This is part of a series on patriarchy, headship, and submission. See this index. During my recent series on sanctification in marriage, I touched on the topic of ‘headship’. The modern way of thinking has diverged from the Ancient Near East mindset where authority derived from status, not the converse. …
This is part of a series on patriarchy, headship, authority, and submission. See this index. In Ephesians 5:21-33, Paul tells all Christians that they must submit to one another. Mutuality Out of reverence for Christ, all members of the church are to be putting themselves under—ranking themselves under—each other: humbling themselves, …
This is part of a series on patriarchy, headship, authority, and submission. See this index. In the previous part of the series, I discussed how Christians are to live as servants and to sacrificially live holy lives in order to sanctify their spouses. Let’s continue the theme by discussing another passage …
This is the third in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. In this, we pause our review to muse on the nature of authority. The Parable of the Servants Wright tells of The Parable of the Messengers to show how we must …
I often discuss censorship on Twitter and blogs (see here). A Christian following Jesus’ example lives in peace. A Christian following Paul’s example uses reason and evidence. A Christian fully prepared to defend his faith has no use for ideological censorship.[1] You might expect that—as a Christian who frequents the blogs …
This is part of a series on Roman Catholicism. See this index. I’ve written in the past on the logical difficulties with the papacy. The Catholic Church uses fallacious reasoning to justify itself.[1] Doctrine is produced by papal authority. Those doctrines are defended by appeals to papal authority. Papal authority …