Thinking to Believe
Thinking to Believe
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205: Can Women be Pastors and Teachers pt 4? 1 Tim 2 pt 3
I examine 1 Tim 2:13, where Paul provides his first reason for permitting women from teaching or exercising authority over males, namely creation order. Man was created first, then Eve, and thus Eve was created in a place of submission to Adam....
204: Can Women be Pastors and Teachers pt 3? 1 Tim 2 pt 2
I explore the two things Paul did not prohibit women from doing in 1 Tim 2:12 - teaching and exercising authority. I show why the egalitarian claim that "exercise authority" is talking about an abuse of authority is mistaken.
203: Can Women be Pastors and Teachers pt 2? 1 Tim 2 pt 1
I begin my examination of the most important NT text on this topic: 1 Tim 2:11-14. I look at the meaning of "silence" and "subjection" in verse 11, and then start my exegesis of verse 12 by exploring two things: (1) Does the fact that Paul said...
202: Can Women be Pastors and Teachers pt 1? Introduction
Is the role of pastors and teacher open to women, or has God ordained that these roles be occupied by men? In this episode, I define the positions, define some key Biblical terminology, and clarify what the debate is about. Finally, I provide t...
201: Can Women be Pastors and Teachers? 1-N-Done
To even ask the question is heretical to feminism and an affront to some very recent Christian traditions, but the question is not what we think should be true or would like to be true. It's what Scripture teaches. In this 1-N-Done, I argue tha...