In Church or at Home? What is 1 Timothy 2:8-15 Really About?
1 Timothy 2:8-15 is the primary verse that has been used to exclude women from teaching and leadership in the church. However, a careful examination
April 7, 2017
Topic: 1 Timothy
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Does Scripture Subjugate Women Or Do We?
Language matters—what we say, where we say it, and to whom. If, for example, a Victorian era Brit planned to “knock someone up,” he meant
April 7, 2017
Book Review: Wealth in Ancient Ephesus and the First Letter to Timothy: Fresh Insights from Ephesiaca by Xenophon of Ephesus
Gary Hoag revisits the topic of wealth in the letter of 1 Timothy, asking whether the teachings found there are consistent or inconsistent with other
February 24, 2017
Short Answers to Challenging Texts: 1 Timothy 2:11-15
Let a woman learn in silence with full submission. I permit no woman to have authority over a man; she is to keep silent. For
January 30, 2017
From Scripture to Doctrine
A. Introduction We Lutherans all want to argue on the basis of God’s revealed truth in the authoritative Scripture. Yet all of us come to
December 29, 2016
Q&A: Does CBE’s View of Women in Ministry Twist What the Bible Says in 1 Timothy?
Question: In 1 Timothy, the Apostle Paul says women are not to usurp the authority of men in spiritual matters. Doesn’t CBE’s view of women
December 10, 2016
Q&A: Does the Bible Allow Women to Have Authority Over Men?
Editor’s Note: Often our members express their struggle to communicate biblical equality in a clear and succinct way. We believe the following answer to a
December 10, 2016
Moving Forward, Being Prepared, Giving Reasons
Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this
December 10, 2016
Short Answers to Tough Questions: What does Paul mean when he writes that women will be saved through childbearing (1 Tim. 2:15)?
A: Paul’s childbearing comment, infamously found in 1 Timothy 2:15, has long confounded interpreters. First, I will share my own view of this perplexing verse,
December 10, 2016
I’m Okay With A Woman Sharing, But Not Preaching
“I’m okay with a woman sharing, but not preaching,” I said. “Why?” the woman responded. With that pithy question, I was forced to take a
September 6, 2016