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Video: Ethnicity and Gender: Mutuality in Galatians 3:28 and Ephesians 5:21–33
By: Craig Keener | November 2, 2022
If Galatians 3:28 declares that unity in Christ has obliterated ethnic and gender barriers, what should we make of the household codes in Ephesians 5:21—6:9 and elsewhere? If Galatians 3:28 is the universal principle, how is that lived out in the tension between the already/not yet in a fallen world? This workshop explores the social and apologetic [...]
Audio: Paul’s Radical Call for Mutuality in Marriage (and Singleness): 1 Corinthians 7:1–40
By: Ronald W. Pierce | November 2, 2022
Tired of rehashing the same difficult texts and arguments about men and women’s shared leadership and authority in marriage? How about something new from Scripture that could revolutionize your discussion on the mutuality and equality of men and women in marriage and singleness? Walk with Ron Pierce through 1 Corinthians 7, the most extensive and explicitly [...]
Video: Paul’s Radical Call for Mutuality in Marriage (and Singleness): 1 Corinthians 7:1–40
By: Ronald W. Pierce | November 2, 2022
Tired of rehashing the same difficult texts and arguments about men and women’s shared leadership and authority in marriage? How about something new from Scripture that could revolutionize your discussion on the mutuality and equality of men and women in marriage and singleness? Walk with Ron Pierce through 1 Corinthians 7, the most extensive and explicitly [...]
Reclaiming Submission: Mutual Love and Service in the Egalitarian Marriage
By: Jesse C. Lazar | July 20, 2022
Does the egalitarian rejection of a hierarchical view of submission mean we don’t value biblical teaching? By no means! Egalitarians need to reclaim true, biblical submission that is rooted in love and service.
Selfless Marriage: Ephesians 5:21–33
By: Chris Loewen | July 31, 2021
The application is very basic, and its message is so practical. When we look at the marriage between Christ and the church, the secret ingredient is selflessness—it is selfless love.
Mutual Submission Frames the Household Codes
By: Craig Keener | July 31, 2021
The New Testament household codes reveal that early Christians were on the progressive edge of gender relationships in their world.
Kephale is a Body Part: Unified Interdependence in Relationship in Ephesians 5
By: Christy Hemphill | April 30, 2021
The primary task when considering Paul's assertion, “the husband is the head of the wife,” should be discovering the meaning of this head-and-body metaphor, not arguing for an extended metaphorical sense of half of the metaphor—the single word, "head."
A Biblical Model for Marriage
By: Amy Bost Henegar | November 1, 2020
The marriage guidance in Ephesians 5, rather than subjecting wives, is aimed at bringing the freedom of true Christian community into our homes.
What to Say When Someone Says Wives Should Submit to Husbands
By: Chesna Hinkley | February 26, 2019
Sigh. Some of us have heard this overly simplistic and frankly convenient interpretation of Paul’s words in Ephesians 5:18-32. But is there more to this passage than meets the eye?
Preparing for Equality: Perspectives on Christian Marriage
By: Laura Schilperoort | January 28, 2019
Two competing visions—egalitarianism and complementarianism—are embedded within Christian pre-marriage counselling. This article examines how differing interpretations of Scripture shape marriage advice.