This is part of a series on patriarchy, headship, and submission. See this index. Over at the Christianity and Masculinity blog, Deep Strength writes in “Headship is still authority in marriage Part 3:” Ho boy! I recently did a topical 10-part series on mutual submission, focusing specifically on Wayne Grudem’s word …

This is part of a series on patriarchy, headship, and submission. See this index. NOTE: This is a partial repost of the thread of comments I made at the Deepstrength blog in 2019. I am reposting it here, with additional modifications and expansions. Many view what I do as an …

See this index. After I wrote “Why is Disproving Arguments So Hard?,” a commenter challenged me to explain a dozen different biblical interpretations that show that the sexes are clearly not equal. He stated… …to which I replied… I can see why he keeps calling me a feminist since he …

This is part of a series on patriarchy, headship, and submission. See this index. In the fourth point of “Paul Addressed Wives“, I took issue with those who argue that “The hair is not the only covering in 1 Corinthians 11“[1]: What is a Covering? Before we go to far, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

A Discerning Heart In “Learn to Discern” (2023-08-12), Gunner Q writes that he agrees with the following statement: I, of course, believe that Christians must use their intelligence to try to understand—but not determine[1]—what is, or is not, God’s Word. This is not limited to intelligence—discernment involves one’s entirety of …