General posts that are not about any topic in particular.
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 …
In 1996, federal lawmakers successfully passed the Defense of Marriage Act into law to ban same-sex marriage. A majority of states passed similar constitutional amendments regulating marriage by banning homosexual unions. Then the Supreme Court enshrined the federal Constitutional right to same-sex marriage: While DOMA would eventually be repealed in the “Respect for …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
This is part of a series on partriarchy, headship, authority, and submission. See this index. Problems In “Sanctified Marriage: Part 7“, I wrote about Paul’s cryptic remarks regarding women being saved through childbearing: I explained that Paul could not have been referring to a woman gaining eternal salvation, sanctification, or …
See this index. For years I’ve avoided diving into one man’s metaphorical decent into madness: the claim that women are not made in the image of God. After reading this post from September, 2023, I thought I should wade the water, just a bit. Here are some of the claims: …
One of the most curious facets of feminism is that many of its icons are fraudulently famous. It isn’t that women have never had major accomplishments, but that feminists usually promote the frauds over the genuine article. In part 1, we saw how Margaret Hamilton, an entry-level programmer, was groomed …
One of the most curious facets of feminism is that many of its icons are fraudulently famous. It isn’t that women have never had major accomplishments, but that feminists usually promote the frauds over the genuine article. This only serves to perpetuate the stereotype that women are not concerned with …