Search Resources
Use the search and filter below to search within the CBE Resource Library. For best results, please select a type.
Welcome to CBE’s Resources
You searched by:
Topic: Ephesians 5
Found 59 resources that match your criteria.
Struggles with Biblical Interpretation: A Personal Journey to Biblical Equality (Finnish, English)
By: Jussi Suutari | October 26, 2018
In this workshop, Jussi Suutari will discuss some verses (e.g. Eph. 5) that were important to him during over his own personal struggle with the Bible. The conflict grew out of hierarchical teachings he was hearing on some verses in Paul's letters, since through his own Bible reading he was seeing the overall egalitarian message [...]
Created for Partnership ... Especially through Mutual Intimacy (Finnish, English)
By: Patti Ricotta | October 23, 2018
When rightly understood, Gen. 2:24-25 and Eph. 5: 21-33 provide an almost formula-like description for a pleasurable, loving, faithful marriage of oneness built on equality and mutuality. Modern science teaches what the writers of Genesis and Ephesians could not have known.
Above, Below, and Beside: What Mutual Submission Looks Like In Practice
By: Jeff Miller | June 13, 2018
Many Christians, certainly most egalitarians, are familiar with Ephesians 5:21, “Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ” (NIV). But as well-known as this passage is, it’s still common to wonder what mutual submission actually looks like in practice. Here’s my take on it.
Biblical Interpretation and the Epistle to the Ephesians
By: Lisa Baumert | October 20, 2017
Where and how we start in our interpretation of Scripture determines where we will end up. When seeking to understand the relevance of the Bible’s teaching for our lives, interpretive starting points are particularly significant. The method by which we read and derive meaning from Scripture is the fundamental determinant of the nature of [...]
The Cultural Context of Ephesians 5:18–6:9
By: Gordon D. Fee† | October 20, 2017
Is there a divinely ordained hierarchy in the life of the church and home that is based on gender alone?
Marriage: Patriarchal, Sacramental, or Covenantal?
By: Cristina S. Richie | July 31, 2017
Many modern Western marriage rituals—from engagement, to the wedding ceremony, to post-union practices such as female surname change—are clearly patriarchal.
Ephesians 5:21-33 and Gender Equity: Toward a Mutual, Egalitarian, and Gender-Balanced Church Leadership
By: Albert Kabiro Gatumu | July 23, 2017
The exclusion of women from church leadership has often been justified by a misinterpretation of the New Testament household codes. Paul actually opposed the cultural relegation of women to a secondary status.
Paul and Gender: Highlights and Bombshells
By: Cynthia Long Westfall | July 23, 2017
Dr. Westfall briefly introduces her book, Paul and Gender and talks about some of the book's unique contributions, where they came from, and how they impact the interpretation of key passages.
You're Going The Wrong Way: A Response To John Piper
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | May 10, 2017
When the curtain on male headship is pulled back, it shrinks from the light of logic and truth. Consider the most recent defense of male headship by John Piper. He offers three reasons why he believes it will endure, but in pulling the curtain back, we find each deeply flawed.
Ephesians 5
By: Katherine Willis Pershey | September 5, 2016
I recently wrote a book about marriage. It is a mix of personal narrative, cultural commentary, and biblical reflection. As it turns out, you cannot write about marriage from a Christian perspective without addressing texts such as this one.