Obey Like Sarah?
When it comes to Bible interpretation, context is key. Complementarians ask women to submit to husbands and male church leaders without properly contextualizing the New
June 8, 2026
Topic: 1 Peter
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Women and Words: Understanding “Wives Submit” and the Household Codes in 1 Peter 3:1–7 with Dr. Jeannine Brown
https://youtu.be/NiDYhtPjrAM?si=iNO9187kzLmiCSrM Watch this and other episodes of Mutuality Matters on CBE’s YouTube channel. In this episode of the Mutuality Matters podcast from CBE International, hosts
August 18, 2025
Where Mike Winger Went Wrong on Women, Part III: The Epistles
Editor’s note: We encourage you to read Part One and Part Two of this series, and also to read Bartlett and Williams’ entire response for
December 19, 2024
Where Mike Winger Went Wrong on Women, Part II: The Narrative Texts
Editor’s note: Part 2 of this series summarizes the response to Mike Winger’s videos on the narrative texts in the Old and New Testaments (videos
December 11, 2024
Keeping God’s Big Picture in Mind When Power Threatens Relationships: A Sermon on 1 Peter 2:18–3:7
When I visit this congregation with which I’ve had a long relationship,1 there are always two things in my mind—the big picture and the little
November 1, 2024
The Exhortation to the Husbands and Its Significance in the Conversation About the Household Codes: 1 Peter 3:7
Much scholarly discussion by conservative and liberal theologians focuses on 1 Pet 3:1–6. The submission of wives to their husbands, the exhortation’s descriptive or prescriptive
November 1, 2024
Biblical Submission within Marriage
Download a PDF version of this article. 1. The man is the head of the home, which means he is to run the home, and
February 14, 2024
Difficult Passages in the New Testament and How to Understand Them
Download a PDF. Whenever the subject of the biblical equality of women and men arises, certain difficult passages in the New Testament are brought up.
October 5, 2023
Book Review: The Bible vs. Biblical Womanhood: How God’s Word Consistently Affirms Gender Equality
The Bible vs. Biblical Womanhood: How God’s Word Consistently Affirms Gender Equality by Philip B. Payne is a thorough, comprehensive, and accessible introduction to the
April 6, 2023
Mutual Submission Frames the Household Codes
Half of a book I wrote in 1992 dealt with mutual submission in Ephesians’ household codes. More recently, a PhD student here at Asbury Theological
July 31, 2021