Sharkly on Women, Part 3

See this index. After I wrote “Sharkly on Women“, I was most pleased to get a lengthy comment in response. Then I continued the discussion at Spawny’s Space for many days. I’ve decided to respond to the first comment and a few others entirely in one post. This is going …

Paul Addressed Wives

This is part of a series on patriarchy, headship, and submission. See this index. The word for wives in Greek is the same as the word for women. It is my assertion that 1 Corinthians 11:3-16 is addressed to husbands and wives, not all men and women. So I switched …

Sharkly on Women, Part 2

See this index. After I wrote “Sharkly on Women“, Sharkly and I got into a discussion at the Spawny’s Space blog. There, Sharkly mentioned that Origen believed that the Image of God was given to Adam and Eve, but was lost at the fall. It was not until Christ restored …

Luke 23:43 and Sheol

The Placement of a Comma Luke 23:43b can be translated in two ways: Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise. …and… Truly I tell you today, you will be with me in paradise. The placement of the comma changes the meaning completely. This is somewhat …

Hair, Veils, and Authority

This is part of a series on patriarchy, headship, and submission. See this index. The ancient meaning of the word kephalē, literally ‘head’ in our English Bibles, connoted preeminence, priority, exaltedness, elevation, firstness, until the 4th century when the word began to connote leadership. The connotation of ‘head’ referred to …

Regulating Marriage

“Marriage regulation in the US is a state law matter. [..] Believe it or not, family/marriage law is one area the feds don’t want to get involved in, …” — Comment by thedeti @ Sigma Frame “A Concise History of Marriage Regulations” (2023-06-12) In 1996, federal lawmakers successfully passed the Defense …

The Wisdom of the Masses

In the 2013-2014 football season, Philadelphia Eagles starting quarterback Michael Vick went down to an injury. Backup quarterback Nick Foles stepped up to lead the team. He had such great success that he won NFC Offensive Play of the Week, NFC Player of the Month, and set an NFL record as the first …

Christ’s Authority

See this index. In my previous post, “The Meaning of Hell,” I objected to the blasphemous claim that “The Cross did not buy our entrance into Eternity.” I cited 1 Corinthians 1:17-18, which says that cross of Christ is the power to save, the power of God himself. I cited …

The Meaning of Hell

In a previous post, I had described the Radix Fidem movement as an invention of “The Traditions of Men” that violates certain biblical precepts. Today I want to talk about “Hell” in the context of a post by Catacomb Resident, showing again that the movement is borrowing external Greek concepts …

On Sacrifice and Sanctification

This post is a response to the article “Brides are Subject to Vetting.” It is also a followup to the three-part series on the Roman Catholic sacraments and is part of the ongoing discussion on Headship Submission. On the Sacrament of Marriage In my three-part series on the sacraments—especially the sacrament of marriage—in …