Thinking to Believe
Thinking to Believe
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211: Can Women be Pastors and Teachers pt 10? - Headship, Submission, and Authority pt 1
Does the Bible teach male headship? Yes. I examine Genesis 3:16 where God told Eve "your desire will be to your husband, and he will rule over you." I argue that it refers to the woman's desire to exercise authority over her husband rather than...
210: Can Women be Pastors and Teachers pt 9? - 1 Cor 14 pt 4
I explore the last two possible interpretations of 1 Cor 14:34-35, namely the view that Paul is prohibiting women from engaging in theological discussion/debate in the church, and the view that Paul is prohibiting women from engaging in the jud...
209: Can Women be Pastors and Teachers pt 8? - 1 Cor 14 pt 3
I explored two more possible interpretations of 1 Cor 14:34-35: (1) the cultural/circumstantial view; (2) the absolute silence view.I argued that the cultural/circumstantial views cannot explain all that we see in the text, and we would ...
208: Can Women be Pastors and Teachers pt 7? - 1 Cor 14 pt 2
After dealing with possible understandings of Paul's reference to "the Law," I examined two interpretations of 1 Cor 14:34-35: (1) The interpolation view which holds that these verses are not Pauline, but were added to the text by a scribe earl...
207: Can Women be Pastors and Teachers pt 6? 1 Tim 2 recap and 1 Cor 14 pt 1
Did an extended recap of what I covered for 1 Tim 2, and then began my discussion of 1 Cor 14:33-35. I concluded:1. Paul's teaching pertains to public worship.2. "As in all the churches of the saints" in 33b is the start of the se...