stumbling blocks, and fight temptation at its earliest stage not its peak

Response to question about being enslaved to the sin of lust

Undesigned coincidence within Luke: women from Galilee thread through Luke 8, 23, and 24

McLatchie presents an intra-Gospel undesigned coincidence within Luke demonstrating the authentic, non-fabricated character of the resurrection narrative.

Why was Zechariah punished for his question about John's birth, but Mary was not punished for asking the same type of question?

Question from Terry Defilo about Luke 1:18 (Zechariah) vs. Luke 1:34 (Mary) and the apparent inconsistency.

1 John 3:4-10 does not teach sinless perfectionism — the Greek present tense indicates habitual lifestyle of sin, not single acts

Q14 from Shauna Whitting: Does 1 John 3:4-10 mean you are not a real Christian if you still struggle with sin?